Marano talked about the song for the first time during Summer 2021, when she was holding a series of online concerts, Sundays with Laura and You, where she would also play a sneak peek of unreleased music during each show.
So, for this Sunday’s show, I’m putting it into your hands which unreleased...
[Verse 1]
I spent four years of my life
Thinking we'd be forever
God, I loved calling you mine
No one knew me better
But we were in different places the whole time
We lost the war, but never even had a fight
I wish you made me hate you when we said goodbye
[Pre-Chorus]
The worst kind of hurt
The kind that just burns
Is when there's no good reason
It didn't work
When you're still in love
But it's not enough
And nothing's even wrong
But you wish it was
[Chorus]
You didn't hurt me
I didn't hurt you
I still want you
But we don't want the same things
We can't be what we were
But I'll always be yours
[Post-Chorus]
That's the worst kind of
Worst kind of hurt, worst kind of hurt (Worst kind of hurt)
That's the worst kind of
Worst kind of hurt, worst kind of hurt (Worst kind of hurt)
[Verse 2]
You could have cheated or lied
You could have just made it easy
But I know that you tried
And I tried, and we tried, but sometimes
There's nothing you can do
I swear that (I swear that)
[Pre-Chorus]
The worst kind of hurt
The kind that just burns
Is when there's no good reason
It didn't work (It didn't work)
When you're still in love
But it's not enough
And nothing's even wrong
But you wish it was
[Chorus]
You didn't hurt me
I didn't hurt you (I didn't hurt you)
I still want you
But we don't want the same things
We can't be what we were
But I'll always be yours (Always be yours)
[Post-Chorus]
That's the worst kind of
Worst kind of hurt, worst kind of hurt (Worst kind of hurt)
That's the worst kind of
Worst kind of hurt, worst kind of hurt (Worst kind of hurt)
[Outro]
But we were in different places the whole time
We lost the war, but never even had a fight
I wish you made me hate you when we said goodbye
Worst Kind of Hurt was written by Maddy Simmen & Johnny Simmen & Laura Marano.
Worst Kind of Hurt was produced by Johnny Simmen.
Laura Marano released Worst Kind of Hurt on Thu Jan 20 2022.