Cover art for ​​luv starved by GAYLE
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​​luv starved Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I was never shown how to love
So I did my best to guess
Everythin' a man ever wants
A tiny girl in a dress
A trophy for his friends
That I didn't even like, so
Tried to learn from mistakes
I haven't made one in months
But it's gettin' harder to take pushing away everyone
You just had to show up
And yeah, I'm not mad about it

[Pre-Chorus]
Swear to God, I'ma change, but I'm agnostic
All the loneliness is gettin' so exhaustin'
Sick to my stomach, yeah, I'm feelin' kinda nauseous
And I can't tell if it's you

[Chorus]
I'm so love-starved
Knowin' if I'm ready to trust you is goddamn hard
You're pickin' at skin and bones
I feel my lips, they're turning blue

Are you great or something new?
I'm so love-starved
Are you actually my type or do I just need a bite?
[Verse 2]
Is it the fact that you're there, do I actually care?
The potential of the latter's got me pullin' my hair out
I'm a skeleton of the love I once had
Yeah, it was so bad, but you're nothin' like that, yeah

[Pre-Chorus]
Swear to God, I'ma change, but I'm agnostic
All the loneliness is gettin' so exhaustin'
Sick to my stomach, yeah, I'm feelin' kinda nauseous
And I can't tell if it's you

[Chorus]
I'm so love-starved
Knowin' if I'm ready to trust you is goddamn hard
You're pickin' at skin and bones
I feel my lips, they're turning blue
Are you great or something new?
I'm so love-starved
Are you actually my type or do I just need a bite? Yeah

[Bridge]
(Oh-oh, oh-oh) Sick of bein' taken advantage by shitty guys
(Oh-oh, oh-oh) Tell me if you're one of 'em, I'm losin' my mind
(Oh-oh, oh-oh) Are you feeding me affection or just a bunch of lies?
Is it me? Is it you? I don't really got a clue
I don't got much left, but I might give it all to you
[Chorus]
I'm so love-starved
Knowin' if I'm ready to trust you is goddamn hard
You're pickin' at skin and bones
I feel my lips, they're turning blue
Are you great or something new?
I'm so love-starved

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What did GAYLE say about "​​luv starved"?
Genius Answer

I wrote “luv starved” with Sara Davis and Jonny Shorr when I had made so many mistakes when it came to my relationships and love life. I pushed away every possibility of it away until somebody came into my life that I didn’t want to push away and I couldn’t tell if it would be worth it or not to open up myself to the possibility of caring about somebody deeply.

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