Released: November 19, 2010

Songwriter: Ammo Kesha

Producer: Ammo

[Verse 1]
I miss your soft lips, I miss your white sheets
I miss the scratch of your unshaved face on my cheek
And this is so hard, 'cause I didn't see
That you were the love of my life and it kills me
I see your face in strangers on the street
I still say your name when I'm talkin' in my sleep
And in the limelight, I play it off fine
But I can't handle it when I turn off my nightlight

[Pre-Chorus]
(Ah-ah-ah)
But I can't handle it when I turn off my nightlight
(Ah-ah-ah)

[Chorus]
They say that true love hurts, well, this could almost kill me
Young love murder, that is what this must be
I would give it all to not be sleepin' alone, -lone
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed
Young love murder, that is what this must be
I would give it all to not be sleepin' alone, -lone

[Verse 2]
Remember the time we jumped the fence when
The Stones were playin' and we were too broke to get in?
You held my hand and they made me cry while
I swore to God it was the best night of my life
Or when you took me across the world, we
Promised that this would last forever, but now I see
It was my past life, a beautiful time
Drunk off of nothing but each other 'til the sunrise

[Pre-Chorus]
(Ah-ah-ah)
Drunk off of nothing but each other 'til the sunrise

[Chorus]
They say that true love hurts, well, this could almost kill me
Young love murder, that is what this must be
I would give it all to not be sleepin' alone, -lone
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed
Young love murder, that is what this must be
I would give it all to not be sleepin' alone, -lone

[Bridge]
It was my past life (He was my past life)
A beautiful time (Oh-ah)
Drunk off of nothing but each other 'til the sunrise
('Til the sunrise, 'til the sunrise)

[Chorus]
They say that true love hurts, well, this could almost kill me
Young love murder, that is what this must be
I would give it all to not be sleepin' alone, -lone
The life is fading from me while you watch my heart bleed
Young love murder, that is what this must be
I would give it all to not be sleepin' alone, -lone

Kesha

Kesha Rose Sebert, whose mononymous stage name was previously spelled Ke$ha, is an American singer-songwriter best known for hits like “Tik Tok” and “Praying.” Her mother, Pebe Sebert is also a songwriter, and the two have worked together on songs like “Learn to Let Go.”

In 2005, at age eighteen, Kesha signed a record deal with Dr. Luke’s Kemosabe Records. Her first major recording was an uncredited feature on Flo Rida’s 2009 hit “Right ‘Round,” which she recorded after walking into a session between Flo and Dr. Luke. She released her debut album, Animal, the next year, after choosing from hundreds of songs, and the record debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart. Lead single “Tik Tok” broke the record for the longest time for a female artist’s debut single to top the Billboard Hot 100.

Nine months after Animal dropped, Kesha rereleased it alongside Cannibal, an extended play featuring hits like “We R Who We R,” which debuted at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, and “Blow.” In February 2011, Kesha kicked off her Get Sleazy Tour, which travelled through the Americas, Europe, and Australia. During the tour, she began writing for her sophomore album, Warrior, which was released in November 2012. She then embarked on a world tour, and was joined by future “Timber” collaborator Pitbull on the North American leg.