"Brutally" lyrics

You tell me I
Should never be
Anyone's father
And it stings
What do you mean?
Oh, what do you mean?

A little reckless
With your words
I tend to shut down
When the truth hurts
Cause you're onto me
Oh, you're onto me

Scared to touch a blade like you
Who'd cut me open, bite clean through
All the worst in me I desperately held onto

It takes a little tough love
To turn a half decent man
Into a good one
I'm starting to understand
The best thing you could ever do for me
Is love me brutally

I'm still a child
Unattached
A couple nonstarters
You're looking past
Not done with me
You're not done with me

I've never known somebody so invested
In showing me I've got a lot of flaws in my reflection
And still loving me
You're still loving me

Scared to touch a blade like you
Who'd cut me open and undo
All the hurt in me still picking at my old wounds

It takes a little tough love
To turn a half decent man
Into a good one
I'm starting to understand
The best thing you could ever do for me
Is love me brutally

Love me brutally
Though it's new to me
I'll let all my defenses down and take it beautifully

Love me brutally
Because truthfully
Only you can make me better than I used to be