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Tell Me Where it Hurts – MYMP (04:19)
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Just tell me where it hurts now, tell me
And I’ll love you with a love so tender
Oh and if you let me stay
I'll love all of the hurt away
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Cook laughs it off whenever he talks about his past relationships, but there’s always something a little guarded behind the curve of his smile, something sad in his eyes whenever he’s lost in those memories.
David has listened to Analog Heart, had rushed to ITunes along with the rest of America to buy every track when the news dropped that Cook had made an album, and Cook’s voice, the heartbreak in every lyric had torn at David’s heart like a knife.
He hates to think that Cook may be on guard with him, just waiting for the other shoe to drop, because he’s used to it, used to coming in second, used to not being enough. It scares David, sometimes, to think that he might have that kind of power over Cook, the power to break him. He never wants Cook to hurt because of him.
So he promises – to Cook and to himself – that he’ll be careful with Cook’s heart, as tender as he can possibly be with such a precious gift. He vows to keep it safe, protect it, even if at times he has to guard it from Cook himself.