[Verse]
Grit my teeth
Paint a mangled smile on my face
'Cause I'm thinking of the ways that I can wound you

Feeling great
Hollowed out and probably despised
There's a safety in this ache that I've created

[Chorus]
But how will I recognize love?
How will I come to know love?

[Verse]
When I'm alive with hate
Laughing at the chance to make you cry
Screaming match, creative ways to say that you should die

But do I mean it?
Man, at this point, I'm not really sure
Can I clear a path to something good and pure?

[Chorus]
How will I ever know love?
Oh, how will I get to know love?
How will I contеmplate love?
When I'm alivе with hate
[Bridge]
Alive with hate
Could there ever be another way?
Alive with hate
What do you think my family would say?

There's only so much space in this average human heart
Need to empty the garbage
In my heart

[Chorus]
And how will I recognize love?
Oh, how will I ever know love?
How will I really feel love?
If I'm alive with hate?