Short answer: Like the Way You Lie lyrics “Love the Way You Lie” is a song by American rapper Eminem featuring Barbadian singer Rihanna. The song explores themes of domestic violence and toxic relationships, with the chorus stating “Just gonna stand there and watch me burn, but that’s alright because I like the way it hurts.” But that's alright because I love the way you lie I love the way you lie I can't tell you what it really is I can only tell you what it feels like And right now there's a steel knife in my windpipe I can't breathe but I still fight while I can fight As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight High off her love, drunk from her hate, [Chorus] Every single day I close my eyes and pray to God, yeah Please keep me away from all the fakes and all the frauds Don't need no shawty, I just wanna run the check up with the guys I need Well, I'll tell you what I'm gonna do. I'm gonna drive. To the big ol' muddy river. I'm gonna park my car in the middle of the mile-long. Bridge. And then I'm not gonna cry-y. Well, maybe just a Em C Just gonna stand there and hear me cry, G Dadd11 But that's alright because I love the way you lie, (slide on D string) I love the way you lie [Verse] Em I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like C And right now, there's a steel knife in my windpipe G I can't breathe, but I still fight while I can fight Well that's alright because I like the way it hurts Just gonna stand there and hear me cry Well that's alright because I love the way you lie I love the way you lie I love the way you lie Now there's gravel in our voices Glasses shattered from the fight In this tug of war you always win Even when I'm right Cos you feed me fables from your head But that's all right, because I love the way you lie, I love the way you lie. I can't tell you what it really is, I can only tell you what it feels like. And right now, there's a steel knife in my windpipe. I can't breathe, but I still fight while I can fight, As long as the wrong feels right it's like I'm in flight. High off her love, drunk Just gonna stand there And watch me burn But that's alright Because I like The way it hurts Just gonna stand there And hear me cry But that's alright Because I love The way you lie I love the way you lie I love the way you lie I can't tell you what it really is I can only tell you what it feels like And right now there's a steel knife In my windpipe I can't breathe But I still fight While I EQ4nsD.