How Could This Love Be So feat. Zoetic

by Hannah Stokes

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How could this love be so

Huh
When we met we weren't ready for what would unfold
Tellin' you things I thought that I don't think I've ever told
You kissed my lips under the streetlight, grabbed my hand to hold
Tellin' me, "Baby, since you're with me I won't be alone"

But time makes short work of love
Got me contemplatin' how it was
Got me wonderin'

How could this love be so lonely
How could this love be so lonely
Baby but you say that you need me
So how come I'm feelin' so lonely

When you call you take up all the time just talkin' 'bout yourself
When we're alone you say you want me through the liquor on your breath

How am I supposed to feel
When it doesn't seem like you know me for real

Oh how could this love be so lonely
Baby how could it be
How could this love be so lonely
How could your love be lonely, baby, when you say
Baby but you say that you need me
So how come I'm feeling so lonely

Yeah, the idea of love just sounds so unrealistic
And I've been chasin' it 'cause I thought happiness came with it
But truth be told as I get old I learned it ain't intrinsic
And I knew good things do end, but I was hopin' you'd be different
But I was wrong
My love is lonely, you can hear it all up in my songs
And you won't listen when I talk and that's messed up
And I'm dressed up from head-to-toe in embarrassment
Cause when you told me that you loved me, girl, that ain't what you meant

You just love the way I make you feel when you feel alone
You just love the fact that when you call I'm quick to the phone
I deserve somebody that's gon' miss me when I am gone
You crave attention like a dog to a bone
Damn
You told me what you loved, but you left out yourself
You was fine china that I shoulda left on the shelf
You told me that you loved me more than anything else
Lies that hit under the belt
Zoetic, yeah

And I don't know what to do
Oh I can't keep on expecting things from you
Oh and I don't know what to say
Besides I know we are not ok

How could this love be so lonely
How could this love be so lonely
Ya know you only call when you need me
Oh and it's leaving me lonely, oh

How could this love be so lonely
How could this love be so lonely
How could this love be so
Lonely
How could this love be so lonely

How could this love be so

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released September 8, 2023
Music and lyrics: Hannah Stokes (ASCAP)
Rap verse: Robed Fenelus
Co-producer: Jordan Morales
Co-producer: Hannah Stokes
Recording/Mixing/Mastering Engineer: Rion Smith at Studio1509
Recording vocals & guitar: Jordan Morales at Raised Eden Records
Bass guitar: Bryce Hayes
Drums: Derek Engstrom
Electric guitar: Hannah Stokes
Singing & vocals: Hannah Stokes
Keyboard: Patrick Moreno
Special guest: Robed Fenelus

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Hannah Stokes Orlando, Florida

Hannah Stokes is a singer-songwriter based in Orlando, FL. Influenced by the jazz-infused folk songwriting of Joni Mitchell mixed with the soul/RnB stylings of artists like Lianne La Havas and Emily King, she forges an entrancing sonic landscape to invite you into her inner world. ... more

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