truthful|fictions

there's an old Carol King song, which Hole covered during their Unplugged set, called "He Hit Me." It's a straining ballad about domestic abuse and, through her eyes, it's disorienting beauty. The lyrics are as follows:
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me but it didn't hurt me
He couldn't stand to hear me say
That I'd been with someone new
And when I told him I had been untrue
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me and I knew he loved me
Cause if he didn't care for me
I could have never made him mad
He hit me and I was glad
Baby won't you stay...
He hit me and it felt like a kiss
He hit me and I knew I loved him
Cause when he took me in his arms
With all the tenderness there is
He hit me and he made me feel
Baby won't you stay...

I can't say I relate to it. But there's something about it that I just get.