Rehab
♪ Rihanna Lyrics

Baby, baby
Addressing her former love interest

When we first met, I never felt something so strong
She initially felt a strong connection to him

You were like my lover and my best friend
Their relationship was both romantic and friendly

All wrapped in one with a ribbon on it
Her relationship with him was a perfect package

And all of a sudden you went and left
He unexpectedly left her

I didn't know how to follow
She didn't know how to cope with his departure

It's like a shock that spun me around
His leaving was a jarring and disorienting experience

And now my heart's dead
She feels emotionally numb

I feel so empty and hollow
She feels a void in her life

And I never gave myself to another the way I gave it to you
She was completely devoted to him

You don't even recognize the ways you hurt me, do you?
He does not understand the impact of his actions on her

It's gonna take a miracle to bring me back
She needs a significant intervention to recover from the pain he caused her

And you're the one to blame
He is responsible for her current state

And now I feel like
She is expressing how she feels

Oh, you're the reason why I'm thinking
He is the cause of her current thoughts

I don't wanna smoke on these cigarettes no more
She no longer wants to engage in unhealthy habits to cope

I guess that's what I get for wishful thinking
She regrets having hope in their relationship

I should've never let you enter my door
She should have kept her distance from him

Next time you wanna go on and leave
If he wants to leave again,

I should just let you go on and do it
She will let him go without hesitation

'Cause now I'm using like I bleed
She is resorting to self-destructive behavior to cope with the pain he caused

It's like I checked into rehab
She realizes she needs help

And, baby, you're my disease
He is the root of her problems

I gotta check into rehab
She acknowledges that rehab is necessary

'Cause, baby, you're my disease
He is the cause of her troubles

Damn, ain't it crazy when you're love swept?
Reflecting on how love can be all-consuming

You'd do anything for the one you love
She was willing to do anything for him

'Cause anytime that you needed me I'd be there
She was always there for him when he needed her

It's like you were my favorite drug
He was addictive and she could not resist him

The only problem is that you was using me
He was taking advantage of her feelings for him

In a different way than I was using you
She genuinely cared for him, but he did not reciprocate

But now that I know it's not meant to be
She has come to accept that they are not meant to be together

It gotta go, I gotta wean myself off of you
She needs to break the emotional attachment she has to him

Uh, uh, now, ladies, gimme that
Introducing the chorus

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh, oh, oh
Chorus

Uh, now gimme that
Introducing the chorus

(My ladies, gimme that)
Encouraging female listeners to join in the chorus