Somebody That I Used to Know
01. Gotye Feat. Kimbra Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
Occasionally, I reflect on the time we spent together as a couple

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
For instance, I remember when you expressed your tremendous joy which was overwhelming

Told myself that you were right for me
I convinced myself that you were the perfect partner for me

But felt so lonely in your company
However, I experienced deep solitude and emptiness even when I was with you

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Despite the pain, it was still a form of love that I recall with a tinge of nostalgia

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
It's possible to develop a habit of seeking out certain types of sadness or despair

Like resignation to the end, always the end
This feeling is similar to a sense of hopeless acceptance that the relationship is inevitably over

So when we found that we could not make sense
When we realized that we couldn't make things work out

Well you said that we would still be friends
You told me that we could still remain friends after breaking up

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
However, to be honest, I felt some sense of relief that the relationship had ended

But you didn't have to cut me off
You didn't need to completely sever all communication with me

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
You didn't need to act like our relationship was insignificant and erase it from your mind completely

And I don't even need your love
I don't require your affection or approval

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
However, your treatment of me as if we had never been close is hurtful and difficult to bear

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
The way you acted was unwarranted and insensitive

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
You went to an extreme by having your friends gather your belongings and then changing your contact information

I guess that I don't need that though
Yet, despite all of that, I realize that I can do without those things

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now, you're only someone that I used to be in a relationship with

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
Every so often, I recall all the moments when you let me down or betrayed my trust

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
However, you made it seem like it was always my fault and that I was the cause of all the problems in the relationship

But I don't wanna live that way
Nonetheless, I don't want to continue living in this manner

Reading into every word you say
Analyzing every single thing you say while looking for hidden meanings

You said that you could let it go
You claimed that you would be able to move on from our relationship and let it go

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
And I wouldn't see you obsessed or preoccupied with someone that you used to be in a relationship with

Somebody (I used to know)
That person whom I used to know

(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
But now, you're simply someone that I used to have a relationship with

Somebody (I used to know)
That person whom I used to know

(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
But now, you're simply someone that I used to have a relationship with

I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
I knew you, I once knew you, I used to have a connection with you