I Hate You
5.3 Lyrics
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I've been feeling like you don't wanna be
How can you leave me you know what i get like
I'm a wreck I go more insane every time
I don't see this going well
Tonight
I keep Calling (You don't listen)
I've been falling (Deeper in this)
I'm in the darkness lost my vision
You can't save me (Already slippin)
You wont chase me (Down this cliff and)
You keep hurting (As intended)
You fucking hate me (Just admit it)
I've been waiting on you more than half my life
Now that you're here I'm not sure its worth the fight
I've been running back through it in my mind
Was I afraid of me or you this whole time
Was I afraid of me or you this whole time
The song "I Hate You" speaks to the emotional turmoil of a dysfunctional relationship. The singer highlights the constant cycle of pain and feeling in love with someone despite how they are treated. The lyrics begin by acknowledging sleepless nights and the continuous hits taken within the relationship, but even though it all happens, the person has not missed their partner yet. The sentiment is reiterated when the singer says, "All the feelings that I get, but I still don't miss you yet." This line demonstrates the singer's acknowledgment of the toxic situation but also the inability to stay away.
The central theme of the song is captured through the chorus, where the singer declares, "I hate everything about you, why do I love you?" These lines capture the emotional conflict of being in a tumultuous relationship where there's love, but it exists within an unhealthy dynamic.
The song touches on the idea that both parties are aware of the toxicity yet still hold onto the love they have for each other. This feeling is highlight when the singers sing "Only when I stop to think about it" and "Only when you stop to think about me, do you know?" Through this, the songwriters are telling us that it is only when the individuals pause to think that they recognise the full extend of their emotions and see the full picture of what is happening. Despite the hostility between the pair, it is clear that they have an unexplainable attraction towards each other.
Line by Line Meaning
Every time we lie awake
Reflecting on our relationship while laying in bed at night
After every hit we take
After every argument or conflict we experience
Every feeling that I get
All of the emotions that come with being in a tumultuous relationship
But I haven't missed you yet
Despite everything, I haven't truly yearned for your presence
Every roommate kept awake
My frustrations and arguments with you affect those around us
By every sigh and scream we make
Even our every breath and sound brings tension
All the feelings that I get
All of the complex and conflicting emotions that are a part of our relationship
But I still don't miss you yet
I continue to lack that deep-seated yearning for you
Only when I stop to think about it
It's only when I really reflect on our relationship that I realize this
I hate everything about you
I despise every aspect of our relationship
Why do I love you?
Yet, despite all that, I can't help but have this lingering love for you
Only when I stop to think about it
Again, it's only through deep reflection that I even realize this
About you, I know
Only by really thinking about you do I understand this love/hate relationship
Only when you stop to think
And the same goes for you too, I assume
About me, do you know?
Only by really thinking about me can you understand our relationship too
You hate everything about me
I know you probably have the same intense dislike for me
Why do you love me?
But still, there's that strange love that lingers between us
I hate
I despise
You hate
You despise
I hate
I despise
You love me
Yet there's this love that somehow remains
I hate everything about you
Overall, I truly despise every part of our relationship
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: John Hewitt
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