Somebody That I Used to Know
Beth Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
Sometimes, I think about the time we spent together

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I remember when you told me you were so happy, you felt like you could die

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

But felt so lonely in your company
Despite being with you, I felt alone and disconnected

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Although it was painful, it was love, and I remember it fondly

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
It's possible to become addicted to feeling sad about a particular thing or situation

Like resignation to the end, always the end
Feeling resigned to a situation always ending badly

So when we found that we could not make sense
When we couldn't make sense of our situation

Well you said that we would still be friends
You said we could remain friends despite the situation

But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
To be honest, I was relieved that it had ended

But you didn't have to cut me off
You didn't have to completely sever ties with me

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
Act like our relationship never existed and meant nothing to you

And I don't even need your love
I don't need your love or affection anymore

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
Treating me like a stranger hurts and is difficult to bear

No you didn't have to stoop so low
You didn't have to act so callously

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
Having your friends collect your things and changing your number to avoid me

I guess that I don't need that though
Although it hurt, I realize I didn't need that kind of treatment

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now, you're simply someone from my past

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
Sometimes, I think of all the ways you betrayed my trust

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
You made me believe that the problems in our relationship were always my fault

But I don't wanna live that way
I don't want to live in a situation like that

Reading into every word you say
Analyzing and overthinking everything you say

You said that you could let it go
You promised you could move on from what happened

And I wouldn’t catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
You said you wouldn't be stuck on someone from your past, like I am now

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now, you're simply someone from my past