Somebody That I Used to Know
Body Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
Occasionally, I reminisce about the time when we were romantically involved

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I recall a particular moment when you expressed extreme joy and fulfillment

Told myself that you were right for me
I believed that you were my ideal partner and convinced myself of it

But felt so lonely in your company
However, I often experienced feelings of isolation even though I was with you

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Despite the pain it caused me, I recognize that it was love and I still feel that heartache

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
It's possible to become dependent on a specific type of sadness

Like resignation to the end, always the end
It's similar to accepting that something will inevitably come to an end

So when we found that we could not make sense
When we realized that our relationship was incoherent and illogical

Well you said that we would still be friends
You reassured me that our friendship would continue after the end of our romantic relationship

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
However, I must confess that I was relieved that it was finally over

But you didn't have to cut me off
I understand that our relationship is over, but there was no need to completely remove me from your life

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
Treating our past relationship as if it never existed and as if it held no importance

And I don't even need your love
I don't require your love or affection to move on from our relationship

But you treat me like a stranger and I feel so rough
However, the way you currently treat me makes me feel like a complete stranger and causes me emotional distress

No you didn't have to stoop so low
You could have handled our breakup in a more respectful manner

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
As a way to remove me from your life, you had your friends collect your belongings from me and changed your contact information

I guess that I don't need that though
It's become clear to me that I don't need you or any further contact with you in my life

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
You've become a person from my past, whom I used to know and was once close to

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
At times, I recall all the moments when you mistreated or betrayed me

Part of me believing it was always something that I'd done
A part of me used to think that I was the one to blame for your mistreatment and believed it was always my fault

But I don't wanna live that way
However, I don't want to continue living with those negative thoughts and baggage

Reading into every word you say
Analyzing and overthinking every word and action from you

You said that you could let it go
You claimed that you could move on and let go of our past relationship

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
I assumed that you wouldn't be emotionally attached to me anymore as someone you used to know

Somebody
A reference to the person they used to know and were once romantically involved with

(I used to know)
A repetition of the fact that the person is someone they used to be close to

(Now you're just somebody that I used to know)
Reinforcing the idea that the person is now just a distant memory

(I used to know)
Continuing to emphasize that the relationship is in the past

(That I used to know)
A variation of the previous repetition, further underlining that the person is someone from their past

(I used to know)
Yet another iteration of the fact that the relationship is in the past and no longer exists

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
A final repetition of the title and main point of the song, that the person is just a memory from their past