Somebody That I Used to Know
DJ ICE & Antoine Delvig Vs. Gotye Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
Occasionally, I reminisce about the times we spent as a couple

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
One specific moment that comes to mind is when you expressed extreme happiness

Told myself that you were right for me
I tried to convince myself that you were the perfect match for me

But felt so lonely in your company
Despite being with you, I still experienced a sense of loneliness

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
However, that feeling of love and the pain it caused is still fresh in my mind

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
It is possible to become attached to a particular type of sadness

Like resignation to the end, always the end
A sense of giving up, accepting that things will inevitably come to an end

So when we found that we could not make sense
When we realized that we could not understand or make our relationship work

Well you said that we would still be friends
You suggested that we could remain friends, despite the end of our romantic relationship

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
I have to confess that I was actually relieved when our relationship ended

But you didn't have to cut me off
You could have handled the breakup differently

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
You acted as though our relationship never existed and was meaningless

And I don't even need your love
I don't crave your affection

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
Your behavior towards me is distant and unfamiliar, which hurts

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
You didn't need to lower yourself to a certain level of behavior

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
You went to the extent of having your friends gather your possessions and change your phone number, which is extreme

I guess that I don't need that though
But I realized that I don't actually need those things from you

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
You are no longer a significant figure in my life

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
On occasion, I remember all the ways you wronged me

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
You made it seem like any problems in our relationship were solely my fault

But I don't wanna live that way
But I do not wish to continue living with that belief

Reading into every word you say
Analyzing every word you speak, trying to find hidden meanings

You said that you could let it go
You claimed that you could move on from our relationship

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
You assured me that you wouldn't be stuck on past relationships like I am

Somebody (I used to know)
Referring to the person that I was in a relationship with before

(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now, however, you are just someone from my past

I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
Continuing the theme of reminiscing about a past relationship