Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotie feat. Kimbra Lyrics

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

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

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

But felt so lonely in your company
Despite being with you, I still felt incredibly alone

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Despite the pain it caused, I still recall our love fondly

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
It's possible to become hooked on a particular type of sorrow

Like resignation to the end, always the end
It's like giving up and accepting that it's over, always over

So when we found that we could not make sense
When we realized our relationship wasn't working

Well you said that we would still be friends
You assured me that we could remain friends

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
Honestly, I was relieved when it ended

But you didn't have to cut me off
You could have ended things without completely shutting me out

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
You acted as though our history meant nothing to you

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

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
The way you treat me as though we've never met hurts

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
You could have taken the high road instead

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
Sending your friends to gather your things and changing your number was unnecessary

I guess that I don't need that though
In the end, it doesn't really matter to me

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
You're no longer a significant part of my life

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
Occasionally, I remember all the times you betrayed me

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
You manipulated me into thinking it was always my fault

But I don't wanna live that way
I don't want to continue living under those circumstances

Reading into every word you say
Analyzing every word that comes out of your mouth

You said that you could let it go
You told me you could move on from our past

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
I thought you were over that person and wouldn't become fixated again

Somebody (I used to know)
The person I used to be close to

(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
But now, you're no longer important to me

I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
I used to be familiar with someone who is now a stranger to me