Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotye/Gotye Ft. Kimbra Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
Occasionally, I reminisce about the time when we were in a relationship

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
For instance, when you expressed that you were so elated to feel like you could die from happiness

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

But felt so lonely in your company
However, I experienced profound isolation while being with you

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
But I understand that was love even though it still causes an ache in me

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
One can become dependent on a particular type of sorrow

Like resignation to the end, always the end
It's similar to accepting the conclusion of something, inevitably and always

So when we found that we could not make sense
Therefore, when we realized that we could not resolve our conflict

Well you said that we would still be friends
You mentioned that we would remain friends

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
However, I confess I felt slightly relieved when it came to an end

But you didn't have to cut me off
But you didn't have to completely sever our relationship

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
Pretend as if our relationship never existed and that we had no significance to each other

And I don't even need your love
Moreover, I don't require your love anymore

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
However, you treat me as though we're strangers and that's emotionally challenging

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
No, it wasn't necessary for you to behave in such a contemptible manner

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
Assigning your pals to retrieve your belongings, and then switching your telephone number

I guess that I don't need that though
I guess I don't require those things anyway

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Now, you're just someone that I recall knowing in the past

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
From time to time, I recollect all the instances you deceived me

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
But had me convinced that it was always something that I did wrong

But I don't wanna live that way
However, I don't want to continue this type of life

Reading into every word you say
Overanalyzing every single word you utter

You said that you could let it go
You mentioned that you could let it pass

And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
And I wouldn't see you caught up on someone you've had past involvement with

Somebody (I used to know)
Someone I knew in the past

(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Currently, you're just someone that I had a relationship with in the past

I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
I knew somebody who was once familiar, and I was aware of them, and now they are gone