Somebody That I Used to Know
Gotye ft Kimbra (Kevin Drew Remix) Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
I occasionally reminisce about the time we spent as a couple

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I remember one specific moment when you expressed pure joy

Told myself that you were right for me
I believed that we were meant to be together

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

But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Though it was painful, I still hold onto the memory of this love

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness
It's possible to find comfort in a familiar, melancholic state

Like resignation to the end, always the end
Sometimes we accept the inevitable end of something before it's even over

So when we found that we could not make sense
When we realized our relationship couldn't be salvaged

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

But I'll admit that I was glad it was over
In truth, I was relieved that the relationship had ended

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

Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing
You acted as if our relationship never occurred, and that it meant nothing

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

But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough
You've become cold and distant towards me, which is hurtful

No, you didn't have to stoop so low
You didn't need to be cruel, you could have handled the breakup more thoughtfully

Have your friends collect your records and then change your number
You went to great lengths to cut me out of your life

I guess that I don't need that though
Ultimately, I don't require your presence in my life

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

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over
Sometimes I remember how you betrayed me in the past

But had me believing it was always something that I'd done
You made me feel responsible for the issues in our relationship, even when it wasn't my fault

But I don't wanna live that way
I don't want to be in a relationship where I feel constant guilt and inadequacy

Reading into every word you say
Over-analyzing and trying to interpret every little thing you say

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
I didn't expect you to still be emotionally attached to someone from your past

Somebody (I used to know)
Someone who was significant to me at one point in time

(Somebody) Now you're just somebody that I used to know
But now you're just a fading memory in my mind

I used to know, that I used to know, I used to know somebody
I've repeated this phrase several times to emphasize how much our relationship has changed