Somebody That I Used to Know
Matthias Harris Lyrics

Now and then I think of when we were together
Sometimes, I remember the time when we were a couple

Like when you said you felt so happy you could die
I recall when you told me you felt extreme joy

Told myself that you were right for me But felt so lonely in your company But that was love and it's an ache I still remember
Although I convinced myself we were a good match, I still experienced intense loneliness while with you. However, I recognize it as a sorrowful, but poignant memory from love's grip

You can get addicted to a certain kind of sadness Like resignation to the end, always the end
It's possible to develop a dependency on a particular form of sadness, similar to how one might accept an inevitable conclusion

So when we found that we could not make sense Well you said that we would still be friends But I'll admit that I was glad that it was over
When we realized our situation was illogical, you suggested we remain friends, but honestly, I was content when it ended

But you didn't have to cut me off Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing And I don't even need your love But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough No you didn't have to stoop so low Have your friends collect your records and then change your number I guess that I don't need that though Now you're just somebody that I used to know
I feel hurt and confused by the abruptness of your actions, acting as if our shared experience never occurred. While I don't require your romantic love, your coldness towards me as a former companion is painful to endure. However, your cruel behavior is unnecessary since it's clear our relationship is now in the past

Now you're just somebody that I used to know
Presently, you're simply an individual that I used to know

Now and then I think of all the times you screwed me over But had me believing it was always something that I'd done But I don't wanna live that way Reading into every word you say
Occasionally, I remember how you deceived me, convincing me that I was always the one at fault. However, I don't want to exist in that mindset anymore - scrutinizing every word you speak

You said that you could let it go And I wouldn't catch you hung up on somebody that you used to know
You proclaimed that you could move on and wouldn't become fixated on an ex-partner, like I apparently am

Somebody (I used to know) Somebody (Now you're just somebody that I used to know) (I used to know) (That I used to know) (I used to know) Somebody
You are somebody that was previously close to me, but now just a remnant of the past - an individual I used to know