On April 1st 2008 she released her debut album, I Love Your Glasses, on eureka Discos. It's formed by 12 tracks, including "Another mind" (included in the OST from the film El rey de la montaña), "Cigarettes" (included in the OST from the film Camino) and "Nice Thick Feathers" (included in a Häagen Dazs commercial)
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I Hate You But I Love You
Russian Red Lyrics
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I just keep feeling like a little child
I hate you but I love you
I just can't take how beautiful you are
I hate to say this but my eyes go blind.
I hate you but I love you
I hate to say this cause my heart goes blind.
Oh you were so high above in the sky
everytime I travel far I think about you by my side,
to any of those places I cannot go back.
I hate you but I love you
I just can't take how beautiful you are
I hate to say this but my eyes go blind.
I hate you but I love you
my favourite song becomes a healing sign
I hate to say this cause my heart goes blind.
The lyrics of "I Hate You But I Love You" by Russian Red captures the complexity of love and its dualistic nature. In the first stanza, it is clear that the person addressed in the song is perceived as unattainable or out of reach, hence "you were so high above in the sky" while the persona feels "like a little child." The use of the word "child" suggests a sense of powerlessness and vulnerability in comparison with the person being addressed. The second and third stanzas reveal the struggle between love and hate that is felt by the persona towards this individual. The persona admits to hating the person but simultaneously being in awe of their beauty, even though it causes her eyes to go blind. This could be interpreted as the overwhelming and all-encompassing nature of love, how it can make one feel lost or blinded by the intensity of the emotion. Even the persona's favourite song serves as a "healing sign" for the pain caused by this love/hate paradox, highlighting the complex nature of the singer's feelings.
Furthermore, the lyrics suggest a sense of regret, particularly in the lines "to any of those places I cannot go back.", as though the persona has lost something precious and now can never get it back. Perhaps the person addressed in the song is someone from the past, with whom the persona had a complicated relationship that ended in bitterness, regret, or heartbreak.
Overall, the song's lyrical content captures the conflict between polarized emotions (love/hate) and the power of remembrance and longing for those we cannot have.
Line by Line Meaning
You were so high above in the sky
You were out of my reach, unattainable
I just keep feeling like a little child
I feel small and helpless in your presence
I hate you but I love you
I have conflicting emotions towards you
I just can't take how beautiful you are
Your beauty is overwhelming
I hate to say this but my eyes go blind
Your beauty is blinding to me and it pains me to admit it
my favourite song becomes a healing sign
Listening to my favorite song brings me comfort in your absence
I hate to say this cause my heart goes blind
Admitting my love for you is difficult because it leaves me vulnerable
everytime I travel far I think about you by my side
I can't help but think about you when I'm away from home
to any of those places I cannot go back
I can never go back to those places without thinking of you
Contributed by Colin H. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Higinio Martinez
You were so high up on, in the sky
I just keep feeling like a little child
I hate you but I love you
I just can't take how beautiful you are
I hate to say this
But my eyes go blind
I hate you but I love you
My favorite sun becomes a healing sign
I have to tell you this
Because my heart goes wild
Oh you are so high, golden the sky
Everytime I travel far
I think about you by my side
To any of those places I cannot go by
I hate you but I love you
I just can't take how beautiful you are
I hate to say this
But my eyes go blind
I hate you but I love you
My favorite sun becomes a healing sign
I have to tell you this
Because my heart goes wild
Alfonso MartzG
Esta es una de esas canciones que no importa cuántas veces las has escuchado o hace cuánto la escuchaste y dejaste de hacerlo y vuelves, te cautiva y te deja una sensación de felicidad como si fuera la primera vez. Que belleza de tema y de voz.
Sandra López Ortiz
Unas de mis canciones favoritas de la vida, siempre vuelvo a ella <3
Rocio A
Qué bueno encontrar un comentario tan reciente y que explique tan bien lo que se siente al conocer este tema. Me compré unos auriculares y es el primer tema que puse, no puedo dejar de escucharlo jaja pasan los años y sigue siendo tan impecable y emotivo como el primer día. Amo la voz de esta mujer!
Leonardo Arriagada
No puedo dejar de emocionarme al escuchar I hate you but I love you. Recuerdo haberla descubierto el 2011 mientras escribía un ensayo sobre la belleza. Ya han pasado tantos años y me ha acompañado en tantas tristezas y alegrías. Russian Red se transformó en el soundtrack de mi vida y estoy eternamente agradecido. Te quiero por eso Lourdes.
wendy estrada
me siento igual, conocí sus canciones a los 15 años. Definitivamente un soundtrack como parte de mi vida.
Fernando Escamilla
yo tmb la descubrí en 2011 y sigue siendo parte de mi soundtrack
Havkki4
muy bueno , si es una gran canción y el tiempo pasa, y pasa para todos....
Neto Ferreira
Donde esta el ensayo? =)
Alfredo Garcia
+Leo Arriagada Concuerdo, me encantaría leer el ensayo.
Meera Sofea
10 years later.. this song is such a masterpiece