Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] You left your coat Still on my chair Coffee cup ring Like a ghost in the air Your hair on the pillow Your name on the wall I keep tripping on traces Every room Every hall [Chorus] How do I hate you When I still taste July When your laugh keeps cutting Through the quiet of my nights I rehearse every reason Every wound Every bruise How do I hate you When all I do is lose you Again [Verse 2] I scroll through photos Like I’m picking a fight Zoom in on your smile Try to call it a lie I list all your exits All the times you withdrew But the more that I blame you The more I miss you [Chorus] How do I hate you When I still taste July When your laugh keeps cutting Through the quiet of my nights I rehearse every reason Every wound Every bruise How do I hate you When all I do is lose you Again [Bridge] I say "She used me" (yeah) To the bathroom mirror But the second I do Your face gets clearer I try on anger Like a thrift store suit Hangs off my shoulders It just doesn’t fit the truth [Chorus] How do I hate you When I still taste July When your laugh keeps cutting Through the quiet of my nights I rewrite our ending Till the pages turn through How do I hate you When every broken part of me Still reaches out for you
Tags
Slow indie ballad with male vocals, close-miked and intimate. Fingerpicked acoustic guitar and soft piano pulses under the verses, brushed snare and warm bass entering in the chorus. Subtle mellotron pad blooms on big lines; backing vocals shadow the hook. Gradual build to a raw final chorus, then everything drops to just guitar and voice on the last line., melancholy
Duration
3:46
Instrumental
No
Created
3/14/2026