I Hate You, I Love You

Hate you, love you, brain in a tug-of-war

Heart’s a seesaw, creaks on the wooden floor

Thought I shut the door, yet it swings back wide

Tornado in my chest, can't run, can't hide

You a splinter in my mind, stuck deep in the grain

Pull it out, it remains, blood mixed with the pain

My tongue spits venom, but my soul cries rain

You the thunder in my sky, I’m lost in your chain

I hate you, I love you, I don’t know why

Your name’s a ghost that haunts my nights

I scream, I shout, but the echoes lie

I hate you, I love you, and I don’t know why

Text left unread, still you live in my head

Conversations we had now a book I re-read

Your shadow’s a tattoo, inked under my skin

Erase you with whiskey, but the bottle won’t win

I’m the king of regret, wear a crown of despair

You the queen of my chaos, throned in my care

Tried to burn you out, but the smoke’s still there

Ashes in my lungs, choking on thin air

I hate you, I love you, I don’t know why

Your name’s a ghost that haunts my nights

I scream, I shout, but the echoes lie

I hate you, I love you, and I don’t know why