[Verse 1]
I rehearsed the words
In the bathroom mirror
"Yeah, I'm glad you're gone"
Till my throat got tired
You left your coat
On the kitchen chair
Like you'd swing back by
Just to grab the life we shared
[Chorus]
I could say I hate you
I could spit it in your face
I could swear I never loved you
Never missed your empty place
I could scream "I never want
To see you again" till I can't breathe
But it would be a lie
You meant everything to me
[Verse 2]
Friends talk big
At the bar past midnight
"You're better off"
But they never saw your soft side
Your coffee cup
Still stains my counter
Little ghost of us
I scrub, it just gets louder
[Chorus]
I could say I hate you
I could spit it in your face
I could swear I never loved you
Never missed your empty place
I could scream "I never want
To see you again" till I can't breathe
But it would be a lie
You meant everything to me
[Bridge]
You meant late-night drives
You meant staying alive
You meant stupid fights
That we somehow survived
You meant every first
You meant every scar
You meant so much more
Than these four chords and a broken heart (hey!)
[Chorus]
I could say I hate you
I could spit it in your face
I could swear I never loved you
But my chest still shakes
I could scream "I never want
To see you again" till I can't speak
But it would be a lie
Yeah it would be a lie
You meant everything to me
You meant so much more to me