(Verse 1)
I know better
I always fucking do
That’s the curse
That’s the truth
I saw this coming
Miles away
Still walked straight into it
Like I needed the pain
You’re a warning sign
I keep ignoring
A match in a house
That’s already burning
(Pre-Chorus shouted)
Don’t say my name
Don’t look at me like that
You don’t get to feel safe
Inside the mess you create
(Chorus screamed)
I HATE THAT I LOVE YOU
I HATE THAT YOU FEEL LIKE AIR
EVERY PART OF ME IS SCREAMING
BUT I’M STILL STANDING HERE
I HATE THAT I WANT YOU
WHEN I KNOW YOU’D FUCK ME UP
THIS ISN’T LOVE, IT’S A DEAD END
AND I’M STILL DRUNK ON THE THOUGHT
(Verse 2)
You taste like regret
Like every bad decision
Like the nights I swore
I’d never repeat again
I don’t need saving
I need you gone
But my hands keep reaching
For what will break them off
You’re not a future
You’re a relapse
A familiar hell
I keep crawling back
(Pre-Chorus building)
I’m not confused
I’m not blind
I just hate myself
Enough to try
(Chorus screamed)
I HATE THAT I LOVE YOU
I HATE WHAT YOU DO TO MY HEAD
YOU’RE A VOICE IN MY SKULL
TELLING ME I’M BETTER OFF DEAD
I HATE THAT I WANT YOU
WHEN YOU’RE NOTHING BUT ROT
THIS ISN’T A MISTAKE
IT’S A CHOICE I CAN’T STOP
(Bridge breakdown / shouted)
I KNOW
BETTER
I ALWAYS DO
I KNOW
BETTER
I STILL CHOOSE YOU
Cut me open
Call it love
If this is living
I’ve had enough
(Final Chorus last scream, half-spoken end)
I HATE THAT I LOVE YOU
I HATE THAT IT FEELS LIKE HOME
I’D RATHER BURN EVERYTHING
THAN FUCKING BE ALONE
So let this ruin me
Let it leave a mark
You were never my light
You were just the dark