Verse 1
I loved you quiet, didn’t make a scene,
Held it down, kept us in between.
I let a lot slide just to keep the peace,
But peace ain’t peace when it costs me sleep.
I gave you grace you didn’t earn,
Stayed too long, but that’s how I learn.
I came to you full, open-handed,
You loved me light when I needed grounded.
Pre-Chorus (Summer Walker softness)
You feel good, but you don’t feel right,
That’s the truth I fight at night.
I still reach, then I pull back,
‘Cause I know where that leads at.
Chorus
I love you, I hate you,
Say it slow, say it plain.
You feel like comfort,
But you come with pain.
I want your arms, but I need my peace,
And I can’t keep losing me.
I love you, I hate you—
And I’m done choosing what hurts me.
Verse 2
I was a woman before you noticed,
Before you loved me when it was convenient.
You wanted my heart without the weight,
My softness, not what made me this way.
I held you down, you held me back,
Called it love, but it felt like lack.
Every time I asked for more,
You said I was asking too much.
Pre-Chorus
You know my body like a habit,
You say my name like you mean it.
But you don’t know how to keep me safe
When loving me takes effort.
Chorus
I love you, I hate you,
Both feel like home.
I miss your touch,
But I love my soul.
You’re the lesson I had to learn
When I stopped begging to be chosen.
I love you, I hate you—
And I’m finally choosing grown.
Bridge
I stayed ‘cause I saw your potential.
Left ‘cause you never met mine.
I don’t hate you,
I just love me enough to stop lying.
Love shouldn’t leave me empty,
Shouldn’t feel like I’m hard to keep.
Final Chorus / Outro
I love you, I hate you,
And that’s okay.
Some people teach you
What not to stay.
If you come back, it gotta be real—
‘Cause I don’t beg love to stay anymore.