I Hate That For You

[Verse 1]
You got dressed up just to cry in the car
Wiped your face on the sleeve of that old work shirt
You keep laughing like the joke didn’t cut that hard
But your coffee’s gone cold while you say you’re fine
It hurts
[Chorus]
I hate that for you
All the ways they made you small
How you still pick up the phone
Every time they never call
I hate that for you
Wish I could wear some of your pain
But I’m just here on the couch
Saying your name
Your name
[Verse 2]
You memorize their moods like a weather app
Checking skies before you dare to speak
You say “maybe I’m the problem” then you just collapse
Into the space where your voice used to be
[Chorus]
I hate that for you
All the ways they made you small
How you still pick up the phone
Every time they never call
I hate that for you
Wish I could wear some of your pain
But I’m just here on the couch
Saying your name
Your name
[Bridge]
You say “it’s whatever
I’ll live
It’s cool” (yeah right)
But your hands keep shaking when you scroll through
If nobody told you they were cruel
Then let me be the first one to
[Chorus]
I hate that for you
Every tear you had to hide
But I love that you’re still here
Sitting right here by my side
I hate that for you
All the scars they never knew
Til the day you’re finally done
I’ll say it too
I hate that for you

Moody pop over sparse electric piano and warm sub-bass, male vocals. Intimate, close-mic verses that feel like a late-night voicemail; chorus swells with airy pads, soft kick, and stacked harmonies on the hook. Subtle distorted guitar textures bloom in the bridge, then everything drops to vocal and keys for the final line.