Hate Me Lyrics
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you, Will you never call again?
And will you never say that you loved me just to put it in my face
And will you never try to reach me, it is I that wanted space
Hate me tomorrow.
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you.
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won't touch again.
In my sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate.
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I'll drive so fucking far away that I never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind
Hate me tomorrow.
Hate me for all the things i didn't do for you.
Hate me in ways,
Yeah ways hard to swallow.
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you.
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I have made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling "Make it go away!"
Just make her smile come back and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered "How can you do this to me?"
Hate me tomorrow.
Hate me for all the things i didn't do for you.
Hate me in ways,
Yeah ways hard to swallow.
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you.
For you.
For you.
For you.
Really guys? This is obviously the only song you've heard from this band because you don't know anything about Justin Furstenfeld (lead singer/Song Writer). He suffers from bipolar disorder and at the time had a drug addiction. His wife divorced him and he's having a custody battle over his daughter, but that was after he wrote this song (the album "Any Man in America" tells that story). His life is shit so he overdoses, gets drunk, and almost kills himself; his mother knows all of this, but still continues to love and care for him. Justin however, doesn't think he deserves that and wants his mom to hate him for all that he's done.
~This isn't an interpretation, this is the actually meaning of the song.
This is the only comment that is 100% correct. It's a song about addiction and it's affect and how it pushes the people you love away. Very deep and powerful stuff if you know anything about addictions.
This is the only comment that is 100% correct. It's a song about addiction and it's affect and how it pushes the people you love away. Very deep and powerful stuff if you know anything about addictions.
tmv419 I have read that the original song was about his mother cause in the video he goes to a funeral and its his mother and yet she is sitting on the porch drinking tea with him. then I heard he redid the song over a girlfriend. now any man in America is about his divorce and how fathers get so screwed over because the now ex wife does stuff like that. I believe that is wrong a child is not a tool to hang over the father that's why he created the web site any man in America. when...
tmv419 I have read that the original song was about his mother cause in the video he goes to a funeral and its his mother and yet she is sitting on the porch drinking tea with him. then I heard he redid the song over a girlfriend. now any man in America is about his divorce and how fathers get so screwed over because the now ex wife does stuff like that. I believe that is wrong a child is not a tool to hang over the father that's why he created the web site any man in America. when we come to this song for meaning we do not come to hear about new albums that came way after the song so it really displeases me to see people throwing in 2 cents that are not about this song.
Aren't all artists somewhat bipolar ... You'Re right tho, it's the exact meaning of the song.
Aren't all artists somewhat bipolar ... You'Re right tho, it's the exact meaning of the song.
any one who thinks this song is about a break up is a f***ing idiot... the song is about how his mom helped him through an addiction and he wishes he could have done more to show the he appreciated what she did for him before she died... "Mother: "Hi Justin! This is your mother it is 2:33 on Monday afternoon. I was just calling to see how you were doing. You sounded really uptight last night, it made me a little nervous, and a little, well it made me nervous, but it sounded like you were nervous too. I just want to make sure you are really okay and wanted to see if you were checking in on your medication. You know I love ya. Take care honey, I know you're under a lot of pressure. See ya. Bye Bye!"... this part of the song is the last thing he has of his mother... the night before they get together for lunch she feels nervouse because he is under alot of pressure to get better and make everything right with himself and before he can call her back or she can call again "and will you never call again?" she dies and he never gets the chance to show that he really cares about how she helped him and he wishes he could have done more to show his appreciation "Hate me for all the things i didn't do for you"
Hey guys. Whats up? I just wanted to put in my 2 cents to this awesome song. I dont know about you all, but the recording of the song that I have starts with a recording of a phone call from someone's (lead singer?) mother. Essentially the mother is calling to make sure the son is alright and to tell him that she loves him.
I think the song is in contrast to the loving care that the mother gives him. He is telling his mother that she should hate him because of what he has done to her, but in spite of that she still cares about him.
i think so yea. because it shows in the music video his mother taking care of him as he grows up and when he is with his prom date so i rlly think it is about his mother. i love this song
i think so yea. because it shows in the music video his mother taking care of him as he grows up and when he is with his prom date so i rlly think it is about his mother. i love this song
I just watched the video for the first time! sooo sad but its def about his mother!
I just watched the video for the first time! sooo sad but its def about his mother!
I just watched the video for the first time! sooo sad but its def about his mother!
I just watched the video for the first time! sooo sad but its def about his mother!
As the mother of a guy who has been struggling with being Bipolar the majority of his life. This song means everything to me. I have watched my son try to end his life during a depressive phase, sat in the hospital holding his hand while he was on life support. I have listened to his guilt ridden apologies to me for hurting me. I have watched his manic phases where he is on top of the world. My son is my best friend and there is nothing that is much harder than to see someone in such a dark place and you cannot do a fucking thing about it. I expected to bury my son before he turned 18. He is 23 now. He still struggles on. He is singing this song to me.
My daughter has struggled with depression for many yrs. I myself, sister struggle with it every day. My mother and brother lost that struggle both committed suicide. My daughter has personality disorder. I feel for ya, been there done that. She disappears into this pain that I cant help her with, it hurts me to see her hurt so bad. She says this song reminds her of us and I tend to believe that. It is an awesome song. I just felt for you when I seen your message and wanted you to no that there are us out here that...
My daughter has struggled with depression for many yrs. I myself, sister struggle with it every day. My mother and brother lost that struggle both committed suicide. My daughter has personality disorder. I feel for ya, been there done that. She disappears into this pain that I cant help her with, it hurts me to see her hurt so bad. She says this song reminds her of us and I tend to believe that. It is an awesome song. I just felt for you when I seen your message and wanted you to no that there are us out here that no what your going through. Hang on its a bumby ride. Take care.
Originally, I thought this song was about a girlfriend/spouse, but now, after looking more closely at the video, I think that it's about his mother. Good call!
Originally, I thought this song was about a girlfriend/spouse, but now, after looking more closely at the video, I think that it's about his mother. Good call!
Sorry to hear about your son. Sadly, I suspect that that may be me in a few years with my oldest daughter.
Sorry to hear about your son. Sadly, I suspect that that may be me in a few years with my oldest daughter.
@Gelfie Hi! Im a young woman 2 years older than your son and Im also Bipolar. Im sure your son has thanked you for what you do and I want to tell you that what you do is really important for him. My mother has always been there for me too but I sadly have seen how worst it can be for people who dont have someone by their side. I thank my mother and Ive seen how hard it is for her. Now Im a lot better, it IS POSSIBLE. Just hang there!!!! Love from Mexico City
@Gelfie Hi! Im a young woman 2 years older than your son and Im also Bipolar. Im sure your son has thanked you for what you do and I want to tell you that what you do is really important for him. My mother has always been there for me too but I sadly have seen how worst it can be for people who dont have someone by their side. I thank my mother and Ive seen how hard it is for her. Now Im a lot better, it IS POSSIBLE. Just hang there!!!! Love from Mexico City
I don't think its about alcoholism (he says he has overcome his addiction by this point) or breaking up, altho i think those are part of it. I think its about being tied up in a person. She and He have broken up some time ago, but he still carries a hope, really -- an obsession with the idea that she might one day love him again. So he waits by the phone, stops going out, stops talking to everyone, stops EXISTING except for her. This song is him realizing that every little scrap of attention she gives him just perpetuates that dead hope, and that the only way for him to get over her is to cut ties completely. And not only does this obsession, infatuation hurt him -- it hurts her as well. She still cares about him, but doesnt love him. ANd he tries to convince himself that he can just be friends with her, but knows he cant.
"I have to block out thoughts of you so I don’t lose my head" --- he cant think of her at all becuase even the slightest thought gives him a desperate hope of something that will never come.
"Hate me so you can finally see what’s good for you" basically -- he's telling her, "move on, you stay becuase you think im not ok, but im not ok becuase you stay and unknowingly give me false hope"
Thats what i think its about... Hope and how it can kill you... and how to get rid of it. i can totally relate to this song, and i have learned through many hard experiences that the only true way to get over someone is to totally cut ties. that doesnt mean thta tyou wont one day meet again -- but to stay now will kill you.
It's his MOTHER, not a girlfriend.
It's his MOTHER, not a girlfriend.
That's stupid. Who would make a porno with their mom?
That's stupid. Who would make a porno with their mom?
If you watch the music video, you can clearly see it's about his mother, not a girlfriend.
If you watch the music video, you can clearly see it's about his mother, not a girlfriend.
I'm 18 & pregnant. I heard this song for the first time just a few minutes ago, & the first thing I thought about was my baby's father. There were times we had a wonderful relationship. He had a bad coke addiction & actually did thank me when he cleaned up because he said I had helped him a lot. However, he left me shortly after I became pregnant. We now live far apart (him in Texas, me in Georgia). I've realized he has too many personal demons & no matter how hard I try to help him, I can't change him. I've had to train myself not to love him anymore.
This song sounds exactly like a letter I can picture him writing to me. The song breaks my heart, but it's wonderful.
he wants her to hate him because he's not good enough, he can't be good enough, and he just wants to give everything up in his life and push her away to make her happy.
i really like this song :] i heard it 2 weeks ago on the radio in florida and yeah i thought it was about the mother too.
i dont think these guys really reallize the affect ther music has on people. wether its about the mother or not, it had a hole different meaning for me, that noone could REALLY understand. About a week before i herd this song for the first time, my boyfriend moved to california for art school. This song COMPLEETLY discribes our relationship...it was good for the longest time...it was all we could do to sign out of messenger at the end of the day to go to sleep...we both fell inlove with eachother knowing EXACTLY how it would end...painful. Every single word of this song in some way is related to our relationship...for example, the words hate me: he asked me "how can i leave you like this?' and i said 'hate me, find some reasong to hate me, hate me b/c i wont move with you...its good for you, this is wut you want, this is wut you need...' i thot it was so cool that we actualy lived a song before we herd it good times enough from me.. -Lyzz
The guy in this song used to be an addict (I've been sober now for three whole months). He is now sober, thanks to the help of his girlfriend (It's one accomplishment that you helped me with). Now that he can see a bit more clearly, he is starting to think that he is not good enough for her. He loves her dearly, so much in fact, that he wants her to find somebody who is good enough for her (hate me so you can finnaly see what's good for you). He also realizes the destruction and obsticles that he has caused in her life (an ounce of peace is all I want for you) She also loves him, and does not want to let go. She realizes that he loces her and also realizes how much pain he has called her (and then she whispered how can you do this to me). He wants her to hate him because then it will be easier for both of them to move on (will you never call again). This is an amazing lyrical song and needs to be recognized by more people. It also has a great melody to it. i especially love the violin (or whatever it is) that comes in near the end. very touching.