This is a hauntingly beautiful song about introspection, specifically about looking back at a relationship that started bad and ended so poorly, that the narrator wants to go back to the very beginning and tell himself to not even travel down that road. I believe that the relationship started poorly because of the lines:
"Take me back to the night we met:When the night was full of terrors: And your eyes were filled with tears: When you had not touched me yet"
So, the first night was not a great start, but the narrator pursued the relationship and eventually both overcame the rough start to fall in love with each other:
"I had all and then most of you"
Like many relationships that turn sour, it was not a quick decline, but a gradual one where the narrator and their partner fall out of love and gradually grow apart
"Some and now none of you"
Losing someone who was once everything in your world, who you could confide in, tell your secrets to, share all the most intimate parts of your life, to being strangers with that person is probably one of the most painful experiences a person can go through. So Painful, the narrator wants to go back in time and tell himself to not even pursue the relationship.
This was the perfect song for "13 Reasons Why"
I drew my name in lipstick on a mirror at your sister's house
She told me I was strange, I told her, "Thanks," and kissed her on the mouth
But you don't go that way
I thought you had a thing for fancy boys
Looks can be deceiving
I love you
But I hate your friends
They're all desperate
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
All this emptiness would end
Stop pretending
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
Would you be ready to go?
They never liked the music
They bitch about how cool it used to be
Somehow I can't refuse it
I dig your blatant sexuality
Oh you say I'm not that easy
I'm not sure what the hell you take me for
Honey, looks can be deceiving
I love you
But I hate your friends
They're all desperate
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
All this emptiness would end
Stop pretending
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
Would you be ready to go?
They're always on to the next big thing
They wanna bite but they can barely sting
I never wanted you for just a fling
I hate it when you lie to me
But I just let you lie to me
I love you
But I hate your friends
They're all desperate
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
All this emptiness would end
Stop pretending
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
Would you be ready to go?
I love you
I love you
I love you
But I hate your friends
I love you
I love you
I love you
But I hate your friends
She told me I was strange, I told her, "Thanks," and kissed her on the mouth
But you don't go that way
I thought you had a thing for fancy boys
Looks can be deceiving
I love you
But I hate your friends
They're all desperate
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
All this emptiness would end
Stop pretending
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
Would you be ready to go?
They never liked the music
They bitch about how cool it used to be
Somehow I can't refuse it
I dig your blatant sexuality
Oh you say I'm not that easy
I'm not sure what the hell you take me for
Honey, looks can be deceiving
I love you
But I hate your friends
They're all desperate
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
All this emptiness would end
Stop pretending
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
Would you be ready to go?
They're always on to the next big thing
They wanna bite but they can barely sting
I never wanted you for just a fling
I hate it when you lie to me
But I just let you lie to me
I love you
But I hate your friends
They're all desperate
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
All this emptiness would end
Stop pretending
If you knew what I know would you be ready to go?
Would you be ready to go?
I love you
I love you
I love you
But I hate your friends
I love you
I love you
I love you
But I hate your friends
Lyrics submitted by Emzee4life
I Love You (But I Hate Your Friends) Lyrics as written by Tyler Glenn Timothy Pagnotta
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
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