I Hate ILY's
Breaking the Chains of Hollow Declarations
Lyrics
I think it's gon be hard for me to
I anticipate that expressing love will be challenging for me
I think it's gon be hard for me to
Reiteration of the difficulty in expressing love
Say, I love you
Explicitly stating the challenge of saying "I love you"
I'm sure part of me will want to
Although a part of me may desire to say it, I'm apprehensive
But I'm scared
Expressing fear that the phrase has lost its significance
That it's lost all meaning
Concern that the meaning of "I love you" is diminished
I see the old you and me's
Observation of past versions of the speaker and their partner, finding it confusing
And it don't make sense to me
Reflecting on the past relationship that seems nonsensical
Mmmm
Indicating contemplation or hesitation
I put myself in that place, realize I lied to their face
Admitting to deception and lying to someone's face
Yeah-aye
Expression of emotions, possibly frustration
No I didn't love them
Denying genuine love for others
But they didn't love me
Reciprocal lack of love in past relationships
I think they took away it's meaning
Suspecting the loss of meaning in relationships
Said it too early, and with no feelings
Regret for premature and emotionless expressions of love
I look at old texts
Reflecting on past text messages
And believe me
Asserting the unpleasantness of subsequent events
It's disgusting what comes next
Describing the negative consequences of past actions
3 had a hold on me
Previous relationships having a strong influence
I wish that I would've seen
Regret for not realizing the impact of past relationships
Mmm-yeah
Reflecting on the negative effects of past actions
The things it made me do
Expressing dissatisfaction with oneself
Oh I wish I wasn't you
Wishing to be someone else due to past experiences
Mmmm
Indicating contemplation or hesitation
I think it's safe to say
Concluding that it's safe to dislike the phrase "I love you"
That I hate, I love you's
Strong aversion to "I love you's"
It's gotten so bad
Noting the intensification of negative feelings
That when I
Introducing a situation where the speaker reacts negatively
See it on TV
Expressing discomfort when witnessing love expressions on TV
I cringe
Physical cringing response to love expressions
It's like, I don't believe them
Expressing disbelief in love expressions
Never, let me say
Deciding never to say "I love you" again
I love you
Emphasizing the avoidance of expressing love
To someone ever again
Reiterating the decision not to say "I love you"
And that's a direct quote
Quoting the speaker's commitment to friends
From what I tell my friends
Confirming the speaker's declaration to friends
Thank god I've grown into me
Expressing gratitude for personal growth
There's no one else I'd rather be
Positive self-affirmation
Mmmm-yeah
Reiterating contentment with oneself
Me myself and I, are havin too good a time
Enjoying a good time alone
Who would wanna mess that up
Questioning the need to disrupt personal happiness
The things it made me do
Reflecting on negative actions influenced by love
Oh I wish I wasn't you
Expressing a desire not to be in the same situation again
Mmmm
Indicating contemplation or hesitation
I think it's safe to say
Reiterating the aversion to "I love you's"
That I hate, I love you's
Strong dislike towards expressing love
Don't say , i love you's, Don't say it, I hate, don't say, i love you's, don't say it, i hate, don't say, i love you's, don't say it, i hate, don't say, i love you's, don't say it, i hate, don't say, i love you's, don't say it, i hate, don't say, i love you's, don't say it
Explicit instruction not to say "I love you"
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