Hated
Unveiling Darkness: The Afghan Whigs' Provocative Tale
Lyrics
I smoke a pack a day
The speaker acknowledges smoking a pack of cigarettes daily.
I hit the pipe sometimes
The speaker admits to occasionally using drugs, specifically a pipe.
And drink my pay, screw my friends
The speaker reveals a self-destructive lifestyle, wasting money on alcohol and mistreating friends.
Understand my need to offend
The speaker expresses a desire to offend others, suggesting a rebellious or confrontational attitude.
Come home and smack the woman around
The speaker admits to physically abusing a woman upon returning home.
Tried to apologize
The speaker attempted to apologize for the abuse.
She deserved it that I know
The speaker justifies the abuse, asserting that the woman deserved it.
Strangled with her pantyhose
The speaker describes a violent act of strangulation using pantyhose.
What's with the flowers, can't you smell me
The speaker questions the significance of giving flowers and implies insensitivity to their actions.
I buried you and still you kill me
The speaker expresses the impact of a past burial, feeling haunted or affected by it.
With all your cryin' I can tell
The speaker observes the emotional pain of someone else but sees it as a source of personal healing.
That your disease will make me well
The speaker suggests that the pain or "disease" of another person is somehow beneficial to them.
Twist your head so I can witness
The speaker requests a contorted reaction from someone, possibly deriving satisfaction from their discomfort.
Come and crawl inside my sickness
The speaker invites someone to understand their inner struggles, describing them as a form of sickness.
And I'm hated, undisguised
The speaker acknowledges being hated without any attempt to hide or disguise it.
Never known why
An admission that the speaker has never understood the reason for being hated.
And I'm hated, undisguised
Reiteration of being openly hated without understanding the cause.
Never known why, now I like it
The speaker expresses a newfound acceptance and even enjoyment of being hated.
Now I like it, now I like it
A repetition of the speaker's positive response to being hated.
Now I like it
A reaffirmation of the speaker's newfound liking for being hated.
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