I Hate Everything About You – English Lyrics

• By: Three Days Grace

Lyrics & Translation

Delve into the emotional depth of Three Days Grace's breakthrough hit, "I Hate Everything About You." This powerful track, with its raw lyrics and intense vocals, is an excellent entry point for understanding rock music that explores themes of internal conflict and unhealthy attachments. Learning the lyrics and their meaning can help you grasp how English is used to convey strong, conflicting emotions, providing insight into conversational phrases used to express frustration, ambivalence, and the struggle to let go.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
lie /laɪ/ A2	verb - to be in a horizontal position noun - a false statement made with deliberate intent to deceive
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to fail to hit, reach, or catch something
heart /hɑːrt/ A2	noun - the organ that pumps blood
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - deep affection or attachment verb - to feel deep affection for someone
hate /heɪt/ A2	verb - to feel intense dislike or aversion
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have an opinion or belief
stop /stɒp/ A2	verb - to cease movement or action
awake /əˈweɪk/ B1	adjective - not sleeping
roommate /ˈruːmˌmeɪt/ B2	noun - a person who shares a room or accommodation
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ B1	noun - an emotional state or reaction
about /əˈbaʊt/ A1	preposition - concerning or relating to

Key Grammar Structures

• Every time we lie awake

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time (Every time + subject + verb)

  ➔ The structure "Every time + subject + verb" indicates repetition each instance of the action. "Every time we lie awake" means each and every occurrence of them lying awake.

• After every (censored) we take

  ➔ Prepositional phrase modifying 'After' (after + noun phrase)

  ➔ "After" is used as a preposition indicating time, followed by a noun phrase representing an event or action that has occurred. The use of 'every' emphasizes each instance.

• But I haven't missed you yet

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense with 'yet' (have/has + not + past participle + yet)

  ➔ The present perfect tense, combined with "yet," indicates that something is expected or anticipated but has not happened up to the present moment. In this case, the speaker anticipates eventually missing the person but hasn't reached that point.

• Only when I stop to think about it

  ➔ Adverbial clause of time introduced by 'Only when' (Only when + subject + verb + main clause)

  ➔ 'Only when' introduces a condition that must be met for something to happen. The action described in the main clause is dependent on the condition set by 'Only when'.

• Why do I love you

  ➔ Interrogative sentence (question word + auxiliary verb + subject + main verb)

  ➔ This is a direct question using "why" to inquire about the reason for loving someone. The word order follows the standard structure for questions in English.

• Do you know

  ➔ Interrogative sentence (auxiliary verb + subject + main verb)

  ➔ This is a general question that requires a yes/no answer. It uses the auxiliary verb "do" to form the question.