i hate u, i love u – English Lyrics

• By: Gnash, Olivia O'Brien

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the universal language of heartbreak and complex emotions with 'i hate u, i love u.' This song offers a great opportunity to learn conversational English expressions of feeling and conflict through its simple yet powerful lyrics. The relatable narrative of love and loss makes it a compelling song for language learners to connect with and understand nuanced emotional vocabulary.

[English]

feeling used butter still missing you Inaki  see the end are they just want to feel your  

kids against my lips and now all this time is  passing by but I still can't seem to tell you  

are it hurts me every time I see you realize how  much I need you I hate you I love you I hate that  

you don't want to but I can't put nobody else  above you I hate you I love you I hate that I  

want you you want her you need Furby home I miss  you and I can't sleep but right after coffee or  

right when I can't eat I miss you in my front  seat still got sand in my sweaters from nights  

we don't remember do you miss me like I miss  you [ __ ] around got attached to you friends  

can break your heart too and I'm always tired  but never of you if I pull do you wanna put it  

like that [ __ ] I put this real up but you  would invite that [ __ ] I type of text but  

then I never mind that [ __ ] I got these  feelings but you never mind that [ __ ] oh  

but I love you still in love with me but your  friends don't know if you wanted me to say so  

and if I were you I would never let me go  I don't mean I'm I just miss you on my own  

wedding bells were just alarms caution tape  around my heart you ever wonder what we could  

have been you said you wouldn't any [ __ ] dead  lied to me live with me get your [ __ ] fix now  

on the drinks and all my feelings are all [ __  ] mixed always missing people that I shouldn't  

be missing sometimes you gotta burn some bridges  just to create some distance I know that I control  

my thoughts and I should stop reminiscing but  I learned from my dad that it's good to have  

trust a girl I guess this is moving her everyone  I do right does me wrong so every lonely night I  

sing this song I hate you I love you I hate that  I love you don't want to but I can't put nobody  

else above you I hate you I love you I want you  you want her you need her and I'll never be all  

alone I watch you watch her like she's the only  girl you've ever seen you don't care you never  

you don't give a damn about me ya don't know  what your child she is the only thing you see

but she was slowly killing I hate  you I love you I hate that I love  

you don't want to but I can't put  nobody else above you I hate you I  

love you I hate that I want you you want  her you need her and I'll never be her

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss /mɪs/ A1	verb - to feel sad about the absence or loss of someone or something
hate /heɪt/ A1	verb - to dislike someone or something intensely
love /lʌv/ A1	verb - to have a deep affection for someone or something
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
want /wɒnt/ A1	verb - to desire or wish for something
need /niːd/ A1	verb - to require something because it is essential
hurts /hɜːrts/ A2	verb - to cause physical pain or emotional distress
time /taɪm/ A1	noun - the progression of events from the past to the present and future
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood around the body, often used metaphorically for emotions
friends /frɛnz/ A1	noun - a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
bridge /brɪdʒ/ A2	noun - a structure built over a river, road, etc., to provide a passage verb - to build a bridge over something
distance /ˈdɪstəns/ B1	noun - the amount of space between two places
reminiscing /ˌrɛməˈnɪsɪŋ/ B2	verb - to recall and re-experience past events or memories
trust /trʌst/ A2	noun - firm belief in the reliability, truth, or ability of someone or something
alone /əˈloʊn/ A1	adjective - without anyone else; solitary
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire
control /kənˈtroʊl/ B1	verb - to exercise authority or influence over something
thoughts /θɔːts/ A2	noun - an idea or opinion produced by thinking
night /naɪt/ A1	noun - the period of darkness between sunset and sunrise

Key Grammar Structures

• I hate you, I love you, I hate that I want you

  ➔ Parallel structure with commas

  ➔ The phrase uses commas to list related clauses expressing contrasting emotions.

• I can't put nobody else above you

  ➔ Double negative (non-standard)

  ➔ The phrase uses a double negative ('can't put nobody') for emphasis, though it's non-standard in formal English.

• If I were you, I would never let me go

  ➔ Second conditional

  ➔ The sentence uses the second conditional ('If I were you') to express a hypothetical situation in the present.

• I know that I control my thoughts

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('that')

  ➔ The word 'that' introduces a subordinate clause ('that I control my thoughts') to provide additional information.

• Sometimes you gotta burn some bridges

  ➔ Informal contraction ('gotta')

  ➔ The contraction 'gotta' is an informal way to say 'have got to', used in spoken or casual language.

• I learned from my dad that it's good to have trust

  ➔ Relative pronoun ('that')

  ➔ The relative pronoun 'that' introduces a clause ('that it's good to have trust') to specify what was learned.

• You don't care, you never give a damn about me

  ➔ Emphatic expression ('give a damn')

  ➔ The phrase 'give a damn' is an idiomatic expression used to emphasize strong indifference or disregard.