I Think I Like You Better When You’re Gone – English Lyrics

• By: Reneé Rapp
• Album: BITE ME

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the complex emotions of modern relationships with Reneé Rapp's "I Think I Like You Better When You're Gone." This track offers a candid look at the relief and contradictions of missing someone, blending pop and R&B to create a unique exploration of love and distance. Learn how to express complicated feelings in English through Rapp's honest and relatable lyrics.

[English]

♪ I KNOW THAT I’M SUPPOSED TO MISS YOU ♪

♪ AND WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE ♪

♪ BUT THE MORE I DRINK THE MORE I THINK YOU MIGHT JUST DISAPPEAR ♪

♪ I GOT A FUNNY FEELING, FUNNY FEELING SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE ♪

♪ OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND ♪

♪ EVEN WORE THAT SHIT THAT YOU DON’T LIKE ♪

♪ HAD A LITTLE FUN, GOT A LITTLE DRUNK ♪

♪ AND IT DIDN’T KILL NOBODY, RIGHT? ♪

♪ ONE WEEK UNTIL YOU GET BACK ♪

♪ ADMIT THAT IT MAKES ME SAD ♪

♪ COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS IN DIFFERENT WAYS ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT I’M SUPPOSED TO MISS YOU ♪

♪ AND WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE ♪

♪ BUT THE MORE I DRINK THE MORE I THINK YOU MIGHT JUST DISAPPEAR ♪

♪ I GOT A FUNNY FEELING, FUNNY FEELING SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE GONE ♪

♪ MHHHM ♪ [AUDIENCE CHEERING]

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE ♪

♪ ACROSS THE FUCKING COUNTRY ♪

♪ THREE THOUSANDS MILES AWAY ♪

♪ THREE TIMES ZONES FROM MY FACE AND WE’RE PACKING TWO DIFFERENT BAGS ♪

♪ ADMIT THAT IT MAKES ME SAD ♪

♪ COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS IN DIFFERENT WAYS ♪

♪ I KNOW THAT I’M SUPPOSED TO MISS YOU ♪

♪ AND WISH THAT YOU WERE HERE ♪

♪ BUT THE MORE I DRINK THE MORE I THINK YOU MIGHT JUST DISAPPEAR ♪

♪ I GOT A FUNNY FEELING, FUNNY FEELING SOMETHING'S WRONG ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE GONE ♪

♪ MHHHM ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE GONE ♪

♪ MHHHM ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER ♪

♪ I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE GONE ♪

[AUDIENCE CHEERING]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss /mɪs/ A2	verb - to fail to hit or reach something verb - to feel longing for someone
think /θɪŋk/ A2	verb - to have a particular opinion or belief verb - to use one's mind to form ideas or judgments
disappear /ˌdɪsəˈpɪər/ B1	verb - to cease to be visible
funny /ˈfʌni/ A2	adjective - causing laughter or amusement adjective - strange or odd
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state
sad /sæd/ A1	adjective - unhappy or sorrowful
admit /ədˈmɪt/ B2	verb - to confess or acknowledge something verb - to allow someone to enter
counting /ˈkaʊntɪŋ/ B1	noun - the act of enumerating numbers
days /deɪz/ A1	noun - periods of twenty‑four hours
different /ˈdɪfərənt/ B1	adjective - not the same as another
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance equal to about 1.6 kilometres
country /ˈkʌntri/ A1	noun - a nation with its own government
zones /zoʊnz/ B2	noun - areas that are distinguished from one another
bag /bæɡ/ A1	noun - a flexible container with an opening at the top
drink /drɪŋk/ A1	verb - to consume a liquid
wish /wɪʃ/ A2	verb - to desire something that may be difficult or impossible to obtain
like /laɪk/ A1	verb - to find enjoyable or agreeable
better /ˈbɛtər/ B1	adjective - of higher quality or more desirable

Key Grammar Structures

• I KNOW THAT I’M SUPPOSED TO MISS YOU

  ➔ supposed to + infinitive (expressing expectation or obligation)

  ➔ The word "supposed" shows that the speaker feels an expectation or duty to miss the person.

• BUT THE MORE I DRINK, THE MORE I THINK YOU MIGHT JUST DISAPPEAR

  ➔ comparative correlative ‘the more…, the more…’ and modal verb ‘might’ (possibility)

  ➔ The phrase "the more" is repeated to show a proportional increase, and "might" expresses a possible outcome.

• I THINK I LIKE YOU BETTER WHEN YOU’RE GONE

  ➔ comparative adjective ‘better’ + adverbial clause ‘when…’

  ➔ The comparative "better" shows a higher preference, and the clause "when you're gone" tells the condition under which this preference occurs.

• ONE WEEK UNTIL YOU GET BACK

  ➔ time expression with ‘until’ + present simple (future reference)

  ➔ The word "until" introduces a deadline, and the present simple "get back" is used to talk about a future event.

• COUNTING DOWN THE DAYS IN DIFFERENT WAYS

  ➔ gerund phrase as subject (verb‑ing form)

  ➔ The gerund "COUNTING" functions as a noun, making the whole phrase the subject of the sentence.

• THREE THOUSAND MILES AWAY

  ➔ prepositional phrase indicating distance

  ➔ "away" is a preposition here that shows how far something is – "three thousand miles away".

• THREE TIMES ZONES FROM MY FACE AND WE’RE PACKING TWO DIFFERENT BAGS

  ➔ present progressive ‘we’re packing’ + measurement phrase ‘three time zones’

  ➔ "we’re packing" uses the present progressive to show an ongoing action, while "three time zones" quantifies the distance between the speakers.

• I ADMIT THAT IT MAKES ME SAD

  ➔ reporting verb ‘admit that’ + declarative clause

  ➔ The verb "admit" is followed by the conjunction "that" introducing the clause "it makes me sad" which states a fact.