i hate u i love u

• Feeling used But I’m Still missing you And I ...:

  olivia feels used by a person & relationship, but still misses them dearly, and doesn’t see the end of thinking about it all the time.

  this really sets up the dichotomy of the song — the happy sad feeling of knowing what you miss might not be what’s best for you, but also accepting at the same time that either way, no matter the amount of time, it doesn’t seem to feel any better.

  -Gnash

• I hate you I love you:

  Olivia is stuck in neutral. Her ex has moved on, but she is still in the same emotional place as when they broke up. She doesn’t have the strength to tell her ex how she feels.

  This type of emotional upheaval was addressed in the classic pop song by Chicago, “Look Away.”

  "If we meet on the streets someday And I don’t know what to say Look away, baby, look away Don’t look at me I don’t want you to see me this way"

  -gnash

• You want her, you need her And I’ll never be her:

  olivia’s saying that she knows the person she’s singing about wants something else and she’ll never be anything but herself.

  -gnash

• I miss you when I can’t sleep Or right after ...:

  Here we have an entire morning routine. Wake up. Drink coffee. Eat breakfast. Drive to work. The entire time he’s thinking of his lost love.

  -Gnash -Olivia O'Brien

• Still got sand in my sweaters From nights we ...:

  Perhaps there were some drunken adventures together on the beach. He might not remember what happened but there is evidence that it took place.

  -Gnash -Olivia O'Brien

• Do you miss me like I miss you? Fucked around and...:

  This sounds like a “friends with benefits” situation gone bad. He started to have feelings for her, screwing up the dynamic.

  The final line here ties back to the first line of verse, he can’t sleep because he is thinking of her.

  -Gnash

• I put this reel out, but you wouldn’t bite that ...:

  He’s doing everything he can to pull her closer, to let her know that he wants more out this relationship, but it’s not happening.

  There is wordplay here in the fishing analogy. The bait is him being “real” with her. “Put this reel (real) out.”

  -Gnash -Olivia O'Brien

• I type a text but then I never mind that shit:

  i type things out that i want to say, but then i just send “nvm” because i know stack texting never makes anything better & i would just feel worse not getting a response than saying anything at all.

  -Gnash

• Oh oh, keep it on the low You’re still in love ...:

  a person can for sure know that they still love someone, but when going through a breakup you talk it out with all your friends for cathartic reasons, & usually slant the conversation favoring yourself & your reasons for getting out of something. so when you communicate or attempt to become re-involved, it can be a little embarrassing for your friends to know… mainly bc u know the same people probably don’t want to hear you vent if it goes awry again.

  -Gnash

• If you wanted me you would just say so:

  if she rly wanted me she would stop doing shit that pisses me off or tests my trust in her & just fuckin say so. people know what they have to do to make something work, but it’s entirely up to them to do it.

  -Gnash

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