You promised the world and I fell for it
I put you first and you adored it
Set fires to my forest
And you let it burn
Sang off-key in my chorus
'Cause it wasn't yours

I saw the signs and I ignored it
Rose-colored glasses all distorted
Set fire to my purpose
And I let it burn
You got off on the hurtin'
When it wasn't yours, yeah

We'd always go into it blindly
I needed to lose you to find me
This dancing was killing me softly

I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah

I needed to lose you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to lose you to love me

I gave my all and they all know it
You turned me down and now it's showing
In two months, you replaced us
Like it was easy
Made me think I deserved it
In the thick of healing, yeah

We'd always go into it blindly
I needed to lose you to find me
This dancing was killing me softly

I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah

I needed to hate you to love me, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, love, yeah
To love, yeah
I needed to hate you to love me