Hate That You Know Me

**Hate That You Know Me** is the third track on Gone Now. The song is about how frustrating it is to be in love with someone because you cannot escape yourself. It was released on April 17, 2017.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1: Jack Antonoff]

I've been talking to strangers

Acting like I'm a stranger

Look like I've been up all night

And you know what? I hate it

I put my things into boxes

Carry all of my old lies

Rubber band in my past time

And you know what? I hate it

[Pre-Chorus: Jack Antonoff]

Oo-oo-ooh

Long way down

You're such a heart attack

But it feels like oo-oo-ooh

Pressure points

They pressure you right back

Come on, think about it

[Chorus: Jack Antonoff & *Carly Rae Jepsen*]

*Sometimes I* hate that you know me so well (*so well*)

*Sometimes I,* I hate that you know me so well

*Some days I,* I wish that I wasn't myself

No luck!

And I hate that you know me so well

[Verse 2: Jack Antonoff]

Washed the fear from my hands off

Caught mistakes in the sidewalk

Act like I've been up all night

And you know what? I hate it

So I keep talking about eighteen

'Cause I can't let go of the same dream

Rubber band in my past time

And you know what? I hate it!

[Pre-Chorus: Jack Antonoff]

Oo-oo-ooh

Long way down

You're such a heart attack

But it feels like oo-oo-ooh

Pressure points

They pressure you right back

Come on, think about it

[Chorus: Jack Antonoff & *Carly Rae Jepsen*]

*Sometimes I* hate that you know me so well (*so well*)

*So**metimes I,* I hate that you know me so well (*and I hate ya*)

*Some days I,* I wish that I wasn't myself (*No*)

No luck! (*No*)

And I hate that you know me so well

Sometimes (*Somet**imes*) I hate that you know me so well (*I hate that yo**u know me*)

Sometimes (*Sometimes*) I hate that you know me so well

*Some days I,* I wish that I wasn't myself (*myself*)

No luck! (*No!*)

And I hate that you know me so well

[Bridge: Carly Rae Jepsen]

And I hate that you know me so well (yeah)

And I hate that you know me so well

[Chorus: Jack Antonoff & *Carly Rae Jepsen*]*Sometimes I* hate that you know me so well (*so well*)

*Sometimes I,* I hate that you know me so well (*and I hate ya*)

*Some days I,* I wish that I wasn't myself (*No*)

No luck! (*No*)

And I hate that you know me so well

Sometimes (*Sometimes*) I hate that you know me so well (*I hate that you know me*)

Sometimes (*Sometimes*) I hate that you know me so well

*Some days I,* I wish that I wasn't myself (*myself*)

No luck!

And I hate that you know me so well

## Commentary

> "I was in the studio and Julia [Michaels] came by and we were just kind of hanging out, it wasn’t even a planned thing which I think sometimes in the best way to work, and we were messing around and I had this concept for a very long time I wanted to write a song about.
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> It’s actually a very devastating concept which is when you love someone you can fucking hate it because you can’t escape yourself. When you’re alone you can walk by a mirror…and be like, “I’m fine, I’m fine.” But when you’re with someone in a relationship you can’t escape who you are. They’re constantly showing you.
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> It’s like I want people somewhere in the world dancing and somewhere in the world weeping in bed at the same time."
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-Jack Antonoff via Beats 1 debut