We never even dated

"**we never even dated**" is a song by Maggie Lindemann, written by herself, Cody Tarpley, Joshua Murty, Larzz Principato & LØLØ and produced by Lindemann, Tarpley & Murty, from her debut studio album, *SUCKERPUNCH*.

## Background

On September 16, 2021, a fan asked Lindemann to make "breakup songs about someone you never dated", to which the singer replied "not me literally having a song on the album called we never even dated". On June 24, 2022, Lindemann tweeted she wrote "2 album worthy of songs" about a boy she "never even dated", to which another fan replied asking Lindemann when would "we never even dated" be released and she replied "w the album". Four days later she also revealed on Twitter she had never even kissed this boy.

A month before the album was released, Lindemann did an interview with Zach Sang, where she revealed *we never even dated* is a "sad love song". She also gave more details about her relation with the person she wrote the song about:

"That guy, the guy I'm like, with, whatever over the album is someone, now, that I, like, literally don't give a fuck about and he's gonna listen to the album and, like, hear the song and be like "Oh, is this about me?" and I'm like "Bro, please, don't fucking text me, like, I don't care anymore. [...] I know them, it's just this guy that, like, I literally never dated and I just, like, always was like "Oh, you know, like, what it could have been or whatever". [...] I wrote like to albums worth of songs for him. [...] There's like four songs on the album about him. [..] I don't even want him to know, 'cause it's like, if he's like "Oh, is that about me?" I'm like "Oh... No". [...] That's the thing about me too, it's like, I'll build something up to make it seem like so crazy in my head so that I'll have stuff to write about, um, and I needed him for that btu now he's useless to me so."
In her interview with Incoming and Outgoing magazine, Lindemann was asked about the tie between the slower production and softer lyrics to which she replied:

"It was like way more pop-y when we first made it, I don’t know but I wanted to strip it back even more because it felt too polished and these lyrics are so emotional, they are so all over the place because that's how I was feeling at the time so I didn't want it to feel super put together and polished. Yeah, it was super intentional because even on PARANOIA, I had a song called “Love Songs” that was super stripped back—just guitars—so I wanted something that felt like a sister to that song. Laurel Walls, not"
In a track by track interview with Alternative Press, Lindemann explained the meaning behind the song:

“we never even dated” was about someone I never even dated, but I had this friend that I really liked, and I felt like we had really good chemistry. I felt like every time I was around them, I was completely myself. I know they had a crush on me, and I had a crush on them, but it was something that I just didn’t want to admit because I felt like the situation was complicated. In my eyes at the time, it wasn’t something that I really felt like I should pursue, so I let it blow over. I remember I felt like I had made such a big mistake, and I kept wondering, “What if I would’ve just admitted it?”
## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Holding on to moments that are no longer mine

Swear I'm not crying, there's just something in my eye

Loving you is hard, but I know loving me is harder

Wish we had a little longer

[Pre-Chorus]

Said your girlfriend hates me 'cause she knows how you felt

Does she know I'm jealous or could you never tell her

That I looked at you with hearts in my eyes?

Would you be surprised?

[Chorus]

So I'll delete your number, pretend you don't exist

Tell myself it's nothing but we both know it is

If you ever called me to tell me you want me then I'd tell you too

[Post-Chorus]

Hm, I'll be waiting for you

[Verse 2]

I still keep your sweater at the back of my drawer

I put it on when my heart needs moral support

Missing you is hard but I hope missing me's harder

Does the distance make us fonder?

[Pre-Chorus]

Tell your girlfriend that I hate her too

'Cause you never looked at me the way that you looked at her

Like you're sure with hearts in your eyes

Why am I so surprised?

[Chorus]

So I'll delete your number, pretend you don't exist

Tell myself it's nothing but we both know it is

If you ever called me to tell me you want me then I'd tell you too

[Post-Chorus]

Hm, I'll be waiting for you, I'll be waiting for you

I'll be waiting for you, I'll be waiting for you

[Outro]

I'm still waiting for you

## Music video

Maggie Lindemann - we never even dated (lyric video)