Blue October – Hate Me lyrics

Blue October – Hate Me lyrics

(If you're sleeping are you dreaming
If your dreaming are you dreaming of me?
I can't believe you actually picked me.)

("Hi Justin, this is your mother, and it's 2: 33 on Monday afternoon.
I was just calling to see how you were doing.
You sounded really uptight last night.
It made me a little nervous, and a l... And... Well...
It made me nervous, it sounded like you were nervous, too.
I just wanted to make sure you were really ok,
And wanted to see if you were checking in on your medication.
You know I love you, and...
Take care honey
I know you're under a lot of pressure.
See ya. Bye bye")

I have to block out thoughts of you so I don't lose my head
They crawl in like a cockroach leaving babies in my bed
Dropping little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alone
Playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home
There's a burning in my pride, a nervous bleeding in my brain
An ounce of peace is all I want for you. Will you never call again?
And will you never say that you love me just to put it in my face?
And will you never try to reach me?
It is I that wanted space

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you

I'm sober now for 3 whole months it's one accomplishment that you helped me with
The one thing that always tore us apart is the one thing I won't touch again
In a sick way I want to thank you for holding my head up late at night
While I was busy waging wars on myself, you were trying to stop the fight
You never doubted my warped opinions on things like suicidal hate
You made me compliment myself when it was way too hard to take
So I'll drive so fucking far away that I'll never cross your mind
And do whatever it takes in your heart to leave me behind

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you

And with a sad hard heart I say bye to you and wave
Kicking shadows on the street for every mistake that I had made
And like a baby boy I never was a man
Until I saw your blue eyes cry and I held your face in my hand
And then I fell down yelling "Make it go away!"
Just make a smile come back and shine just like it used to be
And then she whispered "How can you do this to me?"

Hate me today
Hate me tomorrow
Hate me for all the things I didn't do for you

Hate me in ways
Yeah ways hard to swallow
Hate me so you can finally see what's good for you
For you
For you
For you

[Children voices:]
If you're sleeping, are you dreaming,
If you're dreaming are you dreaming of me.
I can't believe you actually picked me

[Girl:] Hey Justin! [x12]

Lyrics taken from /lyrics/b/blue_october/hate_me.html

Songwriters: JUSTIN S FURSTENFELD

Hate Me lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

Corrected by h0spid

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Unregistered 2016-08-04 14:59:31

He hurts everyone he loves. So he pushes everyone away by doing something he knows they wont forgive him for. He knows what buttons to push to make them not care for him anymore. And although he makes them think he is selfish, in reality he does those things so that they will stop loving him cause to love him is torture and pain. And he wants his loved ones to be free from the hell he puts them through. So that he can fight his demons alone. Because of his unselfishness and the sacrifice he made to help them, God intervenes and frees him from the bondage that kept him bound. The old self dies and he becomes a new creature is only then can he be reunited with his mom who loved him unconditionally. And everyone lived happily ever after.

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fishnjiggs 2009-02-13 09:37:31

I believe it is about "Justin" and his deep depression with a side of some sort of addiction. He would like his mom to be out of his life because as he tells her, than she can finally see what's good for her. When actually, it would just allow him to live in his depresssion, guilt free. Ultimately it's about his love for his mom and the guilt he feels. If she's gone doing her own thing than it's a win-win situation. He can continue being depressed without having the guilt of hurting his mom. So he thinks.

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Unregistered 2016-02-22 08:04:46

I think his it is about a relationship with someone he loved very much nd who loved him very much also. But, though he loved her, he never was really as good as he should've been to/for her. She used to be happy with him, but he's hurt her so much time and time again that he's taken her happiness away. He finally realizes this and is very depressed about it. He wants her to live a full life because she deserves to be happy. So finally thinking about her instead of himself, he is telling her to go away and forget about him so she can have the good life that she will never achieve with him he loves her so much h that he wants her to hate him, even though it tears him up. His mom is leaving him a message because it's him mom and she is always there for him and loves him unconditionally. She knows he's hurting and is worried because he has mental health issues and wants to check in on him and also give him encouragement. And just to let him know she's there and loves him.

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mexicana101 2009-10-20 02:52:18

This song is about Justin's mom. How hes telling her hes sorry for everything that hes put her through. All the suicidal events that has happened the drinking the lying the misfits they had went through. Everything that has happened has been bad and hes wants to tell her hes sorry. And he is trying to but shes not there at the time. In the part where she is talking he is listeing to the answering machine and trying to take it to a grave, and he walks from his room to the car waiting for him outside he sees all the arguemets and conversations going on between him and his mother. I think everyone deserves a happy family and life between their loved ones.

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CabanaBound 2008-10-13 00:22:17

I sort of agree with Vampire, but. I believe his mother was just really checking on him after he had a screwed-up weekend and had a panic attack or breakdown on Saturday. He must have called her at some point freaking out and Mom called back to touch base and let him know (quietly) that she still loves him. It's about addictrion. He hates himself. It's very hard to be Rock-Star and stay sane.

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Unregistered 2015-07-04 06:28:37

I believe he put the voicemail of his mother on there to show she was worried about him. But I think the song is definitely about his addiction and how it tore up his relationship with a girl. As he states. I have to block out thoughts of you so I don't lose my head. Little reels of tape to remind me that I'm alone playing movies in my head that make a porno feel like home. He's talking about a girl. She got sick of his crap and left him or she's unhappy and is trying to stay but he knows it's hurting her. He's telling her to stay far away and to do whatever it takes in her heart to leave him behind. When he says. Hate me for all the things I couldn't do for you. He couldn't do things for her because he was in his addiction. He wants her to find better.

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Unregistered 2020-08-24 18:15:21

I really like this song. Yes I know it is really about The relationship between him and his mother while struggling with a mental issue and drug problems. However to me listening to it with that being true, it sounds a bit creepy in a couple versus. I originally thought it was a girl which he was in a relationship with. I wish I never knew it was mom. Creepy.

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