Released initially as a demo on August 17, 2023 on Instagram live, Dom spoke about the single and his struggles with power abuse as a child, calling this one of the “rawest songs” he has ever released. Stating ahead of the single, “I think this song will shock people”, the song covers specific traum...
[Intro]
Oh my god! What have I done?
[Verse 1]
Alright kid, how's life?
'Bout time that we spoke
Let's talk about the day when you were seven years old
The doctor took your little dick out
Put it straight down his throat
You never said a word to anybody
No one was told
Your mum was in the same room she was dying to know
Why when the curtain opened up you were white as a ghost
She's probably finding out now in the line to your show
Why you'll never trust a guy in a tie and a coat
[Pre-Chorus]
But you don't want to do what your daddy did
Bury it deep down, keep it under your skin
So you put pen to paper
Made a verse of it
And you murderеd it
And the chorus went
[Chorus]
You gotta kill somebody
To bе somebody
To be who you want to be
You gotta hit rock bottom
To live through all the shit nobody believes
You're gonna hurt some people
But first some people will thirst on watching you bleed
And that's when you know that you made it
You made it
When you're hated
[Verse 2]
Fast forward and before you know
The album's out
Crowds loud, sold-out shows
But right now as far as popular opinion goes
You're a posh, queer-baiting, indulgent arsehole
Spits beer on the kids while infecting their earholes
Mate, that's why you've been sent here, to fuck with the fearful
Tits out, fuck boys in the back of the vehicle
Tracksuits, lipstick got the Catholics tearful
[Pre-Chorus]
But you don't want to do what your daddy did
Bury it deep down, keep it under your skin
So you put pen to paper
Made a verse of it
And you murdered it
And the chorus went
[Chorus]
You gotta kill somebody
To be somebody
To be who you want to be
You gotta hit rock bottom
To live through all the shit nobody believes
You're gonna hurt some people
But first some people will thirst on watching you bleed
And that's when you know that you made it
You made it
When you're hated
[Verse 3]
Alright, you thought that was it?
Nah, don't get cocky, we haven't even started yet
You go back and forth from your North American tour
Your sister can't even look at you
She won't open the door
The story you told was only partially yours
You outed her in a magazine
Who the fuck do you think you are?
You forgot your family listens to the radio in the car
You're trying to be authentic but you're taking it too far
You're messed up in the head
You fucked up with your friends
Your family's upset
[Bridge]
Don't call them, you forget
You say "I'm sorry Jem, things are pretty crazy right now"
She says, "I love you Dom, but I fucking hate you right now"
[Chorus]
You gotta kill somebody
To be somebody
To be who you want to be
You gotta hit rock bottom
To live through all the shit nobody believes
You're gonna hurt some people
But first some people will thirst on watching you bleed
And that's when you know that you made it
You made it
When you're hated
[Outro]
That's when you know that you made it
That's when you know that you made it
You made it
When you're hated
Hated was written by YUNGBLUD & Jake Torrey & Paul Meany & Adam Warrington.
Hated was produced by Paul Meany.
— via Twitter