I Don’t Like You
Grace VanderWaal * Track #3 On LETTERS: VOL. 1 (Japan Version)
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I Don't Like You by Grace VanderWaal
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Grace VanderWaalProduced by
Blake SlatkinI Don’t Like You Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Here we go again in the same story
Follow the routine until we say "I'm sorry"
Hands are shaking till I just look down at the floor
Face is turning red and eyes are going puffy
You ask me why we yell and I come up with nothing
Your insecurities are pulling you back
But please know, oh, oh
[Chorus]
I love you, but I don't like you
The simple truth is I can't do this, though I try to
I love you, but I don't like you
And I can't shut you out, so I'm shutting my mouth
But I'll never despise you
I just don't like you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
We pour our souls out about the past months
By just trying to talk about lunch
And every single thing we say is gonna start a new war
And I'm exhausted from this tug of war of words
And when you said "I don't care for you" it got worse
We both know it isn't working but I still put you first
[Chorus]
'Cause I love you, but I don't like you
The simple truth is I can't do this, though I try to
I love you, but I don't like you
And I can't shut you out, so I'm shutting my mouth
But I'll never despise you
I just don't like you
[Bridge]
Ooh
We both refuse to lose
We both refuse to choose the higher road
Which way we go, oh-oh, oh-oh
And ooh (ooh)
We both refuse to lose (lose)
We both refuse to choose the higher road
Which way we go, oh-oh, oh-oh
[Chorus]
'Cause I love you, but I don't like you
The simple truth is I can't do this, though I try to
I love you, but I don't like you
And I can't shut you out, so I'm shutting my mouth
But I'll never despise you
I just don't like you
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
(And ooh)
Oh, oh, oh, oh
(We both refuse to lose)
(We both refuse to choose the higher road)
Oh, oh
(Which way we go)
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
I just don't like you
I Don’t Like You Q&A
Who wrote I Don’t Like You's ?
I Don’t Like You was written by Grace VanderWaal & Carol Ades & Justin Tranter & Blake Slatkin.
Who produced I Don’t Like You's ?
I Don’t Like You was produced by Blake Slatkin.
When did Grace VanderWaal release I Don’t Like You?
Grace VanderWaal released I Don’t Like You on Fri Oct 18 2019.
What inspired this song?
The main inspiration behind this song was centralized around the chorus and the whole, “I don’t love you but I like you” thing. Just because that’s something that I really needed an escape for because I always escape through relating to music and there are hateful songs, there are lovely songs, but...
What was the songwriting process like?
So I actually didn’t come into the studio with that idea. I always tend to write sadder songs and this song was very crucial for me mentally. I really at the time needed to get this out of my system. So I walked in, I was like in an angsty mood and that idea kind of came together. How I write songs...
What has the response to the song been like?
There was this one that I don’t know why stuck with me, but it did. And someone was like, “This perfectly explains my divorce,” and I’ve never been divorced. I’ve actually never been married. Fun fact about me, bet you’re super surprised. I feel like when I thought about it in that perspective, I’m...