Elli Moore’s “I Love To Hate You” explores the overwhelming love one feels for another, which portrays the viewpoint of someone who does not want to feel overpowered by the overbearing emotions that her partner gives her. This track is the third single for Elli’s debut extended play, Confections.
[Verse 1]
I don’t like staying up and talking ‘bout your family
‘Till we fall asleep
I don’t like that you know my order
When we’re out to eat and you pay for me
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause I don’t wanna be someone
Loving, love, and looking dumb
But you don’t care
You go on and make me feel
Things that I don’t wanna feel
So I get scared
[Chorus]
Every time you open up
I’m shuttin’ down
Every time you come in
I push you out
Sayin’ I don’t want you
But you know I do
'Cause I hate to love you
So, I love to hate you, ooh
[Post-Chorus]
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate you, ooh
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate you, ooh, ooh
[Verse 2]
I don’t like when you look at me
Directly in the eye with that perfect smile
And I don’t like all the compliments you’re always giving me
Is this even real?
[Pre-Chorus]
‘Cause I don’t wanna be that girl
Falling hard and getting hurt
But you don’t care
You go on and make me feel
Things that I don’t wanna feel
So I get scared
[Chorus]
Every time you open up
I’m shuttin’ down
Every time you come in
I push you out
Sayin’ I don’t want you
But you know I do
Cause I hate to love you
So, I love to hate you, ooh
[Post-Chorus]
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate you, ooh
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate-
[Bridge]
When I say I don’t like you
You know I like you, I do
And when I say I don’t need you
I just mean I need to take my time with you
[Chorus]
Every time you open up
I’m shuttin’ down
Every time you come in
I push you out
Sayin’ I don’t want you
But you know I do
Cause I hate to love you
So, I love to hate you, ooh
[Post-Chorus]
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate you, ooh
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate you, ooh
I love you, I hate you
I love to hate you, ooh
[Outro]
I hate to love you
So, I love to hate you, ooh
Yeah I love you (Yeah I love you)
Yeah I hate you (Yeah I hate you)
I hate to love you
So, I love to hate you, ooh, ooh
I Love To Hate You was written by LYRE & Elli Moore.
I Love To Hate You was produced by LYRE.
Elli Moore released I Love To Hate You on Fri Jul 26 2019.
“I wrote this song about someone I was in denial about liking. I was trying really hard to avoid dating them because I knew it wouldn’t work out in the end. I was right.”
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When we wrote it, I was in this “relationship” where I was very conflicted with how I felt about the person. I am an open book and typically pretty decisive when it comes to how I feel, so this relationship specifically sent me to a weird place. Constantly hating the feeling of being so into it and...