I Don’t Want To Hate You

[Verse 1]
I walk through places where we used to be
Laughter still echoes in the memories
But now your silence is louder than sound
And I’m the only one still hanging around

[Verse 2]
I tell myself I’m better off this way
But healing won’t happen in a single day
I bite my tongue so I don’t curse your name
But that doesn’t mean I don’t feel the flame

[Pre-Chorus]
I’m stuck between the blame and the ache
Trying to forgive, trying not to break

[Chorus]
My pain says I hate you
But my heart screams I still love you
I’m torn in the middle, can’t lie or rise above you
I wish I could forget you
Or make you feel it too
But I don’t want to hate you
God knows that’s not true

[Verse 3]
I gave you space like you said you’d need
But I think that was just your way to leave
No goodbye, no fight—just the quiet sting
You disappeared and took everything

[Pre-Chorus]
And I’m still here, caught in the crossfire
Of all we were and all we let expire

[Chorus]
My pain says I hate you
But my heart screams I still love you
I’m torn in the middle, can’t lie or rise above you
I wish I could forget you
Or make you feel it too
But I don’t want to hate you
God knows that’s not true

[Bridge]
If I could unlove you, I think I would
But I’ve always felt deeper than I understood
I’m not mad you left—I’m mad you didn’t look back
Not even once
No not once…

[Final Chorus – stripped down]
My pain says I hate you
But my heart says I still love you
And my soul whispers grace
Even if you never come back to this place
I’m learning to breathe without blaming you
And I don’t want to hate you…
Even if I do.

[Outro]
No I don’t want to hate you…
But my heart is still tangled up in you…

Slow Acoustic Folk, Alternative Indie, Emotional