I hate you

THIRD RING

Intro – distant falsetto, telephone ringing

One time...

No answer.

Two times...

Still nothing.

Third time...

Hello?

Verse 1 – low, breathy vocals

It's almost 4 AM, I'm outside again

I told myself I wouldn't call, but here I am

Two missed calls, you let it ring

Third time, somebody picks up, I hear everything

I hear your voice, but it don't sound the same

You're saying words, but you're calling out his name

I know that sound, I know what's going on

I should hang up, but I keep holding on

Pre-Chorus – rising, trembling vocals

And I can't believe you let me hear

Everything I never wanted to fear

I was calling just to say I miss you

Now I wish I'd never heard you

Chorus – aching falsetto, layered harmonies

I heard you on the third ring

Saying things you never said to me

I called to hear you say you love me

Now I hear him where I used to be

Oh, I hate you, I hate you

God, I hate what you made me

I just wanted you to answer

I didn't think you'd let me hear this

Verse 2 – darker, phone-call effect

Then you finally realize I'm there

Your breathing stops, there's silence in the air

You say my name like it's a mistake

Then you start laughing, like my heart won't break

Phone Call – distorted, overlapping vocals

Her: "I love him now! I love him now! I love him now!"

Her: "Goodbye, goodbye!"

Me: "You fucking disgust me"

Me: "I hope you never say my name again"

Me: "I hate you, do you hear me?"

Me: "I fucking hate you!"

Ad-libs – her voice fading back into the background

Her: "I love him now..."

Her: "Goodbye, goodbye..."

Her: "Oh, baby..."

Pre-Chorus – voice cracking

I should've never called tonight

I should've let you live your lie

I thought that I was losing you

I didn't know I'd hear the truth

Chorus – fuller drums, desperate falsetto

I heard you on the third ring

Saying things you never said to me

I called to hear you say you love me

Now I hear him where I used to be

Oh, I hate you, I hate you

God, I hate what you made me

I just wanted you to answer

I didn't think you'd let me hear this

Bridge – stripped-down, nearly crying

Don't call me when he's gone

Don't tell me that you made a mistake

Don't tell me that you miss the way

I used to kiss you in the rain

I hope you hear my voice tonight

Every time you close your eyes

You wanted me to know you moved on

Now I wish I never called

Final Chorus – cracked falsetto, emotional ad-libs

I heard you on the third ring

Now that sound won't leave my head

I called to see if you were sleeping

Now I can't sleep in my own bed

I hate you, I hate you

I swear I'll never forgive you

But I'm still staring at my phone

Hoping you call when he's gone

Outro – telephone disconnect tone, fading falsetto

Her: "I love him now..."

Her: "Goodbye, goodbye..."

Me: "I fucking hate you..."

Call ended.