DJ ZaraKai

Lyrics

Here’s the tighter **dark UK Drill / melodic gangster Trap** version, all male vocals, faster rhyme patterns, harder hook, and kept under 5000 characters.

# “I Hate You Because I Love You”

[Intro – Low Male Vocal]

Yeah...

Said I was done.
Then your name hit my screen.

Same mistake.
Same feeling.

[Verse 1 – Fast Male Vocal]

I hate how you read every move that I make,
See through the pride and the mask on my face,
Built all these walls just to keep people out,
You walked through the door like you owned the place.

I move with caution, trust gets expensive,
Love got dangerous, made me defensive,
Seen people switch when the pressure gets heavy,
So now every feeling gets treated suspicious.

But you know my temper, know when I’m bluffing,
Know when I say that I feel nothing,
Tell you to leave, then stare at the doorway,
Hoping you turn back before you start running.

Cold on the surface, war in my chest,
Act like I’m fine, but you know me best,
I could lose money, rebuild from the wreck,
But losing you?
That hits different.

[Pre-Chorus]

We say things we don’t mean when the room gets heated,
Walk away angry, come back undefeated,
I act untouchable, you see right through it,
You’re the only one who knows how deep this is.

[Chorus]

I hate you ’cause I love you,
Hate that nobody comes above you,
Say it’s finished, then I’m right back with you,
Whole world turns cold, I still ride with you.

I hate you ’cause I need you,
Hate that I can’t make myself leave you,
Call me crazy, say I’m too far gone,
I’d lose my pride before I lose your love.

[Instrumental – Dark Piano + Drill Bass + Male Vocal Chops]

[Verse 2 – Faster Male Vocal]

I hate how you say my name when we argue,
Soft little voice, but the words cut harder,
Both got scars, both play tougher,
Two bad tempers trying to love each other.

We drag old problems out of the grave,
Throw sharp words then regret what we say,
Five minutes later your head on my chest,
Like neither one knows how to walk away.

Then you called from the hospital late,
Tried sounding calm but your voice wasn’t straight,
Three floors down and my heart went numb,
Every second in that lift felt eight.

Forgot every fight, every pointless debate,
Forgot every time that I questioned our fate,
All I could think was, “Please be okay,”
That’s when I learned what I’m scared to say.

I can handle pressure, I’ve lived through worse,
Carry my pain like a gift and a curse,
But hearing bad news with your name attached
Made every tough line feel rehearsed.

[Chorus]

I hate you ’cause I love you,
Hate that nobody comes above you,
Say it’s finished, then I’m right back with you,
Whole world turns cold, I still ride with you.

I hate you ’cause I need you,
Hate that I can’t make myself leave you,
Call me crazy, say I’m too far gone,
I’d lose my pride before I lose your love.

[Instrumental – Half-Time Drill Drop + Deep Sub Bass]

[Verse 3 – Fast Male Vocal]

Your perfume still lives in the seats of my ride,
One little trace puts you back in my mind,
Delete every message at quarter to three,
Then wish I could read them by quarter to five.

Hair tie sitting right next to my bed,
Your last little voice note stuck in my head,
Hundred good reasons we shouldn’t survive,
Still talking forever whenever you’re near.

Maybe we’re chaos disguised as commitment,
Hard-headed love with a bad reputation,
Two damaged hearts with expensive emotions,
Still trying to build something past temporary.

I don’t want perfect, I want you honest,
Stay when it’s ugly, not only when polished,
Stay when I’m broke, when the room gets silent,
When everybody disappears, stay solid.

You’ve seen every side that I keep undercover,
Seen all the rage and the fear underneath it,
So when I say that I hate how I love you,
What I really mean is
I’m scared that I need it.

[Bridge – Spoken Male]

It’s 2 AM.

I could call you.

But if I hear your voice,
I already know what happens.

I forgive you.

You forgive me.

Then somehow we’re us again.

[Final Chorus]

I hate you ’cause I love you,
Hate that nobody comes above you,
Say it’s finished, then I’m right back with you,
Against everybody, I still stand with you.

I hate you ’cause I need you,
Hate how impossible it is to leave you,
I can fight the whole world without thinking twice,
But I lose every fight
When it comes to you.

[Outro – Low Male Vocal]

Said I was done.

You said, “Okay.”

That hurt worse than the fight.

Call me back.