I wonder if your therapist likes me I guess it depends on how much of the truth you tell to her And I wonder if your brother wants to fight me Would he change his mind if he saw his big sister at her worst So tell your friends I'm evil Write songs that say I suck And roll your eyes when people ask about us You can hate me if it helps Make me out to be the villain Say you're better by yourself So it feels like your decision You can tell him I'm the bad guy If it helps you sleep okay Because all you want is closure But there's nothing left to say So you can hate me if it helps You can hate me if it helps Do you wonder if I'm with someone new now If her clothes are in the drawer you used to take up in my room Yeah, I bet you think I never think about you anymore And God, I wish that that were true But I tell my friends I miss you I write songs about how much Yeah, I know we had our issues So if you want You can hate me if it helps Make me out to be the villain Say you're better by yourself So it feels like your decision You can tell him I'm the bad guy If it helps you sleep okay Because all you want is closure But there's nothing left to say So you can hate me if it helps You can hate me if it helps I'm sorry I stayed up with you every night For making you laugh when you wanted to cry I'm sorry I paid for your lessons to rise For making you happy, I apologize I'm sorry I put you in front of my friends Yeah, I've been forgiving you for what you said So go and be mean, but you can't pretend Cause I know that you never would Cause I know that you never could Yeah, I know But you can hate me if it helps Yeah, you can hate me if it