Hate Me If It Helps

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 'em I'm the bad guy if it helps you sleep okay Because all you want is closure, but there's nothin' 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 'em I'm the bad guy if it helps you sleep okay Because all you want is closure, but there's nothin' 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 SSRI's For making you happy, I apologize I'm sorry I put you in front of my friends Yeah, my bad forgiving you for what you said So go and be angry 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 helps