Ariana Grande’s ‘Hate That I Made You Love Me’ Lyrics Cut Right to the Point

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A new Ariana Grande music era is officially upon us. Tonight, the singer debuted “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” the first single off her upcoming album, Petal.

At first, Grande appears to express her regret over a relationship in the song, with lyrics like this in the chorus: “Hate that I made you love me / Sorry if I made me your type.” But as the song progresses, it also seems to reflect her complicated feelings about fame and being a public figure who is both adored and disparaged. She sings in the bridge:

I’ve held your projections when you’ve felt so insecure
Tell me why is it this way
Why you so hate to see women endure
Is it really my fault
You all gave me your hearts
Of your own accord?
I don’t really think so

It’s an apt preview for Petal, which Grande previously described as “something that is full of life and growing through the cracks of something cold and hard and challenging.” The album drops on July 31, arriving just over two years after Eternal Sunshine, in which she seemed to explore the end of her marriage to Dalton Gomez, newfound romance with Ethan Slater, and the onslaught of public discourse around her personal life.

It’s unclear who exactly inspired “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” but what we do know is that Grande is incredibly proud of the track. Recently on Instagram, she called it “one of my favorite songs I’ll ever write” and shouted out her co-writers Ilya Salmanzadeh and Max Martin, who previously collaborated with the singer on records like Eternal Sunshine, Thank U, Next, and many more.

In addition to releasing Petal, Grande will also embark on tour on June 6 and then star in the film Focker-in-Law in November. Needless to say, it’s going to be another big year for her.

Read the full lyrics to “Hate That I Made You Love Me” below.

I can’t tell you why
But something inside
Is dancing with fire
Eyes lit like the sky
Turned tears into diamonds
Got good at goodbyes

Just know that I will find my way from you
Like flowers from a tomb
While you decide who you are
And I can see right through
Like shadows on the moon
And it’s all bad news

Yeah I I I
Hate that I made you love me
Sorry if I made me your type
Yeah I I hate that I made you love me
Cause I barely tried

What’s happening now?
You studied my crown
And borrowed my body
Warm, kissed by the sun
Then cold like the wind
A bee stuck in honey

Know that I will find my way from you
I guess it’s kinda cute
How you like me where you are
But I can see right through
Just don’t eclipse the moon
Cause it’s all bad news

Yeah I I I
Hate that I made you love me
Sorry if I made me your type
Yeah I I hate that I made you love me
Cause I barely tried

I’ve held your projections when you’ve felt so insecure
Tell me why is it this way
Why you so hate to see women endure
Is it really my fault
You all gave me your hearts
Of your own accord?
I don’t really think so

I I I
Hate that I made you love me
Sorry if I made me your type
Yeah I I hate that I made you love me
Cause I barely tried