H.A.T.E.U.

Music & Lyrics by Mariah Carey, Terius Nash, Christopher Stewart
Released Sept 25, 2009; Single from the album Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel


Once upon a time we swore not to say goodbye
Something got a hold of us and we changed
And then you sat alone in pride and I sat at home and cried
How did our fairy tale just end up this way

We went round for round till we knocked love out
We were laying in the ring not making a sound
And if that's a metaphor of you and I
Why is it so hard to say goodbye

I can't wait to hate you make you pain like I do
Still can't shake you off
I can't wait to break through these emotional changes
Seems like such a lost cause
I can't wait to face you break you down
So low there's no place left to go
I can't wait to hate you...

Ooh this was a love phenomenon no one could explain
And I wish I could press reset and feel that feeling again
I sit and press rewind and watch us every night
Wanna pause it but I can't make it stay
Just gotta let it play

We went round for round till we knocked love out
We were laying in the ring not making a sound
And if that's a metaphor of you and I
Why is it so hard to say goodbye

I can't wait to hate you make you pain like I do
Still can't shake you off
I can't wait to break through these emotional changes
Seems like such a lost cause
I can't wait to face you break you down
So low there's no place left to go
I can't wait to hate you...

No need to call my phone
Because I changed my number today
Matter fact I think I'm movin' away
Sorry the frustration's got me feeling a way
And I just keep having one last thing to say
And I just wanna hold you, touch you,
Feel you, be near you
I miss you baby baby baby
I'm tired of tryin to fake through,
But there's nothing I can do
Boy I can't wait to hate you

I can't wait to hate you make you pain like I do
Still can't shake you off
I can't wait to break through these emotional changes
Seems like such a lost cause
I can't wait to face you break you down
So low there's no place left to go
I can't wait to hate you...

I can't wait to H-A-T-E YOU
Cause right now I need you
Can't wait to make you go
I can't wait to H-A-T-E YOU
Cause right now I need you
Can't wait to make you go

(c) 2009 Rye Songs administered by songs of Universal (BMI) / 2082 Music / WB Music Publishing (ASCAP) / Songs of Peer/ March 9th Publishing (ASCAP)

Produced by Mariah Carey, C. "Tricky" Stewart, Terius "The-Dream" Nash

Recording by Brian Garten and Chris "Tek" O'Ryan at The Boom Boom Room, Burbank, CA and Honeywest Studios, NYC and Happy Beginnings

Recording assisted by Luis Navarro and Keith Gretlein
Mixed by Jaycen-Joshua Fowler and Dave Pensado for Penua Project/Innersound Mgmt
Mix assisted by Giancarlo Lino
Mixed at Larrabee Studios, Universal City, CA