The song describes the singer's feelings after a breakup with a former lover. While they were together, the singer felt happy but also lonely in the other person's company. After the breakup, the singer was initially relieved but then hurt by how completely the other person cut them off, acting like their relationship never happened. The singer acknowledges they don't need the other person's love anymore but is still pained by how they were treated like a stranger after their history together.

1. "SomebodyThat I UsedToKnow"
Nowandthen I think of whenweweretogether
Likewhenyousaidyoufeltsohappyyoucoulddie
I toldmyselfthatyouwereright for me
Butfeltsolonelyinyourcompany
Butthatwasloveandit'sanache I stillremember
Youcangetaddictedto a certainkind of sadness
Likeresignationtilltheend, alwaystheend
Sowhenwefoundthatwecould not makesense
Wellyousaidthatwewouldstillbefriends
ButI'lladmitthat I wasgladthatitwasover
Butyoudidn'thaveto cut meoff
Makeoutlikeitneverhappenedandthatwewerenothing
And I don'tevenneedyourlove
Butyoutreatmelike a strangerandthatfeelssorough
Noyoudidn'thavetostoopsolow
Haveyourfriendscollectyourrecordsandthenchangeyournumber
I guessthat I don'tneedthatthough
Nowyou'rejustsomebodythat I usedtoknow
Nowyou'rejustsomebodythat I usedtoknow
Nowandthen I think of allthetimesyouscrewedmeover
But had mebelievingitwasalwayssomethingthatI'ddone
But I don'twannalivethatway
Readingintoeverywordyousay
Yousaidthatyoucouldletitgo
And I wouldn'tcatchyouhungup on somebodythatyouusedtoknow
Butyoudidn'thaveto cut meoff
Makeoutlikeitneverhappenedandthatwewerenothing
And I don'tevenneedyourlove
Butyoutreatmelike a strangerandthatfeelssorough
Noyoudidn'thavetostoopsolow
Haveyourfriendscollectyourrecordsandthenchangeyournumber
I guessthat I don'tneedthatthough
Nowyou'rejustsomebodythat I usedtoknow
Somebody
(Nowyou'rejustsomebodythat I usedtoknow)
Somebody
(Nowyou'rejustsomebodythat I usedtoknow)