The Kinks: Hatred

You keep on accusing me Of making your life misery But if that's not abusing me, what isn't You wanna be my friend, well it's too late My love for you has turned to hate And I think that it's a permanent condition You say you wanna make the peace Smile and turn the other cheek I can't put myself in such a weak position Now I'm willing to accept this fate You and me just can't cohabitate We agree to hate and that's our fast decision Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that keeps us together Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that lasts forever Driven by hate, driven by hate Driven by hate, driven by hate ON the surface I'm a mild-mannered person That's until you scratch the animal inside Then you bring out all my animal aggression I gotta hatred for you that is never gonna die Driven to hate, driven to hate Driven to hate, driven to hate Chorus: Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that lasts forever Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that keeps us together While races try to integrate Nations try to gravitate Towards equal rights, regardless of religion Politicians might decree For the sake of humanity Love and peace instead of a collision You and me accept reality There's no way that we can agree The world can't make us alter this position At least you and I know where we stand We can't be friends, walk hand in hand My hostility for you defies description Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that keeps us together Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that lasts forever Driven by hate, driven by hate Driven by hate, driven by hate Hate's the only thing we have in common There's no escape, we'll always be this way So we might as well just learn to live together 'Cos we're gonna be this way till our dying day Driven by hate, driven by hate Driven by hate, driven by hate Chorus If you keep on putting me down Rub my name into the ground I'll drag the dirt all over town about you And if you spread the filth on me I'll only have one remedy I'll spill the beans, you'll see I've got a mouth, too Chorus (2x) Yeah, hatred Your attitude is downright rude Your jokes appall me, they're so crude Why don't you just drop dead and don't recover I'm the mirror to your mood You hate me and I hate you So at least we understand each other Hatred, hatred is the only thing that lasts, what is it? Hatred, hatred Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that lasts forever Hatred, hatred Is the only thing that lasts forever