This song is about a guy who broke girls hearts so they wrote a song together say what they hate about him (his personality). But near the end of the song there is a twist...

Sha, sha, sha

I probably shouldn't say this
But at times I get so scared
When I think about the previous
Relationship we shared
It was awesome, but we lost it
It's not possible for me not to care
And now we're standing in the rain
But nothing's ever gonna change until you hear
My dear

The seven things I hate about you
The seven things I hate about you
Oh, you
You're vain, your games, you're insecure
You love me, you like her
You made me laugh, you made me cry, I don't know which side to buy
Your friends, they're jerks, and when you act like them, just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you

It's awkward and it's silent
As I wait for you to say
But what I need to hear now your sincere apology
When you mean it, I'll believe it If you text it I'll delete it
Let's be clear
Oh, I'm not coming back
You're taking seven steps here

The seven things I hate about you
You're vain, your games, you're insecure
You love me, you like her
You made me laugh, you made me cry, I don't know which side to buy
Your friends, they're jerks, and when you act like them, just know it hurts
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I hate the most that you do
You make me love you

Compared to all the great things
That would take too long to write
I probably should mention
The seven that I like

The seven things I like about you
Your hair, your eyes, your old Levi's
When we kiss, I'm hypnotized
You made me laugh, you made me cry, but I guess that's both that I'll have to buy
Your hand in mine when we're intertwined, everything's alright
I wanna be with the one I know
And the seventh thing I like the most that you do
You make me love you

Sha, sha, you do, oh



Lyrics submitted by thoseguiltyeyes, edited by airborn292

Track duration: 03:33

"7 Things" as written by Tim James Miley Cyrus

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    General Comment:I neither hate nor like The Jo Bros, Selena Gomez & their Disney friends. They're not talentless but frankly I think they're for little kids! But for some reason, I've always liked Miley, especially after she came out with this song. Had it on repeat for the longest time.heh. I love the strings on this song & yes, the lyrics are cute & corny (love it.hehe) I dont have a problem with this whole reinvention thing. No human ever stays in one place unless otherwise. I'm all for Miley!!
    Flag LightofAuguston July 30, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:O my word this song is so blaaa...sorry for u guys how like it but I dont...
    O please the only thing she likes about him his his body...but its like she hats him
    what ????
    Flag PriscillaHon July 15, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:her music sucks she is retarted...reminds me of my ex girlfriend

    she cheated on me
    Flag billhawkson May 26, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:you have to love soemthing before you hate it.. -- the last song (nichola sparks)
    Flag jenalisaon April 06, 2010   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:omg, like Miley Cyrus is so amazing. She literally is the best performer that has ever lived. I love her so much and I always will. Her voice is so beautiful:)
    Flag kate4815162342on March 08, 2010   Link
  • 0
    General Comment:Miley Cyrus is a talentless whore.
    Flag KillViacomon February 23, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Why do people critisise others' taste in music?
    Everyone has their own opinion, interest and taste. Get over it.
    Just because you don't like it, doesn't mean that it's 'untasteful, fake, horrible, produced, sell-out, no class, etc'. It's biased and mean.
    Flag xzanessaxtroyellaxon January 17, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:It's about a stupid spoiled whore's bullshit love life. A.K.A. Nothing of any musical or lyrical value.
    Flag MakeLoveAndWaron December 14, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:All right, all you people who like this song make me want to stomp on babies and French kiss Hitler. Miley Cyrus is not "deep", she's not "talented", she's not "insightful" or whatever other shitty adjective you all can come up with. The truth is, she's a bratty little snob who thinks she's oh-so-funny and has a famous daddy to publicize everything she says or does. It's the ultimate form of over-obsessive parents. She sounds and looks like a weasel when she sings or does anything else, and the greatest abomination is her Disney show "Hannah Montana" that is just too grotesque to put into words. But i will say this one phrase to sum it all up, just in case you all are too stupid to read everything i just wrote: Miley Cyrus dum-dum.
    Flag ColumbineKidon October 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Before I get onto the meaning of the song I'll just say - yes, this song does seem like it could have been written for Nick Jonas. I personally believe they were dating, but bare in mind they may not have been. Nonetheless, just because this song was released during that time period everyne went all Niley, this song could have been written by anyone. Taylor Swift has a song called The Outisde on her first album that she wrote when she was about 13, and she released that a year or so ago. So really, we don't know how old the song actually is. It could be about any guy.

    And now to the song itself - I love this song. It's so beautiful because the message is basically "I see your faults, but I love you despite of that." which is a brilliant message to send out, especially through song, seen as we have alot of songs about perfection lately.
    Flag HaHson August 23, 2009   Link

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