Everything About You
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The speaker expresses an exaggerated dislike of nearly everything: weather, places, the city and countryside, and especially another person. The repeated claim of hating โeverything about youโ makes the feeling sound intense and comic rather than carefully reasoned. Later, the speaker insists that this bad attitude does not make them sad; they are enjoying the act of being hostile.
The list of oppositesโrain and sunshine, beach and mountains, city and countrysideโsuggests that the speaker is not simply unhappy with one setting. They reject almost any option, creating a picture of someone determined to complain. โHate your daddyโs gutsโ is an informal, emphatic way to say that someone strongly dislikes another personโs father. The contrast between โI get sickโ around the person and โIโm having a ballโ while hating them adds a teasing, provocative edge.
The lyrics may describe genuine dislike, but their over-the-top insults and shifting claims also make the speaker seem unreliable or playful. The boast about kissing the other personโs sister complicates the repeated declaration of total rejection: the speaker says they dislike her, yet also brags about being involved with her. This contradiction may be meant to provoke rather than offer a consistent account of the speakerโs feelings.