The 'You Didn't Have To Cut Me Off' meme originates from the 2011 music video for 'Somebody That I Used to Know' by Gotye (Wouter De Backer) featuring Kimbra. The scene features a painted Gotye singing the emotionally charged chorus directly to the camera as he blends into a geometric background. While the song was a global hit, the specific clip became a viral sensation as the 'Lore Meme' or 'Hyper-Lore' template, where the audio is sped up and remixed with 8-bit sounds or orchestral transitions. This clip is commonly used to represent 'Surface Level vs. Deep Lore' or to show a character’s dramatic evolution or hidden complexity. It perfectly captures feelings of intense nostalgia, sudden abandonment, or the overwhelming complexity of a seemingly simple topic. Example captions include: 'When you ask a fan about the FNAF lore,' 'Me after one minor inconvenience,' and 'How it feels to be ghosted after a 5-hour conversation.'