Stabbing Victim
Femme Fatale Lyrics


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Wait, wait, come back
You forgot your knife
You left it in my back
Why don't you get it back?

Look what you've done now
Look what you've done now
You've stabbed me in the chest
So I wont have to guess!

Yeah don't hold on
It gets me every time
After you've stabbed my chest
Just stab and get the head!

Once you will not let go
Yeah, I intend to go
I'm trying one without you
I'm trying it out without you!

Once you will not let go
Yeah, I intend to go




I'm trying it without you
I'm trying it out without you

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to the song "Stabbing Victim" by Femme Fatale are dark and haunting, with themes of betrayal, revenge, and emotional pain. The opening lines ask the perpetrator to come back and take their knife, which they have left in the singer's back. The second line makes it clear that the perpetrator has used this knife to stab the singer in the chest.


The chorus repeats "Look what you've done now" multiple times, as if to drive home the sense of damage that has been done. The singer admits that they have been stabbed and they won't have to guess what the perpetrator's intentions are. In the second verse, the singer seems resigned to the fact that they keep letting the perpetrator back in, even though they know they will be hurt again. The suggestion is that this pattern needs to stop, and that the singer needs to cut ties with the perpetrator once and for all. The repeated line "Once you will not let go" indicates that the person who stabbed the singer is possessive and controlling, and will not let the singer go, even if it causes them pain.


The song is a powerful exploration of the dynamics of a toxic relationship. It is clear that the singer is in pain, and that they recognize the harm that has been done to them. However, they also seem to be caught in a cycle of hurt that they can't break out of. Whether they choose to end the relationship or continue to struggle with it, the emotional scars that have been inflicted on them will stay with them for a long time.


Line by Line Meaning

Wait, wait, come back
Don't leave just yet, I have something to say


You forgot your knife
You hurt me badly and left evidence


You left it in my back
You betrayed me and caused me pain


Why don't you get it back?
Why don't you fix what you've broken?


Look what you've done now
Look at the damage you caused


You've stabbed me in the chest
You hurt me deeply and emotionally


So I wont have to guess!
You've made your intentions clear by hurting me


Yeah don't hold on
Don't try to reconcile after attacking me


It gets me every time
Your toxic behavior always affects me


After you've stabbed my chest
After causing me emotional pain


Just stab and get the head!
Just go all the way and finish it off


Once you will not let go
Once you refuse to change your ways


Yeah, I intend to go
I intend to leave you and move on


I'm trying one without you
I'm trying to live a life free of your toxicity


I'm trying it out without you!
I'm experimenting with a life without you




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