The song has been described as "channeling the trap" genre, containing an ominous steel drum rhythm, heavy bass and a sparse beat. Its lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship.
Black Widow
Iggy Azalea Lyrics
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Until you hate me
And I'm gonna show you
What's really crazy
You should've known better
Then to mess with me harder
I'm gonna love ya, I'm gonna love ya
Gonna love ya, gonna love ya
This twisted cat and mouse game always starts the same
First we're both down to play then somehow you go astray
We went from nothin' to somethin', likin' to lovin'
It was us against the world and now we just fuckin'
It's like I loved you so much and now I just hate you
Feelin' stupid for all the time that I gave you
I wanted all or nothin' for us ain't no place in between
Might, might be me believin' what you say that you never mean
Like it'll last forever but now forever ain't as long
If it wasn't for you I wouldn't be stuck singin' this song
You were different from my last but now you got a mirror
And as it all plays out I see it couldn't be clearer, now sing
You used to be thirsty for me
But now you wanna be set free
This is the web, web that you weave
So, baby, now rest in peace (it's all over with now)
I'm gonna love you
Until you hate me (right)
And I'm gonna show you (show 'em what? Show 'em what?)
What's really crazy
You should've known better
Then to mess with me harder (it's all over with now)
I'm gonna love ya, I'm gonna love ya
Gonna love ya, gonna love ya
Like a black widow, baby
(Black, black widow, baby)
I'm gonna lo-lo-lo-love you until it hurts
Just to get you I'm doin' whatever works
You ain't never met nobody
That'll do you how I do ya
That'll bring you to your knees
Praise, Jesus, hallelujah
I'ma make you beg for it, plead for it
'Til you feel like you breath for it
'Til you do any and everythin' for it
I want you to fiend for it
Wake up and dream for it
'Til it's got you gaspin' for air
And you lean forward
'Til they have a CAT scan to check on your mind
And it's nothin' but me on it (on it, on it)
Now it's me time, believe that
If it's yours when you want it
I want it, promise I need that
'Til I'm everywhere that you be at
I can't fall back or quit
'Cause this here is fatal attraction
So I take it all or I don't want shh
You used to be thirsty for me (right)
But now you wanna be set free
This is the web, the web that you weave
So, baby, now rest in peace (it's all over with now)
I'm gonna love you
Until you hate me (right)
And I'm gonna show you (show 'em what? Show 'em what?)
What's really crazy (woah)
You should've known better
Then to mess with me harder
I'm gonna love ya, I'm gonna love ya
Gonna love ya, gonna love ya
Like a black widow, baby
Black, black, black, black widow, baby
The lyrics to Iggy Azalea's "Black Widow" are about revenge and toxic relationships. The song paints a picture of a cat-and-mouse game between two people. The female protagonist loves her partner until he betrays her, causing her to hate him. She is determined to show him what is really "crazy" and warns him that he should have known better than to mess with her.
The chorus draws the analogy of the black widow spider, which mates and then kills its partner. The lyrics express the singer's desire for revenge and her willingness to do whatever it takes to get it. She wants to make him beg for it and feel like he can't live without her. The line "if it's yours when you want it, I want it, promise I need that" shows the possessiveness of their relationship and how it has turned toxic.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm gonna love you
I will show you love until it turns to hatred.
Until you hate me
I will continue to love you until you can no longer stand me.
And I'm gonna show you
I plan to demonstrate something to you.
What's really crazy
I am going to reveal something that is truly insane.
You should've known better
You never should have gotten involved with me.
Then to mess with me harder
You should have backed away.
I'm gonna love ya, I'm gonna love ya
I am going to continue loving you.
Gonna love ya, gonna love ya
My love for you will not diminish.
Like a black widow, baby
My love is like a black widow that will ultimately kill you.
Lyrics ยฉ CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, O/B/O DistroKid, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Mikkel Storleer Eriksen, Tor Erik Hermansen, Sarah Theresa Hudson, Amethyst Amelia Kelly, Benjamin Levin, Katy Perry
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@RebeccaBlink
this used to be my fave song
@Mhaki4k
same
@dasit7646
Yesss and he music vid idk I was obsessed with it
@itzy16luvblackpinkstanxg21
Rebecca Blink yeah itโs one of my favorite songs and are you a blink!!
@2nerC9
This song is so good up until the drop. Wtf it just ruins the song. All that build up for that shitty drop
@heavenlyeverleigh3680
Me too
@siganbloodstar6916
can we admire how she climb over the counter
@aa-lj7sn
Reminds me of a beached whale reaching for the ocean
@tresacombs3484
Lol I don't know!
@jadeneaguilar
Just Ice ๐๐๐