I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week
Mandy Moore Lyrics


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I'll make this painless
Try to be sweet
I could break your heart any day of the week
Squeeze life out of you
Wrap you in sheets
I could break your heart any day of the week
I could break your heart any day of the week
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
I make you nervous
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Do not disturb you
Sunday rolls around but that's another story
It gets a little boring
I hold on to you
You hold on me
I could break your heart any day of the week

Let the walls talk
Let the floorboards creak
I could break your heart any day of the week
Those calendar girls, they got nothing on me
I could break your heart any day of the week
I could break your heart any day of the week

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
I make you nervous
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Do not disturb you
Sunday rolls around but that's another story
It gets a little boring

Yeah yeah
Yeah yeah

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
I make you nervous
Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Do not disturb you
Sunday rolls around but that's another story
It gets a little boring

I could turn you on
I could turn the other cheek
And it would break your heart
Any day of the week
And it would break your heart
Any day of the week
I could break your heart any day of the week




I could break your heart any day of the week
I could break your heart any day of the week

Overall Meaning

In "I Could Break Your Heart Any Day of the Week" by Mandy Moore, the singer highlights her power over someone's emotions. She sings about how effortlessly she can bring pain to someone even if she tries to be sweet about it. The chorus of the song implies that she can easily break the heart of her lover on any day of the week. The lyrics suggest that she can control her lover's movements and emotions, making them nervous from Monday to Wednesday while not disturbing them from Thursday to Saturday. Sunday rolls around, and the singer finds it boring to hold on to her lover and vice versa. She promises to keep the power dynamic constant when she says that she could break her lover's heart any day of the week.


Moore's unique singing style embodies the lyrics, which describes her ability to break her lover's heart, and her voice shifts from a gentle tone to a more assertive one, indicating the power she yields over her lover's heart. The song emphasizes the power dynamic in relationships and the ways in which someone can hold control over another. It conveys the idea that even if the person tries to be sweet and make this painless, they still have the power to break someone's heart.


Line by Line Meaning

I'll make this painless
I will end this relationship easily and without causing you too much pain


Try to be sweet
I will try to be gentle and kind when I end this relationship


I could break your heart any day of the week
I have the power and ability to hurt you emotionally at any time


Squeeze life out of you
I will exert my control over you and drain you emotionally


Wrap you in sheets
I will make you feel comfortable and secure, only to betray you later


Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday I make you nervous Thursday, Friday, Saturday Do not disturb you Sunday rolls around but that's another story It gets a little boring
I have power over you every day of the week, except Sunday when things get boring


Let the walls talk Let the floorboards creak I could break your heart any day of the week
Even the inanimate objects in our surroundings can sense the power I have over you


Those calendar girls, they got nothing on me I could break your heart any day of the week
I am more powerful and dangerous than anyone else you've ever encountered


I could turn you on I could turn the other cheek And it would break your heart Any day of the week
I have complete control over you and can manipulate you emotionally in any way I choose


I could break your heart any day of the week
I will continue to hold this power over you indefinitely




Lyrics ยฉ Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Mandy Moore, Michael Viola

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Comments from YouTube:

C G

Why isn't this album on Spotify?? This is such a terrific album. Highly overlooked record that deserves its proper due.

Stone Fox

Why isn't this song on spotify?!? I need to have it on repeat!! ๐Ÿ˜ก๐Ÿ˜ก

Ryan Wilson

I'm still shocked that this wasn't a bigger song.

Rozii-

Sameeee this song was my childhood

NR Ramirez

Itโ€™s been 4 years, are you still shocked?

Michael Mulcahy

doesn't sound retro at all. just sounds horribly produced, that keyboard bit is absolute garbage.

Matthew Kim

Smaller labels tend not to shell out as much money for promotion.

Jason Heavner

+Ryan Wilson True. I like the song because it sounds retro with the keyboard, which is probably why it never saw the light of day on radio, sadly.

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DaveRave (AKA DAVE Gร˜RDร˜N)

You can tell she has an old soul. there's a maturity about her that is far above most popstars/actresses but fun and youthful at the same time.

DaveRave (AKA DAVE Gร˜RDร˜N)

@that guys stuff ! yeah but at least we got lucky enough to have her now

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