Heartbreaker
Mariah Carey (Featuring Da Brat & Missy Elliott) Lyrics


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Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love
Give me your love

You gotta bounce to it like this
You almost gotta walk to this
Uh huh
Escape

Boy your love's so good
I don't want to let go
And although I should
I can't leave you alone
'Cause you're so disarming
I'm caught up in the midst of you
And I can not resist, and oh

Boy if I do
The things you want me to
The way I used to do
Would you love me, baby
Hold me, feeling now
Go and break my heart

Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love

It's a shame to be so euphoric and weak
When you smile at me
And you tell me the things that you know
Persuade me to relinquish my love to you
But I can not resist at all

Boy if I do
The things you want me to
The way I used to do
Would you love me, baby
Hold me, feeling now
Go and break my heart

Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

She want to shop with Jay, play box with Jay
She want to pillow fight in the middle of the night
She want to drive my Benz with five of her friends
She want to creep past the block spyin' again
She want to roll with Jay, chase the skeeos away
She want to fight with lame chicks, blow my day
She want to inspect the rest, kick me to the curb
If she find a strand of hair longer than hers
She want love in the jacuzzi, rub up in the movies
Access to the old crib, keys to the new crib
She want to answer the phone, tattoo her arm
That's when I gotta send her back to her moms
She call me "Heartbreaker"
When we apart, it makes her
Want to get a piece of paper, scribble "I hate ya"
But she know she love Jay because
She love everything Jay say, Jay does and uh

Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart

Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
I should have known right from the start
You'd go and break my heart





Give me your love, give me your love
Give me your love, give me your love

Overall Meaning

"Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey is a song that speaks to the feeling of being swept off your feet by someone who may not be good for you. The opening lyrics "Give me your love" show how the singer of the song is enamored with her lover, and despite knowing that she should leave him, she can't help but stay with him. The chorus, with its repetition of the title phrase "Heartbreaker," shows the frustration and hurt that this relationship is causing.


The second verse shows the singer's conflicting emotions as she feels weakened by her lover's persuasiveness but also euphoric when he is with her. The bridge of the song is a rap verse by Jay-Z, which adds a different perspective as he describes the demands and manipulations of his partner. The overall message of the song is that even though someone may seem irresistible, it is important to recognize when they are causing harm and to prioritize one's own well-being.


Line by Line Meaning

Give me your love
The singer is asking for love from the person they are addressing.


You gotta bounce to it like this
The singer is giving instructions on how to move to the rhythm of the song.


Boy your love's so good
The singer is complimenting the quality of the love that the person they are addressing gives.


I don't want to let go
The artist wants to hold onto the love they are receiving and not lose it.


And although I should
The artist acknowledges that it may be wise to let go of this love, but they cannot bring themselves to do so.


I can't leave you alone
Despite the risk of heartbreak, the singer is unable to distance themselves from the person they are addressing.


'Cause you're so disarming
The person they are addressing has a charm that makes it difficult for the singer to resist them.


I'm caught up in the midst of you
The artist is deeply involved with the person they are addressing and cannot break away.


And I can not resist, and oh
The person they are addressing is so alluring that the artist cannot reject them.


Boy if I do
If the artist does what the person they are addressing wants them to do, they will give love/affection back.


The things you want me to
The person they are addressing has desires that the singer is willing to fulfill to receive love/affection.


The way I used to do
The artist has done things for the person they are addressing before, and they are willing to do them again for the sake of receiving love/affection.


Would you love me, baby
The singer is insecure and is asking for reassurance of their worth to the person they are addressing.


Hold me, feeling now
The singer wants to feel love and affection from the person they are addressing.


Go and break my heart
The singer is asking the person they are addressing to take the risk of breaking their heart if it means giving/receiving love/affection.


Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
The person they are addressing has hurt the artist, but they are still deeply affected by them.


But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Despite the hurt, the artist keeps returning to the person they are addressing for more love/affection.


Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
The singer is questioning why the person they are addressing had to be deceptive and cause them pain.


I should have known right from the start
The singer recognizes that they should have been more cautious with their emotions from the beginning.


She want to
The following lines describe the desires of another person.


It's a shame to be so euphoric and weak
The person being described here is overcome with emotions and their vulnerability is seen as a negative thing by the artist.


When you smile at me
When this person receives attention and affection from the artist, they become elated.


And you tell me the things that you know
This person persuades the singer by sharing their knowledge or beliefs about something.


Persuade me to relinquish my love to you
This person convinces the artist to give them their love despite the risks involved.


But I can not resist at all
The singer cannot deny this person anything, even if that means risking losing their own heart.


Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
The person being described here has hurt the singer in the same way as the person addressed in the rest of the song.


Give me your love
The song ends with a repetition of the initial request for love from the person addressed in the opening lines.




Lyrics Ā© Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: SHIRLEY ELLISTON, LINCOLN CHASE, WARREN III GRIFFIN, SHAWN CARTER, MARIAH CAREY, JEFFREY E COHEN, MICHAEL WALDEN

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

bulltrunch

Same.

Although I unfortunately canā€™t stand any of her music after 2004.

First five albums are amazing!

Butterfly and Rainbow are a nice smooth calm R&B fun albums and are an interesting cool change.

Then albums like Glitter, Charmbracelet, and The Emancipation of Mimi of the early 2000s are the okay ones.

But once the late 2000s started I realize I canā€™t stand her music from 11th E=MCĀ² to 15th album Caution. But thatā€™s just me and she has a 16th album coming out in 2022.



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Earth Boy Sun And Rain.

You have to listen to this with headphones to hear how intricate her layered background vocals are. Her harmonies are heavenly.

David Karl

Turn the balance down slightly also on the right ear and do the same with the left and listen to the different tones also.

New temp Phone-Ash

I know I am being disrespectful saying she is perfect, but maybe I am just that dumb

John N.

I never knew until the past 5 months that there were background vocals of just Mariah repeating and harmonizing with Jay-Z's rap verses, it really does show how intricately she could style her work.

DiiJai The Singer

NOW THIS IS THE CONVERSATION!!!!!

Alpha Kennyone

She was also a great live singer In her prime

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i am Raneal

She ended the 90's with a billboard hot 100 number 1.. Completely dominanting the whole decade.. No one up to this day has done what she has accomplished in a single decade.. Such a mega superstar.. Theeeee Mariah Carey of the Industry ā™„ļø

William Cain Jr

aye..and look the the mess we have now. I miss the 90's.

RDrD1989

Madonna did more in the 80's. Also, 90's, and 00's.

i am Raneal

@RDrD1989 sorry but only Mariah Carey able to dominate a single decade, no one in history of the hot 100, a male or group able to score a hot 100 number 1, in any decade aside from mariah ā˜ŗ

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