Heartbreaker
mariah carey;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

The song "Heartbreaker" by Mariah Carey featuring Da Brat and Missy Elliott is a chart-topping R&B track about a woman who can't resist her lover despite knowing that he is a heartbreaker. The song is a confession about the weaknesses of the singer's love life. She expresses her love for the man and the fact that his love is so good that she can't leave him alone. She admits that she is caught up in his charm such that she can't resist him. The chorus emphasizes that despite knowing the man is a heartbreaker and has broken her heart countless times, she can't help but keep going back to him.


In the second verse, Da Brat raps about a woman who desires to be with Jay-Z. She wants to spend time with him, go shopping with him, pillow-fight with him and drive his Benz. However, Jay-Z describes her as a heartbreaker, emphasizing that he knows her intentions and is not willing to let her break his heart. The third verse is a repetition of the chorus, again describing the singer's inability to stay away from her heartbreaker lover.


Overall, "Heartbreaker" is a song about the struggles of loving someone who isn't good for you. The singer is torn between her feelings for her lover and the knowledge that he is going to continue breaking her heart. It's an emotional confession of love that many can relate to.


Line by Line Meaning

Give me your love
The singer is asking for her lover's affection.


You gotta bounce to it like this
The rhythm of the song is energetic and upbeat, and listeners are encouraged to dance along.


Boy your love's so good
The singer's lover's affection is enjoyable and pleasurable.


I don't want to let go
The singer is unwilling to end the relationship even though she knows she should.


And although I should
The singer recognizes that she needs to let go of her lover but is struggling to do so.


I can't leave you alone
The singer is still drawn to her lover even though she knows she needs to move on.


Cause you're so disarming
The singer's lover has a charming personality that makes it hard for her to stay away from him.


I'm caught up in the midst of you
The singer is entangled in her feelings for her lover and cannot break free.


And I can not resist, and oh
The singer is unable to resist her lover's charms and continues to be drawn to him.


Boy if I do the things you want me to
The singer is willing to do whatever her lover asks of her.


The way I used to do
The singer is willing to revert back to her previous actions and behaviors to please her lover.


Would you love me, baby
The singer is asking if her lover would still love her if she complies with his requests.


Hold me, feeling now
The singer wants her lover to hold her and make her feel wanted and loved.


Go and break my heart
The singer knows that her lover will eventually hurt her and leave her feeling heartbroken.


Heartbreaker, you got the best of me
The singer's lover has hurt her so much that he has taken everything good that was in her and left her feeling empty.


But I just keep on coming back incessantly
Despite the heartbreak, the singer is unable to stay away and continues to come back to her lover.


Oh why, did you have to run your game on me
The singer is asking why her lover had to deceive her and play games with her emotions.


I should have known right from the start
The singer realizes that she should have seen the warning signs of her lover's deceit and avoided getting involved with him.


You'd go and break my heart
The singer knows that her lover will eventually hurt her.


She wants to shop with Jay, play box with Jay
The rapper is describing the things that his lover wants to do with him.


She wants to pillow fight in the middle of the night
The rapper's lover wants to engage in fun and playful activities with him.


She wants to drive my Benz with five of her friends
The rapper's lover wants to show off their relationship and be seen with him and her friends.


She wants to creep past the block spyin' again
The rapper's lover wants to sneak around and spy on him.


She wants to inspect the rest, kick me to the curb
The rapper's lover wants to scrutinize their relationship and possibly end things if she finds something she doesn't like.


If she find a strand of hair longer than hers
The rapper's lover is jealous and insecure, and could potentially end their relationship over something insignificant like finding a longer hair strand.


She want love in the jacuzzi, rub up in the movies
The rapper's lover wants to engage in intimate activities with him in different locations.


Access to the old crib, keys to the new crib
The rapper's lover wants access to his homes and belongings.


That's when I gotta send her back to her moms
The rapper doesn't want his lover to have too much control, so he needs to set some boundaries and send her home at times.


She call me 'Heartbreaker'
The rapper's lover calls him a heartbreaker, possibly because she knows that she could get hurt in their relationship.


When we apart, it makes her
The rapper's lover misses him when they are apart.


Want to get a piece of paper, scribble 'I hate ya'
The rapper's lover may experience feelings of anger or frustration towards him at times.


But she know she love Jay because
The rapper's lover knows that she loves him despite their occasional issues.


She love everything Jay say, Jay does and uh
The rapper's lover is enamored with him and loves everything about him, including his words and actions.




Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 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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It's ashamed that they changed the rules after JLO released her remixed of "I'm Real" with Ja Rule! Still can't get over the fact that it was actually Ashanti singing!.... Mariah did hint that she wanted to when Caution came out, but wasn't able to. Maybe coz Cardi B said she couldn't. But all in all, record labels might be too scared to take the chance since it don't help the original version on the charts any more.

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