Turn your ugly face
Are you so surprised to see me
Yeah I was your little
Childhood playground toy

And if I remember
Yeah if I do remember rightly
I said the tables would be
Turned around, boy

[Chorus]
Who's getting scared now
Tell me, tell me how does it feel
It feels so good
From where I'm standing

The only times of my life
The sun was meant to shine for me
You made it pour down,
Pour down with tears of rain

Dug my pride with a knife
Enraged by your obsession with me
Time was mental torture
And screams of justified pain

So ya gonna chase me now, boy
Yeah ya gonna corner me now, boy
You think ya gonna threaten me now, boy
Well somehow I don't think so

Yeah, ya gonna stamp me down now, boy
Yeah, ya gonna crush me down now, boy
You think ya gonna threaten me now, boy
Well somehow I don't think so

[Chorus]

Yeah you're getting scared now, piggy,
Go ahead and squeal
It sounds so nice
From where I'm standing

[Chorus]

You're getting scared now
Baby, go ahead and scream
It sounds so nice from where I'm standing
From where I'm standing

Who's getting scared?
Who's getting scared now?
Who's getting scared?
Who's getting scared now?
Who's getting scared?
Who's getting scared now?


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Getting Scared Lyrics as written by Imogen Jennifer Heap Guy Sigsworth

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    I agree with what people have said about this being a song that talks about revenge on someone who molested/abused her when she was young. This is a great song, it's got such great emotion.

    part_bon February 02, 2008   Link

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