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You didn't care you went and broke my heart
I'll get ya back you know it's gonna start
You gave me pain thats whatcha done to me
When I get through you'll be sorry you met me

You'll wish you were never born
Blackmail, blackmail
I'll make you pay
For the life that you tore
Blackmail
Black
Mail

You put it to me and now we'll play my game
I'll wrap you up and you'll go insane
It took so long and I waited my turn
You pay your debt I'm gonna make you burn you know

You'll wish you were never born
Blackmail, blackmail
I'll make you pay
For the life that you tore
Blackmail
Black
Mail

I know about you and I'm gonna tell
The way I planned you're gonna go through hell
Now you listen to what I'm about to say
Or you won't live to see the light of day, you know

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spliphstar On Jan 22, 2002

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by fuzzyforever

17y ago

This song is very cool. Unlike most songs about breakups written by women (Which are generally about how her life is over with her beau) this song is defiantly 'rock' in every sense of the word.

This song is about a woman after a breakup. But instead of being depressed and lonely, she decides to get back at the guy. Using black mail with personal information she learned during their relationship and threats of physical violence.

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