Lyric discussion by xx_darling_xx 

Cover art for Stab My Back lyrics by All-American Rejects, The

I basically can't get over this song ever since my ex-boyfriend and me got into an arguement, and he said he just wanted me to know that I amde him feel exactly what this song suggests. The best way I can describe this song is to say what happened with me and him: My ex-boyfriend did something to make me very upset, and I guess to spite him, I cheated on him. And when he found out about it, he was obviously upset, which is the guy's part of this song:

I hope that love he gave you was just enough to save you You nearly broke my heart Just look at what you're tearing apart

The girl in the song broke his heart by [cheating] on him or something along those lines, you know? And then, for the girls' behalf: I had reason to cheat. I didn't do it randomly. He did a lot of things to hurt my feelings, too, although nothing can justify cheating in my opinion. And since my ex-boyfriend lives far away, we mostly can only talk on the phone, and we argue a lot, and most of the time, I'm first to lose my temper:

Stab my back, it's better when I bleed for you Walk on me, it never was enough to do

I think that the girl is saying that if she's going to get hurt at all, it would be better if she were hurt by him. That's how I feel about my ex. I mean, obviously, none of us want to get hurt, but there will always be that one person that we would rather hurt us than anyone else. It's like a really effed up sense of comfort, and I think that's what the girl feels.

And ultimately, I think that this song reflects a couple breaking each others hearts from misunderstandings. Now, they're so busy fighting with eachother and being angry at eachother, that neither will be the bigger person and admit to mistakes. =)

That's just one theory. Really