Heartbreak Warfare Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Lightning strike
Inside my chest to keep me up at night
Dream of ways
To make you understand my pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
It's heartbreak warfare
Once you want it to begin
No one really ever wins
In heartbreak warfare
[Chorus]
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
[Verse 2]
Drop his name
Push it in and twist the knife again
Watch my face
As I pretend to feel no pain, pain, pain
Lightning strike
Inside my chest to keep me up at night
Dream of ways
To make you understand my pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
It's heartbreak warfare
Once you want it to begin
No one really ever wins
In heartbreak warfare
[Chorus]
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
[Verse 2]
Drop his name
Push it in and twist the knife again
Watch my face
As I pretend to feel no pain, pain, pain
[Pre-Chorus]
Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
It's heartbreak warfare
Once you want it to begin
No one really ever wins
In heartbreak warfare
[Chorus]
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
Just say so
[Bridge]
How come the only way to know how high you get me
Is to see how far I fall?
God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me
But I can't break through it all
It's a heart, heartbreak
[Verse 3]
I don't care if we don't sleep at all tonight
Let's just fix this whole thing now
I swear to God we're gonna get it right
If you lay your weapon down
Clouds of sulfur in the air
Bombs are falling everywhere
It's heartbreak warfare
Once you want it to begin
No one really ever wins
In heartbreak warfare
[Chorus]
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
If you want more love
Why don't you say so?
Just say so
[Bridge]
How come the only way to know how high you get me
Is to see how far I fall?
God only knows how much I'd love you if you let me
But I can't break through it all
It's a heart, heartbreak
[Verse 3]
I don't care if we don't sleep at all tonight
Let's just fix this whole thing now
I swear to God we're gonna get it right
If you lay your weapon down
[Chorus]
Red wine and Ambien
You're talking shit again
It's heartbreak warfare
Good to know it's all a game
Disappointment has a name
It's heartbreak, heartbreak
[Outro]
It's heartbreak warfare
It's heartbreak warfare
It's heartbreak warfare
Red wine and Ambien
You're talking shit again
It's heartbreak warfare
Good to know it's all a game
Disappointment has a name
It's heartbreak, heartbreak
[Outro]
It's heartbreak warfare
It's heartbreak warfare
It's heartbreak warfare
About
Genius Annotation
Written by Mayer and produced by Mayer and drummer Steve Jordan, the song is the opening track on Battle Studies, and was released as the second single from the album on October 19, 2009.
Its about his relationship with Jen Aniston. The line: “Drop his name, push it in and twist the knife again” is about Brad Pitt.
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Release Date
October 19, 2009
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