Broken

## **Broken**Promotional single by Kim Petras

"**Broken**" is a song by Kim Petras featured on her debut full-lenght project *Clarity*as the first promotional single and sixth track. It was released on April 25th, 2019.

## Background

“Broken” is a pop track infused with some R&B and trap influences that finds Petras singing about heartbreak. It represents a departure from what Kim has brought to the pop-scene in the past since it’s all laid on a darker and more serious note, while still keeping what we all recognise Kim Petras for.

In an interview for Paper Magazine, Kim talked about how and why she recorded the song the way she did: "Even when I’m sad, I always try to make it fun. At the same time, I feel like Juice WRLD has been super fun for me to listen to, even though it’s the most sad shit ever that he’s saying. It’s those concepts that everybody just wants to scream out, so that’s kind of what I wanted to do. I’m kind of braggy in it, I’m just like, “When she leaves you for your best friend, that shit karma/When you see me with my new dude, that’s a come-up”. At the same time, I’m stunting, because that’s who I am."

## Theme

In the song Kim talks about how she loved this person so much and they left her for another woman, and how heartbroken she felt.

## Video

Broken - Kim Petras (Official Lyric Video)
## Lyrics

[Chorus]

You made it hurt too much

Hope you got, hope you got

Everything you want

Pray to God, pray to God

That she leave you broken, broken (Hearted)

Like you left me broken, broken (Hearted)

So much for the love

Hope she got, hope she got

Everything I'm not

Pray to God, pray to God

That she leave you broken, broken (Hearted)

Like you left me broken, broken (Hearted)

[Verse 1]

You cut me open, I cried oceans

All I wanted was devotion

I got nothing

Hope you happy with your new bitch

How you livin'?

I'm in Paris in Marc Jacobs, life's amazing

When she leave you for your best friend

That shit karma

When you see me with my new dude

That's a come up

Yeah, you used to have the baddest

Lookin' lavish, dipped in carats

Only want me back when you can't have me

[Pre-Chorus]

I used to do it all for you

I used to give it all to you

[Chorus]

You made it hurt too much

Hope you got, hope you got

Everything you want

Pray to God, pray to God

That she leave you broken, broken (Hearted)

Like you left me broken, broken (Hearted)

So much for the love

Hope she got, hope she got

Everything I'm not

Pray to God, pray to God

That she leave you broken, broken (Hearted)

Like you left me broken, broken (Hearted)

[Verse 2]

You don't even know what you did to me

Tears fall like rain, man

You broke my heart baby, literally

I just can't take it

Couldn't eat, sleep for days

And my mind going four ways

Bottle of Jack half-empty

In and out of bed, sitting in the hallway

You don't know the tears that I cried

You don't want to see my dark side

And my mind going psycho

Hated that you wasted my time

Friends thought I was insane

Almost tatted your name

Ask God to do to you what you did to me

At night when I pray

[Pre-Chorus]

I used to do it all for you

I used to give it all to you

[Chorus]

You made it hurt too much

Hope you got, hope you got

Everything you want

Pray to God, pray to God (Pray to God, baby)

That she leave you broken, broken (Hearted)

Like you left me broken, broken (Hearted)

So much for the love

Hope she got, hope she got (Hope she got everything I'm not)

Everything I'm not

Pray to God, pray to God

That she leave you broken, broken (Hearted)

Like you left me broken, broken (Hearted)

[Outro]

Every day I hope you're broken-hearted (Hearted)

Every night I hope you're broken-hearted (Hearted)

Every day I hope you're broken-hearted (Hearted)

Yeah, broken-hearted (Hearted)

Woo-ah!

(Hearted, hearted, hearted)

## References

1. ↑ https://www.papermag.com/kim-petras-broken-interview-2635525528.html