Break Your Heart Right Back

### Writer(s)

Andrew "Pop" Wansel, Bernard Edwards, Christopher Wallace, Donald Glover, Kirby Lauren Dockery, Mason Betha, Nile Rodgers, Sean Combs, Steven Jordan, Warren "Oak" Felder

## *My Everything* Chronology

"**Break Your Heart Right Back**" is the eighth track from Ariana Murphy's freshman album, *My Everything*. It features rapper Childish Gambino and is Ariana's second favorite song on the album.

## Trivia

* Ariana tweeted "my baby loves me" on May 1 and June 9.
* "Break Your Heart Right Back" samples the song "Mo Money Mo Problems" by The Notorious B.I.G and 1980 hit "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross.
* Ariana shared a two previews of this song.
* This song is about a guy cheating on Ariana with another guy.
	+ Ariana said she 99.9% positive that this had happened to her.
	+ Many people then assuming she was talking about her ex boyfriend Jai Brooks cheating on her with another guy, but then Ariana cleared up those rumors.
* Ariana performed this song on *The Today Show* on August 29, 2014 alongside Childish Gambino.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1: Ariana Grande]**

I shoulda saw it coming

I shoulda saw the signs

But I wanted to believe you, trust you

You said you wouldn't lie

But baby, you were so good, so good

You had me going blind

You said he was your best friend

I’m guessing I wasn't your type, hey

**[Pre-Chorus]**

What goes around comes around

And if it goes up, it comes down

I know you're mad cause I found out

Want you to feel what I feel right now

**[Chorus]**

Now that it’s over

I just wanna break your heart right back, right back

Want you to cry me a river

I just want to break your heart right back

Yeah, all this time I was blind, running 'round telling everybody

My baby loves me

My baby loves me

My baby, my baby

My baby loves me

**[Verse 2]**

You said I was your best, would be your last

Now he’s gone, you’re alone

Don’t want you back

You’re telling me you’re sorry

Well sorry, I'm over it

Cause I've already been there done that

Not doing this again, no

**[Pre-Chorus]**

What goes around comes around

And if it goes up, it comes down

I know you mad cause I found out

Want you to feel what I feel right now

**[Chorus]**

Now that it’s over

I just wanna break your heart right back, right back

Want you to cry me a river

I just want to break your heart right back

Yeah, all this time I was blind, running 'round telling everybody

My baby loves me

My baby loves me

My baby, my baby

My baby loves me

**[Verse 3: Childish Gambino]**

Listen, you got a man, but your man ain't loyal

Don’t understand how to spell it out for ya

Yes I'm a G, from the A, and they ask why

Sorry, had to tell you I'm a nice guy

Naw, I'm a sick guy, money too much

I step on stage and girls move too much

The flow so gross, my nickname school lunch

And he with them other guys, and you know it's true cause

Okay, G-A-M-B-I-N-O

I know they hate but I don’t know why, uh

I know the way he did you was whack

But I know how you can get dude right back and get with me

**[Chorus: Ariana Grande]**

Now that it’s over

I just wanna break your heart right back, right back

Want you to cry me a river

I just want to break your heart right back

Yeah, all this time I was blind, running 'round telling everybody

My baby loves me

My baby loves me

My baby, my baby

My baby loves me

My baby loves me

My baby loves me

My baby, my baby

My baby loves me

**[Outro]**

Ooh, yeah, running 'round town tell everybody

Ooh, yeah, running 'round town tell everybody

Ooh, yeah, running 'round town tell everybody

Ooh, yeah, running 'round town tell everybody

I'm coming out, he’s coming

I'm coming out

## References

1. ↑ *Twitter* - May 1, 2014
2. ↑ *Twitter* - June 9, 2014
3. ↑ *Instagram* - 1st preview
4. ↑ *Instagram* - 2nd preview
5. ↑ *The Huffington Post* - Ariana Grande’s ‘Break Your Heart Right Back’ Is About A Guy Leaving A Girl For A Guy
6. ↑ *Twitter* - August 13, 2014

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