"You Broke Me First" lyrics

"You Broke Me First"

You broke me first, ah

Maybe you don't like talking too much about yourself
But you shoulda told me that you were thinking 'bout someone else
You're drunk at a party or maybe it's just that your car broke down
Your phone's been off for a couple of months, so you're calling me now

I know you, you're like this
When shit don't go your way you needed me to fix it
And like me, I did
But I ran out of every reason

Now suddenly you're asking for it back
Could you tell me, where'd you get the nerve?
Yeah, you could say you miss all that we had
But I don't really care how bad it hurts
When you broke me first
You broke me first

Took a while, was in denial when I first heard
That you moved on quicker than I could've ever, you know that hurt
Swear for a while I would stare at my phone just to see your name
But now that it's there, I don't really know what to say

I know you, you're like this
When shit don't go your way you needed me to fix it
And like me, I did
But I ran out of every reason

Now suddenly you're asking for it back
Could you tell me, where'd you get the nerve?
Yeah, you could say you miss all that we had
But I don't really care how bad it hurts
When you broke me first
You broke me first

What did you think would happen?
What did you think would happen?
I'll never let you have it
What did you think would happen?

Now suddenly you're asking for it back
Could you tell me, where'd you get the nerve?
Yeah, you could say you miss all that we had
But I don't really care how bad it hurts
When you broke me first
You broke me first
(You broke me first)
You broke me first, ah


Thanks to Keira, Crystal for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Victoria Zaro, Blake Harnage, Tate McRae
Tate McRae told about this song in an interview with OutNowMagazine, "'You broke me first' is a really special song to me. This song is about someone in a relationship who couldn't care less for the other person and then 6 months later decides to crawl back. It's the feeling of knowing how much they meant to you, but this time not letting them back in. I hope everyone can connect to this song like I do."
The music video for this song was filmed during the COVID-19 pandemic. Tate McRae explained on Instagram, "this was taped to the front of my moms car, driving backwards, being filmed on my iphone, on a random rooftop. can't believe we actually put something together in this crazy time. directed this on my own:) &very very grateful for my team. i rlly hope u guys enjoy this song i wrote. it means a lot to me."
Speaking to NME in August of 2020, Tate McRae said of "You Broke Me First", "It's such a real song. Someone tried to come back in my life after leaving me with a lot of pain and damage and I decided 'I'm not letting you back in my life, no matter how badly I want you to'".
This song was certified "Platinum" by the RIAA on the 8th of December 2020.
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