My heart has broken to many pieces;
One for each time I've been let down.
I've heard it all, but I know the reason;
I'm not good enough to keep around.

But I'm done playing the victim;
It's time for me to be in control.
If I'm with a boy, and don't wanna keep him;
I've gotta know how to let him go.

So, I've got one question for you.

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Can you teach me how to break a heart?
If I drop it, will it shatter?
Teach me how to break a heart,
As long as it kills him it don't really matter
How I do it or how long it takes,
I just want to him pay for his mistakes.
So teach me how to break a heart,
And the first person I'll be after is you.

In the past my heart's been wounded,
But they're just scratches, and those they heal.
I've come off cloud 9, and now I'm grounded,
This is goodbye to him for real.

He can say he's sorry, and that he'll change;
But sorry baby, I don't care one bit.
My life is starting to rearrange,
And I'm happy to say he's not in it.

But I still have one question for you.

Can you teach me how to break a heart?
If I drop it, will it shatter?
Teach me how to break a heart,
As long as it kills him it don't really matter
How I do it or how long it takes,
I just want to him pay for his mistakes.
So teach me how to break a heart,
And the first person I'll be after is you.

I've always been the one to get hurt,
But now, now it's my turn.

Can you teach me how to break a heart?
If I drop it, will it shatter?
Teach me how to break a heart,
As long as it kills him it don't really matter
How I do it or how long it takes,
I just want to him pay for his mistakes.
So teach me how to break a heart,
And the first person I'll be after is you.

Can you teach me how to break a heart?
If I drop it, will it shatter?
Teach me how to break a heart,
As long as it kills him it don't really matter
How I do it or how long it takes,
I just want to him pay for his mistakes.
So teach me how to break a heart,
And the first person I'll be after is you.

It's time for me to break your heart.