For maximum effect this should be sung by a boy band. Obviously this is the radio edit. The album version doesn't use the word 'trite'.
Heard It All Before
I gave you my heart, you tore it apart
I cried all night through for you
And now you are back, with this piece of tack
This handwritten serenade that you made
My tears have all run out
Like your imagination
Chorus:
Cos I've heard it all before, a hundred times and more
There's nothing you can say to take away the pain of a cliché
Your heartfelt balladry does nothing more for me
For I will carry on, and I'll stay strong
Like every other song, I've heard it all before
When I was scared, I was unaware
That you'd ever write such trite
But now I see it was not meant to be
These overused lines fall flat, just like that
You stole my heart and soul
And all of your lyrics
Chorus
I gave you everything, I thought you were the one
But I'll get over you, when all is said and done
This means nothing,
Absolutely nothing,
It's all the same lines rearranged
You said you'd be there for me
You'd always care for me
Now I'm screaming out for a change
[Key change]
Chorus [x gazillion. Pop songs usually repeat the chorus too many times at the end of songs]
Lyrics 2007 copyright of tze100
Heard It All Before
I gave you my heart, you tore it apart
I cried all night through for you
And now you are back, with this piece of tack
This handwritten serenade that you made
My tears have all run out
Like your imagination
Chorus:
Cos I've heard it all before, a hundred times and more
There's nothing you can say to take away the pain of a cliché
Your heartfelt balladry does nothing more for me
For I will carry on, and I'll stay strong
Like every other song, I've heard it all before
When I was scared, I was unaware
That you'd ever write such trite
But now I see it was not meant to be
These overused lines fall flat, just like that
You stole my heart and soul
And all of your lyrics
Chorus
I gave you everything, I thought you were the one
But I'll get over you, when all is said and done
This means nothing,
Absolutely nothing,
It's all the same lines rearranged
You said you'd be there for me
You'd always care for me
Now I'm screaming out for a change
[Key change]
Chorus [x gazillion. Pop songs usually repeat the chorus too many times at the end of songs]
Lyrics 2007 copyright of tze100