Dim the lights, let me tell you about a story
Dim the lights, let me tell you about a story
I gave all of myself to someone
I gave all of myself to someone
Turns out they were selfish, and we went out with a bang
Turns out they were selfish, and we went out with a bang
Terrified, I made a promise to myself that
Terrified, I made a promise to myself that
I'd never let somebody hold me down
I'd never let somebody hold me down
And choke me out, and walk all over me again
And choke me out, and walk all over me again
I switched my energy
I switched my energy
Got no sympathy
Got no sympathy
You should beware
You should beware
You should be scared of me
You should be scared of me
I got a chip on my shoulder
I got a chip on my shoulder
Break you down and puck you over, baby
Break you down and puck you over, baby
Red, red rover
Red, red rover
Nah, it ain't fun if I ain't sinning
Nah, it ain't fun if I ain't sinning
I'm not like those other women, no
I'm not like those other women, no
I don't gotta be the hero, don't you know?
I don't gotta be the hero, don't you know?
Don't you know that I'm the villain?
Don't you know that I'm the villain?
Listen close, every bad guy's got their reason
Listen close, every bad guy's got their reason
Turned me to a criminal all cynical
Turned me to a criminal all cynical
But I don't want it any other way
But I don't want it any other way
Queue the smoke
Queue the smoke
It's so much better on the darker side
It's so much better on the darker side
'Cause I don't get hurt no more, I got
'Cause I don't get hurt no more, I got
Cutthroat energy
Cutthroat energy
Got no sympathy
Got no sympathy
You should beware
You should beware
You should be scared of me
You should be scared of me
I got a chip on my shoulder
I got a chip on my shoulder
Break you down and puck you over, baby
Break you down and puck you over, baby
Red, red rover
Red, red rover
Nah, it ain't fun if I ain't sinning
Nah, it ain't fun if I ain't sinning
I'm not like those other women, no
I'm not like those other women, no
I don't gotta be the hero, don't you know
I don't gotta be the hero, don't you know
Don't you know that I'm the villain
Don't you know that I'm the villain
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La-la-la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la-la-la-la
I don't gotta be the hero, don't you know?
I don't gotta be the hero, don't you know?
Don't you know that I'm the villain?
Don't you know that I'm the villain?