Burn The Witch Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You cut me deep, just like they all said you would
Thought we were good, thought we were good
Until you put me down in front of a crowded room
I was stupid, thinking a leaf was turned
'Cause I got burned, yeah I got burned
I wear a scar in the place that you made the wound

[Pre-Chorus]
Cause you left me scored
I drew the five of swords, and now
I'm running, I'm running
I'm coming to bring you down


[Chorus]
'Cause baby I'm a liar, I'm a bitch
And you and I have unfinished business
Narcissistic hypocrite
And I'm petty as hell but at least I admit it
Blow my phone up, say I'm crazy
I know what you've called me lately

It's time to burn the witch
It's time to burn the wi-i-i-i-itch


[Verse 2]
I called you out, but my critics all said I was wrong
It took a while, it took a while
But now they see what I've been saying all along
You took a match to the bridge I was trying to mend
What goes around, comes back around
If only you had been a nicer person
[Chorus]
I'm a liar, I'm a bitch
And you and I have unfinished business
Narcissistic hypocrite
And I'm petty as hell but at least I admit it
Blow my phone up, say I'm crazy
I know what you've called me lately

It's time to burn the witch
It's time to burn the wi-i-i-i-itch


[Bridge]
Roses are red, violets are blue
Lady Karma's a bitch and she's coming for you
Roses are red, violets are blue
Lady Karma's a bitch and she's coming for you
Roses are red, violets are blue
Lady Karma's a bitch and she's coming for you
Roses are red, violets are blue
Lady Karma's a bitch and she's coming for you

[Chorus]
'Cause baby I'm a liar, I'm a bitch (liar)
And you and I have unfinished business
Narcissistic hypocrite (ah-hah)
And I'm petty as hell but at least I admit it (at least I admit it)
Blow my phone up, say I'm crazy
I know what you've called me lately

It's time to burn the witch (time to burn the witch)
It's time to burn the wi-i-i-i-itch

[Outro]
I'm a liar (ah-hah)
I'm a liar (ah-hah)
It's time to burn the wi-i-i-i-itch
'Cause baby, I'm a liar (ah-hah)
'Cause baby, I'm a liar (ah-hah)
It's time to burn the witch
(Liar, liar, liar, liar)

About

Genius Annotation

Emma Blackery purges has learned her lesson and decides to purge the rest of her negative emotions and move on on “Burn The Witch.” The song appears as the penultimate track from her debut album Villains. The album was released on August 31, 2018.

Written with album collaborator and producer Toby Scott, the song serves as the “sister track” to lead single “Dirt.” Blackery revealed this while teasing the track on Instagram

so, some of the songs on this album come in pairs. villains pt. 1 and pt. 2, for instance. agenda and take me out show two sides to being shunned by friends. burn the witch is dirt’s sister track. it tells the story of finally overcoming the hurt i felt, and making one final purge of negativity. it is the final fight scene in a movie. the outro, which you haven’t heard yet, is the moment i rejoice in lady karma’s goodness and finally cut all ties emotionally, and let go of the toxic people in my life. roses are red, violets are blue… 🌹

On the back of the vinyl-album artwork, the track list has little messages explaining what each song is directed towards. This song is ‘For The Purge of Hatred’.

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Release Date
August 31, 2018
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