“Black Widow” is the fifth single from Australian rapper Iggy Azalea‘s debut studio album, The New Classic.
The music video and track features British recording artist Rita Ora, and it’s lyrics chronicle subjects of revenge and feminism in a failed romantic relationship.
The video was shot in mid-July in Los Angeles, it was directed by Director X and Iggy Azalea. The music video premiered in mid August 2014.
“Black Widow” was written by Azalea, Katy Perry, Sarah Hudson, Benny Blanco, and supe producer duo Stargate; the latter also produced the song.
Lyrics for Iggy Azalea feat. Rita – Black Widow
[Hook: Rita Ora]
I’m gonna love ya
Until you hate me
And I’m gonna show ya
What’s really crazy
You should’ve known better
Than to mess with me, honey
I’m gonna love ya, I’m gonna love ya
Gonna love ya, gonna love ya
Like a black widow, baby[Verse 1]
This twisted cat and mouse game always starts the same
First we’re both down to play then somehow you go astray
We went from nothing to something, liking to loving
It was us against the world, and now we just fucking?
It’s like I loved you so much, and now I just hate you
Feeling stupid for all the time that I gave you
I wanted all or nothing for us, ain’t no place in between
Might be me believing what you say that you’ll never mean
Like it’ll last forever but now forever ain’t as long
If it wasn’t for you I wouldn’t be stuck singing this song
You were different from my last but now you got em mirrored
And as it all plays out I see it couldn’t be clearer
Now sing…[Pre-hook: Rita Ora]
You used to be, thirsty for me
But now you wanna be set free
This is the web, web that you weave
So baby now rest in peace (It’s all over with now)[Hook]
[Verse 2]
I’m gonna l-l-l-love you until it hurts
Just to get you, I’m doing whatever works
You ain’t never met nobody
That will do ya how I do ya
That will bring you to your knees
Praise Jesus, hallelujah
I’ma make you beg for it, plead for it
‘Till you feel like you breathe for it
‘Till you’ll do any and everything for it
I want you to fiend for it
Wake up and dream for it
‘Till it’s got you gasping for air
And you lean forward
‘Till they have a CAT scan to check on your mind
And it’s nothing but me, on it (on it, on it)
Now it’s me time, believe that
If it’s yours and you want it
I want it, promise I need that
‘Till I’m everywhere that you be at
I can’t fall back or quit
Cause this here is fatal attraction
So I take it all or I don’t want shhh[Pre-hook]
[Hook]