[Verse 1: Taylor Swift] I was supposed to be sent away But they forgot to come and get me I was a functioning alcoholic 'Til nobody noticed my new aesthetic All of this to say I hope you're okay But you're the reason And no one here's to blame But what about your quiet treason
[Chorus: Taylor Swift] And for a fortnight there, we were forever Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather Now you're in my backyard, turned into good neighbors Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her
[Verse 2: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Post Malone, Post Malone] All my mornings are Mondays stuck in an endless February I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary And I love you, it's ruining my life I love you, it's ruining my life I touched you for only a fortnight I touched you, but I touched you
[Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Post Malone] And for a fortnight there, we were forever Run into you sometimes, ask about the weather Now you're in my backyard, turned into good neighbors Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her And for a fortnight there, we were together Run into you sometimes, comment on my sweater Now you're at the mailbox, turned into good neighbors My husband is cheating, I wanna kill him
[Bridge: Taylor Swift, Post Malone, Taylor Swift & Post Malone] I love you, it's ruining my life I love you, it's ruining my life I touched you for only a fortnight I touched you, I touched you I love you, it's ruining my life I love you, it's ruining my life I touched you for only a fortnight I touched you, I touched you
[Outro: Post Malone, Post Malone & Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift] Thought of callin' ya, but you won't pick up 'Nother fortnight lost in America Move to Florida, buy the car you want But it won't start up 'til you touch, touch, touch me Thought of calling ya, but you won't pick up 'Nother fortnight lost in America Move to Florida, buy the car you want But it won't start up 'til I touch, touch, touch you
2.
The Tortured Poets Department
[Verse 1] You left your typewriter at my apartment Straight from the tortured poets department I think some things I never say Like, "Who uses typewriters anyway " But you're in self-sabotage mode Throwing spikes down on the road But I've seen this episode and still loved the show Who else decodes you
[Chorus] And who's gonna hold you like me And who's gonna know you, if not me I laughed in your face and said "You're not Dylan Thomas, I'm not Patti Smith This ain't the Chelsea Hotel, we're modern idiots" And who's gonna hold you like me
[Post-Chorus] Nobody No-fucking-body Nobody
[Verse 2] You smoked, then ate seven bars of chocolate We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist I scratch your head, you fall asleep Like a tattooed golden retriever But you awaken with dread Pounding nails in your head But I've read this one where you come undone I chose this cyclone with you
[Chorus] And who's gonna hold you like me (Who's gonna hold you? Who's gonna hold you ) And who's gonna know you like me (Who's gonna know you ) I laughed in your face and said "You're not Dylan Thomas, I'm not Patti Smith This ain't the Chelsea Hotel, we're modern idiots" And who's gonna hold you like me (Who's gonna hold you? Who's gonna hold you )
[Post-Chorus] No-fucking-body (Who's gonna hold you? Who's gonna hold you ) Nobody (Who's gonna hold you? Gonna know you? Gonna troll you ) Nobody
[Bridge] Sometimes, I wonder if you're gonna screw this up with me But you told Lucy you'd kill yourself if I ever leave And I had said that to Jack about you, so I felt seen Everyone we know understands why it's meant to be 'Cause we're crazy So tell me, who else is gonna know me At dinner, you take my ring off my middle finger And put it on the one people put wedding rings on And that's the closest I've come to my heart exploding
[Chorus] Who's gonna hold you? (Who ) Me Who's gonna know you? (Who ) Me And you're not Dylan Thomas, I'm not Patti Smith This ain't the Chelsea Hotel, we're two idiots Who's gonna hold you
[Post-Chorus] Who's gonna hold you Who's gonna hold you Who's gonna hold you Who's gonna hold you Who's gonna hold you Who's gonna hold you Who's gonna hold you Gonna know you? Gonna troll you
[Outro] You left your typewriter at my apartment Straight from the tortured poets department Who else decodes you
3.
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
[Verse 1] Oh, here we go again The voices in his head Called the rain to end our days of wild The sickest army doll Purchased at the mall Rivulets descend my plastic smile
[Pre-Chorus] But you should've seen him when he first got me
[Chorus] My boy only breaks his favorite toys, toys, oh I'm queen of sand castles he destroys, oh, oh 'Cause it fit too right, puzzle pieces in the dead of night I should've known it was a matter of time, oh, oh My boy only breaks his favorite toys, oh, oh
[Verse 2] There was a litany of reasons why We could've played for keeps this time I know I'm just repeating myself Put me back on my shelf But first, pull the string And I'll tell you that he runs Because he loves me (He loves me)
[Pre-Chorus] 'Cause you should've seen him when he first saw me
[Chorus] My boy (My boy), only breaks his favorite toys, toys, oh I'm queen (I'm queen), of sand castles he destroys, oh, oh 'Cause I knew too much, there was danger in the heat of my touch He saw forever, so he smashed it up, oh, oh My boy (My boy), only breaks his favorite toys, oh, oh
[Bridge] Once I fix me He's gonna miss me Once I fix me He's gonna miss me
[Outro] Just say when, I'd play again He was my best friend down at the sandlot I felt more when we played pretend Than with all the Kens 'Cause he took me out of my box Stole my tortured heart Left all these broken parts Told me I'm better off But I'm not I'm not, I'm not
4.
Down Bad
[Verse 1] Did you really beam me up In a cloud of sparkling dust Just to do experiments on Tell me I was the chosen one Showed me that this world is bigger than us Then sent me back where I came from
[Pre-Chorus] For a moment, I knew cosmic love
[Chorus] Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym Everything comes out teenage petulance "Fuck it if I can't have him" "I might just die, it would make no difference" Down bad, wakin' up in blood Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me up Fuck it if I can't have us I might just not get up, I might stay
[Post-Chorus] Down bad Fuck it if I can't have him Down bad Fuck it if I can't have him
[Verse 2] Did you take all my old clothes Just to leave me here, naked and alone In a field in my same old town That somehow seems so hollow now They'll say I'm nuts if I talk about The existence of you
[Pre-Chorus] For a moment, I was heavenstruck
[Chorus] Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym (Cryin' at the gym) Everything comes out teenage petulance "Fuck it if I can't have him" (Fuck it if I can't have him) "I might just die, it would make no difference" Down bad, wakin' up in blood (Wakin' up in blood) Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me up Fuck it if I can't have us I might just not get up, I might stay
[Post-Chorus] Down bad (Like I lost my twin) Fuck it if I can't have him (Down bad) Down bad (Wavin' at the ship) Fuck it if I can't have him
[Bridge] I loved your hostile takeovers Encounters closer and closer All your indecent exposures How dare you say that it's— I'll build you a fort on some planet Where they can all understand it How dare you think it's romantic Leaving me safe and stranded 'Cause fuck it, I was in love So fuck you if I can't have us 'Cause fuck it, I was in love
[Chorus] Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym (Cryin' at the gym) Everything comes out teenage petulance "Fuck it if I can't have him" (Can't have him) "I might just die, it would make no difference" Down bad, wakin' up in blood (Wakin' up in blood) Starin' at the sky, come back and pick me up Fuck it if I can't have us I might just not get up, I might stay
[Post-Chorus] Down bad (Like I lost my twin) Fuck it if I can't have him (I'm down bad) Down bad (Wavin' at the ship) Fuck it if I can't have him
[Outro] Like I lost my twin Fuck it if I can't have him Down bad (Wavin' at the ship) Fuck it if I can't have him
5.
So Long, London
[Intro] So (So), long (Long), London (London) So (So), long (Long), London (London) So (So), long (Long), London (London)
[Verse 1] I saw in my mind fairy lights through the mist I kept calm and carried the weight of the rift Pulled him in tighter each time he was driftin' away My spine split from carrying us up the hill Wet through my clothes, weary bones caught the chill I stopped tryna make him laugh, stopped tryna drill the safe
[Chorus] Thinkin', "How much sad did you think I had Did you think I had in me " Oh, the tragedy So long, London You'll find someone
[Verse 2] I didn't opt in to be your odd man out I founded the club she's heard great things about I left all I knew, you left me at the house by the Heath I stopped CPR, after all, it's no use The spirit was gone, we would never come to And I'm pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free
[Chorus] For so long, London Stitches undone Two graves, one gun I'll find someone
[Bridge] And you say I abandoned the ship But I was going down with it My white-knuckle dying grip Holding tight to your quiet resentment And my friends said it isn't right to be scared Every day of a love affair Every breath feels like rarest air When you're not sure if he wants to be there
[Chorus] So how much sad did you think I had Did you think I had in me How much tragedy Just how low did you Think I'd go 'fore I'd self-implode 'Fore I'd have to go be free
[Verse 3] You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues I died on the altar waitin' for the proof You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days And I'm just getting color back into my face I'm just mad as hell 'cause I loved this place for
[Chorus] So (So), long (Long), London (London) Had (Had), a (A), good (Good), run (Run) A moment (Moment), of warm sun (Sun) But I'm (I'm), not (Not), the (The), one (One) So (So), long (Long), London (London) Stitches (Stitches), undone (Undone) Two (Two), graves (Graves), one gun (Gun) You'll (You'll), find (Find), someone
6.
But Daddy I Love Him
[Verse 1] I forget how the West was won I forget if this was ever fun I just learned these people only raise you To cage you Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best Clutchin' their pearls, sighing, "What a mess" I just learned these people try and save you 'Cause they hate you
[Pre-Chorus] Too high a horse for a simple girl To rise above it They slammed the door on my whole world The one thing I wanted
[Chorus] Now I'm runnin' with my dress unbuttoned Screamin', "But, Daddy, I love him I'm havin' his baby" No, I'm not, but you should see your faces I'm tellin' him to floor it through the fences No, I'm not coming to my senses I know he's crazy, but he's the one I want
[Verse 2] Dutiful daughter, all my plans were laid Tendrils tucked into a woven braid Growin' up precocious sometimes means Not growin' up at all He was chaos, he was revelry Bedroom eyes like a remedy Soon enough, the elders had convened Down at the city hall
[Pre-Chorus] "Stay away from her" The saboteurs protested too much Lord knows the words we never heard Just screeching tires and true love
[Chorus] And I'm runnin' with my dress unbuttoned Screamin', "But, Daddy, I love him I'm havin' his baby" No, I'm not, but you should see your faces I'm tellin' him to floor it through the fences No, I'm not coming to my senses I know he's crazy, but he's the one I want
[Post-Chorus] I'll tell you something right now I'd rather burn my whole life down Than listen to one more second of all this bitchin' and moanin' I'll tell you something 'bout my good name It's mine alone to disgrace I don't cater to all these vipers dressed in empath's clothing
[Bridge] God save the most judgmental creeps Who say they want what's best for me Sanctimoniously performing soliloquies I'll never see Thinkin' it can change the beat Of my heart when he touches me And counteract the chemistry And undo the destiny You ain't gotta pray for me Me and my wild boy and all of his wild joy If all you want is gray for me Then it's just white noise, and it's just my choice
[Verse 3] There's a lot of people in town that I Bestow upon my fakest smiles Scandal does funny things to pride, but brings lovers closer We came back when the heat died down Went to my parents and they came around All the wine moms are still holdin' out, but fuck 'em, it's over
[Chorus] Now I'm dancin' in my dress in the sun and Even my daddy just loves him I'm his lady And, oh, my God, you should see your faces Time, doesn't it give some perspective And, no, you can't come to the wedding I know it's crazy, but he's the one I want
[Post-Chorus] I'll tell you something right now You ain't gotta pray for me Me and my wild boy and all of his wild joy (He was chaos, he was revelry) If all you want is gray for me Then it's just white noise, and it's my choice
[Outro] Screamin', "But, Daddy, I love him I'm having his baby" No, I'm not But you should see your faces But, oh, my God, you should see your faces (He was chaos, he was revelry) (He was chaos, he was revelry)
7.
Fresh Out the Slammer
[Intro] Now, pretty baby, I'm runnin' back home to you Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to (Fresh out the slammer, oh)
[Verse 1] Another summer takin' cover, rolling thunder He don't understand me Splintered back in winter, silent dinners, bitter He was with her in dreams
[Pre-Chorus] Gray and blue and fights and tunnels Handcuffed to the spell I was under For just one hour of sunshine Years of labor, locks, and ceilings In the shade of how he was feeling But it's gonna be alright, I did my time
[Chorus] Now, pretty baby, I'm runnin' back home to you Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to (Fresh out the slammer, oh)
[Verse 2] Camera flashes, welcome bashes, get the matches Toss the ashes off the ledge As I said in my letters, now that I know better I will never lose my baby again
[Pre-Chorus] My friends tried, but I wouldn't hear it Watch me daily disappearing For just one glimpse of his smile All those nights, he kept me goin' Swirled you into all of my poems Now we're at the starting line, I did my time
[Chorus] Now, pretty baby, I'm runnin'
[Bridge] To the house where you still wait up and that porch light gleams (Gleams) To the one who says I'm the girl of his American dreams And no matter what I've done, it wouldn't matter anyway Ain't no way I'm gonna screw up now that I know what's at stake here At the park where we used to sit on children's swings Wearing imaginary rings
[Outro] But it's gonna be alright, I did my time
8.
Florida!!! (Ft. Florence + the Machine)
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift] You can beat the heat if you beat the charges too They said I was a cheat, I guess it must be true And my friends all smell like weed or little babies And this city reeks of driving myself crazy
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift] Little did you know your home's really only A town you're just a guest in So you work your life away just to pay For a time-share down in Destin
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Taylor Swift] Florida Is one hell of a drug Florida Can I use you up
[Verse 2: Florence Welch] The hurricane with my name when it came I got drunk and I dared it to wash me away Barricaded in the bathroom with a bottle of wine Well, me and my ghosts, we had a hell of a time Yes, I'm haunted, but I'm feeling just fine All my girls got their lace and their crimes And your cheating husband disappeared, well No one asks any questions here
[Verse 3: Florence Welch, Taylor Swift & Florence Welch] So I did my best to lay to rest All of the bodies that have ever been on my body And in my mind, they sink into the swamp Is that a bad thing to say in a song
[Pre-Chorus: Florence Welch] Little did you know your home's really only The town you'll get arrested So you pack your life away just to wait out The shitstorm back in Texas
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Taylor Swift] Florida Is one hell of a drug Florida Can I use you up
[Bridge: Taylor Swift, Florence Welch, Taylor Swift & Florence Welch] I need to forget, so take me to Florida I've got some regrets, I'll bury them in Florida Tell me I'm despicable, say it's unforgivable At least the dolls are beautiful, fuck me up, Florida I need to forget, so take me to Florida I've got some regrets, I'll bury them in Florida Tell me I'm despicable, say it's unforgivable What a crash, what a rush, fuck me up, Florida It's one hell of a drug It's one hell of a drug Love left me like this and I don't want to exist So take me to Florida
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Florence Welch] Little did you know your home's really only A town you're just a guest in (Florida) So you work your life away just to pay For a time-share down in Destin (Take me to Florida) Little did you know your home's really only The town you'll get arrested (Florida) So you pack your life away just to wait out The shitstorm back in Texas
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Taylor Swift] Florida Is one hell of a drug (Take me to) Florida Can I use you up Florida Is one hell of a drug Florida Go on, fuck me up
9.
Guilty As Sin?
[Verse 1] Drownin' in the Blue Nile He sent me "Downtown Lights" I hadn't heard it in a while My boredom's bone-deep This cage was once just fine Am I allowed to cry I dream of crackin' locks Throwin' my life to the wolves or the ocean rocks Crashin' into him tonight, he's a paradox I'm seeing visions Am I bad or mad or wise
[Chorus] What if he's written "mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind One slip and fallin' back into the hedge maze Oh, what a way to die I keep recalling things we never did Messy top lip kiss, how I long for our trysts Without ever touchin' his skin How can I be guilty as sin
[Verse 2] I keep these longings locked In lowercase, inside a vault Someone told me, "There's no such thing as bad thoughts Only your actions talk" These fatal fantasies Giving way to labored breath, takin' all of me We've already done it in my head If it's make-believe Why does it feel like a vow we'll both uphold somehow
[Chorus] What if he's written "mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind One slip and fallin' back into the hedge maze Oh, what a way to die My bed sheets are ablaze I've screamed his name Buildin' up like waves crashin' over my grave Without ever touchin' his skin How can I be guilty as sin
[Bridge] What if I roll the stone away They're gonna crucify me anyway What if the way you hold me is actually what's holy If long-suffering propriety is what they want from me They don't know how you've haunted me so stunningly I choose you and me religiously
[Chorus] What if he's written "mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind One slip and fallin' back into the hedge maze Oh, what a way to die I keep recalling things we never did Messy top lip kiss, how I long for our trysts Without ever touchin' his skin How can I be guilty as sin
[Outro] He sent me "Downtown Lights" I hadn't heard it in a while Am I allowed to cry
10.
Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
[Verse 1] The who's who of "Who's that " is poised for the attack But my bare hands paved their paths You don't get to tell me about "sad"
[Pre-Chorus] If you wanted me dead, you should've just said Nothing makes me feel more alive
[Chorus] So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream "Who's afraid of little old me " You should be
[Verse 2] The scandal was contained The bullet had just grazed At all costs, keep your good name You don't get to tell me you feel bad
[Pre-Chorus] Is it a wonder I broke? Let's hear one more joke Then we could all just laugh until I cry
[Chorus] So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream "Who's afraid of little old me " I was tame, I was gentle 'til the circus life made me mean "Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth" Who's afraid of little old me Well, you should be
[Post-Chorus] (You should be) You should be (You should be) You should be You should be (You should be) You should be (You should be) You should be
[Bridge] So tell me everything is not about me But what if it is Then say they didn't do it to hurt me But what if they did I wanna snarl and show you just how disturbed this has made me You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me So all you kids can sneak into my house with all the cobwebs I'm always drunk on my own tears, isn't that what they all said That I'll sue you if you step on my lawn That I'm fearsome and I'm wretched and I'm wrong Put narcotics into all of my songs And that's why you're still singin' along
[Chorus] So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream "Who's afraid of little old me " I was tame, I was gentle 'til the circus life made me mean "Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth" Who's afraid of little old me Well, you should be
[Post-Chorus] (You should be) You should be (You should be) You should be 'Cause you lured me (You should be) And you hurt me (You should be) And you taught me
[Outro] You caged me and then you called me crazy I am what I am 'cause you trained me So who's afraid of me Who's afraid of little old me Who's afraid of little old me
11.
I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
[Verse 1] The smoke cloud billows out his mouth Like a freight train through a small town The jokes that he told across the bar Were revolting and far too loud
[Chorus] They shake their heads sayin', "God, help her" When I tell 'em he's my man But your good Lord doesn't need to lift a finger I can fix him, no, really, I can And only I can
[Verse 2] The dopamine races through his brain On a six-lane Texas highway His hand so calloused from his pistol Softly traces hearts on my face And I could see it from a mile away A perfect case for my certain skill set He had a halo of the highest grade He just hadn't met me yet
[Chorus] They shake their heads sayin', "God, help her" When I tell 'em he's my man But your good Lord doesn't need to lift a finger I can fix him, no, really, I can And only I can
[Bridge] Good boy, that's right, come close I'll show you Heaven if you'll be an angel, all night Trust me, I can handle me a dangerous man No, really, I can
[Chorus] They shook their heads sayin', "God, help her" When I told 'em he's my man (I told 'em he's my man) But your good Lord didn't need to lift a finger I can fix him, no, really, I can (No, really, I can) Woah, maybe I can't
12.
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[Verse 1] Who's gonna stop us from waltzing back into rekindled flames If we know the steps anyway We embroidered the memories of the time I was away Stitching, "We were just kids, babe" I said, "I don't mind, it takes time" I thought I was better safe than starry-eyed I've felt a glow like this never before and never since
[Chorus] If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary You and I go from one kiss to getting married Still alive, killing time at the cemetery Never quite buried And you suit and tie in the nick of time You low-down boy, you stand-up guy You holy ghost, you told me I'm the love of your life You said I'm the love of your life About a million times
[Verse 2] Who's gonna tell me the truth when you blew in with the winds of fate And told me I reformed you When your impressionist paintings of heaven turned out to be fakes Well, you took me to hell too And all at once, the ink bleeds A con man sells a fool a get-love-quick scheme I've felt a hole like this never before and ever since
[Chorus] If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary What we thought was for all time was momentary Still alive, killing time at the cemetery Never quite buried You cinephile in black and white All those plot twists and dynamite Mr. "Steal your girl, then make her cry" You said I'm the love of your life
[Bridge] You shit-talked me under the table Talkin' rings and talkin' cradles I wish I could unrecall How we almost had it all Dancing phantoms on the terrace Are they second-hand embarrassed That I can't get out of bed 'Cause something counterfeit's dead It was legendary It was momentary It was unnecessary Should I let it stay buried
[Chorus] Oh, what a valiant roar What a bland goodbye The coward claimed he was a lion I'm combing through the braids of lies I'll never leave, never mind Our field of dreams engulfed in fire Your arsons match your somber eyes And I'll still see it until I die You're the loss of my life
13.
I Can Do It with a Broken Heart
[Verse 1] I can read your mind "She's having the time of her life There in her glittering prime The lights refract sequin stars off her silhouette every night" I can show you lies (One, two, three, four)
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm a real tough kid I can handle my shit They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did Lights, camera, bitch, smile Even when you wanna die He said he'd love me all his life But that life was too short Breaking down, I hit the floor All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, "More" I was grinnin' like I'm winnin' I was hittin' my marks 'Cause I can do it with a broken heart (One, two, three, four)
[Post-Chorus] I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart
[Verse 2] I can hold my breath I've been doin' it since he left I keep finding his things in drawers Crucial evidence I didn't imagine the whole thing I'm sure I can pass this test (One, two, three, four)
[Chorus] 'Cause I'm a real tough kid I can handle my shit They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did Lights, camera, bitch, smile In stilettos for miles He said he'd love me for all time But that time was quite short Breaking down, I hit the floor All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting, "More" I was grinnin' like I'm winnin' I was hittin' my marks 'Cause I can do it with a broken heart (One, two, three, four)
[Post-Chorus] I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me (He avoids me) like the plague (He avoids me like the plague) I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart
[Outro] You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart You know you're good, haha, good 'Cause I'm miserable (Haha) And nobody even knows Ah, try and come for my job
14.
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
[Verse 1] Was any of it true Gazing at me starry-eyed In your Jehovah's Witness suit Who the fuck was that guy You tried to buy some pills From a friend of friends of mine They just ghosted you Now you know what it feels like
[Chorus] And I don't even want you back, I just want to know If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal And I don't miss what we had, but could someone give A message to the smallest man who ever lived
[Verse 2] You hung me on your wall Stabbed me with your push pins In public, showed me off Then sank in stoned oblivion 'Cause once your queen had come You'd treat her like an also-ran You didn't measure up In any measure of a man
[Chorus] And I don't even want you back, I just want to know If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal And I don't miss what we had, but could someone give A message to the smallest man who ever lived
[Bridge] Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed Were you writin' a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy In fifty years, will all this be declassified And you'll confess why you did it and I'll say, "Good riddance" 'Cause it wasn't sexy once it wasn't forbidden I would've died for your sins, instead, I just died inside And you deserve prison, but you won't get time You'll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars You crashed my party and your rental car You said normal girls were boring But you were gone by the morning You kicked out the stage lights, but you're still performing
[Outro] And in plain sight you hid But you are what you did And I'll forget you, but I'll never forgive The smallest man who ever lived
15.
The Alchemy
[Verse 1] This happens once every few lifetimes These chemicals hit me like white wine What if I told you I'm back The hospital was a drag Worst sleep that I ever had I circled you on a map I haven't come around in so long But I'm coming back so strong
[Chorus] So when I touch down Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team Ditch the clowns, get the crown Baby, I'm the one to beat 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for me Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy
[Verse 2] Hey, you, what if I told you we're cool That child's play back in school Is forgiven under my rule I haven't come around in so long But I'm making a comeback to where I belong
[Chorus] So when I touch down Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team Ditch the clowns, get the crown Baby, I'm the one to beat 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for me Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy These blokes warm the benches We've been on a winning streak He jokes that "It's heroin, but this time with an E" 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for me Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy
[Bridge] Shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads Beer stickin' to the floor, cheers chanted 'cause they said There was no chance trying to be the greatest in the league Where's the trophy? He just comes runnin' over to me
[Chorus] Touch down Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team Ditch the clowns, get the crown Baby, I'm the one to beat 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for me Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy These blokes warm the benches We've been on a winning streak He jokes that "It's heroin, but this time with an E" 'Cause the sign on your heart Said it's still reserved for me Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy
[Outro] This happens once every few lifetimes These chemicals hit me like white wine
16.
Clara Bow
[Verse 1] "You look like Clara Bow In this light, remarkable All your life, did you know You'd be picked like a rose "
[Pre-Chorus] I'm not trying to exaggerate But I think I might die if it happened Die if it happened to me No one in my small town Thought I'd see the lights of Manhattan
[Chorus] This town is fake, but you're the real thing Breath of fresh air through smoke rings Take the glory, give everything Promise to be dazzling
[Verse 2] You look like Stevie Nicks In '75, the hair and lips Crowd goes wild at her fingertips Half moonshine, a full eclipse
[Pre-Chorus] I'm not trying to exaggerate But I think I might die if I made it, die if I made it No one in my small town thought I'd meet these suits in LA They all wanna say
[Chorus] This town is fake, but you're the real thing Breath of fresh air through smoke rings Take the glory, give everything Promise to be dazzling The crown is stained, but you're the real queen Flesh and blood amongst war machines You're the new God we're worshipping Promise to be dazzling
[Bridge] Beauty is a beast that roars down on all fours Demanding more Only when your girlish glow flickers just so Do they let you know It's hell on earth to be heavenly Them's the breaks, they don't come gently
[Outro] You look like Taylor Swift In this light, we're lovin' it You've got edge, she never did The future's bright, dazzling
17.
The Manuscript
[Verse 1] Now and then she rereads the manuscript Of the entire torrid affair They compared their licenses He said, "I'm not a donor but I'd give you my heart if you needed it" She rolled her eyes and said "You're a professional" He said, "No, just a good samaritan" He said that if the sex was half as good as the conversation was Soon they'd be pushin' strollers But soon it was over
[Verse 2] In the age of him, she wished she was thirty And made coffee every morning in a French press Afterwards she only ate kids' cereal And couldn't sleep unless it was in her mother's bed Then she dated boys who were her own age With dart boards on the backs of their doors She thought about how he said since she was so wise beyond her years Everything had been above board She wasn't sure
[Bridge] And the years passed Like scenes of a show The professor said to write what you know Lookin' backwards Might be the only way to move forward Then the actors Were hitting their marks And the slow dance Was alight with the sparks And the tears fell In synchronicity with the score And at last She knew what the agony had been for
[Verse 3] The only thing that's left is the manuscript One last souvenir from my trip to your shores Now and then I reread the manuscript But the story isn't mine anymore