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It's been a long time

Coming

It's been a long time coming

It's been a long time...

It's you and me...

It's been a long time coming

It's been a long time coming

It's fearless

It's been a long time coming

Big reputation

It's been
a long time coming, but

And they said, "Speak now"

It's been a long time coming

Into folklore

My name is Taylor
and I was born in 1989.

It's been a long time coming

It's been a long time coming

Loving him was red

It's been a long time coming

Re-e-e-ed, re-e-e-ed

Meet me at midnight

Lover

Nice

Lover

It's been
a long time coming, but

It's you and me
That's my whole world

They whisper in the hallway
"She's a bad, bad girl"

Okay

The whole school
is rolling fake dice

You play stupid games
You win stupid prizes

It's you and me
There's nothing like this

Miss Americana
and The Heartbreak Prince

Okay

We're so sad
We paint the town blue

Voted most likely
to run away

Most likely to run away

Voted most likely
to run away

Voted most likely
to run away

With you

Oh, hi!

Fever dream high
in the quiet of the night

You know that I caught it

Bad, bad boy
Shiny toy with a price

You know that I bought it

Killing me slow
Out the window

I'm always waiting for you
to be waiting below

Devils roll the dice
Angels roll their eyes

What doesn't kill me
makes me want you more

And it's new
The shape of your body

It's blue
The feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

It's cool
That's what I tell 'em

No rules in breakable heaven

But ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

With you

Hang your head low

In the glow
of the vending machine

I'm not dying

You say
that we'll just screw it up

In these trying times
We're not trying

So cut the headlights
Summer's a knife

I'm always waiting for you
just to cut to the bone

Devils roll the dice
Angels roll their eyes

And if I bleed
You'll be the last to know

Oh, it's new
The shape of your body

It's blue
The feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

It's cool
That's what I tell 'em

No rules in breakable heaven

But ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

With you

All right, Los Angeles,
we have arrived...

...at the very first bridge
of the evening.

Now, I have a question.

Does anyone here know
the lyrics to this bridge?

Prove it!

I'm drunk
in the back of the car

And I cried like a baby
coming home from the bar

Oh

Said, "I'm fine"
But it wasn't true

I don't wanna keep secrets
just to keep you

And I snuck in
through the garden gate

Every night that summer
just to seal my fate

Oh

And I screamed
for whatever it's worth

"I love you"

Ain't that the worst thing
you ever heard?

He looks up
grinning like a devil

It's new
The shape of your body

It's blue
The feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

It's cool
That's what I tell 'em

No rules in breakable heaven

-But
-Ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer

I'm drunk
in the back of the car

And I cried like a baby
coming home from the bar

-Oh
-Said, "I'm fine"

But it wasn't true

I don't wanna keep secrets
just to keep you

And I snuck in
through the garden gate

Every night that summer
just to seal my fate

Oh

And I screamed
for whatever it's worth

"I love you"

Ain't that the worst thing
you ever heard?

Cruel summer with you

With you
With you, with you

With you

With you
With you, with you

With you

With you
With you, with you

It's a cruel summer

With you

With you
With you, with you

With you

With you
With you, with you

With you

With you
With you, with you

It's a cruel summer

Oh, L.A., you're making me
feel excellent right now.

Come to think of it,

let me just try something.

Uh-oh. I mean, this...

This is getting dangerous.

This is about to start going
to my head real fast.

I mean,
you just made me feel so...

so powerful.

I mean,

you're making me feel...

like I get to play
a sold-out show

at SoFi Stadium tonight.

I guess what I'm trying
to say is

you're making me feel like
I'm The Man.

I would be complex

I would be cool

They'd say
I played the field

Before I found
someone to commit to

And that would be okay

For me to do

Every conquest I had made

Would make me
more of a boss to you

I'd be a fearless leader

I'd be an alpha type

When everyone believes ya

What's that like?

I'm so sick of running
as fast as I can

Wondering
if I'd get there quicker

If I was a man

And I'm so sick of them
coming at me again

'Cause if I was a man

Then I'd be the man

-I'd be the man
-Man

-I'd be the man
-Man

They'd say I hustled

Put in the work

They wouldn't
shake their heads

And question
how much of this I deserve

What I was wearing

If I was rude

Could all be separated

From my good ideas
and power moves

And they would
toast to me, oh

-Hey!
-Let the players play

I'd be just like Leo

In Saint-Tropez

I'm so sick of running
as fast as I can

Wondering
if I'd get there quicker

If I was a man

And I'm so sick of them
coming at me again

'Cause if I was a man

Then I'd be the man

-I'd be the man
-Man

-I'd be the man
-Man

What's it like
to brag about

Raking in dollars

And getting
bitches and models

And it's all good
if you're bad

And it's okay
if you're mad

If I was out
flashing my dollars

I'd be a bitch, not a baller

They'd paint me out
to be bad

So it's okay that I'm mad

I'm so sick of running
as fast as I can

Wondering
if I'd get there quicker

If I was a man

And I'm so sick of them
coming at me again

'Cause if I was a man

-Then I'd be the man
-Hey!

I'm so sick of running
as fast as I can

Wondering
if I'd get there quicker

If I was a man

And I'm so sick of them
coming at me again

'Cause if I was a man

Then I'd be the man

-I'd be the man
-Man

-I'd be the man
-Man

-I'd be the man
-Man

-I'd be the man
-Man

If I was a man

Then I'd be the man

You are somebody
that we don't know

But you're coming
at my friends like a missile

Why are you mad?

When you could be GLAAD?

GLAAD

Sunshine on the street
at the parade

But you would rather be
in the dark ages

Making that sign

Must've taken all night

You just need
to take several seats

And then try
to restore the peace

And control your urges
to scream

About all the people
you hate

'Cause shade never made
anybody less gay so

So, oh-oh, oh-oh,
oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

You need to calm down

You're being too loud

And I'm just like
oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

You need to just stop

Like, can you just
not step on his gown?

You need to calm down

And we see you over there
on the Internet

Comparing all the girls
who are killing it

But we figured you out

We all know now
We all got crowns

-You need to calm down
-Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

Let me see your hands!

You need to calm down

You're being too loud

And I'm just like
oh-oh, oh-oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh

You need to just stop

Can you stop?

Like, can you just
not step on our gowns?

You need to calm down

It is

an honor and a delight
to say these words to you.

Welcome to
The Eras Tour.

I mean, look at you, though.

Like, look at what I get
to play with tonight.

I get to sing with you,
and dance with you,

and vibe with you,

and hang out with you
all night. Look at you.

You know,

we get a good sense of a crowd
in the first couple of songs.

We realize if
it's going to be

like a soulmate crowd
situation,

and it feels so promising,
I just have to
tell you that.

It's looking so good.

So you and I,

we're about to go on
a little adventure together.

And that adventure is going
to span 17 years of music,

and it's going to be
one era at a time.

How does that sound to you?

All right,
so let me tell you

my secret little dream
for this evening.

So these are songs

that I have written
about my life

or things I felt
at one point in time

whether I was a teenager,

in my 20s,
or a couple years ago,

but after tonight,
when you hear these songs

out and about in the world,

my dream is that you're gonna
think about tonight

and the memories we made
here together at SoFi Stadium.

I'll be your host
this evening.

My name is Taylor.

Thank you for traveling
with us here
at The Eras Tour.

We could leave
the Christmas lights
up till January

This is our place
We make the rules

And there's a dazzling haze

A mysterious way
about you, dear

Have I known you
20 seconds or 20 years?

Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close?

Forever and ever, and, ah

Take me out
and take me home

You're my, my, my, my

Lover

We could let our friends
crash in the living room

This is our place
We make the call

And I'm highly suspicious

That everyone who sees you
wants you

I've loved you
three summers now, honey

But I want 'em all

Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close?

Forever and ever, and, ah

Take me out
and take me home

Forever and ever

You're my, my, my, my

Lover

Ladies and gentlemen
Will you please stand?

With every guitar string
scar on my hand

I take this magnetic force
of a man to be my lover

My heart's been borrowed
and yours has been blue

All's well that ends well
to end up with you

Swear to be overdramatic
and true to my lover

And you'll save

All your dirtiest jokes for me

And at every table
I'll save you a seat

Lover

Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close?

Forever and ever, and, ah

Take me out
and take me home

Forever and ever

You're my, my, my, my

Oh, you're my, my, my, my

Oh, darling
You're my, my, my, my

Lover

There's something
about the way

The street looks
when it's just rained

There's a glow
off the pavement

You walk me to the car

And you know I wanna
ask you to dance right there

In the middle
of the parking lot

Yeah

We're drivin' down the road

I wonder if you know

I'm trying so hard
not to get caught up now

But you're just so cool

Run your hands
through your hair

Absentmindedly
makin' me want you

And I don't know
how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me
headfirst, fearless

And I don't know why
but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress
Fearless

Well, you stood there
with me in the doorway

My hands shake
I'm not usually this way

But you pull me in
and I'm a little more brave

It's the first kiss
it's flawless

Really somethin'

It's fearless

Oh, oh, oh, yeah

And I don't know
how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me
headfirst, fearless

And I don't know why
but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress
Fearless

Oh, oh

Oh, oh, yeah

All right, L.A.,
are you ready

to go back
to high school with me?

You're on the phone
with your girlfriend

She's upset

She's going off about
something that you said

She doesn't
get your humor like I do

I'm in my room

It's a typical Tuesday night

I'm listening to the kind
of music she doesn't like

And she'll never
know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts

She's cheer captain
and I'm on the bleachers

Dreaming about the day
when you wake up and find

That what you're looking for
has been here the whole time

If you could see
that I'm the one

Who understands you

Been here all along
So, why can't you see?

You belong with me

You belong with me

Walk in the streets with you
in your worn-out jeans

I can't help thinking
this is how it ought to be

Laughing on a park bench
thinking to myself

Hey, isn't this easy?

And you've got a smile

That can light up
this whole town

I haven't seen it in a while
since she brought you down

You say you're fine
I know you better than that

Hey, what you doing
with a girl like that?

She wears high heels
I wear sneakers

She's cheer captain
and I'm on the bleachers

Dreaming about the day
when you wake up and find

That what you're looking for
has been here the whole time

If you could see
that I'm the one

Who understands you

Been here all along
So, why can't you see?

You belong with me

Standing by
and waiting at your back door

All this time

How could
you not know, baby?

You belong with me

You belong with me

Oh, I remember you
driving to my house

In the middle of the night

I'm the one
who makes you laugh

When you know
you're 'bout to cry

I know your favorite songs

And you tell me
'bout your dreams

Think I know
where you belong

Think I know it's with me

Can't you see
that I'm the one

Who understands you?

Been here all along
So, why can't you see?

You belong with me

Standing by
and waiting at your back door

All this time

How could
you not know, baby?

You belong with me

You belong with me

You belong with me

Have you ever thought
just maybe

You belong with me

You belong with me

We were both young
when I first saw you

I close my eyes
and the flashback starts

I'm standin' there

On a balcony in summer air

See the lights

See the party
The ball gowns

See you make your way
through the crowd

And say, "Hello"

Little did I know

That you were Romeo
You were throwin' pebbles

And my daddy said
"Stay away from Juliet"

And I was cryin'
on the staircase

Beggin' you
"Please don't go"

And I said

Romeo, take me
somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting

All there's left to do
is run

You'll be the prince
and I'll be the princess

It's a love story
Baby, just say, "Yes"

So I sneak out
to the garden to see you

We keep quiet

'Cause we're dead
if they knew

So close your eyes

Escape this town
for a little while, oh oh

'Cause you were Romeo
I was a scarlet letter

And my daddy said
"Stay away from Juliet"

But you were everything
to me

I was beggin' you
"Please don't go"

And I said

Romeo, take me
somewhere we can be alone

I'll be waiting

All there's left to do
is run

You'll be the prince
and I'll be the princess

It's a love story
Baby, just say, "Yes"

Romeo, save me

They're tryna tell me
how to feel

This love is difficult
But it's real

Don't be afraid

We'll make it
out of this mess

It's a love story
Baby, just say, "Yes"

Oh, oh, oh

I got tired of waiting

Wonderin' if you were
ever comin' around

My faith in you was fading

When I met you
on the outskirts of town

And I said

Romeo, save me
I've been feeling so alone

I keep waiting for you
but you never come

Is this in my head?
I don't know what to think

He knelt to the ground

And pulled out a ring
And said

"Marry me, Juliet

"You'll never
have to be alone

"I love you
and that's all I really know

"I talked to your dad
Go pick out a white dress

"It's a love story
Baby, just say, 'Yes'"

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

'Cause we were both young
when I first saw you

Wait for the signal

And I'll meet you
after dark

I'm like the water

When your ship
rolled in that night

Rough on the surface

But you cut through
like a knife

And if it was
an open-shut case

I never would've known
from the look on your face

Lost in your current
like a priceless wine

The more that you say
The less I know

Wherever you stray
I follow

I'm begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

Life was a willow

And it bent
right to your wind

Oh

Head on the pillow
I could feel you sneaking in

As if you were
a mythical thing

Like you were a trophy
or a champion ring

And there was one prize
I'd cheat to win

The more that you say
The less I know

Wherever you stray
I follow

I'm begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

You know that my train
could take you home

Anywhere else is hollow

I'm begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

Life was a willow

And it bent
right to your wind

Oh

They count me out
time and time again

Life was a willow

And it bent
right to your wind

Oh

But I come back stronger
than a '90s trend

Wait for the signal

And I'll meet you
after dark

Show me the places where
the others gave you scars

Now this is
an open-shut case

Guess I should've known
from the look on your face

Every bait and switch
was a work of art

The more that you say
The less I know

Wherever you stray
I follow

Begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

You know that my train
could take you home

Anywhere else is hollow

Begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

The more that you say
The less I know

Wherever you stray
I follow

Begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

You know that my train
could take you home

Anywhere else is hollow

Begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

Hey, that's my man

That's my man

Yeah, that's my man

Every bait and switch
was a work of art

That's my man

Hey, that's my man

I'm begging for you
to take my hand

Wreck my plans
That's my man

Never be so kind
You forget to be clever

Never be so clever
You forget to be kind

And if I didn't know better

I'd think you were
talking to me now

If I didn't know better

I'd think
you were still around

What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead

You're alive
You're alive in my head

What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead

You're alive, so alive

The autumn chill
that wakes me up

You loved the amber skies
so much

Long limbs
and frozen swims

You'd always go past
where our feet could touch

And I complained
the whole way there

The car ride back
and up the stairs

I should've
asked you questions

I should've
asked you how to be

Asked you
to write it down for me

Should've kept
every grocery store receipt

'Cause every scrap of you
would be taken from me

Watched as you signed
your name Marjorie

All your closets
of backlogged dreams

And how you left them all
to me

What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead

You're alive
You're alive in my head

What died didn't stay dead
What died didn't stay dead

You're alive, so alive

And if I didn't
know better

I'd think you were
singing to me now

If I didn't know better

I'd think
you were still around

I know better

But I still feel you
all around

I know better

But you're still around

You know, this...
this tour,

the fact that this is

the last city
on the U.S. tour...

It is...

It is so, so many things
for me, because this has been

the most extraordinary
experience
of my entire life.

Being on this tour,

getting to share these moments
with you.

I know you're supposed to,
like, play it cool.

You're supposed to be like,

"Oh, I like you guys
a little bit."

But genuinely,

this has meant more to me
than anything I've ever done

or been a part of in my life.
This tour. So...

Ah.

And, you know,
before this tour,

I would... I would go
through this process

where I'd make an album,

and I'd call the album
something like

Red or Speak Now or Fearless
or, you know.

And then I'd go,

I'd put together a tour called
the name of that album, right?

Like the 1989 tour,
Speak Now tour.

And we'd do it like that.

And I remember like,

why am I just do...
What is this...?

Why?

Anyway, um,
so with this tour,

I remember people
would come up to me

and they'd be like,
"So you've put out,
like, five albums

"that you haven't
done tours for.

"So what's your plan? Like,
what are you going to do?

"You're going to just,
like, do a show

"with, like,
all the albums in it

"and it'll be like, what?

"Like, a three-and-a-half
hour long show?"

And I was like,
"Yeah, it's...

"it's going to be called
The Eras Tour.
See you there."

So we are currently
in the evermore Era and, um...

and that was my second
pandemic album that I made.

And I remember there was...
There was one specific song

where after I wrote it
I thought, you know,

that would be
a really cathartic
experience,

I'm sure, to get
to sing Champagne Problems

in a stadium, you know?

So let's do it.

You booked the night train
for a reason

So you could sit there
in this hurt

Bustling crowds
or silent sleepers

You're not sure
which is worse

Because I dropped your hand
while dancing

Left you out there standing
Crestfallen on the landing

Champagne problems

Your mom's ring
in your pocket

My picture in your wallet

Your heart was glass
I dropped it

Champagne problems

You told your family
for a reason

You couldn't keep it in

Your sister splashed out
on the bottle

Now no one's celebrating

Dom Pérignon, you brought it

No crowd of friends
applauded

Your hometown skeptics
called it

Champagne problems

You had a speech
You're speechless

Love slipped
beyond your reaches

And I couldn't
give a reason

Champagne problems

Your Midas touch
on the Chevy door

November flush
and your flannel cure

"This dorm was
once a madhouse"

I made a joke
"Well, it's made for me"

How evergreen
Our group of friends

Don't think
we'll say that word again

And soon they'll have
the nerve to deck the halls

That we once walked through

One for the money
Two for the show

I never was ready
so I watch you go

Sometimes you just
don't know the answer

Till someone's
on their knees and asks you

"She would've made
such a lovely bride

"What a shame she's fucked
in the head," they said

But you'll find
the real thing instead

She'll patch up
your tapestry that I shred

And hold your hand
while dancing

Never leave you standing
Crestfallen on the landing

With champagne problems

Your mom's ring
in your pocket

Her picture in your wallet

You won't remember all my
Champagne problems

You won't remember all my
Champagne problems

That's a very generous thing
to do for somebody.

Thank you so much.

Ah.

I sit and watch you
reading with your head low

I wake and watch you

Breathing
with your eyes closed

I sit and watch you

I notice everything
you do or don't do

You're so much older
and wiser and I

I wait by the door
like I'm just a kid

Use my best colors
for your portrait

Lay the table
with the fancy shit

And watch you tolerate it

If it's all in my head
Tell me now

Tell me
I've got it wrong somehow

I know my love
should be celebrated

But you tolerate it

While you were out building
other worlds, where was I?

Where's that man

Who'd throw blankets
over my barbed wire?

I made you my temple
My mural, my sky

Now I'm begging
for footnotes

In the story of your life

Drawing hearts
in the byline

Always taking up
too much space or time

You assume I'm fine
But what would you do if I

Break free
and leave us in ruins

Took this dagger in me
and removed it

Gain the weight of you
Then lose it

Believe me, I could do it

If it's all in my head
Tell me now

Tell me
I've got it wrong somehow

I know my love
should be celebrated

But you tolerate it

I sit and watch you

Knew he was a killer
first time that I saw him

Wondered how many girls

He had loved
and left haunted

But if he's a ghost
Then I can be a phantom

Holdin' him
for ransom, some

Some boys
are tryin' too hard

He don't try at all though

Younger than my exes

But he act
like such a man, so

I see nothing better

I keep him forever
Like a vendetta-ta

I, I, I see
how this is gon' go

Touch me
and you'll never be alone

I-Island breeze
and lights down low

No one has to know

In the middle of the night
In my dreams

You should see
the things we do, baby

Mm

In the middle of the night
In my dreams

I know I'm gonna be
with you, so I take my time

Are you ready for it?

Knew I was a robber
first time that he saw me

Stealing hearts
and running off

And never sayin' sorry

But if I'm a thief

Then he can
join the heist, and

We'll move
to an island, and

And he can be my jailer
Burton to this Taylor

Every love I've known
in comparison is a failure

I forget their names now
I'm so very tame now

Never be the same now, now

I, I, I see
how this is gon' go

Touch me
and you'll never be alone

I-Island breeze
and lights down low

-No one has to know
-No one has to know

In the middle of the night
In my dreams

You should see
the things we do, baby

Mm

In the middle of the night
In my dreams

I know I'm gonna be
with you, so I take my time

Are you ready for it?

Are you ready for it?

Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin

Let the games begin

I, I, I see
how this is gon' go

Touch me
and you'll never be alone

I-Island breeze
and lights down low

No one has to know

In the middle of the night

Yeah

-In my dreams
-My dreams

You should
see the things we do

-We do, baby
-Baby

Mm

In the middle of the night
In my dreams

I know I'm gonna be
with you, so I take my time

In the middle of the night

Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Are you ready for it?

Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Are you ready for it?

Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Baby, let the games begin
Let the games begin

Let the games begin

Are you ready for it?

This ain't for the best

My reputation's
never been worse, so

You must like me for me

We can't make

Any promises now
Can we, babe?

But you can
make me a drink

One, two, three!

Dive bar on the East Side
Where you at?

Phone lights up
my nightstand in the black

Come here
You can meet me in the back

Dark jeans and your Nikes
Look at you

Oh, damn
Never seen that color blue

Just think of the fun things
we could do

'Cause I like you

This ain't for the best

My reputation's
never been worse, so

You must like me for me

Yeah, I want you

We can't make

Any promises now
Can we, babe?

But you can
make me a drink

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it chill
that you're in my head?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Delicate

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it too soon
to do this yet?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Isn't it?
Isn't it? Isn't it?

Isn't it?

Isn't it?
Isn't it? Isn't it?

Isn't it?

Delicate

Third floor
on the West Side, me and you

Handsome, you're a mansion
with a view

Do the girls back home
touch you like I do?

Long night, with your hands
up in my hair

Echoes of your footsteps
on the stairs

Stay here, honey
I don't wanna share

'Cause I like you

This ain't for the best

My reputation's
never been worse, so

You must like me for me

Yeah, I want you

We can't make

Any promises now
Can we, babe?

But you can
make me a drink

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it chill
that you're in my head?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Delicate

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it too soon
to do this yet?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Isn't it?
Isn't it? Isn't it?

Isn't it?

Isn't it?
Isn't it? Isn't it?

Isn't it?

Delicate

Sometimes I wonder
when you sleep

Are you ever
dreaming of me?

Sometimes when I look
into your eyes

I pretend you're mine
All the damn time

'Cause I like you

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it chill
that you're in my head?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Yeah, I want you

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it too soon
to do this yet?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

'Cause I like you

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it chill
that you're in my head?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Yeah, I want you

Is it cool
that I said all that?

Is it too soon
to do this yet?

'Cause I know
that it's delicate

Isn't it?

Delicate

Don't blame me
Love made me crazy

If it doesn't
You ain't doing it right

Lord, save me
My drug is my baby

I'll be using
for the rest of my life

I've been breaking hearts
a long time

And toying
with them older guys

Just playthings
for me to use

Something happened
for the first time

In the darkest little paradise

Shaking, pacing
I just need you

For you
I would cross the line

I would waste my time

I would lose my mind

They say, "She's gone
too far this time"

Don't blame me
Love made me crazy

If it doesn't
You ain't doing it right

Lord, save me
My drug is my baby

I'll be using
for the rest of my life

Don't blame me
Love made me crazy

If it doesn't
You ain't doing it right

Oh, Lord, save me
My drug is my baby

I'll be using
for the rest of my life

I get so high, oh

Every time you're
Every time you're loving me

You're loving me

Trip of my life, oh

Every time you're

Every time
you're touching me

You're touching me

I get so high, oh

Trip of my life, oh

Every time you're
Every time you're loving me

-Oh, Lord, save me
-My drug is my baby

I'll be using
for the rest of my life

Using for the rest
of my life

Oh, oh

-Don't blame me
-Love made me crazy

If it doesn't
You ain't doing it right

Doing it right, no

-Lord, save me
-My drug is my baby

I'll be using
for the rest of my life

Life, oh oh

-Don't blame me
-Love made me crazy

-Oh
-If it doesn't

You ain't doing it right

-You ain't doing it right
-Oh, Lord, save me

My drug is my baby
I'll be using

-For the rest of my life
-I'll be using

Oh, I'll be using

Oh, every time you're
Every time you're loving me

You're loving me

Oh, Lord, save me
My drug is my baby

I'll be using
for the rest of my life

Don't blame me
Don't blame me

Don't blame me
for what you made me do

Don't blame me
Don't blame me

Don't blame me
for what you made me do

I don't like your little games

Don't like your tilted stage

The role you made me play

Of the fool
No, I don't like you

I don't like
your perfect crime

How you laugh when you lie

You said the gun was mine

Isn't cool
No, I don't like you

But I got smarter

I got harder
in the nick of time

Honey, I rose up
from the dead

I do it all the time

I've got a list of names

And yours is in red
Underlined

I check it once
Then I check it twice, oh!

Ooh, look what
you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what you just made me do

Look what you just made me

Ooh, look what you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what
you just made me do

Look what
you just made me do

I don't like
your kingdom keys

They once belonged to me

You asked me
for a place to sleep

Locked me out
and threw a feast

-What?
-The world moves on

Another day
Another drama, drama

But not for me, not for me
All I think about is karma

And then the world moves on

But one thing's for sure

Maybe I got mine
But you'll all get yours

But I got smarter

I got harder
in the nick of time

Honey, I rose up
from the dead

I do it all the time

I've got a list of names

And yours is in red
Underlined

I check it once
Then I check it twice, oh!

Ooh, look what you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what you just made me do

Look what you just made me

Ooh, look what you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what you just made me do

Look what you just made me do

I don't trust nobody
and nobody trusts me

I'll be the actress
starring in your bad dreams

I don't trust nobody
and nobody trusts me

I'll be the actress
starring in your bad dreams

I don't trust nobody
and nobody trusts me

I'll be the actress
starring in your bad dreams

I don't trust nobody
and nobody trusts me

I'll be the actress
starring in your bad dreams

"I'm sorry

"But the old Taylor can't
come to the phone right now"

"Why?"

"Oh

-"'Cause she's dead!"
-Oh!

Ooh, look what
you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what
you just made me do

Look what you just made me

Ooh, look what
you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what
you just made me do

Look what you just made me

Ooh, look what
you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what
you just made me do

Look what you just made me

Ooh, look what
you made me do

Look what you made me do

Look what
you just made me do

Look what you made me do

There I was again tonight

Forcing laughter
Faking smiles

Same old tired, lonely place

Walls of insincerity

Shifting eyes and vacancy

Vanished when I saw your face

All I can say is it was

Enchanting to meet you

Your eyes whispered
"Have we met?"

Across the room
Your silhouette

Starts to make its way to me

The playful
conversation starts

Counter all
your quick remarks

Like passing notes
in secrecy

And it was

Enchanting to meet you

All I can say is I was

Enchanted to meet you

This night is sparklin'
Don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck
Blushin' all the way home

I'll spend forever
wonderin' if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

This is me praying that

This was the very first page

Not where the storyline ends

My thoughts
will echo your name

Until I see you again

These are the words
I held back

As I was leaving too soon

I was enchanted
to meet you

Please, don't be in love
with someone else

Please, don't have
somebody waiting on you

Please, don't be in love
with someone else

Please, don't have
somebody waiting on you

This night is sparklin'
Don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck
Blushin' all the way home

I'll spend forever

Wonderin' if you knew

This night is flawless
Don't you let it go

I'm wonderstruck
Dancing around all alone

I'll spend forever
wonderin' if you knew

I was enchanted to meet you

Please, don't be in love

With someone else

Please, don't have
somebody waiting on you

It feels like
a perfect night

To dress up like hipsters

And make fun of our exes

Ah, ah, ah, ah

It feels like
a perfect night

For breakfast at midnight

To fall in love with strangers

Ah, ah, ah, ah

Yeah

We're happy, free
Confused and lonely

At the same time

It's miserable and magical

Oh, yeah

Tonight's the night

When we forget
about the deadlines

It's time

Ah, ah

I don't know about you

But I'm feeling 22

Everything
will be all right if

You keep me next to you

You don't know about me

But I'll bet you want to

Everything
will be all right if

We just keep dancing
like we're

22

22

It feels like
one of those nights

This place is too crowded

Too many cool kids

"Who is Taylor Swift
anyway? Ew"

It seems like
one of those nights

We ditch the whole scene

And end up dreaming
instead of sleeping

Yeah

We're happy, free
Confused and lonely

In the best way

It's miserable and magical

Oh, yeah

Tonight's the night

When we forget
about the heartbreaks

It's time

Ah, ah

-Hey!
-I don't know about you

But I'm feeling 22

Everything
will be all right if

You keep me next to you

You don't know about me

But I'll bet you want to

Everything
will be all right if

We just keep dancing
like we're

22

22

22

22

It feels
like one of those nights

We ditch the whole scene

It feels
like one of those nights

We won't be sleeping

It feels like
one of those nights

You look like bad news

I gotta have you

I gotta have you

Ooh, ooh

Oh, oh

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah

I don't know about you

But I'm feeling 22

Everything
will be all right if

-Oh, oh, oh
-You keep me next to you

You don't know about me

You don't know
about me

But I'll bet you want to

Everything
will be all right if

We just keep dancing
like we're

22

22

22

22

It feels like
one of those nights

We ditch the whole scene

It feels
like one of those nights

We won't be sleeping

It feels like
one of those nights

You look like bad news

I gotta have you

I gotta have you

I remember when we broke up
the first time

Saying, "This is it
I've had enough"

'Cause like

We hadn't seen each other
in a month

When you said
you needed space, what?

Then you come around again
and say

"Baby, I miss you
and I swear I'm gonna change

"Trust me"

Remember how that lasted
for a day?

I say, "I hate you"
We break up

You call me, "I love you"

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

We called it off again
last night but

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

This time I'm telling you
I'm telling you

We are never ever ever
getting back together

We are never ever ever
getting back together

You go talk to your friends

Talk to my friends, talk to me

But we are never ever ever
ever getting back together

Like, ever

I'm really gonna miss you
picking fights

And me falling for it
Screaming that I'm right

And you would hide away
and find your peace of mind

With some indie record
that's much cooler than mine

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

You called me up again
tonight but

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

This time, I'm telling you
I'm telling you

We are never ever ever
getting back together

We are never ever ever
getting back together

You go talk
to your friends

Talk to my friends
Talk to me

You talk to me

But we are never ever ever
ever getting back together

-Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh
-Yeah

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

-Yeah
-Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

Oh, no

I used to think
that we were forever ever

And I used to say
never say never

So he calls me up

And he's like
"I still love you"

And I'm like, I'm just

I mean this is exhausting
You know?

Like, we are never
getting back together

Like, ever

No

We are never ever ever

Getting back together

We are never ever ever

-Oh
-Getting back together

You go talk to your friends

Talk to my friends
Talk to me

But we are

Never ever ever ever
getting back together

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

-No
-Getting back together

We

Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh

No, no

You go talk to your friends

Talk to my friends
talk to me

But we are never ever ever
ever getting back together

Once upon a time
A few mistakes ago

I was in your sights
You got me alone

You found me, you found me
You found me

I guess you didn't care
and I guess I liked that

And when I fell hard
You took a step back

Without me, without me
Without me

And he's long gone
when he's next to me

And I realize
the blame is on me

'Cause I knew you were
trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places
I'd never been

Till you put me down, oh

I knew you were trouble
when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places
I'd never been

Now I'm lying
on the cold hard ground

Oh, oh-oh

Trouble, trouble, trouble

Oh, oh-oh

Trouble, trouble, trouble

And the saddest fear

Comes creeping in

That you never loved me

Or her, or anyone, or anything

-Yeah
-I knew you were trouble

When you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places
I'd never been

Never been

Till you put me down, oh

I knew you were trouble
when you walked in

Knew it right there
Knew it right there

-Flew me to places
-I'd never been

Now I'm lying
on the cold hard ground

Oh, oh-oh

Trouble, trouble

-Trouble
-Trouble

Oh, oh-oh

Trouble, trouble, trouble

I knew you were trouble
when you walked in

Trouble, trouble, trouble

I knew you were trouble
when you walked in

Trouble, trouble, trouble

L.A., are you enjoying
the Red Era so far?

Oh, good.
I'm glad to hear it,

'cause there...
There is one more song

that I was wanting to play you
from the Red album...

Um...

If you happen to have
about 10 minutes to spare?

I walked through
the door with you

The air was cold

But something 'bout it
felt like home somehow

And I left my scarf there
at your sister's house

And you've still got it
in your drawer, even now

Oh, your sweet disposition
and my wide-eyed gaze

We're singing in the car
Getting lost upstate

Autumn leaves falling down
like pieces into place

And I can picture it
after all these days

And I know
it's long gone and

That magic's not here
no more

And I might be okay

But I'm not fine at all

Oh, oh, oh

'Cause there we are again
on that little town street

You almost ran the red

'Cause you were
lookin' over at me

Wind in my hair, I was there

I remember it
all too well

Photo album on the counter
Your cheeks were turning red

You used to be a little kid

With glasses
in a twin-sized bed

Your mother's telling
stories 'bout you

On the tee-ball team

You taught me 'bout your past

Thinking your future
was me

And you were tossing me
the car keys

"Fuck the patriarchy"

Keychain on the ground

We were always
skipping town

And I was thinking
on the drive down

Any time now
He's gonna say it's love

You never called it
what it was

Till we were dead and gone
and buried

Check the pulse and come back

Swearing it's the same

After three months
in the grave

And then you wondered
where it went to

As I reached for you

But all I felt was shame

And you held
my lifeless frame

And I know
it's long gone and

There was nothing else
I could do

And I forget about you
long enough

To forget why I needed to

'Cause there we are again
in the middle of the night

We're dancing
'round the kitchen

In the refrigerator light

Down the stairs, I was there

I remember it all too well

And there we are again
when nobody had to know

You kept me like a secret
but I kept you like an oath

Sacred prayer and we'd swear

To remember it

All too well, yeah

Well, maybe we got
lost in translation

Maybe I asked for too much

But maybe this thing
was a masterpiece

Till you tore it all up

Running scared, I was there

I remember it all too well

And you call me up again

Just to break me
like a promise

So casually cruel in
the name of "being honest"

I'm a crumpled up
piece of paper lying here

'Cause I remember it
all, all, all

They say all's well
that ends well

But I'm in a new hell

Every time
you double-cross my mind

You said if we had
been closer in age

Maybe it would have been fine

And that made me want to die

The idea you had of me
Who was she?

A never-needy
ever-lovely jewel

Whose shine reflects on you

Not weeping
in a party bathroom

Some actress asking me
what happened, you

That's what happened, you

You who charmed my dad
with self-effacing jokes

Sipping coffee like
you're on a late-night show

But then he watched me watch
the front door all night

Willing you to come

And he said
"It's supposed to be fun

"Turning 21"

Time won't fly

It's like
I'm paralyzed by it

I'd like to be
my old self again

But I'm still
trying to find it

After plaid shirt days

And nights when
you made me your own

Now you mail back my things
and I walk home alone

But you keep my old scarf
from that very first week

'Cause it reminds you
of innocence

And it smells like me

You can't get rid of it

'Cause you remember it

All too well, yeah

'Cause there we are again
when I loved you so

Back before you lost

The one real thing
you've ever known

It was rare, I was there

I remember it all too well

Wind in my hair
You were there

You remember it all

Down the stairs
You were there

You remember it all

It was rare, I was there

I remember it all too well

And I was never good
at telling jokes

But the punch line goes

"I'll get older
But your lovers stay my age"

From when your Brooklyn
broke my skin and bones

I'm a soldier who's
returning half her weight

And did the twin flame
bruise paint you blue?

Just between us

Did the love affair
maim you, too?

'Cause in this city's
barren cold

I still remember
the first fall of snow

And how it glistened
as it fell

I remember it all too well

Just between us

Did the love affair
maim you

All too well?

Just between us
Do you remember it

All too well?

Just between us

-I remember it
-Just between us

-All too well
-Wind in my hair

-I was there, I was there
-I was there

-Down the stairs
-I was there, I was there

I was there

-Sacred prayer
-I was there, I was there

It was rare
You remember it

-All too well
-Wind in my hair

-I was there, I was there
-I was there

-Down the stairs
-I was there, I was there

I was there

-Sacred prayer
-I was there, I was there

It was rare
You remember it

Wind in my hair

I was there, I was there

Down the stairs
I was there, I was there

Sacred prayer
I was there, I was there

It was rare
You remember it

I'm doing good
I'm on some new shit

Been saying "yes"
instead of "no"

I thought I saw you
at the bus stop

I didn't though

I hit the ground running
each night

I hit the Sunday matinee

You know the greatest films
of all time were never made

I guess you never know
Never know

And if you wanted me
You really should've showed

And if you never bleed
You're never gonna grow

And it's all right now

But we were something
Don't you think so?

Roaring twenties
Tossing pennies in the pool

And if my wishes came true

It would've been you

In my defense, I have none

For never leaving
well enough alone

But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one

Ooh

I have this dream
you're doing cool shit

Having adventures on your own

You meet some woman
on the Internet

And take her home

We never painted
by the numbers, baby

But we were making it count

You know the greatest loves
of all time are over now

I guess you never know
Never know

And it's another day
Waking up alone

But we were something
Don't you think so?

Roaring twenties
Tossing pennies in the pool

And if my wishes came true

It would've been you

In my defense, I have none

For never leaving
well enough alone

But it would've been fun

If you would've been the one

Hey, yeah-yeah

I persist and resist
the temptation to ask you

If one thing
had been different

Would everything
be different today?

We were something
Don't you think so?

Rosé flowing
with your chosen family

And it would've been sweet

If it could've been me

In my defense, I have none

For digging up
the grave another time

But it would've been fun

If you would've been
the one

Ooh

And so, we have brought
the folklore cabin to L.A.

So, um, folklore is an album
that I am extremely proud of,

and I started, uh...

Aw...

Aw... thanks.

I immediately
was picturing

this album taking place
in the woods,

in an imaginary cabin.

In my fantasy,
in my imagination,

I am not

a lonely millennial woman
covered in cat hair,

um...

...watching 700 hours
of TV a day.

In my imagination,
I am like a...

like a woodsy Victorian lady

who is wandering
through the forest,

holding, like,
a candlestick holder-thing

and, like, you know,
collecting feathers

to make my own quill
to write on parchment paper.

It was a whole thing.

That was how I pictured myself
when I was writing folklore.

And then I was like,
you know, maybe

I should do some other things
different on this album.

Maybe I should try
creating characters

and having these characters

fall in love
and break up and...

One of my favorite, um,
characters that I created

is, uh, I call it
the Teenage Love Triangle.

The catalyst character is
this teenage boy named James,

and he

really screws things up
with the love of his life,

and he has
to apologize to her,

and try to make it right,

and long story short,

her name is Betty.

Betty, I won't
make assumptions

About why you switched
your homeroom

But I think
it's 'cause of me

Betty, one time I was riding
on my skateboard

When I passed your house

It's like
I couldn't breathe

You heard the rumors
from Inez

You can't believe
a word she says

Most times
But this time it was true

The worst thing
that I ever did

Was what I did to you

But if I just showed up
at your party

Would you have me?
Would you want me?

Would you tell me
to go fuck myself

Or lead me to the garden?

In the garden
would you trust me

If I told you
it was just a summer thing?

I'm only 17

I don't know anything
but I know I miss you

Betty, I know
where it all went wrong

Your favorite song
was playing

From the far side
of the gym

I was nowhere to be found

I hate the crowds
You know that

Plus, I saw you dance
with him

You heard the rumors
from Inez

You can't believe
a word she says

Most times
But this time it was true

The worst thing
that I ever did

Was what I did to you

But if I just showed up
at your party

Would you have me?
Would you want me?

Would you tell me
to go fuck myself

Or lead me to the garden?

In the garden
would you trust me

If I told you
it was just a summer thing?

I'm only 17

I don't know anything
but I know I miss you

I was walking home
on broken cobblestones

Just thinking of you
when she pulled up

Like a figment
of my worst intentions

She said
"James, get in, let's drive"

Those days turned into nights

Slept next to her but

I dreamt of you
all summer long

Betty, I'm here
on your doorstep

And I planned it out
for weeks now

But it's finally
sinking in

Betty, right now
is the last time

I can dream
about what happens

When you see my face again

The only thing I wanna do

Is make it up to you

So, I showed up at your party

Yeah, I showed up
at your party

Yeah, I showed up
at your party

Will you have me?
Will you love me?

Will you kiss me
on the porch

In front of
all your stupid friends?

If you kiss me

Will it be
just like I dreamed it?

Will it patch
your broken wings?

I'm only 17

I don't know anything

But I know I miss you

Standing in your cardigan

Kissing in my car again

Stopped at a streetlight
You know I miss you

Rebekah rode up
on the afternoon train

It was sunny

Her saltbox house
on the coast

Took her mind off St. Louis

Bill was the heir
to the Standard Oil name

And money

And the town said

"How did a middle-class
divorcée do it?"

The wedding was charming
If a little gauche

There's only so far
new money goes

They picked out a home

And called it "Holiday House"

Their parties were tasteful
If a little loud

The doctor had told him
to settle down

It must have been her fault
his heart gave out

And they said

"There goes the last great
American dynasty

"Who knows
If she never showed up

"What could've been

"There goes
the maddest woman

"This town has ever seen

"She had a marvelous time
ruining everything"

Rebekah gave up on
the Rhode Island set forever

Flew in all her Bitch Pack
friends from the city

Filled the pool
with champagne

And swam with the big names

And blew through the money
on the boys and the ballet

And losing on
card game bets with Dalí

And they said

"There goes the last
great American dynasty

"Who knows
If she never showed up

"What could've been

"There goes
the most shameless woman

"This town has ever seen

"She had a marvelous time
ruining everything"

They say
she was seen on occasion

Pacing the rocks, staring
out at the midnight sea

And in a feud
with her neighbor

She stole his dog
and dyed it key lime green

Fifty years is a long time

Holiday House sat quietly
on that beach

Free of women with madness

Their men and bad habits
And then it was bought by me

Who knows, if I never
showed up what could've been

There goes the loudest woman
this town has ever seen

I had a marvelous time
ruining everything

I had a marvelous time

Ruining everything

A marvelous time

Ruining everything

A marvelous time

I had a marvelous time

Salt air

And the rust on your door

I never needed anything more

Whispers

Of "Are you sure?"

"Never have I ever before"

But I can see us
Lost in the memory

August slipped away
into a moment in time

'Cause it was never mine

And I can see us
twisted in bedsheets

August sipped away
Like a bottle of wine

'Cause you were
never mine, mine

Your back

Beneath the sun

Wishing I could
write my name on it

Will you call

When you're back at school?

I remember thinking
I had you

But I can see us
Lost in the memory

August slipped away
into a moment in time

'Cause it was never mine

And I can see us
twisted in bedsheets

August sipped away
Like a bottle of wine

'Cause you were never mine

Mine

Back when we were still
changing for the better

Wanting was enough

For me, it was enough

To live for the hope
of it all

Cancel plans
just in case you'd call

And say
"Meet me behind the mall"

So much for summer love
and saying "us"

'Cause you weren't mine
to lose

You weren't mine to lose

No

But I can see us
Lost in the memory

August slipped away
into a moment in time

'Cause it was never mine

And I can see us
twisted in bedsheets

August sipped away
Like a bottle of wine

'Cause you were
never mine, mine

'Cause you were never mine

Never mine

But do you remember?

Remember when I pulled up
And said, "Get in the car"

And then canceled my plans
Just in case you'd call?

Back when I was living
for the hope of it all

For the hope of it all

"Meet me behind the mall"

Remember when I pulled up

And said, "Get in the car"

And then canceled my plans
Just in case you'd call?

Back when I was living
for the hope of it all

For the hope of it all

"Meet me behind the mall"

Remember when I pulled up
And said, "Get in the car"

And then canceled my plans
Just in case you'd call?

Back when I was living
for the hope of it all

For the hope of it all

For the hope of it all

-For the hope of it all
-For the hope of it all

For the hope of it all

For the hope of it all

And you wanna scream

Don't call me "kid"

Don't call me "baby"

Look at this godforsaken mess

That you made me

You showed me colors
you know

I can't see
with anyone else

Don't call me "kid"

Don't call me "baby"

Look at this idiotic fool
you made me

You taught me
a secret language

I can't speak
with anyone else

Don't call me "kid"

Don't call me "baby"

Look at this
godforsaken mess

That you made me

You showed me colors
you know

I can't see with anyone else

Don't call me "kid"

Don't call me "baby"

Look at this idiotic fool
you made me

You taught me
a secret language

I can't speak
with anyone else

And you know damn well

For you I would ruin myself

A million little times

That's the thing
about illicit affairs

We gather here

We line up weeping
in a sunlit room

And if I'm on fire

You'll be made
of ashes, too

Even on my worst day
Did I deserve, babe

All the hell you gave me?

'Cause I loved you

I swear I loved you
Till my dying day

I didn't have it in myself
to go with grace

And you're the hero
flying around saving face

And if I'm dead to you
Why are you at the wake?

Cursing my name

Wishing I stayed

Look at how my tears ricochet

We gather stones

Never knowing
what they'll mean

Some to throw

Some to make a diamond ring

You know I didn't want to

Have to haunt you

But what a ghostly scene

You wear the same jewels

That I gave you

As you bury me

I didn't have it in myself
to go with grace

'Cause when I'd fight

You used to tell me
I was brave

And if I'm dead to you
Why are you at the wake?

Cursing my name

Wishing I stayed

Look at how
my tears ricochet

And I can go
anywhere I want

Anywhere I want

Just not home

And you can aim
for my heart, go for blood

But you would still miss me
in your bones

And I still talk to you

When I'm screaming
at the sky

And when you can't
sleep at night

You hear
my stolen lullabies

I didn't have it in myself
to go with grace

And so the battleships
will sink beneath the waves

You had to kill me

But it killed you
just the same

Cursing my name

Wishing I stayed

You turned into
your worst fears

And you're tossing out blame
Drunk on this pain

Crossing out the good years

And you're cursing my name

Wishing I stayed

Look at how
my tears ricochet

Midnight

You come and pick me up
No headlights

Long drive

Could end in burning flames
or paradise

Fade into view, oh

It's been a while since
I have even heard from you

Heard from you

I should just tell you
to leave 'cause I

Know exactly
where it leads, but I

Watch us go 'round
and 'round each time

You got that James Dean
daydream look in your eye

And I got that red lip
classic thing that you like

And when we go crashing down

We come back every time

'Cause we never go
out of style

We never go out of style

You got that long hair
Slicked back, white T-shirt

And I got that good girl faith

And a tight little skirt

And when we go crashing down

We come back every time

'Cause we never go
out of style

We never go out of style

Take me home

Just take me home

Yeah

Just take me home

Ooh, oh, ooh, oh, oh

-Out of style
-Oh

You got that James Dean
daydream look in your eye

And I got that red lip
classic thing that you like

I got that thing
that you like

And when we go crashing down

And when we go

We come back every time

We never go out of style

We never go out of style

Nice to meet you
Where you been?

I could show you
incredible things

Magic, madness, heaven, sin

Saw you there
and I thought

"Oh, my God
Look at that face

"You look like
my next mistake

"Love's a game, wanna play?"

Ayy

New money, suit and tie

I can read you
like a magazine

Ain't it funny? Rumors fly

And I know you heard
about me

So, hey, let's be friends

I'm dying to see
how this one ends

Grab your passport
and my hand

I can make the bad guys good
for a weekend

So it's gonna be forever

Or it's gonna
go down in flames

You can tell me
when it's over, mm

If the high
was worth the pain

Got a long list of ex-lovers

They'll tell you I'm insane

'Cause you know
I love the players

And you love the game

'Cause we're young
and we're reckless

We'll take this
way too far

It'll leave you
breathless, mm

Or with a nasty scar

Got a long list of ex-lovers

They'll tell you I'm insane

But I've got
a blank space, baby

And I'll write your name

Cherry lips, crystal skies

I could show you
incredible things

Stolen kisses, pretty lies

You're the King, baby
I'm your Queen

Find out what you want

Be that girl for a month

Wait, the worst
is yet to come

Oh, no

Screaming, crying
Perfect storms

I can make
all the tables turn

Rose garden
filled with thorns

Keep you
second-guessing like

"Oh, my God, who is she?"

I get drunk on jealousy

But you'll come back
each time you leave

'Cause, darling
I'm a nightmare

Dressed like a daydream

So it's gonna be forever

Or it's gonna go
down in flames

You can tell me
when it's over, mm

If the high
was worth the pain

Got a long list
of ex-lovers

They'll tell you I'm insane

'Cause you know
I love the players

And you love the game

'Cause we're young
and we're reckless

We'll take this way too far

It'll leave you
breathless, mm

Or with a nasty scar

Got a long list
of ex-lovers

They'll tell you I'm insane

But I've got
a blank space, baby

And I'll write your name

Boys only want love
if it's torture

Don't say I didn't
Say I didn't warn ya

Boys only want love
if it's torture

Don't say I didn't
Say I didn't warn ya

So it's gonna be forever

Or it's gonna go
down in flames

You can tell me
when it's over

Over

If the high
was worth the pain

Got a long list
of ex-lovers

They'll tell you
I'm insane

'Cause you know
I love the players

And you love the game

'Cause we're young
and we're reckless

Oh, yeah

We'll take this way too far

Ooh oh

It'll leave you
breathless, mm

-Or with a nasty scar
-Leave a nasty scar

Got a long list
of ex-lovers

They'll tell you I'm insane

But I've got
a blank space, baby

And I'll write your name

I stay out too late

Got nothing in my brain

-That's what people say
-Mm-mm

-That's what people say
-Mm-mm

I go on too many dates

But I can't make them stay

At least
that's what people say

Mm-mm

-That's what people say
-Mm-mm

But I keep cruising

Can't stop
Won't stop moving

It's like I got this music

In my mind

Saying
"It's gonna be all right"

'Cause the players gonna
play, play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna
hate, hate, hate, hate, hate

I'm just gonna shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off
I shake it off

Heart-breakers gonna break
Break, break, break, break

And the fakers gonna fake
Fake, fake, fake, fake

I'm just gonna shake
Shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off
I shake it off

I never miss a beat

I'm lightning on my feet

And that's what they don't see

Mm-mm

That's what they don't see

-Mm-mm
-I'm dancing on my own

Dancing on my own

I make the moves up as I go

Moves up as I go

And that's what
they don't know

Mm-mm

That's what they don't know

-Mm-mm
-But I keep cruising

Can't stop
Won't stop grooving

It's like I got this music

In my mind

Saying
"It's gonna be all right"

'Cause the players gonna play

Play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate

Hate, hate, hate, hate

I'm just gonna shake

Shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off
I shake it off

Heart-breakers gonna break

Break, break, break, break

And the fakers gonna fake

Fake, fake, fake, fake, fake

I'm just gonna shake

Shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off
I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

Hey, hey, hey

Just think while you've been
getting down and out

About the liars
and the dirty, dirty cheats

Of the world

You could've been getting
down to this sick beat

My ex-man brought
his new girlfriend

She's like, "Oh, my God!"
but I'm just gonna shake

And to the fella over there
with the hella good hair

Won't you come on over, baby?

We can shake, shake, shake

Yeah ohhh

'Cause the players
gonna play

Play, play, play, play

And the haters gonna hate

-Hate, hate, hate, hate
-Haters gonna hate

-I'm just gonna shake
-Shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off
I shake it off

Heart-breakers gonna break

Break, break, break, break

And the fakers gonna fake

Fake, fake, fake, fake

I'm just gonna shake

Shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off
I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

-Shake it off
-I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

You've got to

Shake it off, I shake it off

I, I, I shake it off
I shake it off

'Cause, baby
Now we got bad blood

You know
it used to be mad love

So take a look
what you've done

'Cause, baby
Now we got bad blood

Hey

Now we got problems

And I don't think
we can solve them

You made a really deep cut

And, baby
Now we got bad blood

Hey

Oh, it's so sad to
think about the good times

You and I

'Cause, baby
Now we got bad blood

You know
it used to be mad love

So take a look
what you've done

'Cause, baby
Now we got bad blood

Hey

Now we got problems

And I don't think
we can solve them

You made a really deep cut

And, baby
Now we got bad blood

Hey

Band-Aids don't fix
bullet holes

You say sorry just for show

If you live like that
You live with ghosts

Band-Aids don't fix
bullet holes

You say sorry just for show

If you live like that
You live with ghosts

Ooh

If you love like that
Blood runs cold

'Cause, baby
Now we got bad blood

You know it used to be

-Mad love
-Mad love

So take a look
what you've done

' Cause, baby, now we got

Bad blood
Hey

Now we got problems

And I don't think
we can solve them

You made a really deep cut

And, baby
Now we got bad blood

-Now we got bad
-'Cause, baby, now

-We got bad blood
-Blood

You know it used to be

-Mad love
-Mad love

So take a look
what you've done

Look what you've done

'Cause, baby, now we got

Bad Blood
Hey

Now we got problems

And I don't think
we can solve them

You made a really deep cut

And, baby
Now we got bad blood

Hey

Welcome to the acoustic set!

When I dreamed up the idea
of The Eras Tour,

I thought it would be
really fun to sort of

go back through

all these different phases
I've had musically,

because it's been,

I mean, it's been
a little bit of everything.

You've been so kind to me
in letting me explore genres

and step outside boxes
that are created for us

in the music industry.

And that's only because of you
that I get to do that.

So, thank you...

...because it's just
so much fun.

It's just so much fun
to get to play,

and to get to experiment,

and to get to grow
as an artist.

But I did want to play a song

just to thank the people
who liked me

when I was a little teenager
writing songs

for my ninth grade
talent show.

I was riding shotgun
With my hair undone

In the front seat of his car

He's got a one-hand feel

On the steering wheel

The other on my heart

I look around
Turn the radio down

He says
"Baby, is something wrong?"

I say, "Nothing
I was just thinking

"How we don't have a song"

And he says

Our song is
the slamming screen door

Sneakin' out late
Tapping on your window

When we're on the phone
and you talk real slow

'Cause it's late
and your mama don't know

Our song
is the way you laugh

The first date

"Man, I didn't kiss her
and I should have"

And when I got home
'fore I said, "Amen"

Asking God
if he could play it again

I was walking up
The front porch steps

After everything that day

Had gone all wrong

And been trampled on
And lost and thrown away

Got to the hallway
Well, on my way

To my lovin' bed

I almost didn't notice

All the roses
And the note that said

Our song is
the slamming screen door

Sneakin' out late
Tapping on your window

When we're on the phone
and you talk real slow

'Cause it's late
and your mama don't know

Our song
is the way you laugh

The first date

"Man, I didn't kiss her
and I should have"

And when I got home
'fore I said, "Amen"

Asking God
if he could play it again

I've heard every album
Listened to the radio

Waited for something
to come along

That was as good as our song

'Cause our song is
the slamming screen door

Sneakin' out late
Tapping on his window

When we're on the phone
and he talks real slow

'Cause it's late
and his mama don't know

Our song
is the way he laughs

The first date

"Man, I didn't kiss him
and I should have"

And when I got home
'fore I said, "Amen"

Asking God
if he could play it again

Play it again

Oh, yeah

Oh-oh, yeah

I was riding shotgun
With my hair undone

In the front seat of his car

I grabbed a pen

And an old napkin
And I wrote down our song

Summer went away
Still the yearning stays

I play it cool
with the best of them

I wait patiently

He's gonna notice me

It's okay
We're the best of friends

Anyway

I hear it in your voice

You're smoking
with your boys

I touch my phone
as if it's your face

I didn't choose this town

I dream of getting out

There's just one
who could make me stay

All my days

From sprinkler splashes
to fireplace ashes

I waited ages
to see you there

I search the party
of better bodies

Just to learn
that you never cared

You're on your own, kid
You always have been

I see the great escape

So long, Daisy May

I picked the petals
He loves me not

Something different bloomed

Writing in my room

I play my songs
in the parking lot

I'll run away

From sprinkler splashes
to fireplace ashes

I called a taxi
to take me there

I search the party
of better bodies

Just to learn
that my dreams aren't rare

You're on your own, kid
You always have been

From sprinkler splashes
to fireplace ashes

I gave my blood, sweat
and tears for this

I hosted parties
and starved my body

Like I'd be saved
by a perfect kiss

The jokes weren't funny
I took the money

My friends from home
don't know what to say

I looked around
in a blood-soaked gown

And I saw something
they can't take away

'Cause there were pages turned

With the bridges burned

Everything you lose
is a step you take

So make
the friendship bracelets

Take the moment and taste it

You've got no reason
to be afraid

You're on your own, kid

Yeah, you can face this

You're on your own, kid
You always have been

Meet me at midnight

Oh oh-oh

Oh oh-oh

Oh oh-oh whoa

Whoa whoa whoa whoa

Staring at the ceiling
with you

Oh, you don't ever
say too much

You don't really read into

My melancholia

-I've been under scrutiny
-Yeah, oh yeah

-You handle it beautifully
-Yeah, oh yeah

All this shit is new to me

Yeah, oh yeah

I feel the lavender haze
creeping up on me

Surreal

I'm damned if I do give
a damn what people say

No deal

The 1950s shit
they want from me

I just wanna stay
in that lavender haze

Oh oh-oh

Oh oh-oh whoa

Whoa whoa whoa whoa

All they keep asking me

All they keep asking me

Is if I'm gonna be your bride

The only kinda girl they see

Only kinda girl they see

Is a one-night or a wife

-I find it dizzying
-Yeah, oh yeah

They're bringing up
my history

Yeah, oh yeah

But you weren't
even listening

Yeah, oh yeah

Ooh ooh ooh

I feel the lavender haze
creeping up on me

Surreal

I'm damned if I do give
a damn what people say

No deal

The 1950s shit
they want from me

I just wanna stay
in that lavender haze

Oh oh-oh

-That lavender haze
-Oh oh-oh whoa

Whoa whoa whoa whoa

Talk your talk and go viral

I just need this love spiral

Get it off your chest

Get it off my desk

Get it off my desk

Talk your talk and go viral
I just need this love spiral

Get it off your chest

Get it off my desk

-I feel
-I feel

The lavender haze
creeping up on me

Surreal

I'm damned if I do give
a damn what people say

-No deal
-No deal

The 1950s shit
they want from me

I just wanna stay
in that lavender haze

Oh oh-oh

-Oh oh-oh whoa
-Get it off your chest

-Whoa whoa whoa whoa
-Get it off my desk

Oh oh-oh

That lavender haze

-I just wanna stay
-Oh oh-oh

I just wanna stay
in that lavender haze

I have this thing
where I get older

But just never wiser

Midnights become
my afternoons

When my depression
works the graveyard shift

All of the people

I've ghosted
stand there in the room

I should not be left
to my own devices

They come with prices
and vices

I end up in crisis

Tale as old as time

I wake up screaming
from dreaming

One day
I'll watch as you're leaving

'Cause you got tired
of my scheming

For the last time

It's me, hi
I'm the problem, it's me

At teatime, everybody agrees

I'll stare directly
at the sun

But never in the mirror

It must be exhausting always
rooting for the anti-hero

Sometimes, I feel like
everybody is a sexy baby

And I'm a monster on the hill

Too big to hang out

Slowly lurching toward
your favorite city

Pierced through the heart
but never killed

Did you hear
my covert narcissism

I disguise as altruism

Like some kind
of congressman?

Tale as old as time

I wake up screaming
from dreaming

One day
I'll watch as you're leaving

And life will lose
all its meaning

For the last time

It's me, hi

I'm the problem, it's me

At teatime, everybody agrees

I'll stare directly
at the sun

But never in the mirror

It must be exhausting always
rooting for the anti-hero

I have this dream

My daughter-in-law kills me
for the money

She thinks I left them
in the will

The family gathers 'round
and reads it

And then someone
screams out

"She's laughing up at us
from hell"

It's me, hi

I'm the problem, it's me

It's me, hi

I'm the problem, it's me

It's me, hi

Everybody agrees
Everybody agrees

It's me

-Hi
-Hi

-I'm the problem, it's me
-I'm the problem, it's me

-At teatime
-Teatime

-Everybody agrees
-Everybody agrees

I'll stare directly
at the sun

But never in the mirror

It must be exhausting always
rooting for the anti-hero

Rain

He wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain

He wanted a bride
I was making my own name

Chasing that fame

He stayed the same

All of me changed
Like midnight

My town
was a wasteland

Full of cages, full of fences

Pageant queens
and big pretenders

But for some it was paradise

My boy was a montage

A slow motion, love potion

Jumping off things
in the ocean

I broke his heart
'cause he was nice

He was sunshine
I was midnight

Rain

He wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain

He wanted a bride
I was making my own name

Chasing that fame

He stayed the same

All of me changed
Like midnight

It came like a postcard

Picture perfect shiny family

Holiday peppermint candy

But for him it's every day

So I peered through a window

A deep portal, time travel

All the love we unravel

And the life I gave away

'Cause he was sunshine
I was midnight rain

He wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain

He wanted a bride
I was making my own name

Chasing that fame

He stayed the same

All of me changed
Like midnight

Rain

He wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain

He wanted a bride
I was making my own name

Chasing that fame

He stayed the same

All of me changed
Like midnight

I guess sometimes we all get

Just what we wanted
Just what we wanted

And he never thinks of me

Except when I'm on TV

I guess sometimes we all get

Some kind of haunted
Some kind of haunted

And I never think of him

Except on midnights like this

Midnights like this

Midnights like this

Draw the cat eye
sharp enough to kill a man

You did some bad things
but I'm the worst of them

Sometimes I wonder which one
will be your last lie

They say looks can kill
and I might try

I don't dress for women

I don't dress for men

Lately I've been
dressing for revenge

I don't start shit, but
I can tell you how it ends

Don't get sad, get even

So on the weekends

I don't dress for friends

Lately I've been
dressing for revenge

She needed cold hard proof
so I gave her some

She had the envelope

Where you think
she got it from?

Now she gets the house

Gets the kids
Gets the pride

Picture me thick as thieves
with your ex-wife

And she looks so pretty

Driving in your Benz

Lately she's been
dressing for revenge

She don't start shit

But she can tell you
how it ends

Don't get sad, get even

So on the weekends

She don't dress for friends

Lately she's been
dressing for revenge

Ladies always rise above

Ladies know
what people want

Someone sweet
and kind and fun

The lady simply had enough

While he was doing lines

And crossing all of mine

Someone told
his white collar crimes

To the FBI

And I don't
dress for villains

Or for innocents

I'm on my vigilante shit again

I don't start shit, but
I can tell you how it ends

Don't get sad, get even

So on the weekends

I don't dress for friends

Lately I've been
dressing for revenge

Baby love, I think I've been
a little too kind

Didn't notice you walking
all over my peace of mind

In the shoes
I gave you as a present

Putting someone first
only works

When you're in their top five

And by the way

I'm going out tonight

Best believe
I'm still bejeweled

When I walk in the room

I can still make
the whole place shimmer

And when I meet the band

They ask
"Do you have a man?"

I could still say
"I don't remember"

Familiarity breeds contempt
Don't put me in the basement

When I want the penthouse
of your heart

Diamonds in my eyes

I polish up real
I polish up real nice

Nice

Baby boy, I think I've been
too good of a girl

Too good of a girl

Did all the extra credit
Then got graded on a curve

I think it's time
to teach some lessons

I made you my world
Have you heard?

I can reclaim the land

And I miss you

But I miss sparkling

Nice

Best believe
I'm still bejeweled

When I walk in the room

I can still make
the whole place shimmer

And when I meet the band

They ask
"Do you have a man?"

I could still say
"I don't remember"

Familiarity breeds contempt
Don't put me in the basement

When I want the penthouse
of your heart

Diamonds in my eyes

I polish up real
I polish up real nice

Nice

Sapphire tears on my face

Sadness became my whole sky

But some guy said
my aura's moonstone

Just 'cause he was high

And we're dancing all night

And you can try

To change my mind

But you might have
to wait in line

What's a girl gonna do?

A diamond's gotta shine

-Best believe
-I'm still bejeweled

When I walk in the room

I can still make
the whole place shimmer

-Shimmer
-And when I meet the band

They ask
"Do you have a man?

I could still say
"I don't remember"

Familiarity breeds contempt
Don't put me in the basement

When I want the penthouse
of your heart

Diamonds in my eyes

-I polish up real
-Nice

I polish up real nice

And we're dancing
all night

And you can try

To change my mind

But you might have
to wait in line

What's a girl gonna do?
What's a girl gonna do?

I polish up nice

Best believe
I'm still bejeweled

When I walk in the room

I can still make
the whole place shimmer

Once upon a time
the planets and the fates

And all the stars aligned

You and I ended up
in the same room

At the same time

And the touch of a hand
lit the fuse

Of a chain reaction
of countermoves

To assess the equation of you

Checkmate, I couldn't lose

What if I told you
none of it was accidental?

And the first night
that you saw me

Nothing was gonna stop me

I laid the groundwork
and then just like clockwork

The dominoes
cascaded in a line

What if I told you
I'm a mastermind?

And now you're mine

It was all my design

'Cause I'm a mastermind

You see all the wisest women
had to do it this way

'Cause we were born to be

The pawn
in every lover's game

If you fail to plan
You plan to fail

Strategy sets the scene
for the tale

I'm the wind
in our free-flowing sails

And the liquor
in our cocktails

What if I told you
none of it was accidental?

And the first night
that you saw me

I knew I wanted your body

I laid the groundwork
and then just like clockwork

The dominoes
cascaded in a line

What if I told you
I'm a mastermind?

And now you're mine

It was all my design

'Cause I'm a mastermind

No one wanted to play
with me as a little kid

So I've been scheming
like a criminal ever since

To make them love me
and make it seem effortless

This is the first time I've
felt the need to confess

And I swear

I'm only cryptic
and Machiavellian

'Cause I care

So I told you none of it
was accidental

And the first night
that you saw me

Nothing was gonna stop me

I laid the groundwork
and then saw a wide smirk

On your face
You knew the entire time

You knew
that I'm a mastermind

And now you're mine

Yeah, all you did
was smile

'Cause I'm a mastermind

You have absolutely given us

everything
that you have tonight,

so I feel guilty asking...

but could we have one more
song's worth of your time?

You're talking shit
for the hell of it

Addicted to betrayal
but you're relevant

You're terrified to look down

'Cause if you dare
You'll see the glare

Of everyone you burned
just to get there

It's coming back around

And I keep my side
of the street clean

You wouldn't know
what I mean

'Cause karma is my boyfriend
Karma is a god

Karma is the breeze
in my hair on the weekend

Karma's a relaxing thought

Aren't you envious
that for you it's not?

Sweet like honey
Karma is a cat

Purring in my lap
'cause it loves me

Flexing like
a goddamn acrobat

Me and karma vibe like that

Spiderboy, king of thieves

Weave your little webs
of opacity

My pennies made your crown

Trick me once, trick me twice

Don't you know that
cash ain't the only price?

It's coming back around

And I keep my side
of the street clean

You wouldn't know what I mean

'Cause karma is my boyfriend
Karma is a god

Karma is the breeze
in my hair on the weekend

Karma's a relaxing thought

Aren't you envious
that for you it's not?

Sweet like honey
Karma is a cat

Purring in my lap
'cause it loves me

Flexing like
a goddamn acrobat

Me and karma vibe like that

Ask me what I learned
from all those years

Ask me what I earned
from all those tears

Ask me why so many fade
but I'm still here

I'm still, I'm still here

'Cause karma is the thunder
Rattling your ground

Karma's on your scent
like a bounty hunter

Karma's gonna
track you down

Step by step
from town to town

Sweet like justice
Karma is a queen

Karma takes all my friends
to the summit

Karma is the guy
on the screen

Coming straight home to me

'Cause karma is my boyfriend

Karma is a god

Karma is the breeze
in my hair on the weekend

Karma's a relaxing thought

Aren't you envious
that for you it's not?

Sweet like honey
Karma is a cat

Purring in my lap
'cause it loves me

Flexing like
a goddamn acrobat

Me and karma vibe like that

Ah

Karma is my boyfriend

-Karma is a god
-Ah

Uh-huh, mm

Ah

Karma's a relaxing thought

Ah

L.A., every single person on
this stage loves you so much.

So will you please
show that love right back

to my amazing dancers!

And now,
please make some noise

for my extraordinary
backing vocalists!

And will you please
direct your attention

to the main stage

and give it up
for my phenomenal band!

Combat

I'm ready for combat

I say I don't want that

But what if I do?

'Cause cruelty

Wins in the movies

I've got 100
thrown-out speeches

I almost said to you

Easy they come
Easy they go

I jump from the train
I ride off alone

I never grew up
It's getting so old

Help me hold onto you

I've been the archer

I've been the prey

Who could ever
leave me, darling?

But who could stay?

Dark side

I search for your dark side

But what if I'm all right

Right, right, right here?

And I cut off

My nose
just to spite my face

Then I hate my reflection

For years and years

I wake in the night
I pace like a ghost

The room is on fire
Invisible smoke

And all of my heroes
die all alone

Help me hold onto you

I've been the archer

I've been the prey

Screaming, who could
ever leave me, darling...

But who could stay?

'Cause they see
right through me

They see right through me

They see right through

Can you see right through me?

They see right through

They see right through me

I see right through me

I see right through me

All the king's horses
All the king's men

Couldn't put me
together again

'Cause all of my enemies
started out friends

Help me hold onto you

I've been the archer

I've been the prey

Who could ever
leave me, darling...

But who could stay?

Who could stay?

Who could stay?

Who could stay?

Who could stay?

You could stay

Combat

I'm ready for combat

He said
"Let's get out of this town"

Drive out of this city
away from the crowds

I thought
"Heaven can't help me now"

Nothing lasts forever

But this is gonna
take me down

He's so tall
and handsome as hell

He's so bad
but he does it so well

I can see the end
as it begins

My one condition is...

Say you'll remember me

Standing in a nice dress
Staring at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again
Even if it's just in your

Wildest dreams

Ah-ah, ha

Wildest dreams

Ah-ah, ha

You'll see me in hindsight
Tangled up with you all night

Burning it down

Someday when you leave me
I bet these memories

Follow you around...

You'll see me in hindsight
Tangled up with you all night

Burning it down

Someday when you leave me
I bet these memories

Follow you around...

You'll see me in hindsight
Tangled up with you all night

Burning it down

Someday when you leave me
I bet these memories

Follow you around

You'll see me in hindsight
Tangled up with you all night

Burning it down

Someday when you leave me
I bet these memories

Follow you around

Follow you around

I said
Remember this moment

In the back of my mind

The time we stood
with our shaking hands

The crowds in stands went wild

We were
the kings and the queens

And they read off our names

The night you danced like
you knew our lives

Would never be the same

You held your head
like a hero

On a history book page

It was the end of a decade

But the start of an age

Long live
the walls we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you

I was screaming
Long live
all the magic we made

And bring on
all the pretenders

One day
we will be remembered

I said
Remember this feeling

I pass the pictures around

Of all the years
that we stood there

On the sidelines
wishing for right now

We are
the kings and the queens

You traded your baseball cap
for a crown

When they gave us
our trophies

And we held them up
for our town

And the cynics were outraged

Screaming, this is absurd

'Cause for a moment
a band of thieves
in ripped-up jeans

Got to rule the world

Long live the walls
we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you

I was screaming
Long live
all the magic we made

And bring on
all the pretenders
I'm not afraid

Long live
all the mountains we moved

I had the time of my life
fighting dragons with you

I was screaming
Long live
that look on your face

And bring on
all the pretenders

One day
we will be remembered

Hold on
to spinning around

Confetti falls
to the ground

May these memories
break our fall

Will you take a moment

Promise me this

That you'll
stand by me forever

But if, God forbid
Fate should step in

-And force us into a goodbye
-

If you have children someday

When they point
to the pictures

Please tell them my name

Tell them how
the crowds went wild

Tell them how
I hope they shine

Long live
the walls we crashed through

I had the time of my life

With you

Long, long live
the walls we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you

And I was screaming
Long live
all the magic we made

And bring on
all the pretenders
I'm not afraid

Singing long live
all the mountains we moved

I had the time of my life
fighting dragons with you

And long, long live
the look on your face

And bring on
all the pretenders

One day

We will be remembered

I said
Remember this moment

In the back of my mind

The time we stood
with our shaking hands

The crowds in stands went wild

We were
the kings and the queens

And they read off our names

The night you danced like
you knew our lives

Would never be the same

You held your head
like a hero

On a history book page

It was the end of a decade

But the start of an age

Long live
the walls we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you

I was screaming
Long live
all the magic we made

And bring on
all the pretenders

One day
we will be remembered

I said
Remember this feeling

I'll pass the pictures around

Of all the years
that we stood there

On the sidelines
wishing for right now

We are
the kings and the queens

You traded your baseball cap
for a crown

When they gave us
our trophies

And we held them up
for our town

And the cynics were outraged

Screaming, this is absurd

'Cause for a moment
a band of thieves
in ripped-up jeans

Got to rule the world

Long live the walls
we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you

I was screaming
Long live
all the magic we made

And bring on
all the pretenders
I'm not afraid

Long live
all the mountains we moved

I had the time of my life
fighting dragons with you

I was screaming
Long live
that look on your face

And bring on
all the pretenders

One day
we will be remembered

Hold on
to spinning around

Confetti falls to the ground

May these memories
break our fall

Will you take a moment

Promise me this

That you'll
stand by me forever

But if, God forbid
Fate should step in

And force us into a goodbye

If you have children someday

When they point
to the pictures

Please tell them my name

Tell them how
the crowds went wild

Tell them how
I hope they shine

Long live
the walls we crashed through

I had the time of my life

With you

Long, long live
the walls we crashed through

How the kingdom lights shined
just for me and you

And I was screaming
Long live
all the magic we made

And bring on
all the pretenders
I'm not afraid

Singing long live
all the mountains we moved

I had the time of my life
fighting dragons with you

And long, long live
the look on your face

And bring on
all the pretenders

One day

We will be remembered