Original subtitles

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

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

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

Have you ever thought just maybe

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

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

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

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 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

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

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?

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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