"reputation" by taylor swift

please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh i could recognize anywhere

… Ready For It?

i put a face to the name and / we’re off to the races / it’s some kind of sport / you throw / i catch / and i know with each volley / this won’t be the last of us / i go home with sparkles in my eyes / a grin in my teeth / promise you’ll see me again / and in the meantime / i’ll be the ringing in your ears / the pulse striking your skin / the face behind your eyelids / the marrow in your bones / the name you’ll never forget

End Game

you know me / i don’t go down easy but / i do go out in style / forget what you heard / small fish, big pond / do we simply stare at our wounds / until they scab and scar? / and i’ve tried to resist your pull with / every bone in my body / but i just can’t help myself / so now we’re here / ripping up scarlet letters / i don’t wanna haunt your dreams / i wanna hold your face in my hands / you have to be the one / who else would i splinter for?

I Did Something Bad

all these con artists trying to / trespass the halls of my heart / the type of cheat to send you a postcard / on their honeymoon that says / wish you were here / thanks for card babes / it’ll make good kindling / for the fire i’m stoking / choke on the smoke / burn to cinders / watch me bathe in / the heat on my skin / as the last ember / dwindles to soot

Don’t Blame Me

desire’s deluge / tearing me apart / a willful unselfing / the taming of my soul / god, you’re impossible / god, is this real? / god, never let this end

Delicate

late night streetcars draw deep breaths / while i hold mine / distract myself from / this beating thing in my chest / fingers grazing skin / your hand on my throat like / it’s something delicate / are you sure it’s okay / to feel the way i do / because we don’t know how the story goes / but damn i wanna find out

Look What You Made Me Do

i have no nemeses / i efface them with the same drive as / a hungry beast licking its lips / tongue as red as rubies / witness my renaissance as i / shoot the devil in the back / with an opaque stare

So It Goes…

you knew exactly what you were doing / when you sat across from me at a bar / and asked me to sit next to you / i really never do this, i promise / but then my hands are in your hair and / it’s like i’ve never known anything else / you’re unpredictable unkempt undead / it’s a tale as old as time / or so it goes

Gorgeous

tell me what i’m supposed to do / ‘cause i can’t get away with looking for much longer / chatoyant eyes / coquettish grin / the kind of beauty that makes you / curl your fingers and / press crescent moons into your palm / i hate this i really do / but what can i say? / stolen glances / petty threats / it’s stupid it really is / but i want what i want / even if it ruins me / so either go home with me or / go to hell!

Getaway Car

he thought he had me but i / used him to bide my time / i’m the bad guy and i ruin everything but / he played a dirty game to win the trophy / we knew it wouldn’t last / so i wrote the end of the story ahead of time / a sword dangling above my head / my eyes on every exit / deer in headlights / cat catching moth / tiger devouring antelope / close a door / open a window

King Of My Heart

forever ago i convinced myself / love wasn’t an option for me / but then there was you / cross legged on the floor / singing your favorite songs with such fervor / that my mind’s entire framework / fell apart / and now my head’s on your chest / every night sleepless / every day opulent / without the sapphire silk / the viridian lace / the glistening gold / we wear rings made of paper / everything i’ve ever wanted / all at once

Dancing With Our Hands Tied

we fell headfirst / impossible to anticipate / terrified to be known / anxious under the threat of / closet skeletons / it’s too good it can’t be true and i / can’t help but wonder if we’re just / captains on a sinking ship / you know too much but still / insist it’s not enough / i don’t need you to love you / but you have me anyway so just hold me / hold me

Dress

i don’t mind waiting for the orchestra / if i know how the melody goes / but with you i have to up the tempo / because i need your love like i need a thunderstorm / don’t wanna be your friend i just want /  your thumb on my primrose lips / your hand on my dahlia hips / teeth leaving temporary tattoos / no matter the season i’ll blossom for you

This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

i’m the crane fly you mistake / for a mosquito / but i see you / a crow picking at robin’s eggs / deceitful as a blood diamond / ready the guillotine / for the artful queen marie

Call It What You Want

there’s only so many ways i can say it / how your name is always / on the tip of my tongue / my ice-cold fingers / now thawed by yours / a heart once hollow / now bursting at the seams / no pity party no charity case / a phoenix shaking off ashes / ready to rise again / cold moon / hot sun / levelheaded dusk and dawn

New Year’s Day

the moment i met you / was the moment i forgot the names / of all the loves i’d known before / unabated with tunnel vision / i want a life where / we can put stars on the ceiling / with duochrome paint / home wherever we go / we can make promises and memories and breakfast / read all the books on your nightstand / wear you like my favorite sweater / and if you were to leave i’d still / have all of you memorized / but it’s been a while so for now just / let me unfold in this feeling / and come undone for you alone