Swiftian

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lyrics

She walks in with a pretty face
Cuffs in case
Play it safe
Throw my keys in the fireplace
Start the chase
Can’t go to waste
Can’t pass go with a blank space
Smash the vase
Blood’s the taste
Ran so fast that you lost the race
Check the pace
I can’t relate
Cover your tracks without a trace
Beg for grace
Strap the brace
She walks in with a petty face
Throw my keys in the fireplace

Words you spoke
That lump in my throat
Here’s your coat
Take the train back to Pembroke

Women and children first
Sure, I’m the worst
Break the curse
Then load up the Hurse

You’re just a trope and
I am a misanthrope
You care what they post
I prefer the coast

You leave the tv on
I shut it off when you're gone
You’re a piece to a different puzzle
Find the box where you belong

Are you off or just awful?
I'll tell you what you want to hear
You make your assumptions
I'll lower my expectations
Like your standards
If they had anything to stand on

Words you spoke
That lump in my throat
Here’s your coat
Take the train back to Pembroke

Women and children first
Sure, I’m the worst
Break the curse
Then load up the Hurse

You’re just a trope and
I am a misanthrope
You care what they post
I prefer the coast

You leave the tv on
I shut it off when you're gone
You’re a piece to a different puzzle
Find the box where you belong

Blame the pills or go and blame your parents
Either way you'd still be codependent
Who's your codefendant?
When everyone knows you've been pretending

She walks in with a loaded face
Rounds in case
State of lace
Throw my keys in the fireplace
Run over my corpse just to be safe

You’re just a trope and
I am a misanthrope
You care what they post
I prefer the coast

You leave the tv on
I shut it off when you're gone
You’re a piece to a different puzzle
Find the box where you belong

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released June 6, 2023
Music by Neil & Radley
Lyrics by Neil

Produced, mixed, and mastered by Parallel Bars

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