1989 — Hello

“1989 (Taylor’s Version)” (released October 27, 2023) (original version released October 27, 2014)

Welcome To New York (Taylor’s Version)

Walking through a crowd

The village is aglow

Kaleidoscope of loud

Heartbeats under coats

Everybody here

Wanted something more

Searching for a sound we hadn't

Heard before

And it said

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

It's a new soundtrack

I could dance to this beat, beat

Forevermore

The lights are so bright

But they never blind me, me

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

When we first dropped our bags on

Apartment floors

Took our broken hearts

Put them in a drawer

Everybody here was someone else

Before

And you can want who you want

Boys and boys and

Girls and girls

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

It's a new soundtrack

I could dance to this beat, beat

Forevermore

The lights are so bright

But they never blind me, me

Welcome to New York (New York)

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

Like any great love it keeps you

Guessing

Like any real love

It's ever-changing

Like any true love

It drives you crazy

But you know you wouldn't

Change anything anything

Anything

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

It's a new soundtrack

I could dance to this beat

The lights are so bright

But they never blind me

Welcome to New York

New soundtrack

It's been waiting for you

Welcome to New York

The lights are so bright

But they never blind me

Welcome to New York

So bright

They never blind me

Welcome to New York

Blank Space

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, hmm

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, hmm

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, 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, hmm

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

Style

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

So it goes

He can't keep his wild eyes on the road

Takes me home

Lights are off, he's taking off his coat, hmm, yeah

I say, "I heard, oh, that you've been out and about with some other girl, some other girl."

He says, "What you've heard is true but I

Can't stop thinking about you," and I

I said, "I've been there, too, a few times."

'Cause 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 (tight little skirt)

And when we go crashing down, we come back every time

'Cause we never go out of style (We never go, we never go)

We never go out of style

Take me home

Just take me home, yeah

Just take me home

(Out of style)

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 (when we go)

We come back every time

'Cause we never go out of style

We never go out of style

Out Of The Woods

Looking at it now

It all seems so simple

We were lying on your couch

I remember

You took a Polaroid of us

Then discovered (then discovered)

The rest of the world was black and white

But we were in screaming color

And I remember thinking

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods?

Looking at it now

Last December (last December)

We were built to fall apart

Then fall back together (back together)

Ooh, your necklace hanging from my neck

The night we couldn't quite forget

When we decided (we decided)

To move the furniture so we could dance

Baby, like we stood a chance

Two paper airplanes flying, flying, flying

And I remember thinkin'

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet?

Oh

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods?

Remember when you hit the brakes too soon?

Twenty stitches in a hospital room

When you started cryin', baby, I did, too

But when the sun came up, I was lookin' at you

Remember when we couldn't take the heat

I walked out and said, "I'm settin' you free,"

But the monsters turned out to be just trees

When the sun came up, you were lookin' at me

You were lookin' at me

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

I remember

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Oh, I remember

Are we out of the woods yet?

(Yeah)

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

Are we?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

(Yeah)

Are we in the clear yet?

(Yeah)

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet?

In the clear yet? Good

All You Had To Do Was Stay

(Hey, hey, hey)

People like you always want back the love they gave away

And people like me wanna believe you when you say you've changed

The more I think about it now the less I know

All I know is that you drove us off the road

Stay

Hey, all you had to do was stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

Stay

Hey, now you say you want it back

Now that it's just too late

Well, could've been easy

All you had to do was stay

Here you are now, calling me up, but I don't know what to say

I've been picking up the pieces of the mess you made

People like you always want back the love they pushed aside

But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye

Stay

Hey, all you had to do was stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

Stay

Hey, now you say you want it back

Now that it's just too late

Well, could've been easy

All you had to do was stay

All you had to do was stay, stay, stay, stay, stay

Let me remind you

This was what you wanted

You ended it

You were all I wanted

But not like this

Not like this

Oh, all you had to do was...

Stay

Hey, all you had to do was stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

Stay

Hey, now you say you want it back

Now that it's just too late

Well, could've been easy

All you had to do was stay

Hey, all you had to do was stay

Had me in the palm of your hand

Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?

Stay

Hey, now you say you want it back

Now that it's just too late

Well, could've been easy

(All you had to do was stay)

All you had to do was stay

Shake It Off

I stay out too late

Got nothing in my brain

That's what people say, mmm-mmm

I go on too many dates

But I can't make them stay

At least that's what people say, mmm-mmm

That's what people say, mmm-mmm

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 alright."

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

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

Baby, 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

Baby, 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, mmm-mmm

That's what they don't see, mmm-mmm

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, mmm-mmm

That's what they don't know, mmm-mmm

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 alright."

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

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

Baby, 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

Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off,

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

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

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 (mmmm)

And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake (and fake, and fake, and fake)

Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake

I shake it off, I shake it off

Shake it off, I shake it off,

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

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

Shake it off, I shake it off,

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

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

Shake it off, I shake it off,

I, I, I shake it off, I shake it off (you've got to),

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

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

I Wish You Would

It's 2 AM in your car

Windows down, you pass my street, the memories start

You say it's in the past, you drive straight ahead

You're thinking that I hate you now

'Cause you still don't know what I never said

I wish you would come back

Wish I never hung up the phone like I did

I wish you knew that I'd never forget you as long as I live

And I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good

I wish you would

It's 2 AM in my room

Headlights pass the window pane, I think of you

We're a crooked love in a straight line down

Makes you wanna run and hide

But it makes you turn right back around

I wish you would come back

Wish I never hung up the phone like I did

I wish you knew that I'd never forget you as long as I live

And I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good

I wish you would

I wish we could go back

And remember what we were fighting for

And I wish you knew that I miss you too much to be mad anymore

And I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good

I wish you would

I, I, I, I, I, I wish, I wish

You always knew how to push my buttons

You give me everything and nothing

This mad mad love makes you come running

To stand back where you stood

I wish you would, I wish you would

(I wish you would, I wish you would)

I wish you would, I wish you would

(I wish you would, I wish you would)

(I wish I, wish I)

2 AM, here we are

See your face, hear my voice in the dark

We're a crooked love in a straight line down

Makes you wanna run and hide

But it made us turn right back around

I wish you would come back

Wish I never hung up the phone like I did

I wish you knew that I'd never forget you as long as I live

I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good

I wish you would

I wish you would come back

Wish I never hung up the phone like I did

I wish you knew that I'd never forget you as long as I live

I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good

I wish you would

I wish we could go back

And remember what we were fighting for

I wish you knew that I miss you too much to be mad anymore

I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good

I wish you would

You always knew how to push my buttons

You give me everything and nothing

This mad mad love makes you come running

To stand back where you stood

I wish you would, I wish you would

(I wish you would, I wish you would)

I wish you would, I wish you would

(I wish you would, I wish you would)

I, I, I, I, I, I wish, I wish

I, I, I, I, I, I wish, I wish you would

Bad Blood

'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

Did you have to do this? I was thinking that you could be trusted

Did you have to ruin what was shiny? Now it's all rusted

Did you have to hit me where I'm weak? Baby, I couldn't breathe

And rub it in so deep, salt in the wound like you're laughing right at me

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

Did you think we'd be fine? Still got scars on my back from your knife

So don't think it's in the past, these kinda wounds they last and they last

Now did you think it all through? All these things will catch up to you

And time can heal but this won't, so if you're coming my way, just don't

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 (ghosts)

Band-aids don't fix bullet holes (hey)

You say sorry just for show (hey)

If you live like that, you live with ghosts (hey)

Mhmmm

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 (think we can solve them)

You made a really deep cut

And, baby, now we got bad blood

(Hey)

'Cause, baby, now we got bad blood

You know it used to be 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

Wildest Dreams

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

Standin' in a nice dress

Starin' 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, ha

I said, "No one has to know what we do"

His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room

And his voice is a familiar sound

Nothin' lasts forever

But this is gettin' good now

He's so tall and handsome as hell

He's so bad, but he does it so well

And when we've had our very last kiss

My last request is

Say you'll remember me

Standin' in a nice dress

Starin' 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, ha (Ha, ha)

Wildest dreams, ah, ha

You'll see me in hindsight

Tangled up with you all night

Burnin' 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

Burnin' (Burnin') it (It) down (Down)

Someday, when you leave me

I bet these memories

Follow (Follow) you (You) around

(Follow you around)

Say you'll remember me

Standing in a nice dress

Starin' at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again

Even if it's just pretend

Say you'll remember me

Standin' in a nice dress

Starin' at the sunset, babe

Red lips and rosy cheeks

Say you'll see me again

Even if it's just in your (Just pretend, just pretend)

Wildest dreams, ah, ha (Ah)

In your wildest dreams, ah, ha

Even if it's just in your

In your wildest dreams, ah, ha

How You Get The Girl

Oh, oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh-oh

Stand there like a ghost

Shaking from the rain, rain

She'll open up the door and say, "Are you insane?"

Say it's been a long six months

And you were too afraid to tell her what you want, want

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl

And then, you say

I want you for worse or for better

I would wait forever and ever

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I would wait forever and ever

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl (Oh-oh, oh)

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl

Remind her how it used to be, be, yeah-yeah

With pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks, cheeks

Tell her how you must have lost your mind, ooh-ooh

When you left her all alone

And never told her why, why

And that's how it works

That's how you lost the girl

And now, you say

I want you for worse or for better

I would wait forever and ever (Ever and ever)

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I would wait forever and ever

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl

Yeah, yeah

And you know

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

That I don't want you to go, oh, oh

Remind me how it used to be

Pictures in frames of kisses on cheeks

And say you want me, yeah-yeah

And then you say

'Cause I want you for worse or for better (Worse or for better)

I would wait forever and ever (Ever and ever)

Broke your heart, I'll put it back together

I would wait forever and ever (I want you forever and ever)

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl (This is how it works)

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl (Get the girl)

(That's how it works)

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl

(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

And that's how it works

That's how you get the girl, girl

(Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh)

That's how it works

That's how you got the girl

This Love

Clear blue water

High tide came and brought you in

And I could go on and on, on and on and I will

Skies grew darker

Currents swept you out again

And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone

In silent screams and wildest dreams

I never dreamed of this

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is alive back from the dead, oh-oh, oh

These hands had to let it go free, and

This love came back to me, oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh, oh

Tossing, turning

Struggled through the night with someone new

And I could go on and on, on and on

Lantern, burning

Flickered in my mind, only you

But you were still gone, gone, gone

Been losing grip, on sinking ships

You showed up just in time

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is alive back from the dead, oh-oh, oh

These hands had to let it go free, and

This love came back to me, oh-oh, oh

This love left a permanent mark

This love is glowing in the dark, oh-oh, oh

These hands had to let it go free, and

This love came back to me, oh-oh, oh

(This love, this love, this love, this love, oh)

Your kiss, my cheek

I watched you leave

Your smile, my ghost

I fell to my knees

When you're young, you just run

But you come back to what you need

This love is good, this love is bad

This love is alive back from the dead, oh-oh, oh

These hands had to let it go free, and

This love came back to me, oh-oh, oh

(This love) This love left a permanent mark

(This love) This love is glowing in the dark, oh-oh, oh

(This love) These hands had to let it go free, and

(This love) This love came back to me, oh-oh, oh

(This love, this love, this love, this love, oh)

(This love, this love, this love, this love)

This love, this love came back to me, oh-oh, oh

I Know Places

(I, I, I, I I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)

You stand with your hand on my waistline

It's a scene and we're out here in plain sight

I can hear them whisper as we pass by

It's a bad sign, bad sign

Something happens when everybody finds out

See the vultures circling dark clouds

Love's a fragile little flame, it could burn out

It could burn out

'Cause they got the cages, they got the boxes

And guns

They are the hunters, we are the foxes

And we run

Baby, I know places we won't be found

And they'll be chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places, I know places

Lights flash and we'll run for the fences

Let them say what they want, we won't hear it

Loose lips sink ships all the damn time

Not this time

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it

My love

They are the hunters, we are the foxes

And we run

Baby, I know places we won't be found

And they'll be chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

They are the hunters, we are the foxes

And we run

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it

My love

Baby, I know places we won't be found

And they'll be chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

They take their shots, but we're bulletproof

I know places

And you know for me, it's always you

I know places

In the dead of night, your eyes so green

I know places

And I know for you, it's always me

I know places

(I, I, I, I I, I, I, I I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I)

Clean

The drought was the very worst (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst

It was months and months of back and forth (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

You're still all over me

Like a wine-stained dress I can't wear anymore

Hung my head as I lost the war

And the sky turned black like a perfect storm

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning

Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

There was nothing left to do (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

When the butterflies turned to

Dust that covered my whole room

So I punched a hole in the roof (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

Let the flood carry away all my pictures of you

The water filled my lungs, I screamed so loud

But no one heard a thing

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning

Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean

(Oh, oh, oh, oh)

I think I am finally clean

(Oh, oh)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

Said, I think I am finally clean

(Oh, oh)

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh-oh

Ten months sober, I must admit

Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it

Ten months older, I won't give in

Now that I'm clean, I'm never gonna risk it

The drought was the very worst (Oh-oh, oh-oh)

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst

(Oh)

The rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning

Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean

Rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning

Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean

(Oh, oh)

Finally clean

Think I'm finally clean

(Oh, oh)

Oh-oh, oh-oh

(Oh, oh, oh)

Think I'm finally clean

Wonderland

Flashing lights and we

Took a wrong turn and we

Fell down a rabbit hole

You held on tight to me

'Cause nothing's as it seems

And spinning out of control

Didn't they tell us don't rush into things?

Didn't you flash your green eyes at me?

Haven't you heard what becomes of curious minds?

Oh

Didn't it all seem new and exciting?

I felt your arms twisting around me

I should have slept with one eye open at night

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And we pretended it could last forever

Eh

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And life was never worse but never better

Eh eh

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

So we went on our way

Too in love to think straight

All alone or so it seemed

But there were strangers watching

And whispers turned to talking

And talking turned to screams

Oh

Didn't they tell us don't rush into things?

Didn't you flash your green eyes at me?

Didn't you calm my fears with a Cheshire cat smile?

Oh

Didn't it all seem new and exciting?

I felt your arms twisting around me

It's all fun and games 'til somebody loses their mind

But darling, we found wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And we pretended it could last forever

Eh

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And life was never worse but never better

Eh eh

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

Eh eh eh eh eh

In wonderland

I reached for you but you were gone

I knew I had to go back home

You searched the world for something else to make you feel like what we had

And in the end in wonderland we both went mad

Oh

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it

And we pretended it could last forever (last forever)

Eh eh

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it (got lost in it)

And life was never worse but never better (never better)

Eh eh

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it (wonderland)

And we pretended it could last forever (in wonderland)

We found wonderland

You and I got lost in it (wonderland)

And life was never worse but never better

In wonderland

You Are In Love

One look, dark room

Meant just for you

Time moved too fast

You play it back

Buttons on a coat

Lighthearted joke

No proof, not much

But you saw enough

Small talk, he drives

Coffee at midnight

The light reflects

The chain on your neck

He says, "Look up."

And your shoulders brush

No proof, one touch

But you felt enough

You can hear it in the silence (silence), silence (silence) you

You can feel it on the way home (way home), way home (way home) you

You can see it with the lights out (lights out), lights out (lights out)

You are in love, true love

You are in love

Morning, his place

Burnt toast, Sunday

You keep his shirt

He keeps his word

And for once you let go

Of your fears and your ghosts

One step, not much

But it said enough

You kiss on sidewalks

You fight then you talk

One night he wakes

Strange look on his face

Pauses, then says

"You're my best friend."

And you knew what it was

He is in love

You can hear it in the silence (silence), silence (silence) you

You can feel it on the way home (way home), way home (way home) you

You can see it with the lights out (lights out), lights out (lights out)

You are in love, true love

And so it goes

You two are dancing in a snow globe 'round and 'round

And he keeps a picture of you in his office downtown

And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars

And why I've spent my whole life trying to put it into words

'Cause you can hear it in the silence

You can feel it on the way home

You can see it with the lights out

You are in love, true love

You're in love

You can hear it in the silence (silence), silence (silence) you

You can feel it on the way home (way home), way home (way home) you

You can see it with the lights out (lights out), lights out (lights out)

You are in love, true love

You are in love

You can hear it in the silence (silence), silence (silence) you

You can feel it on the way home (way home), way home (way home) you

You can see it with the lights out (lights out), lights out (lights out)

You are in love, true love

You are in love

New Romantics

We're all bored, we're all so tired of everything

We wait for trains that just aren't coming

We show off our different scarlet letters

Trust me, mine is better

We're so young but we're on the road to ruin

We play dumb but we know exactly what we're doing

We cry tears of mascara in the bathroom

Honey, life is just a classroom

'Cause baby, I could build a castle

Out of all the bricks they threw at me

And every day is like a battle

But every night with us is like a dream

Baby, we're the new romantics

Come on, come along with me

Heartbreak is the national anthem

We sing it proudly

We are too busy dancing

To get knocked off our feet

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free

We're all here, the lights and noise are blinding

We hang back, it's all in the timing

It's poker, he can't see it in my face

But I'm about to play my Ace

We need love, but all we want is danger

We team up then switch sides like a record changer

The rumors are terrible and cruel

But, honey, most of them are true

'Cause baby, I could build a castle

Out of all the bricks they threw at me

And every day is like a battle

But every night with us is like a dream

Baby, we're the new romantics

Come on, come along with me

Heartbreak is the national anthem

We sing it proudly

We are too busy dancing

To get knocked off our feet

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free

So come on, come along with me

The best people in life are free

Please take my hand and

Please take me dancing and

Please leave me stranded

It's so romantic (it's so romantic)

(Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)

Oh, 'cause baby, I could build a castle

Out of all the bricks they threw at me

And every day is like a battle

But every night with us is like a dream

'Cause baby, I could build a castle (castle)

Out of all the bricks they threw at me

And every day is like a battle

But every night with us is like a dream

Baby, we're the new romantics

Come on, come along with me

Heartbreak is the national anthem

We sing it proudly

We are too busy dancing

To get knocked off our feet

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free

Slut! (From the Vault)

Flamingo pink, Sunrise Boulevard

Clink, clink, being this young is art

Aquamarine, moonlit swimmin' pool

What if all I need is you?

Got love-struck, went straight to my head

Got lovesick all over my bed

Love to think you'll never forget

Handprints in wet cement

Adorned with smoke on my clothes

Lovelorn and nobody knows

Love thorns all over this rose

I'll pay the price, you won't

But if I'm all dressed up

They might as well be lookin' at us

And if they call me a slut

You know it might be worth it for once

And if I'm gonna be drunk

I might as well be drunk in love

Send the code, he's waitin' there

The sticks and stones they throw froze mid-air

Everyone wants him, that was my crime

The wrong place at the right time

And I break down, then he's pullin' me in

In a world of boys, he's a gentleman

Got love-struck, went straight to my head (Straight to my head)

Got lovesick all over my bed (Over my bed)

Love to think you'll never forget

We'll pay the price, I guess

But if I'm all dressed up (If I'm all dressed up)

They might as well be lookin' at us (Lookin' at us)

And if they call me a slut (If they call me a slut)

You know it might be worth it for once (Worth it for once)

And if I'm gonna be drunk

I might as well be drunk in love

Half asleep, takin' your time

In the tangerine, neon light, this is luxury

You're not sayin' you're in love with me

But you're going to

Half awake, takin' your chances

It's a big mistake, I said, "It might blow up in your pretty face"

I'm not saying, "Do it anyway" (Do it anyway)

But you're going to

(Up)

And if they call me a (Slut)

You know it might be worth it for once

And if I'm gonna be (Drunk)

I might as well be drunk in love

Say Don’t Go (From the Vault)

I've known it from the very start

We're a shot in the darkest dark

Oh no, oh no

I'm unarmed

The waiting is a sadness

Fading into madness

Oh no, oh no

It won't stop

I'm standing on a tightrope, alone

I hold my breath a little bit longer

Halfway out the door, but it won't close

I'm holding out hope for you to say, "Don't go"

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"

Why'd you have to lead me on?

Why'd you have to twist the knife?

Walk away and leave me bleeding, bleeding

Why'd you whisper in the dark

Just to leave me in the night?

Now your silence has me screaming, screaming

Say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

Say, say, say, say

Now I'm pacing on shaky ground

Strike a match, then you blow it out

Oh no, oh no

It's not fair

'Cause you kiss me and it stops time

And I'm yours, but you're not mine

Oh no, oh no

You're not there

I'm standing on the sidewalk, alone

I wait for you to drive by

I was trying to see the cards that you won't show

I'm about to fold unless you say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

Oh-ah

Why'd you have to lead me on?

Why'd you have to twist the knife?

Walk away and leave me bleeding, bleeding

Why'd you whisper in the dark

Just to leave me in the night?

Now your silence has me screaming, screaming

Say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

Say, say, say, say

Why'd you have to make me want you? (Why'd you have to make me want you?)

Why'd you have to give me nothing back? (Why'd you have to)

Why'd you have to make me love you? (Why'd you have to make me love you?)

I said, "I love you," you say nothing back (I said, "I love you")

Why'd you have to lead me on?

Why'd you have to twist the knife?

Walk away and leave me bleeding, bleeding

Why'd you whisper in the dark

Just to leave me in the night?

Now your silence has me screaming, screaming

Say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go" (Say, "Don't go")

Say, say, say, say

But you won't

I would stay forever if you say, "Don't go"

But you won't

Now That We Don’t Talk (From the Vault)

You went to a party, I heard from everybody

You part the crowd like the Red Sea, don't even get me started

Did you get anxious though, on the way home?

I guess I'll never, ever know

Now that we don't talk

You grew your hair long, you got new icons

And from the outside, it looks like you're trying lives on

I miss the old ways, you didn't have to change

But I guess I don't have a say

Now that we don't talk

I called my mom, she said that it was for the best

Remind myself the more I gave, you'd want me less

I cannot be your friend, so I pay the price of what I lost

And what it cost

Now that we don't talk

What do you tell your friends we

Shared dinners, long weekends with?

Truth is, I can't pretend it's

Platonic, it's just ended, so

I called my mom, she said to get it off my chest (Off my chest)

Remind myself the way you faded till I left (Till I left)

I cannot be your friend, so I pay the price of what I lost (What I lost)

And what it cost

Now that we don't talk

I don't have to pretend I like acid rock

Or that I'd like to be on a mega-yacht

With important men who think important thoughts

Guess maybe I am better off

Now that we don't talk

And the only way back to my dignity

Was to turn into a shrouded mystery

Just like I had been when you were chasing me

Guess this is how it has to be

Now that we don't talk

Suburban Legends (From the Vault)

You had people who called you on unmarked numbers

In my peripheral vision

I let it slide like a hose on a slippery plastic summer

All was quickly forgiven

You were so magnetic, it was almost obnoxious

Flush with the currency of cool

I was always turning out my empty pockets

And when it came to you

I didn't come here to make friends

We were born to be suburban legends

When you hold me, it holds me together

And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever

I had the fantasy that maybe our mismatched star signs

Would surprise the whole school

When I ended up back at our class reunion

Walking in with you

You'd be more than a chapter in my old diaries

With the pages ripped out

I am standing in a 1950s gymnasium

And I can still see you now

I didn't come here to make friends

We were born to be suburban legends

When you hold me, it holds me together

And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever

I know that you still remember

We were born to be national treasures

When you told me we'd get back together

And you kissed me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever

Tick-tock on the clock, I pace down your block

I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it

Waves crash on the shore, I dash to the door

You don't knock anymore, and my whole life's ruined

Tick-tock on the clock, I pace down your block

I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it

Waves crash to the shore, I dash to the door

You don't knock anymore, and I always knew it

And my life had been ruined

Is It Over Now? (From the Vault)

Once the flight had flown

With the wilt of the rose

I slept all alone

You still wouldn't go

Let's fast forward to 300 takeout coffees later

I see your profile and your smile on unsuspecting waiters

You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor

You search in every maiden's bed for something greater

Baby, was it over when she laid down on your couch?

Was it over when he unbuttoned my blouse?

"Come here," I whispered in your ear in your dream as you passed out

Baby, was it over then?

And is it over now?

When you lost control

Red blood, white snow

Blue dress on a boat

Your new girl is my clone

And did you think I didn't see you? There were flashing lights

At least I had the decency to keep my nights out of sight

Only rumors 'bout my hips and thighs, and my whispered sighs

Oh Lord, I think about jumping

Off of very tall somethings

Just to see you come running

And say the one thing I've been wanting

But no!

Let's fast forward to 300 awkward blind dates later

If she's got blue eyes, I will surmise that you'll probably date her

You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor

You search in every model's bed for something greater

Baby, was it over when she laid down on your couch?

Was it over when he unbuttoned my blouse?

"Come here," I whispered in your ear in your dream as you passed out

Baby, was it over then?

And is it over now?

Think I didn't see you? There were flashing lights

At least I had the decency to keep my nights out of sight

Only rumors 'bout my hips and thighs, and my whispered sighs

Oh Lord, I think about jumping

Off of very tall somethings

Just to see you come running (Running)

And say the one thing I've been wanting

But no!

(Flashing lights, oh Lord) Let's fast forward to 300 takeout coffees later

(Flashing lights) I was hoping you'd be there

And say the one thing I've been wanting - but no