cherik ft. folklore by taylor swift - a thread

invisible string -----
a string that pulled me
out of all the wrong arms, right into that dive bar
something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
chains around my demons
wool to brave the seasons
one single thread of gold
tied me to you

cardigan -----
but i knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
i knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs

illicit affairs -----
and that's the thing about illicit affairs
and clandestine meetings and longing stares
it's born from just one single glance
but it dies and it dies and it dies
a million little times

the 1 -----
we were something, don't you think so?
rosé flowing with your chosen family

mirrorball -----
i'm still a believer, but i don't know why i've never been a natural, all I do is try
i'm still on that trapeze
i'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me

peace -----
the devil's in the details, but you got a friend in me
would it be enough if i could never give you peace?

august -----
and i can see us twisted in bedsheets
august sipped away like a bottle of wine
'cause you were never mine

exile -----
i never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)
i couldn't turn things around (you never turned things around)
'cause you never gave a warning sign (i gave so many signs)
so many signs, so many signs
you didn't even see the signs

epiphany -----
keep your helmet, keep your life, son
just a flesh wound, here's your rifle
crawling up the beaches now

"sir, i think he's bleeding out"
and some things you just can't speak about
with you i serve, with you i fall down

this is me trying -----
they told me all of my cages were mental
so i got wasted like all my potential

my tears ricochet -----
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

hoax -----
you know i left a part of me back in new york
you knew the hero died so what's the movie for?
you knew it still hurts underneath my scars
from when they pulled me apart

betty -----
betty, i'm here on your doorstep
and i planned it out for weeks now
but it's finally sinkin' in
betty, right now is the last time
i can dream about what happens when
you see my face again