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~ Taylor Swift is a poet thread ~
It’s a very long one
It’s a very long one
Normal people: I broke your heart
Taylor Swift: “your heart was glass, I dropped it”
Taylor Swift: “your heart was glass, I dropped it”
Normal people: you open the car door for me, it’s cold, it’s fall, you give me your jacket to keep me warm
Taylor Swift: “your Midas touch on the Chevy door. November flush and your flannel cure”
Taylor Swift: “your Midas touch on the Chevy door. November flush and your flannel cure”
Normal people: you called me and you broke my heart and promises
Taylor Swift: “you call me up again just to break me like a promise. So casually cruel in the name of being honest”
Taylor Swift: “you call me up again just to break me like a promise. So casually cruel in the name of being honest”
Normal people: please don’t leave my life, I love you
Taylor Swift: “please, don’t ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere”
Taylor Swift: “please, don’t ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere”
Normal people: you make me weak
Taylor Swift: “the way you move is like a full on rainstorm and I’m a house of cards”
Taylor Swift: “the way you move is like a full on rainstorm and I’m a house of cards”
Normal people: I’m sad because we broke up
Taylor Swift: “so I’ll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep and I’ll feel you forget me”
Taylor Swift: “so I’ll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep and I’ll feel you forget me”
Normal people: I’m crying
Taylor Swift: “now my eyes leak acid rain on the pillow where you used to lay your head”
Taylor Swift: “now my eyes leak acid rain on the pillow where you used to lay your head”
Normal people: I feel so connected with you
Taylor Swift: “you showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else
Taylor Swift: “you showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else
Normal people: in the graveyard
Taylor Swift: “I’d meet you where the spirit meets the bones”
Taylor Swift: “I’d meet you where the spirit meets the bones”
Normal people: I’m stuck in the past
Taylor Swift: “did you hear about the girl who got frozen. Time went on for everybody else she won’t know it”
Taylor Swift: “did you hear about the girl who got frozen. Time went on for everybody else she won’t know it”
Normal people: did I ruin your life?
Taylor Swift: “did I paint your bluest skies the darkest gray?”
Taylor Swift: “did I paint your bluest skies the darkest gray?”
Normal people: if we aren’t together anymore. Why can’t I get over you?
Taylor Swift: “but if the story is over why am I still writing pages
Taylor Swift: “but if the story is over why am I still writing pages
Norma people: I love you but I’m losing you
Taylor Swift: “I made you my mural, my temple, my sky, now I’m begging for footnotes in the story of your life”
Taylor Swift: “I made you my mural, my temple, my sky, now I’m begging for footnotes in the story of your life”
Normal people: I’m too sad to go out
Taylor Swift: “It’s hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound”
Taylor Swift: “It’s hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound”
Normal people: you’re beautiful, inside and out
Taylor Swift: “you’re a mansion with a view”
Taylor Swift: “you’re a mansion with a view”
Normal people: I’m glad I got away from you
Taylor Swift: “I took your matches before fire could catch me so don’t look now, I’m shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town”
Taylor Swift: “I took your matches before fire could catch me so don’t look now, I’m shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town”
Normal people: I still think about us but we’re not together anymore
Taylor Swift: “I look through the windows of this love even though we boarded them up”
Taylor Swift: “I look through the windows of this love even though we boarded them up”
Normal people: I was drunk
Taylor Swift: “slow motion, double vision in a rose blush”
Taylor Swift: “slow motion, double vision in a rose blush”
Normal people: we stopped talking
Taylor Swift: “I’ve never heard silence quite this loud”
Taylor Swift: “I’ve never heard silence quite this loud”
Normal people: you hurt me
Taylor Swift: “look at this godforsaken mess that you made me”
Taylor Swift: “look at this godforsaken mess that you made me”
Normal people: I burnt the letters
Taylor Swift: “writing letters addressed to the fire”
Taylor Swift: “writing letters addressed to the fire”
Normal people: I’m still thinking about you
Taylor Swift: “digging up the grave another time”
Taylor Swift: “digging up the grave another time”
Normal people: you made me feel so much better
Taylor Swift: “you drew stars around my scars”
Taylor Swift: “you drew stars around my scars”
Normal people: you’re important to me
Taylor Swift: “life was a willow and it bent right to your wind”
Taylor Swift: “life was a willow and it bent right to your wind”
Normal people: I had you and then I lost you
Taylor Swift: “gain the weight of you then lose it”
Taylor Swift: “gain the weight of you then lose it”
Normal people: hickey
Taylor Swift: “tattoo kiss”
Taylor Swift: “tattoo kiss”
Normal people: you kiss me
Taylor Swift: “now you hang from my lips like the gardens of Babylon”
Taylor Swift: “now you hang from my lips like the gardens of Babylon”
Normal people: he was hard to forget
Taylor Swift: “forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met”
Taylor Swift: “forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met”
Normal people. I don’t usually crash weddings
Taylor Swift: I’m not the kind of girl who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion
Taylor Swift: I’m not the kind of girl who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion
Normal people: I had everything figured out but turns out I’ve not
Taylor Swift: “I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere”
Taylor Swift: “I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere”
Normal people: I’m not over you
Taylor Swift: “you’re still all over me like a wine stained dress I can’t wear anymore”
Taylor Swift: “you’re still all over me like a wine stained dress I can’t wear anymore”
Normal people: your touch makes me feel warm but it’s forbitten
Taylor Swift: “your touch brought forth and incandescent glow, tarnished but so grand”
Taylor Swift: “your touch brought forth and incandescent glow, tarnished but so grand”
Normal people: I don’t usually let people past my inner walls but I’ll let you in
Taylor Swift: “my house of stone your Ivy grows and now I’m covered in you”
Taylor Swift: “my house of stone your Ivy grows and now I’m covered in you”
Normal people: you played me
Taylor Swift: “I lived in your chess game, but you changed the rules everyday”
Taylor Swift: “I lived in your chess game, but you changed the rules everyday”
Normal people: I want to keep you happy no matter what
Taylor Swift: I’m a fire and I’ll keep your brittle heat warm if your cascade ocean wave blues come”
Taylor Swift: I’m a fire and I’ll keep your brittle heat warm if your cascade ocean wave blues come”
Normal people: help
Taylor Swift: “pulled the car off the read to the lookout, could’ve followed my fears on the way down”
Taylor Swift: “pulled the car off the read to the lookout, could’ve followed my fears on the way down”
Normal people: it was bad, they hurt me and I didn’t see it coming
Taylor Swift: “my castle crumbled overnight I brought a knife to a gunfire, they took the crown but it’s alright
Taylor Swift: “my castle crumbled overnight I brought a knife to a gunfire, they took the crown but it’s alright
Normal people: you left me
Taylor Swift: “leaving like a father running like water”
Taylor Swift: “leaving like a father running like water”
Normal people: you make me happy and sad
Taylor Swift: “you paint me a blue sky, then go back and turn it to gray”
Taylor Swift: “you paint me a blue sky, then go back and turn it to gray”
Normal people: it’s all in your head
Taylor Swift: “they told me all of my cages were mental”
Taylor Swift: “they told me all of my cages were mental”
Normal people: I don’t know if I’m gonna be okay
Taylor Swift: “I ask the traffic lights if I’ll be alright, they say I don’t know”
Taylor Swift: “I ask the traffic lights if I’ll be alright, they say I don’t know”
Normal people: I miss you
Taylor Swift: “I forget about you long enough to forget why I needed to”
Taylor Swift: “I forget about you long enough to forget why I needed to”
Normal people: I’m hurt
Taylor Swift: drunk in this pain
Taylor Swift: drunk in this pain
Normal people: you’re important to me
Taylor Swift: “life was a willow and it bent right to your wind”
Taylor Swift: “life was a willow and it bent right to your wind”
Normal people: I don’t wanna blush in the presence of that person
Taylor Swift: “I don’t like anticipating my face in a red flush”
Taylor Swift: “I don’t like anticipating my face in a red flush”
Normal people: he’s hurting me
Taylor Swift: “he’s the reason why you’re drowning”
Taylor Swift: “he’s the reason why you’re drowning”
Normal people: you’re my soul mate
Taylor Swift: “my waves meet your shore ever and evermore”
My personal favourite
Taylor Swift: “my waves meet your shore ever and evermore”
My personal favourite
Normal people: he’s special
Taylor Swift: “he's passing by, rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky”
Taylor Swift: “he's passing by, rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky”
Normal people: he’s in love with you
Taylor Swift: “pauses, then says you’re my best friend”
Taylor Swift: “pauses, then says you’re my best friend”
Normal people: people who you love are always there for you
Taylor Swift: “best people in life are free”
Taylor Swift: “best people in life are free”
Normal people: I’m not what I seem
Taylor Swift: “I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream”
Taylor Swift: “I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream”
Normal people: you said you’d moved on but clearly you haven’t
Taylor Swift: “and if I’m dead to you why are you at the wake?”
Taylor Swift: “and if I’m dead to you why are you at the wake?”
Normal people: I’m not a liar
Taylor Swift: “they’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one”
Taylor Swift: “they’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one”
Normal people: loving you was dangerous
Taylor Swift: “loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street”
Taylor Swift: “loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street”
Normal people: I’m broken but I guess you’re fine
Taylor Swift: “hello mr perfectly fine, how’s your heart after breaking mine?”
Taylor Swift: “hello mr perfectly fine, how’s your heart after breaking mine?”
Normal people: you’ll find somebody else
Taylor Swift: “she’ll patch up your tapestry that I shred”
Taylor Swift: “she’ll patch up your tapestry that I shred”
Normal people: I hate paparazzi
Taylor Swift: “I’m not cut for all these cynical clones these hunters with cell phones”
Taylor Swift: “I’m not cut for all these cynical clones these hunters with cell phones”
Normal people: our exes are annoying us
Taylor Swift: “the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to fuck this up”
Taylor Swift: “the skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to fuck this up”
Normal people: we dated for so long
Taylor Swift: “I pulled your body into mine every goddamn night now I get fake niceties”
Taylor Swift: “I pulled your body into mine every goddamn night now I get fake niceties”
Normal people: I wanted to yell but I couldn’t
Taylor Swift: “the water filled my lungs I screamed so loud but no one heard a thing”
Taylor Swift: “the water filled my lungs I screamed so loud but no one heard a thing”
Normal people: I was lying
Taylor Swift: “hahahah I can’t even say it with a straight face”
Taylor Swift: “hahahah I can’t even say it with a straight face”
Normal people: it’s impossible to not love him
Taylor Swift: “loving him is like trying to change your mind once you’re already flying through the free fall”
Taylor Swift: “loving him is like trying to change your mind once you’re already flying through the free fall”
Normal people: I started crying
Taylor Swift: “I could feel the mascara run”
Taylor Swift: “I could feel the mascara run”
Normal people: I’m falling for you
Taylor Swift: “falling feels like flying till the bone crush”
Taylor Swift: “falling feels like flying till the bone crush”
Normal people: you’re stuck with me
Taylor Swift: “you can be this jailer merged into this”
Taylor Swift: “you can be this jailer merged into this”
Normal people: I want people to like me and give me attention
Taylor Swift: “I’m still on that trapeze, I’m still trying everything to keep you looking at me”
Taylor Swift: “I’m still on that trapeze, I’m still trying everything to keep you looking at me”
Normal people: I'm missing you so hard
Taylor Swift: “you’re a flashbacks in a film reel on the one screen in my town”
Taylor Swift: “you’re a flashbacks in a film reel on the one screen in my town”
Normal people: I'm trying to quit drinking
Taylor Swift: “pourin’ out my heart to a stranger but I didn't pour the whiskey”
Taylor Swift: “pourin’ out my heart to a stranger but I didn't pour the whiskey”
Normal people: I’m hopeless
Taylor Swift: “when all those shadows almost killed your light”
Taylor Swift: “when all those shadows almost killed your light”
Normal people: he’s so bad
Taylor Swift: “he looks up grinning like a devil”
Taylor Swift: “he looks up grinning like a devil”
Normal people: I don’t care about shiny things, I love you no matter what
Taylor Swift: “I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings”
Taylor Swift: “I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings”
Normal people: I love your smile
Taylor Swift: “I see, sparks fly, when you smile”
Taylor Swift: “I see, sparks fly, when you smile”
Normal people: tell me everything about you
Taylor Swift “show me the places where the others gave you scars”
Taylor Swift “show me the places where the others gave you scars”
Normal people: love is everywhere
Taylor Swift: “You can hear it in the silence, silence, you
You can feel it on the way home, way home, you
You can see it with the lights out”
Taylor Swift: “You can hear it in the silence, silence, you
You can feel it on the way home, way home, you
You can see it with the lights out”
Normal people: you’re aloof
Taylor Swift: “if you love like that blood runs”
Taylor Swift: “if you love like that blood runs”
Normal people: I hold grudges
Taylor Swift: “I bury hatchets but I keep maps of where I put 'em”
Taylor Swift: “I bury hatchets but I keep maps of where I put 'em”
Normal people: I can’t forget you
Taylor Swift: “your hand prints on my soul”
Taylor Swift: “your hand prints on my soul”
Normal people: you know me
Taylor Swift: “you’ve been calling my bluff on all my usual tricks”
Taylor Swift: “you’ve been calling my bluff on all my usual tricks”
Normal people: all fade to nothing when I’m with him
Taylor Swift: “all the drama queens taking swings. All the jokers dressin' up as kings.
They fade to nothing when I look at him”
Taylor Swift: “all the drama queens taking swings. All the jokers dressin' up as kings.
They fade to nothing when I look at him”
Normal people: he’s my light
Taylor Swift: “starry eyes sparkin' up my darkest night”
Taylor Swift: “starry eyes sparkin' up my darkest night”
Normal people: he protects me
Taylor Swift: “he built a fire just to keep me warm”
Taylor Swift: “he built a fire just to keep me warm”
Normal people: I’m not interest in feuds anymore
Taylor Swift: “No more keepin' score, now I just keep you warm. No more tug of war, now I just know there's more”
Taylor Swift: “No more keepin' score, now I just keep you warm. No more tug of war, now I just know there's more”
Normal people: I was losing everything
Taylor Swift: “I fell from the pedestal right down the rabbit hole”
Taylor Swift: “I fell from the pedestal right down the rabbit hole”
Normal people: I accept the critics
Taylor Swift: “If the shoe fits, walk in it 'til your high heels break”
Taylor Swift: “If the shoe fits, walk in it 'til your high heels break”
Normal people: dramas always ends up finding and involving myself
Taylor Swift: “I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me”
Taylor Swift: “I tried to pick my battles 'til the battle picked me”
Normal people: I’ve loved in the wrong way
Taylor Swift: “I've loved in shades of wrong”
Taylor Swift: “I've loved in shades of wrong”
Normal people: love hurt us
Taylor Swift: “Mosaic broken hearts”
Taylor Swift: “Mosaic broken hearts”
Normal people: you’re my weakness
Taylor Swift: “You're my Achilles heel”
Taylor Swift: “You're my Achilles heel”
Normal people: this relationship is gonna be great
Taylor Swift: “this is the golden age of something good”
Taylor Swift: “this is the golden age of something good”
