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♪♪♪
♪ I have this thing where I get older but just never wiser ♪
I
have
this
thing
where
I
get
older
but
just
never
wiser
♪ Midnights become my afternoons ♪
Midnights
become
my
afternoons
♪ When my depression works the graveyard shift ♪
When
my
depression
works
the
graveyard
shift
♪ All of the people I’ve ghosted stand there in the room ♪
All
of
the
people
I’ve
ghosted
stand
there
in
the
room
♪ I should not be left to my own devices,
I
should
not
be
left
to
my
own
devices
they come with prices and vices, I end up in crisis ♪
they
come
with
prices
and
vices
I
end
up
in
crisis
♪ Tale as old as time ♪
Tale
as
old
as
time
♪ I wake up screaming from dreaming one day I’ll watch as you’re leaving ♪
I
wake
up
screaming
from
dreaming
one
day
I’ll
watch
as
you’re
leaving
♪ ‘Cause you got tired of my scheming for the last time ♪
‘Cause
you
got
tired
of
my
scheming
for
the
last
time
♪ It’s me ♪
It’s
me
♪ Hi ♪
Hi
♪ I’m the problem, it’s me ♪
I’m
the
problem
it’s
me
♪ At teatime ♪
At
teatime
♪ Everybody agrees ♪
Everybody
agrees
♪ I’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror ♪
I’ll
stare
directly
at
the
sun
but
never
in
the
mirror
♪ It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero ♪
It
must
be
exhausting
always
rooting
for
the
anti-hero
♪ Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby ♪
Sometimes
I
feel
like
everybody
is
a
sexy
baby
♪ And I’m a monster on the hill ♪
And
I’m
a
monster
on
the
hill
♪ Too big to hang out ♪
Too
big
to
hang
out
♪ Slowly lurching toward your favorite city ♪
Slowly
lurching
toward
your
favorite
city
♪ Pierced through the heart but never killed ♪
Pierced
through
the
heart
but
never
killed
♪ Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as ♪
Did
you
hear
my
covert
narcissism
I
disguise
as
♪ Altruism like some kind of congressman ♪
Altruism
like
some
kind
of
congressman
♪ Tale as old as time ♪
Tale
as
old
as
time
♪ I wake up screaming from dreaming one day I’ll watch as you’re leaving ♪
I
wake
up
screaming
from
dreaming
one
day
I’ll
watch
as
you’re
leaving
♪ And life will lose all its meaning for the last time ♪
And
life
will
lose
all
its
meaning
for
the
last
time
♪ It’s me ♪
It’s
me
♪ Hi ♪
Hi
♪ I’m the problem, it’s me ♪
I’m
the
problem
it’s
me
♪ At teatime ♪
At
teatime
♪ Everybody agrees ♪
Everybody
agrees
♪ I’ll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror ♪
I’ll
stare
directly
at
the
sun
but
never
in
the
mirror
♪ It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero ♪
It
must
be
exhausting
always
rooting
for
the
anti-hero
♪ I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money ♪
I
have
this
dream
my
daughter-in-law
kills
me
for
the
money
♪ She thinks I left them in the will ♪
She
thinks
I
left
them
in
the
will
♪ The family gathers ‘round and reads it ♪
The
family
gathers
‘round
and
reads
it
♪ And then someone screams out ♪
And
then
someone
screams
out
♪ “She’s laughing up at us from hell!” ♪
“She’s
laughing
up
at
us
from
hell”
- What?? What does it say?
What
What
does
it
say
- It's the worst
It's
the
worst
- But who got the beach house!?
But
who
got
the
beach
house
- She’s having it turned into a cat sanctuary
She’s
having
it
turned
into
a
cat
sanctuary
- What!? Cats don't even like the beach
What
Cats
don't
even
like
the
beach
- What about the rest of the assets?
What
about
the
rest
of
the
assets
- I flew all the way here from Ibiza
I
flew
all
the
way
here
from
Ibiza
- To my children, I leave 13 cents.
To
my
children
I
leave
13
cents
- Wait. Wait. You guys.
Wait
Wait
You
guys
There’s probably a secret encoded message that means something else!
There’s
probably
a
secret
encoded
message
that
means
something
else
Yeah, yeah, yeah that's what Mom would always do.
Yeah
yeah
yeah
that's
what
Mom
would
always
do
“PS: There is no secret encoded message that means something else. Love, Taylor”
“PS:
There
is
no
secret
encoded
message
that
means
something
else
Love
Taylor”
Great, well good job Chad. You finally pushed it too far.
Great
well
good
job
Chad
You
finally
pushed
it
too
far
What are you implying by that?
What
are
you
implying
by
that
I think she's implying that you haven't hesitated to trade on Mom's name
I
think
she's
implying
that
you
haven't
hesitated
to
trade
on
Mom's
name
Excuse me?
Excuse
me
Ummm, do you not remember your book ‘Growing Up Swift’
Ummm
do
you
not
remember
your
book
‘Growing
Up
Swift’
And your stupid podcast 'Life Comes at You Swiftly'
And
your
stupid
podcast
'Life
Comes
at
You
Swiftly'
Which I'm pretty sure you are recording for on your phone right now
Which
I'm
pretty
sure
you
are
recording
for
on
your
phone
right
now
Chad, come on! At her funeral Chad.
Chad
come
on
At
her
funeral
Chad
Okay, well why don't you go cry about it at the country club
Okay
well
why
don't
you
go
cry
about
it
at
the
country
club
that you name dropped mom to get into, Preston
that
you
name
dropped
mom
to
get
into
Preston
and Kimber, you are literally wearing her clothes right now
and
Kimber
you
are
literally
wearing
her
clothes
right
now
No, I'm not
No
I'm
not
That's from the Fearless Tour, 2009
That's
from
the
Fearless
Tour
2009
Okay, well you know what, we were very, very close. I miss her
Okay
well
you
know
what
we
were
very
very
close
I
miss
her
They were so close
They
were
so
close
Okay, I'm just gonna say it, I think she killed her
Okay
I'm
just
gonna
say
it
I
think
she
killed
her
You've gone too far
You've
gone
too
far
Kimber was the last one with her!! She didn't fall off that balcony!! She was pushed
Kimber
was
the
last
one
with
her
She
didn't
fall
off
that
balcony
She
was
pushed
Noooo!!! You monster!!!
Noooo
You
monster
♪ It's me ♪
It's
me
♪ Hi ♪
Hi
♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪
I'm
the
problem
it's
me
♪ It's me ♪
It's
me
♪ Hi ♪
Hi
♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪
I'm
the
problem
it's
me
♪ It's me ♪
It's
me
♪ Hi ♪
Hi
♪ Everybody agrees ♪
Everybody
agrees
♪ Everybody agrees ♪
Everybody
agrees
♪ It's me ♪
It's
me
♪ Hi ♪
Hi
♪ I'm the problem, it's me ♪
I'm
the
problem
it's
me
♪ At teatime ♪
At
teatime
♪ Everybody agrees ♪
Everybody
agrees
♪ I'll stare directly at the sun but never in the mirror ♪
I'll
stare
directly
at
the
sun
but
never
in
the
mirror
♪ It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero ♪
It
must
be
exhausting
always
rooting
for
the
anti-hero
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