Taylor Swift
exile lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 4:46
I can see you standing, honey
With his arms around your body
Laughing, but the joke's not funny at all
And it took you five whole minutes
To pack us up and leave me with it
Holding all this love out here in the hall
I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So, what am I defending now?
You were my town
Now I'm in exile, seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before
I can see you staring, honey
Like he's just your understudy
Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me
Second, third, and hundredth chances
Balancing on breaking branches
Those eyes add insults to injury
I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
I'm not your problem anymore
So, who am I offending now?
You were my crown
Now I'm in exile, seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before
So, I'm leaving out the side door
So step right out, there is no amount
Of crying, I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin line
You didn't even hear me out (you didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
All this time
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
I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So, what am I defending now?
You were my town
Now I'm in exile, seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before
So, I'm leaving out the side door
So step right out, there is no amount
Of crying, I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin line
You didn't even hear me out (didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
All this time
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)
You never gave a warning sign (all this time)
(So many signs) I never learned to read your mind
(So many signs) I couldn't turn things around (I couldn't turn things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (you never gave a warning sign)
You never gave a warning sign
Ah, ah
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Key vocabulary
- honey
- sweet food from beesB2
- laughing
- making laughter soundA1
- minutes
- 60 seconds eachB1
- holding
- gripping; keepingA2
- i've
- I have
- couldn't
- was not able to
- turned
- changed directionA1
- body
- physical personA1
- five
- number after fourA1
- funny
- making you laughA1
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About this song
Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter who works in country and pop, known for albums and songwriting that blend autobiographical details with wide-ranging pop production and narrative storytelling. She is recognized for her major crossover from Nashville country to mainstream pop, including landmark releases like Red and 1989, and for the global Eras Tour.