Taylor Swift
You Need to Calm Down lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 2:52
You are somebody that I don't know
But you're taking shots at me like it's Patrón
And I'm just like "Damn, it's 7:00 a.m."
Say it in the street, that's a knock-out
But you say it in a tweet, that's a cop-out
And I'm just like, "Hey, are you okay?"
And I ain't trying to mess with your self-expression
But I've learned the lesson that stressin'
And obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun
And snakes and stones never broke my bones
So, oh-oh (oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
You need to calm down
You're being too loud
And I'm just like ("Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh")
You need to just stop
Like, can you just not step on my gown?
You need to calm down
You are somebody that we don't know
But you're coming at my friends like a missile
Why are you mad when you could be GLAAD? (You could be GLAAD)
Sunshine on the street at the parade
But you would rather be in the dark ages
Making that sign, must've taken all night
You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace
And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate
'Cause shade never made anybody less gay
So, oh-oh (oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
You need to calm down
You're being too loud
And I'm just like ("Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh")
You need to just stop
Like, can you just not step on his gown?
You need to calm down
And we see you over there on the internet
Comparing all the girls who are killing it
But we figured you out
We all know now, we all got crowns
You need to calm down
(Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh)
You need to calm down (you need to calm down)
You're being too loud (you're being too loud)
And I'm just like ("Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh")
You need to just stop (can you stop?)
Like, can you just not step on our gowns?
You need to calm down
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Key vocabulary
- somebody
- a personA1
- don't
- do notA1
- know
- understandA1
- you're
- you areA1
- taking
- removing or carrying awayA1
- shots
- quick drinksB2
- like
- enjoy; similar toA1
- it's
- it is (contraction)A1
- patrón
- Spanish title; patronC1
- i'm
- I amC2
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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.