I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

Album: The Tortured Poets Department (2024)
Charted: 8 3
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  • I can read your mind
    "She's having the time of her life"
    There in her glittering prime
    The lights refract sequin stars off her silhouette every night
    I can show you lies
    (One, two, three, four)

    'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle it
    They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it till you make it," and I did
    Lights, camera and smile, even when you wanna die
    He said he'd love me all his life
    But that life was too short
    Breakin' down, I hit the floor
    All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chantin' "More"
    I was grinnin' like I'm winnin', I was hittin' my marks
    'Cause I can do it with a broken heart (one, two, three, four)

    I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day
    I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague
    I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art
    You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart

    I can hold my breath
    I've been doin' it since he left
    I keep finding his things in drawers
    Crucial evidence I didn't imagine the whole thing
    I'm sure I can pass this test
    (One, two, three, four)

    'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle it
    They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it till you make it," and I did
    Lights, camera and smile, in stilettos for miles
    He said he'd love me for all time
    But that time was quite short
    Breaking down, I hit the floor
    All the pieces of me shattered as the crowd was chanting "More"
    I was grinnin' like I'm winnin', I was hittin' my marks
    'Cause I can do it with a broken heart (one, two, three, four)

    I'm so depressed, I act like it's my birthday every day
    I'm so obsessed with him but he avoids me (he avoids me) like the plague
    I cry a lot, but I am so productive, it's an art
    You know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart Writer/s: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
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