Suburban Legends

Album: 1989 (Taylor's Version) (2023)
Charted: 10
Play Video
  • You had people who called you on unmarked numbers
    In my peripheral vision
    I let it slide like a hose on a slippery plastic summer
    All was quickly forgiven
    You were so magnetic it was almost obnoxious
    Flush with the currency of cool
    I was always turning out my empty pockets
    And when it came to you

    I didn't come here to make friends
    We were born to be suburban legends
    When you hold me, it holds me together
    And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever

    I had the fantasy that maybe our mismatched star signs would surprise the whole school
    When I ended up back at our class reunion walking in with you
    You'd be more than a chapter in my old diaries with the pages ripped out
    I am standing in a 1950s gymnasium and I can still see you now

    I didn't come here to make friends
    We were born to be suburban legends
    When you hold me, it holds me together
    And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
    I know that you still remember
    We were born to be national treasures
    When you told me we'd get back together
    And you kissed me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever

    Tick-tock on the clock
    I pace down your block
    I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it
    Waves crash on the shore
    I dash to the door
    You don't knock anymore
    And my whole life's ruined
    Tick-tock on the clock
    I pace down your block
    I broke my own heart 'cause you were too polite to do it
    Waves crash to the shore
    I dash to the door
    You don't knock anymore
    And I always knew it
    That my life would be ruined Writer/s: Jack Michael Antonoff, Taylor Alison Swift
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Classic Metal

Classic MetalFact or Fiction

Ozzy, Guns N' Roses, Judas Priest and even Michael Bolton show up in this Classic Metal quiz.

Songs Discussed in Movies

Songs Discussed in MoviesSong Writing

Bridesmaids, Reservoir Dogs, Willy Wonka - just a few of the flicks where characters discuss specific songs, sometimes as a prelude to murder.

Shawn Mullins

Shawn MullinsSongwriter Interviews

"Lullaby" singer Shawn Mullins on "Beautiful Wreck," beating the Devil, and his writing credit on the Zac Brown Band song "Toes."

Linda Perry

Linda PerrySongwriter Interviews

Songwriting Hall of Famer Linda Perry talks about her songs "What's Up" and "Beautiful," her songwriting process, and her move into film music.

90s Metal

90s MetalFact or Fiction

Test your metal - Priest, Maiden, and Beavis and Butt-head show up in this one.

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song Titles

Spot The Real Red Hot Chili Peppers Song TitlesMusic Quiz

The Red Hot Chili Peppers have some rather unusual song titles - see if you can spot the real ones.