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Hey, I knew I'd run into you somewhere
It's been a while, I didn't mean to stare
I heard she's nothin' like me
I'm sure she'll make you happy

But don't you
Don't you smile at me and ask me how I've been
Don't you say you've missed me if you don't want me again
You don't know how much I feel I love you still
So why don't you, don't you?

Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah

Sometimes I really wish that I could hate you
I've tried, but that's just somethin' I can't do
My heart knows what the truth is
I swore I wouldn't do this

But don't you
Don't you smile at me and ask me how I've been
Don't you say you've missed me if you don't want me again
You don't know how much I feel I love you still
So why don't you, don't you?

So I walk outta here tonight
Try to go on with my life
And you can say we're still friends
(But I don't wanna pretend)
So if I see you again

Don't you (don't you)
Don't you smile at me and ask me how I've been
Don't you (don't you), say you've missed me if you don't want me again
You don't (you don't), know how much I feel I love you still




So why don't you, don't you?

Ah, ah, ah, ah
Don't you, ah, ah, ah

Overall Meaning

"Don't Blame Me" by Taylor Swift is a song about the power of love and how it can make someone feel crazy, but they can't help but be addicted to it. The first verse describes how the singer has been toying with other people's hearts for a long time until she meets someone who completely changes her perspective on love in a beautiful way. The chorus then highlights the fact that love can make someone feel insane and that if it doesn't, then they aren't experiencing it in the right way. The singer compares love to a drug that she will be using for the rest of her life.


The second verse explains how the singer is willing to do anything for the person she loves, even if it means risking her own reputation and going against her traditional ideas of right and wrong. She just needs the person she loves and would do anything for them. The bridge delivers a beautiful sentiment of how she has been transformed by the love she has now in her life, with echoes of the person's name inside her mind and how she was once poisonous but has become something beautiful because of the person she is in love with.


Overall, "Don't Blame Me" is a love letter to the power of love and the transformation it can bring to someone's life, even if it seems crazy to those who don't understand it.


Line by Line Meaning

Don't blame me, love made me crazy
I cannot be blamed for my actions, as my love for this person has driven me to act irrationally and impulsively.


If it doesn't, you ain't doin' it right
Love should be intense and passionate, and if it's not, then it's not being done correctly.


Lord, save me, my drug is my baby
My love for this person is like a drug, and I need them in my life in order to survive and be happy.


I'll be usin' for the rest of my life
My love for this person is intense and all-consuming, and I will never be able to stop needing them.


I've been breakin' hearts a long time, and
I have a history of not taking relationships seriously and causing emotional pain to others.


Toyin' with them older guys
I have tended to date older men who are more experienced and worldly, and who I can manipulate for my own purposes.


Just playthings for me to use
I have treated my partners as objects to be used for my own enjoyment, without considering their feelings.


Something happened for the first time, in
I have never felt this level of connection and intensity in a relationship before.


The darkest little paradise
Despite the intensity of my feelings, there is an element of darkness and danger in our relationship, which adds to its allure.


Shakin, pacin', I just need you
I am consumed with longing and desire for this person, to the point where it's affecting me physically as well as mentally.


For you, I would cross the line
I am willing to do anything for this person, even if it means crossing moral or ethical boundaries.


I would waste my time
My love for this person is so overwhelming that I am willing to sacrifice other aspects of my life in order to be with them.


They say, "She's gone too far this time"
Others may view my relationship with this person as unhealthy or extreme, but I am unable to see it that way.


My name is whatever you decide
I am happy to let this person have control over me and my identity, as long as I can be with them.


And I'm just gonna call you mine
I am possessive and jealous of this person, and want to claim them as my own.


I'm insane, but I'm your baby (your baby)
I am aware that my love for this person is irrational and all-consuming, but I am unable to stop myself from feeling this way. I want to be seen as vulnerable and in need of their protection.


Echoes (echoes) of your name inside my mind
I am constantly thinking about and obsessing over this person, to the point where their name echoes in my thoughts.


Halo, hiding my obsession
I am aware that my love for this person is extreme and potentially unhealthy, and I am trying to hide it from others by appearing angelic and innocent.


I once was poison ivy, but now I'm your daisy
I used to be dangerous and destructive, but this person has helped me to become a better version of myself, while also becoming dependent on them.


And baby, for you, I (I) would (would) fall from grace
I am willing to sacrifice my own well-being and reputation for this person, even if it means doing something illegal, immoral or against my values.


Just (just) to (to) touch your face
I am obsessed with this person to the point of needing physical contact with them in order to feel complete.


If (if) you (you) walk away
The thought of losing this person is unbearable to me, and I will do anything to prevent it from happening.


I'd beg you on my knees to stay
I am desperate to keep this person in my life, to the point of begging and pleading for them to stay with me.


I get so high, oh
My feelings for this person are so intense that they make me feel euphoric and elated.


Every time you're, every time you're lovin' me
Physical intimacy with this person is a source of pleasure and happiness for me.


Trip of my life, oh
Being in a relationship with this person feels like the most exciting and thrilling adventure that I have ever been on.


Usin' for the rest of my life, ohh-oh
I will always be dependent on this person, and they will be my primary source of happiness and fulfillment for the rest of my life.




Lyrics ยฉ BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift, Tommy Lee James

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