Hits Different
Taylor Swift Lyrics

I washed my hands of us at the club
I gave up on our relationship at a club outing.

You made a mess of me
Your actions messed up my emotions.

I pictured you with other girls in love
I imagined you with other people, feeling affectionate towards them.

Then threw up on the street
The situation overwhelmed me, leading me to vomit on the street.

Like waiting for a bus that never shows
It feels like waiting for something that will never come.

You just start walking on
Eventually, you move forward on your own.

They say that if it's right, you know
People believe that they should inherently know when something is right.

Each bar plays our song
The song that played when we were together now seems to play everywhere I go.

Nothing has ever felt so wrong
The situation feels completely off and not how it should be.

Oh my, love is a lie
Love can feel like a deception.

Shit my friends say to get me by
My friends try to comfort me with words of wisdom.

It hits different
The situation feels completely different than before.

Catastrophic blues
The sadness is overwhelming and all-consuming.

Moving on was always easy for me to do
I am used to being able to move on from things easily.

It hits different 'cause it's you
This situation feels different because it involves you.

I used to switch out these Kens, I'd just ghost
I used to date different people and ignore them when I wanted to move on.

Rip the band-aid off and skip town like an asshole outlaw
I would quickly end things and leave unapologetically.

Freedom felt like summer then on the coast
Having the ability to move on felt liberating at the time.

Now the sun burns my heart and the sand hurts my feelings
Now, even just being in a specific location reminds me of you and causes emotional pain.

And I never don't cry (No, I never don't cry) at the bar
I constantly feel emotional, and this often results in crying when I'm out in public.

Yeah, my sadness is contagious (My sadness is contagious)
My sadness affects other people around me.

I slur your name till someone puts me in a car
I often think of you and say your name uncontrollably.

I stopped receiving invitations
People don't invite me out as often anymore, possibly due to my constant emotional state.

I find the artifacts, cried over a hat
I come across reminders of you and become emotional, even over something as simple as a hat.

Cursed the space that I needed
I feel like I needed space, but now I regret it.

I trace the evidence, make it make some sense
I try to analyze the situation and find meaning behind the things that remind me of you.

Why the wound is still bleeding?
I wonder why the situation still hurts so much.

You were the one that I loved
You were the person I had feelings for.

Don't need another metaphor, it's simple enough
I don't need elaborate metaphors to describe how I feel; it's clear and straightforward.

A wrinkle in time like the crease by your eyes
Our time together was a moment in time that has now passed, like a wrinkle that forms around your eyes.

This is why they shouldn't kill off the main guy
Losing someone important hurts a lot, which is why main characters shouldn't die in films/books.

Dreams of your hair and your stare and sense of belief
I often dream about you and the way you presented yourself with confidence.

In the good in the world, you once believed in me
You once had faith in me and believed that I could do good things.

And I felt you and I held you for a while
I remember feeling close to you at a point in time.

Bet I could still melt your world
I believe I could still have an effect on you.

Argumentative, antithetical, dream girl
You often had strong opinions that were different from mine, which made you unique and intriguing to me.

I heard your key turn in the door down the hallway
I think I hear you coming back to me.

Is that your key in the door?
I wonder if it's really you coming back.

Is it okay? Is it you?
I am unsure if this situation is okay and if the person is really you.

Or have they come to take me away?
Or is this someone coming to take me away from my state of sadness?