Exile
Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver Lyrics

I can see you standin', honey
I'm aware that you're with him

With his arms around your body
He's holding you close

Laughin' but the joke's not funny at all
You're pretending to be happy, but it's not genuine

And it took you five whole minutes
You left me so quickly

To pack us up and leave me with it
You didn't even give me a chance to talk about it

Holdin' all this love out here in the hall
I'm left alone with all of this love that I still have for you

I think I've seen this film before
This feels familiar and I don't like it

And I didn't like the ending
This situation didn't end well before

You're not my homeland anymore
You used to be my safe place, but now you're not

So what am I defendin' now?
What's left for me to fight for?

You were my town
Everything I knew and loved was with you

Now I'm in exile seein' you out
Now I'm forced to watch you with someone else from afar

Hoo, hoo-ooh
Instrumental

Hoo, hoo-ooh
Instrumental

Hoo, hoo-ooh
Instrumental

I can see you starin', honey
You're looking at me as if I'm nothing special

Like he's just your understudy
He's trying to play my role, but he'll never be able to fill my shoes

Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me
You used to be willing to fight for me, but now you wouldn't even lift a finger

Second, third, and hundredth chances
I gave you so many opportunities to make things right

Balancin' on breaking branches
I was trying to keep us afloat, but it was a lost cause

Those eyes add insult to injury
The way you look at me hurts even more

So who am I offending now?
I'm not trying to hurt anyone, so why do I feel like I am?

You were my crown
You were my everything, my queen

Now I'm in exile seein' you out
Now I'm forced to watch you leave me behind

So I'm leavin' out the side door
I'm not going to say goodbye to you, I'll just leave quietly

There is no amount
No matter how much I want to, I can't fix this

Of cryin' I can do for you
You won't listen to me, no matter how much I beg

All this time
Through everything we've been through

We always walked a very thin line
Our relationship was always uncertain

You didn't even hear me out (you didn't even hear me out)
You never gave me a chance to speak my mind

You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
I tried to tell you that things weren't working out, but you didn't listen

I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)
I couldn't tell what you were thinking or feeling

I couldn't turn things around (you never turned things around)
I couldn't fix things between us on my own

'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
You never let me know that you were unhappy until it was too late

So many signs
I tried so hard to let you know how I felt

So many signs (you didn't even see the signs)
But you never paid attention to them