Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Vocals
Jack Antonoff
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Jack Antonoff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Producer
John Rooney
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Laura Sisk
Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Combat
I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that
But what if I do?
[Verse 2]
'Cause cruelty
Wins in the movies
I've got a hundred thrown out speeches I almost said to you
[PreChorus]
Easy they come, easy they go
I jump from the train
I ride off alone
I never grew up
It's getting so old
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer
I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling?
But who could stay?
[Verse 3]
Dark side
I search for your dark side
But what if I'm all right, right, right, right here?
[Verse 4]
And I cut off
My nose just to spite my face
And I hate my reflection
For years and years
[PreChorus]
I wake in the night
I pace like a ghost
The room is on fire
Invisible smoke
And all of my heroes
Die all alone
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer
I've been the prey
Screaming, "Who could ever leave me darling?
But who could stay?" (I see right through me, I see right through me)
[Bridge]
'Cause they see right through me
They see right through me
They see right through
Can you see right through me?
They see right through
They see right through me
I see right through me
I see right through me
[PreChorus]
All the king's horses, all the king's men
Couldn't put me together again
'Cause all of my enemies started out friends
Help me hold on to you
[Chorus]
I've been the archer
I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me, darling?
But who could stay?
[Chorus]
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
You could stay
You could stay
[Outro]
Combat
I'm ready for combat
Written by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff