Featured In
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
[Intro]
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
[Chorus]
Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
Flashbacks waking me up
I get drunk, but it's not enough
'Cause the morning comes, and you're not my baby
I look through the windows of this love
Even though we boarded them up
Chandelier's still flickering here
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
It's death by a thousand cuts
[Verse 1]
I dress to kill my time
I take the long way home
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
They say, "I don't know"
And what once was ours
Is no one's now
I see you everywhere
The only thing we share
Is this small town
[PreChorus]
You said it was a great love
One for the ages
But if the story's over
Why am I still writing pages?
[Chorus]
'Cause saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
Flashbacks waking me up
I get drunk, but it's not enough
'Cause the morning comes, and you're not my baby
I look through the windows of this love
Even though we boarded them up
Chandelier's still flickering here
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
It's death by a thousand cuts
[Bridge]
My heart, my hips, my body, my love
Trying to find a part of me that you didn't touch
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club
Our songs, our films, united we stand
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand
Paper cut stings from my paper-thin plans
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
Trying to find a part of me you didn't take up
Gave you too much, but it wasn't enough
But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts
[Chorus]
I get drunk, but it's not enough
'Cause you're not my baby
I look through the windows of this love
Even though we boarded them up
Chandelier's still flickering here
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
No, it's not
It's death by a thousand cuts
Trying to find a part of me that you didn't touch
My body, my love
It's death by a thousand cuts
But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no
[Outro]
I take the long way home
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
They say, "I don't know"
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift