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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Paul Mirkovich
Paul Mirkovich
Synthesizer
Justin Derrico
Justin Derrico
Acoustic Guitar
Nate Morton
Nate Morton
Drums
Max Bernstein
Max Bernstein
Electric Guitar
Alexander Krivtsov
Alexander Krivtsov
Electric Bass Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Producer
Christopher Rowe
Christopher Rowe
Vocal Recording Engineer
Paul Mirkovich
Paul Mirkovich
Executive Producer
Derek Garten
Derek Garten
Editing Engineer
Travis Ference
Travis Ference
Editing Engineer
Justin Derrico
Justin Derrico
Additional Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Bryce Bordone
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Everybody's waiting
Everybody's watching
Even when you're sleeping
Keep your eyes open
The tricky thing
Is yesterday we were just children
Playing soldiers, just pretending
Dreaming dreams with happy endings
In backyards, winning battles with our wooden swords
But now we've stepped into a cruel world
Where everybody stands and keeps score
Keep your eyes open
Everybody's waiting for you to break down
Everybody's watching to see the fallout
Even when you're sleeping, sleeping
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
So here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard
Every lesson forms a new scar
They never thought you'd make it this far
But turn around
Oh, they've surrounded you, it's a showdown
And nobody comes to save you now
But you've got something they don't
Yeah, you've got something they don't
You've just got to keep your eyes open
Everybody's waiting for you to break down
Everybody's watching to see the fallout
Even when you're sleeping, sleeping
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes
Keep your feet ready
Heartbeat steady
Keep your eyes open
Keep your aim locked
The night goes dark
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Everybody's waiting for you to break down
Everybody's watching to see the fallout
Even when you're sleeping, sleeping
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Keep your eyes open
Written by: Taylor Swift

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