Featured In
Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Derek Garten
Programming
Dan Burns
Programming
Matt Billingslea
Drums
Brian Pruitt
Drums
Amos Heller
Bass Guitar
Max Bernstein
Electric Guitar
Mike Meadows
Acoustic Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Max Martin
Songwriter
Karl Johan Schuster
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Producer
Derek Garten
Editing Engineer
Christopher Rowe
Vocal Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Mixing Engineer
Dan Burns
Additional Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
We're all bored, we're all so tired of everything
We wait for trains that just aren't coming
We show off our different scarlet letters
Trust me, mine is better
[PreChorus]
We're so young, but we're on the road to ruin
We play dumb, but we know exactly what we're doing
We cry tears of mascara in the bathroom
Honey, life is just a classroom
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah, ah
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
[Chorus]
Baby, we're the new romantics
Come on, come along with me
Heart break is the national anthem
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing
To get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics
The best people in life are free
[Verse 2]
We're all here, the lights and noise are blinding
We hang back, it's all in the timing
It's poker, he can't see it in my face
But I'm about to play my ace
[PreChorus]
We need love, but all we want is danger
We team up and switch sides like a record changer
The rumors are terrible and cruel
But, honey, most of them are true
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah, ah
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
[Chorus]
Baby, we're the new romantics
Come on, come along with me
Heart break is the national anthem
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing
To get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics
The best people in life are free
[Bridge]
So come on, come along with me
The best people in life are free
[Bridge]
Please take my hand and
Please take me dancing and
Please leave me stranded, it's so romantic (It's so romantic)
[Chorus]
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah, ah
Oh, 'cause, baby, I could build a castle
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
Every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
[Chorus]
'Cause, baby, I could build a castle (Castle)
Out of all the bricks they threw at me
And every day is like a battle
But every night with us is like a dream
[Chorus]
Baby, we're the new romantics
Come on, come along with me
Heart break is the national anthem
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing
To get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics
The best people in life are free
Written by: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift