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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Programming
Sean Hutchinson
Sean Hutchinson
Percussion
Mikey Freedom Hart
Mikey Freedom Hart
Synthesizer
Evan Smith
Evan Smith
Saxophone
Zem Audu
Zem Audu
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Composer
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Producer
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Jack Manning
Jack Manning
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jon Sher
Jon Sher
Assistant Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Bryce Bordone
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Laura Sisk
Laura Sisk
Recording Engineer
Oli Jacobs
Oli Jacobs
Recording Engineer
Sean Hutchinson
Sean Hutchinson
Recording Engineer
Michael Riddleberger
Michael Riddleberger
Recording Engineer
Randy Merrill
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Did you really beam me up?
In a cloud of sparkling dust
Just to do experiments on
Tell me I was the chosen one
Show me that this world is bigger than us
Then sent me back where I came from
For a moment, I knew cosmic love
[Chorus]
Now I'm down bad, crying at the gym
Everything comes out teenage petulance
"Fuck it if I can't have him"
"I might just die, it would make no difference"
Down bad, waking up in blood
Staring at the sky, come back and pick me up
Fuck it if I can't have us
I might just not get up
I might stay down bad
[PostChorus]
Fuck it if I can't have him
Down bad
Fuck it if I can't have him
[Verse 2]
Did you take all my old clothes?
Just to leave me here naked and alone
In a field in my same old town
That somehow seems so hollow now
They'll say I'm nuts if I talk about the existence of you
For a moment, I was heaven struck
[Chorus]
Now I'm down bad, crying at the gym (Crying at the gym)
Everything comes out teenage petulance
"Fuck it if I can't have him" (Fuck it if I can't have him)
"I might just die, it would make no difference"
Down bad, waking up in blood (Waking up in blood)
Staring at the sky, come back and pick me up
Fuck it if I can't have us
I might just not get up
I might stay down bad
[PostChorus]
Like I lost my twin
Fuck it if I can't have him (Down bad)
Down bad
Waving at the ship
Fuck it if I can't have him
[Bridge]
I loved your hostile takeovers
Encounters closer and closer
All your indecent exposures
How dare you say that it's—
I'll build you a fort on some planet
Where they can all understand it
How dare you think it's romantic
Leaving me safe and stranded
'Cause fuck it, I was in love
So fuck you if I can't have us
'Cause fuck it, I was in love
[Chorus]
Now I'm down bad, crying at the gym (Crying at the gym)
Everything comes out teenage petulance
"Fuck it if I can't have him" (Can't have him)
"I might just die, it would make no difference"
Down bad, waking up in blood (Waking up in blood)
Staring at the sky, come back and pick me up
Fuck it if I can't have us
I might just not get up
I might stay down bad
[PostChorus]
Like I lost my twin
Fuck it if I can't have him (Down bad)
Down bad
Waving at the ship
Fuck it if I can't have him
[Outro]
Like I lost my twin
Fuck it if I can't have him
Down bad
Waving at the ship
Fuck it if I can't have him
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift

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