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The Prophecy

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Taylor Swift

Lead Vocals

Aaron Dessner

Electric Guitar

James McAlister

James McAlister

Synthesizer

Thomas Bartlett

Thomas Bartlett

Piano

Glenn Kotche

Drums

JT Bates

Drums

Galya Bisengalieva

Galya Bisengalieva

First Violin

Eloisa-Fleur Thom

Eloisa-Fleur Thom

First Violin

Sophie Mather

First Violin

Agata Daraskaite

Agata Daraskaite

First Violin

Anna De Bruin

First Violin

Akiko Ishikawa

First Violin

Nicole Crespo O'Donoghue

Nicole Crespo O'Donoghue

First Violin

Julian Azkoul

First Violin

Emily Holland

Second Violin

Kirsty Mangan

Second Violin

Cara Laskaris

Second Violin

Ronald Long

Second Violin

Dan Oates

Second Violin

Iona Allan

Second Violin

Nicholas Bootiman

Nicholas Bootiman

Viola

Matthew Kettle

Viola

Amy Swain

Viola

Elisa Bergersen

Elisa Bergersen

Viola

Morgan Goff

Viola

Brian O'Kane

Cello

Reinoud Ford

Cello

Max Ruisi

Cello

Abi Hyde-Smith

Cello

Dave Brown

Double Bass

Chris Kelly

Double Bass

Sophie Roper

Double Bass

Max Welford

Bass Clarinet

George Barton

Percussion

Robert Ames

Conductor

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Taylor Swift

Composer

Aaron Dessner

Composer

Bryce Dessner

Orchestrator

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Taylor Swift

Producer

Aaron Dessner

Producer

Serban Ghenea

Mixing Engineer

Bryce Bordone

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Jonathan Low

Recording Engineer

Laura Beck

Assistant Recording Engineer

Bella Blasko

Recording Engineer

James McAlister

James McAlister

Recording Engineer

Thomas Bartlett

Thomas Bartlett

Recording Engineer

Jeremy Murphy

Recording Engineer

Randy Merrill

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Hand on the throttle

Thought I caught lightning in a bottle

Oh, but it's gone again

And it was written

I got cursed like Eve got bitten

Oh, was it punishment?

Pad around when I get home

I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope

A greater woman wouldn't beg

But I looked to the sky and said

[Chorus]

Please

I've been on my knees

Change the prophecy

Don't want money

Just someone who wants my company

Let it once be me

Who do I have to speak to

About if they can redo

The prophecy?

[Verse 2]

Cards on the table

Mine play out like fools in a fable, oh

It was sinking in

Sinking in, oh

Slow is the quicksand

Poison blood from the wound of the pricked hand

Oh, still I dream of him

[Chorus]

Please

I've been on my knees

Change the prophecy

Don't want money

Just someone who wants my company

Let it once be me

Who do I have to speak to

About if they can redo

The prophecy?

[Bridge]

And I sound like an infant

Feeling like the very last drops of an ink pen

A greater woman stays cool

But I howl like a wolf at the moon

And I look unstable

Gathered with a coven round a sorceress' table

A greater woman has faith

But even statues crumble if they're made to wait

I'm so afraid I sealed my fate

No sign of soulmates

I'm just a paperweight

In shades of greige

Spending my last coin so someone will tell me

It'll be ok

Ooh

Ooh

Ooh

Ooh

[Chorus]

Please

I've been on my knees

Change the prophecy

Don't want money

Just someone who wants my company

Let it once be me

Who do I have to speak to

About if they can redo

The prophecy?

[Outro]

Who do I have to speak to

To change the prophecy?

Hand on the throttle

Thought I caught lightning in a bottle, oh

But it's gone again

Pad around when I get home

I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope

A greater woman wouldn't beg

But I looked to the sky and said

Please

Written by: Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift

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