Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Taylor Swift
Canonical path: /taylor-swift/long-story-short
Related lyric paths: 6
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long story short
Read long story short lyrics by Taylor Swift on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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long story short
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Fatefully
I tried to pick my battles till the battle picked me
Misery
Like the war of words I shouted in my sleep
And you passed right by
I was in the alley, surrounded on all sides
The knife cuts both ways
If the shoe fits, walk in it till your high heels break
And I fell from the pedestal
Right down the rabbit hole
Long story short, it was a bad time
Pushed from the precipice
Clung to the nearest lips
Long story short, it was the wrong guy
Now I'm all about you
I'm all about you, ah
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about you, ah
Yeah, yeah
Actually
I always felt I must look better in the rear view
Missing me
At the golden gates they once held the keys to
When I dropped my sword
I threw it in the bushes and knocked on your door
And we live in peace
But if someone comes at us
This time, I'm ready
'Cause I fell from the pedestal
Right down the rabbit hole
Long story short, it was a bad time
Pushed from the precipice
Clung to the nearest lips
Long story short, it was the wrong guy
Now I'm all about you
I'm all about you, ah
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about you
No more keepin' score
Now I just keep you warm (keep you warm)
No more tug of war
Now I just know there's more (know there's more)
No more keepin' score
Now I just keep you warm (keep you warm)
And my waves meet your shore
Ever and evermore
Past me
I wanna tell you not to get lost in these petty things
Your nemeses
Will defeat themselves before you get the chance to swing
And he's passing by
Rare as the glimmer of a comet in the sky
And he feels like home
If the shoe fits, walk in it
Everywhere you go
And I fell from the pedestal
Right down the rabbit hole
Long story short, it was a bad time
Pushed from the precipice
Climbed right back up the cliff
Long story short, I survived
Now I'm all about you (now)
I'm all about you, ah (now)
I'm all about you, ah (now)
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about you (now)
Yeah, yeah
I'm all about you
Long story short, it was a bad time
Long story short, I survived
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