Eldest Daughter
Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, 2025
Writers: Taylor Swift, Max Martin, Shellback
Producers: Max Martin, Shellback, Taylor Swift
Label: Republic
Everybody’s so punk on the internet,
everyone’s unbothered ’til they’re not,
every joke’s just trolling and memes,
sad as it seems, apathy is hot.
Everybody’s cutthroat in the comments,
every single hot take is cold as ice,
when you found me, I said I was busy,
that was a lie.
I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness,
I’ve been lying, always trying to seem cool.
But I’m not a misfit
and this isn’t savage,
but I’m never gonna let you down,
I’m never gonna leave you out.
So many traitors,
smooth operators,
but I’m never gonna break that vow,
I’m nеver gonna leave you now,
now, now…
You know, thе last time I laughed this hard was
on the trampoline in somebody’s backyard,
I must’ve been about eight or nine,
that was the night I fell off and broke my arm.
Pretty soon I learned cautious discretion,
when your first crush crushes somethin’ kind,
when I said I don’t believe in marriage
that was a lie.
Every eldest daughter was the first lamb sent to danger
so we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire.
But I’m not a misfit
and this isn’t savage,
but I’m never gonna let you down,
I’m never gonna leave you out.
So many traitors,
smooth operators,
but I’m never gonna break that vow,
I’m nеver gonna leave you now,
now, now…
We lie back,
a beautiful, beautiful time-lapse,
ferris wheels, kisses, and lilacs,
and things I said were dumb…
Cuz I thought that I’d never find that
beautiful, beautiful life that
shimmers that innocent light back
like when we were young.
Every youngest child felt
they were raised up in the wild
but now you’re home..
But I’m not a misfit
and this isn’t savage,
but I’m never gonna let you down,
I’m never gonna leave you out.
So many traitors,
smooth operators,
but I’m never gonna break that vow,
(never gonna break that vow)
I’m nеver gonna leave you now,
now, now…
Never gonna break that vow, (ohh)
I’m never gonna leave you now, now,
I’m never gonna leave you now.