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I Don't Wanna Live Forever/Dress: 3/2/24, Singapore

Combo: yellow dress, piano

Song similarities: basically about being obsessed with someone

Theme: Carve your name into my bedpost cause I don’t wanna live forever

Lyrical parallels:

“Baby baby, I feel crazy, up all night, all night, and every day” / “All of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting, my hands are shaking from holding back from you”

See full lyrics below the cut.

Been sittin' eyes wide open behind these four walls, hopin' you'll call It's just a cruel existence like it's no point hopin' at all

Baby, baby, I feel crazy Up all night, all night and every day Give me somethin', oh, but you say nothin' What is happenin' to me?

I don't wanna live forever 'Cause I know I'll be livin' in vain And I don't wanna fit wherever I just wanna keep callin' your name Until you come back home I just wanna keep callin' your name Until you come back home I just wanna keep callin' your name Until you come back home

Our secret moments in your crowded room They got no idea about me and you There is an indentation in the shape of you Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo

All of this silence and patience, pining in anticipation My hands are shaking from holding back from you (ah, ah, ah) All of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting My hands are shaking from all this (ah, ha, ha, ha)

Say my name and everything just stops I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it off Carve your name into my bedpost 'Cause I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it off

I've been looking sad in all the nicest places I see you around in all these empty faces I've been looking sad in all the nicest places Now I'm in a cab, I tell him where your place is

Say my name and everything just stops I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it off Carve your name into my bedpost 'Cause I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it off

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh

Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh

Only bought this dress so you could take it off.

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Mine/Starlight: 3/2/24, Singapore

Combo: yellow dress, guitar

Song similarities: love songs where the narrator overcomes cynicism

Theme: I was a careless man’s careful daughter but we could get married, have ten kids, and teach them how to dream

Lyrical parallels:

“You are the best thing that’s ever been mine” / “It was the best night, never would forget how he moved”

“I was a flight risk with a fear of falling, wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts” / “He said ‘look at you worrying so much about things you can’t change, you’ll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way”

See full lyrics below the cut.

Oh, oh, oh Oh, oh, oh

You were in college, working part-time waiting tables Left a small town, never looked back I was a flight risk, with a fear of fallin' Wondering why we bother with love, if it never lasts

I say, "Can you believe it?" As we're lyin' on the couch The moment, I can see it Yes, yes, I can see it now

Do you remember, we were sittin' there by the water? You put your arm around me for the first time You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter You are the best thing that's ever been mine

He said, "Look at you, worrying so much about things you can't change You'll spend your whole life singing the blues If you keep thinking that way" He was tryna to skip rocks on the ocean saying to me "Don't you see the starlight, starlight Don't you dream impossible things"

Like, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune" It was the best night, never would forget how we moved The whole place Was dressed to the nines And we were dancing, dancing Like we're made of starlight, starlight Like we're made of starlight, starlight

And I remember that fight, 2:30 AM As everything was slipping right out of our hands I ran out, crying, and you followed me out into the street

Braced myself for the goodbye 'Cause that's all I've ever known Then you took me by surprise You said, "I'll never leave you alone"

Ooh, ooh he's talking crazy Ooh, ooh dancing with me Ooh, ooh we could get married Have ten kids and teach 'em how to dream

Ooh, uh-uh-oh, ooh, uh-uh-oh

You said, "I remember how we felt, sitting by the water And every time I look at you, it's like the first time I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter She is the best thing that's ever been mine"

Do you believe it? We're gonna make it now And I can see it (yes, yes) I can see it now.

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Forever & Always/Maroon: 2/26/24, Sydney

Combo: green dress, piano

Song similarities: break-up songs about a relationship that could've been forever

Theme:  I wake with your memory over me cause I was there when you said forever & always

Lyrical parallels:

“Here’s to silence that cuts me to the core” / “When the silence came we were shaking blind & hazy”

“I stare at the phone, he still hasn’t called” / “The rust that grew between telephones”

See full lyrics below the cut.

Once upon a time, I believe it was a Tuesday when I caught your eye And we caught onto something I hold onto the night, you looked me in the eye and told me you loved me

Were you just kidding? 'Cause it seems to me, this thing is breaking down We almost never speak I don't feel welcome anymore Baby what happened? Please tell me

'Cause one second it was perfect, now you're halfway out the door

And I stare at the phone, he still hasn't called And then you feel so low you cant feel nothing at all And you flashback to when he said, "Forever and always" Oh, and it rains in your bedroom Everything is wrong It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone 'Cause I was there when you said, "Forever and always"

When the silence came, we were shaking blind and hazy How the hell did we lose sight of us again? Sobbin' with your head in your hands Ain't that the way shit always ends? You were standin' hollow-eyed in the hallway Carnations you had thought were roses, that's us I feel you no matter what The rubies that I gave up

And I lost you The one I was dancin' with In New York, no shoes Looked up at the sky and it was maroon

The burgundy on my T-shirt when you splashed your wine into me And how the blood rushed into my cheeks, so scarlet, it was The mark you saw on my collarbone, the rust that grew between telephones The lips I used to call home, so scarlet, it was (maroon)

And I wake with your memory over me That's a real fucking legacy, legacy (it was maroon) And I wake with your memory over me That's a real fucking legacy to leave

Oh back up, baby, back up Did you forget everything? Back up, baby, back up Did you forget everything?

The burgundy on my T-shirt when you splashed your wine into me And how the blood rushed into my cheeks, so scarlet (it was maroon) The mark you saw on my collarbone, the rust that grew between telephones The lips I used to call home, so scarlet (it was maroon)

It was maroon It was maroon.

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Would've Could've Should've/ivy: 2/26/24, Sydney

Combo: green dress, guitar

Song similarities: a love that changes you forever

Theme: I’m covered in you, but I regret you all the time

Lyrical parallels: “I can’t let this go, I fight with you in my sleep, the wound won’t close, I keep on waiting for a sign”/ “So yeah, it’s a war, it’s the goddamn fight of my life, and you started it”

See full lyrics below the cut.

If you would've blinked then I would've Looked away at the first glance If you tasted poison, you could've Spit me out at the first chance If I was some paint, did it splatter On a promising grown man? And if I was a child, did it matter If you got to wash your hands?

Ooh, oh All I used to do was pray Would've, could've, should've If you'd never looked my way

I would've stayed on my knees And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil At nineteen And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Memories feel like weapons And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering

If you never touched me, I would've Gone along with the righteous If I never blushed, then they could've Never whispered about this And if you never saved me from boredom I could've gone on as I was But, Lord, you made me feel important And then you tried to erase us

Ooh, oh You're a crisis of my faith Would've, could've, should've If I'd only played it safe

I would've stayed on my knees And I damn sure never would've danced with the devil At nineteen And the God's honest truth is that the pain was heaven And now that I'm grown, I'm scared of ghosts Memories feel like weapons And now that I know, I wish you'd left me wondering

God rest my soul, I miss who I used to be The tomb won't close, stained glass windows in my mind I regret you all the time I can't let this go, I fight with you in my sleep The wound won't close, I keep on waiting for a sign I regret you all the time

If clarity's in death, then why won't this die? Years of tearing down our banners, you and I Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first

So yeah, it's a fire It's a goddamn blaze in the dark And you started it You started it So yeah, it's a war It's the goddamn fight of my life And you started it You started it

Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland My house of stone, your ivy grows And now I'm covered In you In you, you Now I'm covered in you In you

I regret you all the time.

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Haunted/exile: 2/25/24, Sydney & 6/9/24, Edinburgh

Combo: Yellow dress, piano & ombre pink dress, piano

Song similarities:  losing a relationship you never thought you would

Theme:  I’m in exile seeing you out and I can’t turn back now, I’m haunted

Lyrical parallels:

“You and I walk a fragile line, I have known it all this time” / “We always walked a very thin line”

“He will try to take away my pain and he just might make me smile, but the whole time I'm wishing he was you instead” / “I can see you starin', honey like he's just your understudy, like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me”

See full lyrics below the cut.

You and I walk a fragile line I have known it all this time But I never thought I'd live to see it break It's getting dark and it's all too quiet And I can't trust anything now And it's coming over you like it's all a big mistake

Oh, I'm holding my breath Won't lose you again Something's made your eyes go cold

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Something's gone terribly wrong You're all I wanted Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Can't breathe whenever you're gone Can't turn back now, I'm haunted

Stood there and watched you walk away From everything we had But I still mean every word I said to you He will try to take away my pain And he just might make me smile But the whole time I'm wishing he was you instead

Oh, holding my breath Won't see you again Something keeps me holding on to nothing

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Something's gone terribly wrong You're all I wanted Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Can't breathe whenever you're gone Can't turn back now, I'm haunted

I know I know I just know You're not gone, you can't be gone, no

I think I've seen this film before And I didn't like the ending You're not my homeland anymore So what am I defending now? You were my town Now I'm in exile, seein' you out I think I've seen this film before So I'm leavin' out the side door

So step right out, there is no amount Of crying, I can do for you All this time We always walked a very thin line You didn't even hear me out You never gave a warning sign

All this time I never learned to read your mind I couldn't turn things around 'Cause you never gave a warning sign

Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Something's gone terribly wrong Won't finish what you started Come on, come on, don't leave me like this I thought I had you figured out Can't breathe whenever you're gone Can't go back, I'm haunted

Ooo, ooo, ooo

You never gave a warning sign

I'm haunted.

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Is It Over Now?/I Wish You Would, 2/25/24, Sydney

Combo: Yellow dress, guitar

Song similarities: 1989 era songs about wanting someone back

Theme:  I wish you would say the one thing I’ve been wanting

Lyrical parallels: “I was hoping you’d be there and say the one thing I’ve been wanting” / “I wish you were right here, right now, I wish you would”

"I think about jumping off of very tall somethings just to see you come running" / "This mad mad love makes you come running"

See full lyrics below the cut.

Once the flight had flown With the wilt of the rose I slept all alone You still wouldn't go

Let's fast forward to three hundred takeout coffees later I see your profile and your smile on unsuspecting waiters You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor You search in every maiden's bed for something greater

Baby, was it over When she laid down on your couch? Was it over when he unbuttoned my blouse? "Come here, " I whispered in your ear In your dream as you passed out, baby Was it over then? And is it over now?

When you lost control (uh-huh) Red blood, white snow (uh-huh) Blue dress on a boat (uh-huh) Your new girl is my clone

And did you think I didn't see you? There were flashing lights At least I had the decency To keep my nights out of sight Only rumors 'bout my hips and thighs And my whispered sighs Oh, Lord, I think about Jumping off of very tall somethings Just to see you come running And say the one thing I've been wanting, but no

Let's fast forward to three hundred awkward blind dates later If she's got blue eyes, I will surmise that you'll probably date her You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor You search in every model's bed for something greater

Baby, was it over When she laid down on your couch? Was it over when he unbuttoned my blouse? "Come here, " I whispered in your ear In your dream as you passed out, baby Was it over then? And is it over now?

I I I I, I I I wish, I wish, I I I I I, I I I wish, I wish, I I I I I, I I I wish, I wish, I

You always knew how to push my buttons You give me everything and nothing This mad mad love makes you come running To stand back where you stood I wish you would, I wish you would I wish you would, I wish you would

2 AM, here we are See your face, hear my voice in the dark We're a crooked love in a straight line down Makes you wanna run and hide But it made us turn right back around

I wish you would come back Wish I never hung up the phone like I did I wish you knew that I'd never forget you as long as I live I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good I wish you would

I wish we could go back And remember what we were fighting for I wish you knew that I miss you too much to be mad anymore I wish you were right here, right now, it's all good I wish you would

And did you think I didn't see you? There were flashing lights At least I had the decency To keep my nights out of sight Only rumors 'bout my hips and thighs And my whispered sighs Oh, Lord, I think about Jumping off of very tall somethings Just to see you come running And say the one thing I've been wanting, but no

I was hoping you'd be there And say the one thing I've been wanting

I wish you would.

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New Year's Day/peace: 2/24/24, Sydney

Combo: Blue dress, piano.

Song similarities: love songs with some anxiety in them

Theme: I’d give you my wild, give you a child, so please don’t ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere

Lyrical parallels: “I’ll be there if you’re the toast of the town babe, or if you strike out & you’re crawling home” / “You know that I’d swing with you for the fences, sit with you in the trenches”

See full lyrics below the cut.

There's glitter on the floor after the party Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor You and me from the night before, but

Don't read the last page But I stay when you're lost, and I'm scared, and you're turning away I want your midnights But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year's Day

You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi I can tell that it's gonna be a long road I'll be there if you're the toast of the town, babe Or if you strike out and you're crawling home

Don't read the last page But I stay when it's hard, or it's wrong, or we're making mistakes I want your midnights But I'll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year's Day

And you know that I'd swing with you for the fences Sit with you in the trenches Give you my wild, give you a child Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother Is it enough?

But there's robbers to the east, clowns to the west I'd give you my sunshine, give you my best But the rain is always gonna come if you're standing with me

So would it be enough if I could never give you peace?

Please don't ever become a stranger Whose laugh I could recognize anywhere Please don't ever become a stranger Whose laugh I could recognize anywhere

Our coming-of-age has come and gone Suddenly the summer, it's clear I never had the courage of my convictions As long as danger is near

There's glitter on the floor after the party Girls carrying their shoes down in the lobby Candle wax and Polaroids on the hardwood floor You and me, forevermore

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Should've Said No/You're Not Sorry: 2/24/24, Sydney

Combo: Blue dress, guitar.

Song similarities: disappointed songs about someone who has hurt you

Theme: you should’ve said no but you didn’t, so now I know you’re not sorry

Lyrical parallels:

“You shouldn’t be begging for forgiveness at my feet” / “This is the last straw, there’s nothing left to beg for”

“Do you honestly expect me to believe that we could ever be the same?” / “And you can tell me that you’re sorry but I don’t believe you baby like I did before”

See full lyrics below the cut.

It's strange to think the songs we used to sing The smiles, the flowers, everything is gone Yesterday I found out about you Even now just looking at you Feels wrong You say that you'd take it all back Given one chance, it was a moment of weakness And you said, "Yes"

You should've said, "No" You should've gone home You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her Get back to me (get back to me) And I should've been there In the back of your mind I shouldn't be asking myself, "Why?" You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet You should've said, "No" Baby, and you might still have me

You can see that I've been cryin' Baby, you know all the right things To say But do you honestly expect me to believe We could ever be the same? You say that the past is the past You need one chance, it was a moment of weakness And you said, "Yes"

You should've said, "No" You should've gone home You should've thought twice 'fore you let it all go You should've known that word 'bout what you did with her Get back to me (get back to me) And I should've been there In the back of your mind I shouldn't be asking myself, "Why?" You shouldn't be beggin' for forgiveness at my feet You should've said, "No" Baby, and you might still have me, oh-whoa

I can't resist Before you go, tell me this Was it worth it? Was she worth this?

No, no, no, no, no, no

Cause you're not sorry, no no, no no

No you're not sorry, no no, no no

You don't have to call anymore I won't pick up the phone This is the last straw Don't wanna hurt anymore And you can tell me that you're sorry But I don't believe you baby Like I did before You're not sorry, no no, no no

You should've said no, no no, no no

You're not sorry, no no, no no

You should've said, "No" Baby, and you might still have me.

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White Horse/coney island: 2/23/24, Sydney

Combo: Red dress, piano ft. Sabrina Carpenter

Song similarities: ballads about incompatible relationships

Theme: you didn’t make me your centerfold, so it’s too late to catch me now

Lyrical parallels: “There you are on your knees, begging for forgiveness, begging for me just like I always wanted, but I’m so sorry” / “Sorry for not making you my centerfold”

See full lyrics below the cut.

Say you're sorry, that face of an angel Comes out just when you need it to As I paced back and forth all this time 'Cause I honestly believed in you Holdin' on, the days drag on Stupid girl, I should've known, I should've known

That I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet Lead her up the stairwell This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town I was a dreamer before you went and let me down Now it's too late for you and your white horse To come around

Maybe I was naive, got lost in your eyes And never really had a chance My mistake, I didn't know to be in love You had to fight to have the upper hand I had so many dreams about you and me Happy endings, now I know

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet Lead her up the stairwell This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town I was a dreamer before you went and let me down Now it's too late for you and your white horse To come around

And there you are on your knees Begging for forgiveness, begging for me Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry

I'm so sorry...

Were you waiting at our old spot In the tree line by the gold clock Did I leave you hanging every single day? Were you standing in the hallway With a big cake, happy birthday Did I paint your bluest skies the darkest gray? A universe away And when I got into the accident The sight that flashed before me was your face But when I walked up to the podium I think that I forgot to say your name

I'm sitting on a bench in Coney Island wondering where did my baby go? The fast times, the bright lights, the merry go Sorry for not making you my centerfold Over and over

Lost again with no surprises Disappointments, close your eyes And it gets colder and colder When the sun goes down When the sun goes down

It's too late to catch me now

(When the sun goes down)

It's too late for you and your white horse

(It's too late for you and your white horse)

To catch me now.

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Come Back...Be Here/Daylight: 2/18/24, Melbourne

Combo: Blue dress, guitar

Song similarities: yearning love songs about long distance relationships

Theme:  I once believed love was burning red, but it’s golden

Lyrical parallels:

“This is when the feeling sinks in, I don’t wanna miss you like this”/ "I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you"

“I don’t wanna need you this way” / “I don’t wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you”

“I guess you’re in New York today, I don’t wanna miss you this way” & “This is falling for you and you are worlds away” / “Back and forth from New York, sneaking in your bed”

See full lyrics below the cut.

You said it in a simple way 4:00 a.m. the second day How strange that I don't know you at all Stumbled through the long goodbye One last kiss, then catch your flight Right when I was just about to fall

I told myself, don't get attached But in my mind, I play it back Spinning faster than the plane that took you

And this is when the feeling sinks in I don't wanna miss you like this Come back, be here Come back, be here I guess you're in New York today I don't wanna need you this way Come back, be here Come back, be here

The delicate beginning rush The feeling you can know so much Without knowing anything at all And now that I can put this down If I had known what I'd known now I never would've played so nonchalant

Taxi cabs and busy streets That never bring you back to me I can't help but wish you took me with you

And this is when the feeling sinks in I don't wanna miss you like this Come back, be here Come back, be here I guess you're in London today And I don't wanna need you this way Come back, be here Come back, be here

This is falling in love in the cruelest way This is falling for you and you are worlds away...

And I can still see it all (in my mind) All of you, all of me (intertwined) I once believed love would be (black and white) But it's golden (golden) And I can still see it all (in my head) Back and forth from New York (sneaking in your bed) I once believed love would be (burning red) But it's golden Like daylight, like daylight Like daylight, daylight

I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Oh, this is when the feeling sinks in I don't wanna miss you like this Come back, be here Come back, be here I guess you're in New York today And I don't wanna need you this way Come back, be here Come back, be here

Oh, like daylight

Oh, like daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight

Like daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in Everyone looked worse in the light There are so many lines that I've crossed unforgiven I'll tell you the truth, but never goodbye

You gotta step into the daylight and let it go

Let it go Just let it go

You gotta step into the daylight and let it go

Just let it go

Let it go

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Getaway Car/august/The Other Side of the Door: 2/17/24, Melbourne

Getaway Car with august chorus & The Other Side of the Door outro.

Combo: Red dress, guitar.

Song similarities: Love triangles & amazing outros

Theme: I was never yours & you were never mine, but I need you

Lyrical parallels: “With three of us honey, it’s a sideshow” /“You were never mine” / “I broke down crying, was she worth this mess?”

See full lyrics below the cut.

No, nothin' good starts in a getaway car It was the best of times, the worst of crimes I struck a match and blew your mind But I didn't mean it, and you didn't see it The ties were black, the lies were white In shades of gray in candlelight I wanted to leave him, I needed a reason

"X" marks the spot where we fell apart He poisoned the well, I was lyin' to myself I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed We never had a shotgun shot in the dark (oh!)

You were drivin' the getaway car We were flyin', but we'd never get far Don't pretend it's such a mystery Think about the place where you first met me Ridin' in a getaway car There were sirens in the beat of your heart Shoulda known I'd be the first to leave Think about the place where you first met me In a getaway car (oh-oh-oh) No, they never get far (oh-oh-ah) No, nothin' good starts in a getaway car

It was the great escape, the prison break The light of freedom on my face But you weren't thinkin' and I was just drinkin' While he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "Go, go, go!" But with three of us, honey, it's a sideshow And a circus ain't a love story, and now we're both sorry (we're both sorry)

"X" marks the spot where we fell apart He poisoned the well, every man for himself I knew it from the first Old Fashioned, we were cursed It hit you like a shotgun shot to the heart (oh!)

You were drivin' the getaway car We were flyin', but we'd never get far Don't pretend it's such a mystery Think about the place where you first met me Ridin' in a getaway car There were sirens in the beat of your heart Shoulda known I'd be the first to leave Think about the place where you first met me

In a getaway car (oh-oh-oh) No, they never get far (oh-oh-ah) No, nothin' good starts in a getaway car

But I can see us lost in the memory August slipped away into a moment in time 'Cause it was never mine And I can see us twisted in bedsheets August sipped away like a bottle of wine 'Cause you were never mine 'Cause you were never mine, never mine

We were jet-set, Bonnie and Clyde (oh-oh) Until I switched to the other side, to the other side It's no surprise I turned you in (oh-oh) 'Cause us traitors never win

I'm in a getaway car I left you in a motel bar Put the money in a bag and I stole the keys That was the last time you ever saw me (oh!)

Ridin' in a getaway car There were sirens in the beat of your heart (shoulda known) Shoulda known I'd be the first to leave Think about the place where you first met me

In a getaway car (oh-oh-oh) No, they never get far (oh-oh-ah) No, nothin' good starts in a getaway car

I was ridin' in a getaway car I was cryin' in a getaway car I was dyin' in a getaway car Said goodbye in a getaway car Ridin' in a getaway car I was cryin' in a getaway car I was dyin' in a getaway car Said goodbye in a getaway car

With your face and the beautiful eyes And the conversation with the little white lies And the faded picture of a beautiful night You carry me from your car up the stairs And I broke down cryin', was she worth this mess? After everything and that little black dress After everything, I must confess I need you

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Is It Over Now?/Out of the Woods: 11/11/23, Buenos Aires & 5/10/24, Paris

1st mashup ever performed, Is It Over Now with OOTW bridge incorporated.

Combo: Red dress, guitar in Argentina. New blue dress, guitar in Paris.

Song similarities: 1989 era iconic ranting bridges

Theme: Is it over now? Are we in the clear yet?

Lyrical parallels: “Was it over then? And is it over now?” / “Are we out of the woods yet? Are we in the clear yet?”

See full lyrics below the cut.

Once the flight had flown (uh-huh) With the wilt of the rose (uh-huh) I slept all alone (uh-huh) You still wouldn't go

Let's fast forward to three hundred takeout coffees later I see your profile and your smile on unsuspecting waiters You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor You search in every maiden's bed for something greater

Baby, was it over When she laid down on your couch? Was it over when he unbuttoned my blouse? "Come here, " I whispered in your ear In your dream as you passed out, baby Was it over then? And is it over now?

When you lost control (uh-huh) Red blood, white snow (uh-huh) Blue dress on a boat (uh-huh) Your new girl is my clone And did you think I didn't see you? There were flashing lights At least I had the decency To keep my nights out of sight Only rumors 'bout my hips and thighs And my whispered sighs Oh, Lord, I think about Jumping off of very tall somethings Just to see you come running And say the one thing I've been wanting, but no

Let's fast forward to three hundred awkward blind dates later If she's got blue eyes, I will surmise that you'll probably date her (no) You dream of my mouth before it called you a lying traitor You search in every model's bed for something greater Baby, was it over When she laid down on your couch? Was it over when he unbuttoned my blouse? "Come here, " I whispered in your ear In your dream as you passed out, baby Was it over then? And is it over now? Uh-huh Uh-huh

Remember when you hit the brakes too soon? Twenty stitches in a hospital room When you started crying, baby I did too But when the sun came up I was looking at you Remember when we couldn't take the heat? I walked out, I said, "I'm setting you free" But the monsters turned out to be just trees When the sun came up you were looking at me

You were looking at me, oh

You were looking at me

I remember, I remember

Think I didn't see you? There were flashing lights At least I had the decency To keep my nights out of sight Only rumors 'bout my hips and thighs And my whispered sighs Oh, Lord, I think about Jumping off of very tall somethings Just to see you come running (running) And say the one thing I've been wanting, but no Let's fast forward to three hundred takeout coffees later (Flashing lights) I was hoping you'd be there And say the one thing (oh, Lord) I've been wanting (oh, Lord) But no

[tserasmashups]

Welcome to the Eras Mashup Archive!

Cataloging the surprise song mashups Taylor performed from start to finish, with tags to help you find what you're looking for.

As I build out the archive, you'll be able to sort by:

Instrument (guitar/piano)

Dress color/type

City

Special guest

Album

Thanks for joining me on a journey back through the Eras Tour!