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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Aaron Dessner
Piano
Glenn Kotche
Snare Drum
James McAlister
Synthesiser
Benjamin Lanz
Trombone
Eloisa-Fleur Thom
First Violin
Sophie Mather
First Violin
Marianne Haynes
First Violin
Agata Daraskaite
First Violin
Anna De Bruin
First Violin
Akiko Ishikawa
First Violin
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
Viola
Matthew Kettle
Viola
Amy Swain
Viola
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
David McQueen
French Horn
Paul Cott
French Horn
Jonathan Farey
French Horn
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
Bella Blasko
Recording Engineer
James McAlister
Recording Engineer
Benjamin Lanz
Recording Engineer
Pat Burns
Recording Engineer
Jeremy Murphy
Recording Engineer
Laura Beck
Assistant Recording Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
I was in my new house placing daydreams
Patching up the crack along the wall
I pass it and lose track of what I'm saying
Cause that's where I was when I got the call
When the first stone's thrown there's screaming
In the streets there's a raging riot
When it's 'burn the bitch', they're shrieking
When the truth comes out it's quiet
So they killed Cassandra first
Cause she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So they filled my cell with snakes
I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
I was in my tower weaving nightmares
Twisting all my smiles into snarls
They say what doesn't kill you makes you aware
What happens if it becomes who you are?
So they killed Cassandra first
Cause she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So they set my life in flames
I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
They knew, they knew, they knew the whole time
That I was onto something
The family, the pure greed, the Christian chorus line
They all said nothing
Blood's thick but nothing like a payroll
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
You can mark my words that I said it first
In a mourning warning no one heard
I patched up the crack along the wall
I pass it and lose track of what I'm saying
Cause that's where I was when I lost it all
So they killed Cassandra first
Caused she feared the worst
And tried to tell the town
So they filled my cell with snakes
I regret to say
Do you believe me now?
I was onto something
They all said nothing
Bloods thick but nothing like a payroll
Bet they never spared a prayer for my soul
You can mark my words that I said it first
In a mourning warning no one heard
No one heard
Not a single word was heard
When the first stone's thrown there's screaming
In the streets there's a raging riot
When it's 'burn the bitch', they're shrieking
When the truth comes out it's quiet
It's so quiet
Writer(s): Aaron Brooking Dessner, Taylor Alison Swift
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