Taylor Swift - The Great War (Official Lyric Video)

Listen to "The Great War" by Taylor Swift from the album ‘Midnights (3am Edition)’ Buy/Download/Stream ‘Midnights (3am Edition)’: https://taylor.lnk.to/taylorswiftmidnights Get tickets to Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour concert film in theaters October 13: http://taylor.lnk.to/TSTheErasTourFilm ►Subscribe to Taylor Swift on YouTube: https://ts.lnk.to/subscribe ►Shop Merch: http://taylorswift.lnk.to/store ►Follow Taylor Swift Online: TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@taylornation Instagram: http://instagram.com/taylorswift Twitter: http://twitter.com/taylorswift13 Snapchat: http://snapchat.com/add/taylorswift Facebook: http://facebook.com/taylorswift Tumblr: http://taylorswift.tumblr.com Website: http://www.taylorswift.com ►Follow Taylor Nation Online TikTok: http://tiktok.com/@taylornation Instagram: http://instagram.com/taylornation Twitter: http://twitter.com/taylornation13 Tumblr: http://taylornation.tumblr.com ►Lyrics: Written by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner My knuckles were bruised like violets Sucker punching walls Cursed you as I sleep talked Spineless in my tomb of silence Tore your banners down Took the battle underground And maybe it was egos swinging Maybe it was her Flashes of the battle come back to me in a blur All that bloodshed Crimson clover Uh huh, sweet dream was over My hand was the one you reached for All throughout the Great War Always remember, uh huh Tears on the letter I vowed not to cry anymore If we survived the Great War You drew up some good faith treaties I drew curtains closed Drank my poison all alone You said I have to trust more freely But diesel is desire You were playing with fire And maybe it’s the past that’s talking Screaming from the crypt Telling me to punish you for things you never did So I justified it All that bloodshed, crimson clover Uh huh, the bombs were closer My hand was the one you reached for All throughout the Great War Always remember, uh huh The burning embers I vowed not to fight anymo