Babylon lyrics by Taylor Swift

0:13The casino doesn't like when you run the tables

0:19And though the box is wrapped up nice, it's just a cage to you

0:25Those electric fences buzz, the stallion flees the stable

0:31And that small town's even smaller now in your rear view

0:37You ran with all the wild things, A liberated libertine who then longed for home

0:47'Cause it's where you're from, Aunt Virginia with a church dress on

0:53No elbows on the table, and the neighbor's lawn always looked better,

0:57Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall

1:00And you hate this song, but you wake up on the train with your headphones gone

1:05Then that melody is all you want

1:08You never knew that it was Babylon, 'Til it was gone

1:14(...)

1:17Give the people what they want, then you keep it movin'

1:23Make your plans and friends, a stranger's makeup on your tie

1:29Twenty watches in the safe 'cause your time is money

1:35Love is ice upon the ladder that you need to climb

1:41She captured your attention, so free of all pretension

1:48It stopped you cold

1:52Because she loved you so

1:54Pretty as a picture that you didn't post, Looking at you like you're made of solid gold

2:00Never official, You mention you're single to the girls at the bar

2:05And you hate this song

2:06But you wake up on the train with your headphones gone

2:09And then that melody is all you want

2:13You never knew that it was Babylon, 'Til it was gone

2:19You're using nostalgia as a weapon to hurt yourself

2:26But darling, you end up hurting everybody else

2:31The self-harm of never being where you are

2:34It's bedtime, but you're sitting in your car

2:37You're missing all the best parts

2:41And they're all at home

2:44She's hanging Christmas lights with your son, Sneak into the bathroom to call her mom

2:49And say, "It's not working, It's just not worth it if we're not what he wants"

2:54But you love this song

2:56You wake up on the train with your headphones gone

2:59Then that melody is all you want

3:02You never knew that it was Babylon

3:06And now, it's almost gone

3:09Aunt Virginia with a church dress on, No elbows on the table (It's almost gone)

3:13And the neighbor's lawn always looked better,

3:16Your hand-me-down sweater should've been from the mall

3:19But you love this song, you wake up on the train and you're all alone

3:23Then that memory is all you want

3:26You never knew that it was Babylon,

3:31'Til it was gone

3:39(...)