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Coney Island Lyrics
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
Break my soul in two looking for you
But you're right here
If I can't relate to you anymore
Then who am I related to?
And if this is the long haul
How'd we get here so soon?
Did I close my fist around something delicate?
Did I shatter you?
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
And 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
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Over and over
Lost again with no surprises
Disappointments, close your eyes
And it gets colder and colder
When the sun goes down
[Verse 2: Matt Berninger, Matt Berninger & Taylor Swift]
The question pounds my head
What's a lifetime of achievement
If I pushed you to the edge?
But you were too polite to leave me
Do you miss the rogue
Who coaxed you into paradise and left you there?
Will you forgive my soul
When you're too wise to trust me and too old to care?
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Matt Berninger]
'Cause we were like the mall before the internet
It was the one place to be
The mischief, the gift-wrapped suburban dreams
Sorry for not winning you an arcade ring
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Matt Berninger]
Over and over
Lost again with no surprises
Disappointments, close your eyes
And it gets colder and colder
When the sun goes down
[Bridge: Taylor Swift, Matt Berninger, Both]
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 grey?
The universe waits
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
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift & Matt Berninger]
I'm 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
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Matt Berninger]
Over and over
Lost again with no surprises
Disappointments, close your eyes
And it gets colder and colder
When the sun goes down
[Outro: Taylor Swift & Matt Berninger]
When the sun goes down
The sight that flashed before me was your face
When the sun goes down
But I think that I forgot to say your name
Over and over
Sorry for not making you my, making you my
Making you my centerfold
Break my soul in two looking for you
But you're right here
If I can't relate to you anymore
Then who am I related to?
And if this is the long haul
How'd we get here so soon?
Did I close my fist around something delicate?
Did I shatter you?
And 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
The question pounds my head
What's a lifetime of achievement
If I pushed you to the edge?
But you were too polite to leave me
Do you miss the rogue
Who coaxed you into paradise and left you there?
Will you forgive my soul
When you're too wise to trust me and too old to care?
'Cause we were like the mall before the internet
It was the one place to be
The mischief, the gift-wrapped suburban dreams
Sorry for not winning you an arcade ring
Over and over
Lost again with no surprises
Disappointments, close your eyes
And it gets colder and colder
When the sun goes down
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 grey?
The universe waits
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 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
The sight that flashed before me was your face
When the sun goes down
But I think that I forgot to say your name
Over and over
Sorry for not making you my, making you my
Making you my centerfold
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Bmg Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Aaron Brooking Dessner, Bryce David Dessner, Taylor A. Swift, William Bowery
Duration
4:35
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Dec 11, 2020
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"Coney Island" is the ninth track off her latest studio album titled "evermore" was produced by Bryce Dessner & Aaron Dessner, and released on December 11, 2020.
What the artist means The drums are kicking in and Taylor Swift is gliding through the sky. She just broke her soul into two, but that didn't stop the tragedy from happening. She's looking for him, even though he's right here. She can't relate to him anymore, it's so hard when you're not on the same wavelength with a so-called lover. She's sitting on a bench on a lonely island wondering where her baby went, even though it's quite clear that it was her that chased him away. The National frontman doesn't mince words, he asks his lover why she refused to leave him, even though he pushed her to the edge. Taylor Swift replies that it goes way deeper than all of these, that their love tale goes beyond the internet, it's actually a forever thing, till the sun goes down. He's matching her lyric for lyric, and analyzing what happened when he had a ghastly accident as the last thing that he saw was her face. Both artists are ultra-sorry now, as they regret not making each other the centerfold, even though that's what they wanted and deserved.
What the song means to me This duet might have looked so unlikely to succeed on paper, but it is undoubtedly one of the strongest records I've heard so far on the album. As both artistes simply ate the beat up, they sounded in tandem, and that resulted into something quite magical. The track makes me feel right at ease, it makes me feel like taking that risk, or telling my lover all the things I adore about her, because you could never tell how tomorrow would be. I will give this song a rating of 9/10.
Taylor Swift's 'coney island' features some of the album's best callbacks as it features The National. Swift here faces a relationship at its tail end. This song features several different lines from her previous work, both verbally and in spirit. This is a nod to her previous albums and lyrics. 'coney island' has some of the most mournful lyrics of evermore. Swift laments, "Break my soul in two/ Looking for you, but you're right here/ If I can't relate to you anymore/ Then who am I related to?". She remembers all the great memories they had together but does not want her lover to face a lifetime of regret. Wondering, "What’s a lifetime of achievement?/ If I pushed you to the edge/ But you were too polite to leave me”. ‘coney island’ is a song that mourns what once was. Still, in her lover's interests, Swift is willing to let them go and not face the regret of staying with her when they become older.