˖᯽ ݁˖· ─ it's alright, you were dancing through the lightning strike! a collection of lyric - based prompts from taylor swift's album, the life of a showgirl. change pronouns & adjust as needed.
you wanna see me all alone.
i swore my loyalty to me, myself, and i.
don't care where the hell you've been.
it's about to be the sleepless night you've been dreaming of.
if you'd never come for me, i might've lingered in purgatory.
only you possess the key.
do you think it's forever?
oftentimes it doesn't feel so glamorous to be me.
all the right guys promised they'd stay.
i can't have fun if i can't have you.
you're only as hot as your last hit, baby.
what could you possibly get for the girl who has everything and nothing all at once?
don't you ever end up anything but mine.
i had a bad habit of missing lovers past.
i thought my house was haunted.
i used to live with ghosts.
when you know, you know. when you don't, you don't.
life is a song, it ends when it ends.
it's alright, you were dancing through the lightning strike.
you had to make your own sunshine.
you couldn't understand it.
don't we try to love love?
we give it all we've got.
you're starving til you're not.
shelter here with me, my love.
this life will beat you up.
this is just a temporary speed bump.
failure brings you freedom.
when i found you, you were young, wayward, lost in the cold.
you remind me of a younger me.
i'll be your father figure.
i can make deals with the devil because my dick's bigger.
this love is pure profit.
just step into my office.
they want to see you rise, they don't want to see you reign.
i showed you all the tricks of the trade.
all i ask is for your loyalty.
they don't make loyalty like they used to.
to fulfill your dreams, you had to get rid of me.
you made a deal with this devil, turns out my dick's bigger.
you want a fight, you found it.
i've got the place surrounded.
you'll be sleeping with the fishes before you know you're drowning.
who covered up your scandals?
mistake my kindness for weakness and find your card cancelled.
you pulled the wrong trigger.
this empire belongs to me.
everybody's so punk on the internet.
everybody's unbothered til they're not.
every joke's just trolling and memes.
sad as it seems, apathy is hot.
every single hot take is as cold as ice.
when you found me, i said i was busy.
i've been dying just from trying to seem cool.
i'm never gonna let you down.
i'm never gonna leave you out.
i'm never gonna break that vow.
i'm never gonna leave you now.
when i said i don't believe in marriage, that was a lie.
every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter.
i never thought i'd find that beautiful life.
every youngest child felt they were raised up in the wild.
it was not an invitation.
should've kissed you anyway.
disco ball makes everything look cheap.
might piss your ex off, lately we've been good.
staying friends is safe, doesn't mean you should.
when i left school, i lost track of you.
my advice is always ruin the friendship.
my advice is always answer the question.
i heard you call me "boring barbie" when the coke's got you brave.
some people might be offended.
it's honestly wild, all the effort you've put in.
no man has ever loved me like you do.
hadn't thought of you in a long time.
you keep sending me funny valentines.
that's how much it hurts.
why are we always talking about her?
stop talking dirty to me.
it feels like you're flirting with me.
it's kind of making me wet.
they want a complex female character.
they should have what they want.
they deserve what they want.
i hope they get what they want.
we tell the world to leave us the fuck alone and they do.
got me dreaming 'bout a driveway with a basketball hoop.
i made wishes on all of the stars.
please, god, bring me a best friend who i think is hot.
i thought i had it right, but i did not.
i hope i get what i want.
he loves me, he loves me not.
i'll admit i've been a little bit superstitious.
i ain't gotta knock on wood.
forgive me, it sounds cocky.
his love was the key that opened my thighs.
i know a hard rock is on the way.
i don't need to catch a bouquet.
the curse on me was broken by your magic wand.
you thought that it would be okay at first.
the situation could be saved.
they already picked out your grave and hearse.
beware the wrath of the masked crusaders.
did you girlboss too close to the sun?
did they catch you having far too much fun?
when they see us, they'll run.
something wicked this way comes.
good thing i like my friends cancelled.
welcome to my underworld.
at least you know exactly who your friends are.
it's easy to love you when you're popular.
did you make a joke only a man could?
were you just too smug for your own good?
they believed i was innocent.
i'm not here for judgement.
if you can't be good, then just be better at it.
everybody's got bodies in the attic.
soon you'll learn the art of never getting caught.
you can call me honey if you want.
when anyone calls me sweetheart, it's passive aggressive.
i cried the whole way home.
you mean it when you talk.
who's the baddest in the land?
you could be my forever night stand.
looking back, i guess it was kismet.
thank you for the lovely bouquet.
you're sweeter than a peach.
you don't know the life of a showgirl, babe.
the more you play, the more you pay.
you're softer than a kitten.
i'd sell my soul to have a taste of the magnificent life.
that's not what showgirls get.
i paid my dues with every bruise.
do you wanna take a skate on the ice inside my veins?
they ripped me off like false lashes.
i'm married to the hustle.
now i know the life of a showgirl, babe.
pain hidden by the lipstick and lace.
now i make my money being pretty and witty.
thank you for an unforgettable night.
