The Alchemy

Album: The Tortured Poets Department (2024)
Charted: 13
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  • This happens once every few lifetimes
    These chemicals hit me like white wine
    What if I told you I'm back?
    The hospital was a drag
    Worst sleep that I ever had
    I circled you on a map
    I haven't come around in so long
    But I'm coming back so strong

    So when I touch down
    Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team
    Ditch the clowns, get the crown
    Baby, I'm the one to beat
    'Cause the sign on your heart
    Said it's still reserved for me
    Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

    Hey, you, what if I told you we're cool?
    That child's play back in school
    Is forgiven under my rule
    I haven't come around in so long
    But I'm making a comeback to where I belong

    So when I touch down
    Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team
    Ditch the clowns, get the crown
    Baby, I'm the one to be
    'Cause the sign on your heart
    Said it's still reserved for me
    Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

    These blokes warm the benches
    We've been on a winning streak
    He jokes that it's heroin, but this time with an "E"
    'Cause the sign on your heart
    Said it's still reserved for me
    Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

    Shirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads
    Beer sticking to the floor, cheers chanted 'cause they said
    "There was no chance trying to be the greatest in the league"
    Where's the trophy? He just comes runnin' over to me

    Touchdown
    Call the amateurs and cut 'em from the team
    Ditch the clowns, get the crown
    Baby, I'm the one to be
    'Cause the sign on your heart
    Said it's still reserved for me
    Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

    These blokes warm the benches
    We've been on a winning streak
    He jokes that it's heroin, but this time with an "E"
    'Cause the sign on your heart
    Said it's still reserved for me
    Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?

    This happens once every few lifetimes
    These chemicals hit me like white wine Writer/s: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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