Written: July 2nd, 2021
Genre: Pop-Rock
A/N: Lyrically, It's giving evermore album but a 14 year old wrote it, so y'know, no fancy words from the Taylor dictionary, but it def has that sad, longing storytelling going on. This is actually my fav 2021 song fRoM tHe VaULt. Like, it's not a bad song?! Still unsure why I wrote a song from a 20 smth year old's pov but okay!
INTRO:
I got away, got away
Before you even noticed
Got away, got away-way-ayy
It's too late, too late
I've made up my mind
I no longer choose to stay
1ST VERSE:
Don't get me wrong,
What we had was never a mistake
It was all beautiful, radiant. A bitter sweet of taste
It was all me, the path I chose to ta-a-ke
That's the decision I ma-a-de
Doesn't mean I ever stopped loving you
You know that I still do
CHORUS:
I was long gone before your peak
Fading slowly in your sleep
Nothing more but a solid dot in your dreams
It's not real, it's not real
It's long gone, out of reach
There's nothing you could do
Nothing left to prove
Dashed into dust, long gone
That's the truth, said it's the truth
It's all really long gone
2ND VERSE:
Look at you, doing fine without me
Laughing, having a good time with your colleagues
Smiling, pouring them a cup of coffee
It's like you practically forgot about me
And that's okay
Like I said, It's the choice I chose to make
But If I'm honest,you being close with friends always me jealous
Made me feel left out, never good enough to fill the page
That out there, you deserve greater love ... than mine
One that would greatly satisfy the ending of the book into a happily ever after
Instead of tragedy
I guess that's partially the reason why I ran away
Taking my deepest fears into consideration into renegade
I mean, weren't you ever tired of waiting?
CHORUS:
I was long gone before your peak
Fading slowly in your sleep
Nothing more but a solid dot in your dreams
It's not real, it's not real
It's long gone, out of reach
There's nothing you could do
Nothing left to prove
Dashed into dust, long gone
That's the truth, said it's the truth
It's all really long gone
BRIDGE:
You're now at the top
Isn't that enough?
I mean, look at you
Succeeding in every step taken
The Precautions all rolled up in your sleeve
You know better, you've done better than me
Your new girl, she's pretty
Absolutely everything that I never was
Yes I know, it's all my loss
Look at you, what a catch
You could've been my safety net
But I let it all go, I let it go
Now I'll never know, I'll never know
OUTRO:
It's all long gone
I'm simply a distant memory
I'm practically forgotten history
My name; You let it fade it away
And that's okay, that's okay
It was the decision I chose to make
It's long gone, long gone
Long gone, long gone
And I'm to blame