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The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

Artist
April 19, 2024
4:05
English

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Was any of it true?
Gazing at me starry-eyed
In your Jehovah’s Witness suit
Who the fuck was that guy?
You tried to buy some pills
From a friend of friends of mine
They just ghosted you
Now you know what it feels like

[Chorus]
And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know
If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal
And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give
A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

[Verse 2]
You hung me on your wall
Stabbed me with your push pins
In public, showed me off
Then sank in stoned oblivion
‘Cause once your queen had come
You’d treat her likе an also-ran
You didn’t measure up
In any measurе of a man

[Chorus]
And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know
If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal
And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give
A message to the smallest man who ever lived?

[Bridge]
Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?
Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed?
Were you writin’ a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy?
In fifty years, will all this be declassified?
And you’ll confess why you did it and I’ll say, “Good riddance”
‘Cause it wasn’t sexy once it wasn’t forbidden
I would’ve died for your sins, instead, I just died inside
And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time
You’ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars
You crashed my party and your rental car
You said normal girls were boring
But you were gone by the morning
You kicked out the stage lights, but you’re still performing

[Outro]
And in plain sight you hid
But you are what you did
And I’ll forget you, but I’ll never forgive
The smallest man who ever lived

About Song

“The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” is a track from Taylor Swift’s eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department (2024). Co-written and produced by Swift and her longtime collaborator Aaron Dessner, the song is a rock breakup anthem that starts as a piano ballad with subtle electronic elements before shifting into a powerful and vitriolic bridge.

Critics consistently praised the song for its bold lyrics, with many highlighting it as a standout track on the album and even a career highlight. Upon its release, “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” reached number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 18 on the Billboard Global 200, and the top 20 on singles charts in Australia, Canada, Ireland, and New Zealand. Swift also included the song in the revamped setlist for the Eras Tour starting in May 2024.

Song Credit

Producers
Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift
Writers
Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner
Programmer
Aaron Dessner
Mixing Engineer
Șerban Ghenea
Recording Engineer
Laura Sisk, Bella Blasko, Rob Moose, James McAlister & Beau Sorenson
Viola
Rob Moose
Violin
Rob Moose
Arranger
Rob Moose
Percussion
James McAlister & Jason Slota
Drums
James McAlister
Synthesizer
Aaron Dessner
Bass Guitar
Aaron Dessner
Electric Guitar
Aaron Dessner & James McAlister
Piano
Aaron Dessner
Label
Republic Records
Publisher
Taylor Swift
Phonographic Copyright â„—
Taylor Swift
Copyright ©
Taylor Swift

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