THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY Taylor Swift

Robin

Artist
April 19, 2024
4:00
English

Robin Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Long may you reign
You’re an animal, you are bloodthirsty
Out window panes talking utter nonsense
You have no idea

[Pre-Chorus]
Strings tied to levers
Slowed-down clocks tethered
All this showmanship
To keep it for you in sweetness

[Chorus]
Way to go, tiger
Higher and higher
Wilder and lighter
For you

[Verse 2]
Long may you roar
At your dinosaurs
You’re a just ruler
Covered in mud, you look ridiculous
And you have no idea

[Pre-Chorus]
Buried down deep
And out of your reach
The secret we all vowed
To keep it from you in sweetness

[Chorus]
Way to go, tiger
Higher and higher
Wilder and lighter
For you

[Bridge]
You got the dragonflies above your bed
You have a favorite spot on the swing set
You have no room in your dreams for regrets
(You have no idea)
The time will arrive for the cruel and the mean
You’ll learn to bounce back just like your trampoline
But now we’ll curtail your curiosity
In sweetness

[Chorus]
Way to go, tiger (Way to go, tiger)
Higher and higher (Higher and higher)
Wilder and lighter
For you

Song Credit

Producers
Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift
Writers
Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift
Vocal
Taylor Swift
Assistant Recording Engineer
Laura Beck
Mastering Engineer
Randy Merrill
Violin
Iona Allan (Violin), Dan Oates, Ronald Long, Cara Laskaris, Kirsty Mangan, Emily Holland, Julian Azkoul, Nicole Crespo O’Donoghue, Akiko Ishikawa, Anna de Bruin, Alicia Berendse, Agata Daraskaite, Marianne Haynes, Sophie Mather, Eloisa-Fleur Thom & Galya Bisengalieva
Viola
Morgan Goff, Elisa Bergerson, Amy Swain, Matthew Kettle & Nicholas Bootiman
Cello
Abi Hyde-Smith, Max Ruisi, Reinoud Ford & Brian O’Kane
Double Bass
Sophie Roper (Double Bass), Chris Kelly & Dave Brown (Double Bass)
French Horn
Jonathan Farey (French Horn), Paul Cott & David McQueen
Harp
Vicky Lester
Conductor
Robert Ames
Recording Engineer
Bella Blasko, Jonathan Low, Maryam Qudus, Ben Lanz, Jeremy Murphy (Engineer), James McAlister & Doveman
Keyboards
Aaron Dessner & Doveman
Electric Guitar
Aaron Dessner
Drum Programmer
Aaron Dessner
Bass Guitar
Aaron Dessner
Percussion
Aaron Dessner, James McAlister & Glenn Kotche
Drums
Aaron Dessner & Glenn Kotche
Piano
Aaron Dessner & Doveman
Synthesizer
Aaron Dessner, Ben Lanz, James McAlister & Doveman
Arranger
Bryce Dessner

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