Eldest Daughter lyrics: Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Life of a Showgirl, has been greeted with both excitement and curiosity, and one song in particular has already captured widespread attention. Titled Eldest Daughter, the fifth track was released at midnight ET on October 3, and it has quickly become the subject of intense discussion among listeners.
Unlike other songs on the album, which carry titles linked to specific objects or literary figures, Eldest Daughter arrives with a simplicity that feels deeply personal. Fans were intrigued from the moment Swift revealed the tracklist back on August 13. In her discography, the fifth track on any album is traditionally known to hold some of her most emotionally raw material, and this ballad has proved no exception.
Taylor Swift’s Eldest Daughter song
Stripped of the album’s pop-driven energy, the track is carried by acoustic guitar and piano, giving space for Swift’s reflective lyrics. The song touches on the defining qualities of eldest daughters, particularly their unwavering loyalty and sense of duty. “I’m not a bad b—/ And this isn’t savage/ And I’m never going to let you down/ I’m never going to leave you now,” she sings in the chorus, capturing a promise of steadfastness.
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Eldest Daughter lyrics
Everybody’s so punk on the internet
Everyone’s unbothered ’til they’re not
Every joke’s just trolling and memes
Sad as it seems, apathy is hot
Everybody’s cutthroat in the comments
Every single hot take is cold as ice
When you found me I said I was busy, that was a lie
I have been afflicted by a terminal uniqueness
I’ve been dying just from trying to seem cool
But I’m not a bad b—
And this isn’t savage
But I’m never gonna let you down
I’m never gonna leave you out
So many traitors, smooth operators
But I’m never gonna break that vow
I’m never gonna leave you now, now, now
You know the last time I laughed this hard was on the trampoline in somebody’s backyard
I must’ve been about 8 or 9, that was the night, I fell off and broke my arm
Pretty soon I learned cautious discretion
When your first crush crushes something kind
When I said I don’t believe in marriage, that was a lie
Every eldest daughter was the first lamb to the slaughter
So we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire
But I’m not a bad b—
And this isn’t savage
But I’m never gonna let you down
I’m never gonna leave you out
So many traitors, smooth operators
But I’m never gonna break that vow
I’m never gonna leave you now, now, now
We lie back, a beautiful, beautiful time lapse
Ferris wheels, kisses and lilacs, and things I said were dumb
Cause I thought that I’d never find that
Beautiful, beautiful life that shimmers that innocent light back
Like when we were young
Every youngest child felt they were raised up in the wild but now you’re home
Cause I’m not a bad b—
And this isn’t savage
But I’m never gonna let you down
I’m never gonna leave you out
So many traitors, smooth operators
But I’m never gonna break that vow
I’m never gonna leave you now, now, now
I’m never gonna leave you now