Taylor Swift – The Last Great American Dynasty
Lyric Video Published on 2020-07-24
Lyrics
Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name, and money
And the town said "How did a middle class divorcée do it?"
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all the Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness
Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me
Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
I had a marvelous time
Ruining everything
A marvelous time
Ruining everything
A marvelous time
I had a marvelous time
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name, and money
And the town said "How did a middle class divorcée do it?"
The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must have been her fault his heart gave out
And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all the Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí
And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything
They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness
Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me
Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
I had a marvelous time
Ruining everything
A marvelous time
Ruining everything
A marvelous time
I had a marvelous time
Artist | |
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Album | Folklore |
Type | Studio Full-length |
Released | 2020-07-24 |
Genres | Folk Pop, Chamber Pop, Indie Folk |
Labels | Republic Records |
Length | 63:29 |
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4. | Exile (feat. Bon Iver) | 4:45 |
5. | My Tears Ricochet | 4:15 |
6. | Mirrorball | 3:29 |
7. | Seven | 3:28 |
8. | August | 4:21 |
9. | This Is Me Trying | 3:15 |
10. | Illicit Affairs | 3:10 |
11. | Invisible String | 4:12 |
12. | Mad Woman | 3:57 |
13. | Epiphany | 4:49 |
14. | Betty | 4:54 |
15. | Peace | 3:54 |
16. | Hoax | 3:40 |
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17. | The Lakes | 3:21 |
Members
- Taylor Swift : Vocals
Additional musicians
- Aaron Dessner : Piano (1-4, 7, 11-16), Acoustic Guitar (1, 7, 11, 12, 16), Electric Guitar (1-4, 11-14, 16), Drum Programming (1-4, 7, 11, 12), Mellotron (1, 2, 11, 13, 15), OP-1 (1, 4, 16), Synth Bass (1, 16), Percussion (2-4, 7, 11, 12, 14), Bass (2, 3, 7, 11, 12, 14, 15), Synthesizer (2-4, 7, 11-13, 15), Slide Guitar (3), Keyboards (3), High String Guitar (14), Field Recording (15), Drone (15)
- Jack Antonoff : Live Drums (5, 6, 8-10, 14), Percussion (5, 6, 8-10, 14), Programming (5, 6, 8-10), Electric Guitars (5, 6, 8-10, 14), Keyboards (5, 6, 8-10), Piano (5), Bass (5, 8-10, 14), Background Vocals (5, 6, 9, 10), Acoustic Guitars (6, 8, 14), B3 (6, 14), Organ (9), Mellotron (14)
- Evan Smith : Saxophones (5, 8-10, 14), Keyboards (5, 8-10), Programming (5), Flute (8), Electric Guitar (8, 10), Accordion (10, background vocals (10), clarinet (14)
- James McAlister : Drum Programming (2, 11), Beat Programming (12), Synthesizers (12), Hand Percussion (12), Drums (12)
- Mikey Freedom Hart : Pedal Steel (10, 14), Mellotron (14), Wurlitzer (14), Harpsichord (14), Vibraphone (14), Electric Guitar (14)
- Kyle Resnick : Viola (1, 2, 7, 11-13), Violin (1, 2, 7, 11-13), Trumpet (13)
- Bryce Dessner : Orchestration (1-4, 7, 11-13)
- Yuki Numata Resnick : Viola (1, 2, 7, 11, 12), Violin (1, 2, 7, 11, 12)
- Clarice Jensen : Cello (2, 7, 11-13)
- Rob Moose : Orchestration (3, 16), Violin (3, 4, 16), Viola (3, 4, 16)
- Clarice Jensen : Cello (2, 7, 11-13)
- Josh Kaufman : Harmonica (14), Electric Guitar (14), Lap Steel (14)
- JT Bates : Drums (3, 7, 13)
- Bobby Hawk : Strings (5, 8, 9)
- Lorenzo Wolff : Strings (5, 9)
- Dave Nelson : Trombone (2, 13)
- Thomas Bartlett : Synthesizer (1), OP-1 (1)
- Justin Vernon : Lead Vocals (4), Pulse (15)
- Bella Blasko : Modular Synth (2)
- Bryan Devendorf : Drum Programming (7)
- Mike Williams : Strings (8)
- Jon Gautier : Strings (8)
- Benjamin Lanz : Trombone (13)
- Jason Treuting : Percussion (1)
- Benjamin Lanz : Modular Synth (2)
- Bryan Devendorf : Drum Programming (7)
- Jonathan Low : Synth Bass (8)
- Kyle Resnick : Trumpet (13)
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