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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Programming
Zem Audu
Zem Audu
Saxophone
Michael Riddleberger
Michael Riddleberger
Drums
Mikey Freedom Hart
Mikey Freedom Hart
Synthesizer
Bobby Hawk
Bobby Hawk
Violin
Evan Smith
Evan Smith
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Producer
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Bryce Bordone
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Laura Sisk
Laura Sisk
Recording Engineer
Megan Searl
Megan Searl
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jon Sher
Jon Sher
Assistant Recording Engineer
John Rooney
John Rooney
Assistant Recording Engineer
Zem Audu
Zem Audu
Additional Engineer
Michael Riddleberger
Michael Riddleberger
Additional Engineer
David Hart
David Hart
Additional Engineer
Evan Smith
Evan Smith
Additional Engineer
Jon Gautier
Jon Gautier
Strings Engineer

Lyrics

Once upon a time The planets and the fates and all the stars aligned You and I ended up in the same room at the same time And the touch of a hand lit the fuse Of a chain reaction of countermoves To assess the equation of you Checkmate, I couldn't lose What if I told you none of it was accidental? And the first night that you saw me Nothing was gonna stop me I laid the groundwork, and then just like clockwork The dominoes cascaded in a line What if I told you I'm a mastermind? And now you're mine It was all by design 'Cause I'm a mastermind You see, all the wisest women had to do it this way 'Cause we were born to be the pawn in every lover's game If you fail to plan, you plan to fail Strategy sets the scene for the tale I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails And the liquor in our cocktails What if I told you none of it was accidental? And the first night that you saw me I knew I wanted your body I laid the groundwork, and then just like clockwork The dominoes cascaded in a line What if I told you I'm a mastermind? And now you're mine It was all my design 'Cause I'm a mastermind No one wanted to play with me as a little kid So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since To make them love me and make it seem effortless This is the first time I've felt the need to confess And I swear I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care So I told you none of it was accidental? And the first night that you saw me Nothing was gonna stop me I laid the groundwork, and then saw a wide smirk On your face, you knew the entire time You knew that I'm a mastermind And now you're mine Yeah, all you did was smile 'Cause I'm a mastermind
Writer(s): Taylor Swift, Jack Michael Antonoff Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com
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