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Taylor Swift
Dear Reader
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Dear Reader was released on October 21, 2022 by Taylor Swift as a part of the album Midnights (The Til Dawn Edition)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Vocals
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Producer
Jack Antonoff
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Jon Sher
Jon Sher
Assistant Recording Engineer
John Rooney
John Rooney
Assistant Recording Engineer
Megan Searl
Megan Searl
Assistant Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Bryce Bordone
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Laura Sisk
Laura Sisk
Recording Engineer
Lauren Marquez
Lauren Marquez
Additional Engineer

Lyrics

Dear reader
If it feels like a trap
You're already in one
Dear reader
Get out your map
Pick somewhere and just run
Dear reader
Burn all the files, desert all your past lives
And if you don't recognize yourself
That means you did it right
Never take advice from someone who's falling apart
Never take advice from someone who's falling apart
Dear reader
Bend when you can
Snap when you have to
Dear reader
You don't have to answer
Just 'cause they asked you
Dear reader
The greatest of luxuries is your secrets
Dear reader
When you aim at the devil
Make sure you don't miss
Never take advice from someone who's falling apart
Never take advice from someone who's falling apart
So I wander through these nights
I prefer hiding in plain sight
My fourth drink in my hand
These desperate prayers of a cursed man
Spilling out to you for free
But, darling, darling, please
You wouldn't take my word for it
If you knew who was talking
If you knew where I was walking
To a house, not a home, all alone, 'cause nobody's there
Where I pace in my pen and my friends found friends who care
No one sees when you lose when you're playing solitaire
You should find another guiding light
Guiding light, but I shine so bright
You should find another guiding light
Guiding light, but I shine so bright
You should find another
You should find another
Find another
You should find another
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Taylor Swift

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