Like clockwork, "Midnight" (Late Night Edition) delivers Taylor Swift's first breakup song since her split from longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn. "You're Losing Me" is a song that came "from the vault" and may be the closest thing to a postmortem of Swifties' relationship with the singer. Swift famously didn't explicitly identify her exes when describing them, and, as usual, she didn't say anything about a connection between "You're Losing Me" and Alwyn. On the other hand, fans are sure to have thoughts on the heartbreaking lyrics that mourn a slowly dying love.
Swift announced the song in a social media message, along with her remix of "Karma" featuring Ice Spice and a new version of "Snow on the Beach," featuring more Lana Del Rey. After sharing details about the two remixes, she revealed the rest: “But wait, there’s more… For those of you who are going to play in East Rutherford – we’re going to A new special edition CD will be available live starting at 12:30pm ET on Friday!" she wrote. "The CD will have a never-before-heard Midnights Vault track called "You're Losing Me"!"
The singer planned to sell the CD only at MetLife Stadium, disappointing many fans who begged her to make the CD available for streaming. Until another solution comes along — a chance to purchase a digital copy of “Midnight” from the Taylor Swift store before May 27 at 8 p.m. ET — Swift They supported each other. Those who managed to get their hands on the CD helped other fans by sharing the lyrics online.
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It's clear that this song is about a relationship that goes from deeply wounded to fatally damaged. "You say, 'I don't understand,' and I say, 'I know you don't understand,'" Swift sings in the opening verse. "We thought a cure would come in time, but now I'm worried it won't. Remember looking at this room and we loved it because of the light. Now, I'm just sitting in the dark wondering if it's time."
The song delves deeper into the doomed relationship, including how she struggled to "throw away everything they built" before she was ready to let it go. The lyrics reveal that part of her progress was that she was alone in the battle while her partner didn't admit they were in trouble. "I'm gray in the face, but you won't admit we're sick," she sings. Eventually, she finishes: "Stop, you're losing me," she sings repeatedly. "I can't find a pulse. My heart doesn't beat for you anymore because you're losing me."
Based on what fans have heard, many are convinced that Swift and Alwyn's love story is over, and some are blaming him. One person encouraged others not to see these two as "villains and heroes," saying, "It just goes to show that this relationship will eventually break down like some relationships do." Others, meanwhile, joked that it was The actor and Swift collaborator didn't hear the first song first, and he's the latest ex to get side-eyes from fans.
Read the full lyrics to "You're Losing Me" below, transcribed by Genius.
"You Lost Me" Lyrics by Taylor Swift
You say "I don't understand" I say "I know you don't understand"
We thought a cure would come in time, but now I'm worried it won't
Remember to look at this room, we love it because of its light
Now I'm just sitting in the dark wondering if it's time
Do I throw away everything we built or keep it?
I'm tired of even Phoenix
always rises from the ashes
mend all her wounds
You may have just struck the final blow
Stop, you're losing me
Stop, you're losing me
Stop, you're losing me
I can't find a pulse
My heart no longer beats for you
because you are losing me
Every morning I stare at you with stormy eyes
How can you say you love someone who you can't see is dying?
I gave you the signal and bit my nails
My face is gray but you don't admit that we are sick
The air is filled with loss and indecision
I know my pain is an imposition
Now, you're running down the corridor
you know what they say
“You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone”
Stop, you're losing me
Stop, you're losing me
Stop, you're losing me
I can't find a pulse
My heart no longer beats for you
because you are losing me
because you are losing me
Stop (stop) cause you're losing me
my heart no longer starts
(stop because you're losing me)
my heart no longer starts
(stop because you're losing me)
How long can we sing sad songs
Until we are too far gone to be resurrected?
I gave you my best, my endless sympathy
When I try to be the bravest soldier possible, all I do is bleed
Fight only in your army, frontline, you don't ignore me
I'm the best at this party (You're losing me)
I won't marry either
a pathological pleaser
Who just wants you to see her
I'm fading, thinking
"Do something, baby, say something" (Say something)
"Losing something, baby, taking some risks" (You're losing me)
"Choose something, baby, I got nothing" (I got nothing)
"Believe, unless you choose me"
you are losing me
Stop (stop, stop) you lost me
Stop (stop, stop) you lost me
I can't find a pulse
my heart no longer starts
