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[Verse 1]
Hand on the throttle
Thought I caught lightning in a bottle
Oh, but it's gone again
And it was written
I got cursed like Eve got bitten
Oh, was it punishment?
Pad around when I get home
I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope
A greater woman wouldn't beg
But I looked to the sky and said

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[Chorus]
Please
I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company
Let it once be me
Who do I have to speak to
About if they can redo the prophecy?

[Verse 2]
Cards on thе table
Mine play out like fools in a fablе
Oh, it was sinking in (Sinking in, oh)
Slow is the quicksand
Poison blood from the wound of the pricked
hand
Oh, still I dream of him

[Chorus]
Please
I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company
Let it once be me
Who do I have to speak to
About if they can redo the prophecy?

[Bridge]
And I sound like an infant
Feeling like the very last drops of an ink pen
A greater woman stays cool
But I howl like a wolf at the moon
And I look unstable
Gathered with a coven 'round a sorceress' table
A greater woman has faith
But even statues crumble if they're made to wait
I'm so afraid I sealed my fate
No sign of soulmates
I'm just a paperweight in shades of greige
Spending my last coin so someone will tell me
it'll be okay

[Break]
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh
Ooh

[Chorus]
Please
I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company
Let it once be me
Who do I have to speak to
About if they can redo the prophecy?
Who do I have to speak to
To change the prophecy?

[Outro]
Hand on the throttle
Thought I caught lightning in a bottle
Oh, but it's gone again
Pad around when I get home
I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope
A greater woman wouldn't beg
But I looked to the sky and said (Please)

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In ‘The Prophecy,’ Taylor Swift explores themes of

longing and the desire for change. She reflects on
her struggles, saying, ‘Hand on the throttle, thought
I caught lightning in a bottle.’ Yet, she feels as
though it slips away, leaving her questioning her
fate, lamenting, ‘I got cursed like Eve got bitten.’
Despite her hardships, she maintains hope,
pleading, ‘Please, I’ve been on my knees, change
the prophecy.’ Swift’s vulnerability shines through as
she dreams of companionship, singing, ‘Don’t want
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Credits
Produced By Written By
Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner Taylor Swift & Aaron Dessner

Electric Guitar Acoustic Guitar

Aaron Dessner Aaron Dessner

Zither Piano
James McAlister Doveman

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