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ivy
Taylor Swift

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“ivy,” the tenth track from evermore, tells the story of a married woman
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[Verse 1]
How's one to know?
I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones
In a faith-forgotten land
In from the snow
Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow
Tarnished but so grand

[Pre-Chorus]
And the old widow goes to the stone every day
But I don't, I just sit here and wait
Grieving for the living

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[Chorus]
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
Oh, I can't
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered in you

[Verse 2]
I wish to know
The fatal flaw that makes you long to be
Magnificently cursed
He's in the room
Your opal eyes are all I wish to see
He wants what's only yours

[Chorus]
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
Oh, I can't
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered

[Verse 3]
Clover blooms in the fields
Spring breaks loose, the time is near
What would he do if he found us out?
Crescent moon, coast is clear
Spring breaks loose, but so does fear
He's gonna burn this house to the ground
How's one to know?
I'd live and die for moments that we stole
On begged and borrowed time
So tell me to run
Or dare to sit and watch what we'll become
And drink my husband's wine

[Chorus]
Oh, goddamn
My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand
Taking mine, but it's been promised to another
Oh, I can't
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered in you
And I'm covered in you

[Bridge]
So yeah, it's a fire
It's a goddamn blaze in the dark
And you started it
You started it
So yeah, it's a war
It's the goddamn fight of my life
And you started it
You started it

[Chorus]
Oh, I can't
Stop you putting roots in my dreamland
My house of stone, your ivy grows
And now I'm covered
In you, in you
Now I'm covered in you
In you

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Genius Annotation 6 contributors

“ivy,” the tenth track from evermore, tells the story of a

married woman falling in love with a person who is not
her husband, leading to an affair.

Swift has sung about infidelity in previous songs,

including sister album folklore’s “august” and “illicit
affairs”—also a track ten.

Alongside “tolerate it” and “no body, no crime," “ivy” is

part of the “unhappily ever after” anthology of
marriages, which reunites infidelity, pure toleration and
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What did Taylor Swift say about "ivy"?

Genius Answer 2 contributors

Following the release of evermore, Taylor took

to Twitter to detail the genesis of the album
where she indirectly commented on the meaning
behind “ivy”:

“ The “unhappily ever after” anthology of

marriages gone bad that includes infidelity,
ambivalent toleration, and even murder.

This description alludes to multiple songs on the

album, namely “no body, no crime” and “ivy.”

How did this song perform on the charts?

Genius Answer 2 contributors

This song debuted #61 on Billboard’s Hot 100,

being the ninth-highest charting song off the
album.

Who produced “ivy” by Taylor Swift?

When did Taylor Swift release “ivy”?

Who wrote “ivy” by Taylor Swift?

evermore (2020)
Taylor Swift

1. willow
9. coney island

2. champagne problems
10. ivy

3. gold rush
11. cowboy like me

4. ’tis the damn season

12. long story short

5. tolerate it
13. marjorie

6. no body, no crime
14. closure

7. happiness
15. evermore

8. dorothea

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Credits
Produced By Written By
Aaron Dessner Aaron Dessner, Jack Antonoff &
Taylor Swift

Guitar Bass
Josh Kaufman, Justin Vernon & Logan Coale & Aaron Dessner
Aaron Dessner

Engineer Violin

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