Mean

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Mean by Taylor Swift

About Mean

"Mean" is a song by American country pop singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, taken from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). The song, written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman and Swift, was first released as a promotional single for the album on October 17, 2010, by Big Machine Records. The song was later released as an official single on March 7, 2011. This song is rumored to be directed at blogger Bob Lefsetz, although nothing was officially confirmed. .

Mean Lyrics

[00:01.09] You, with your words like knives
[00:03.57] And swords and weapons that you use against me
[00:06.58] You have knocked me off my feet again
[00:10.58] Got me feeling like I'm nothing
[00:12.50] You, with your voice like nails on a chalkboard
[00:16.04] Calling me out when I'm wounded
[00:18.37] You, picking on the weaker man
[00:21.75]
[00:24.86] Well, you can take me down
[00:27.46] With just one single blow
[00:32.21] But you don't know what you don't know
[00:35.64] Someday, I'll be living in a big old city
[00:41.32] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[00:47.27] Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
[00:53.01] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[00:57.75] Why you gotta be so mean?
[01:01.99]
[01:05.18] You, with your switching sides
[01:07.83] And your wildfire lies and your humiliation
[01:10.99] You have pointed out my flaws again
[01:15.05] As if I don't already see them
[01:17.07] I walk with my head down
[01:19.31] Trying to block you out, 'cause I'll never impress you
[01:22.88] I just wanna feel okay again
[01:28.87] I bet you got pushed around
[01:31.69] Somebody made you cold
[01:34.71] But the cycle ends right now
[01:37.00] 'Cause you can't lead me down that road
[01:39.92] And you don't know what you don't know
[01:43.09] Someday, I'll be living in a big old city
[01:48.76] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[01:54.72] Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
[02:00.33] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[02:05.15] Why you gotta be so mean?
[02:08.84]
[02:17.30] And I can see you years from now in a bar
[02:21.31] Talking over a football game
[02:24.34] With that same big loud opinion
[02:26.70] But nobody's listening
[02:30.34] Washed up and ranting about the same old bitter things
[02:36.26]
[02:38.62] Drunk and grumbling on about how I can't sing
[02:44.97] But all you are is mean
[02:48.30]
[02:50.41] All you are is mean
[02:53.03] And a liar, and pathetic, and alone in life
[02:57.52] And mean, and mean, and mean, and mean
[03:03.33] But someday, I'll be living in a big old city
[03:09.31] And all you're ever gonna be is mean, yeah
[03:15.34] Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
[03:21.08] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[03:25.60] (Why you gotta be so mean?)
[03:27.38] Someday, I'll be living in a big old city
[03:31.98] (Why you gotta be so mean?)
[03:33.25] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[03:37.24] (Why you gotta be so mean?)
[03:38.99] Someday, I'll be big enough so you can't hit me
[03:43.74] (Why you gotta be so mean?)
[03:44.81] And all you're ever gonna be is mean
[03:49.09] Why you gotta be so mean?
[03:51.08]

From the album: Speak Now (Deluxe Package)