"It's Siggle, not Si-jull."

❝  i only want you.  ❞

❝  i don’t need anyone else.  i just…you.  you’re all i need.  ❞

❝  listen,  i’ve lost a lot of people in my life.  i learned how to deal with it but…you’re different.  i can’t take it if it’s you.  ❞

❝  i think about anything happening to you and i— i just.  i fucking lose it.  ❞

❝  you don’t understand.  i need you safe.  not because i don’t think you can handle yourself but because i can’t focus on anything else if there’s even the smallest possibility you’re in danger.  ❞

❝  no one is ever gonna get near you again,  you hear me?  ❞

❝  i won’t let you get hurt.  i promise.  and i don’t make empty promises.  ❞

❝  turn around.  you don’t need to see this part.  ❞

❝  just give the word and i’ll kill every one of them.  ❞

❝  you can’t get all worked up every time something happens to me.  that’s just life.  you’re not always gonna be able to protect me from it.  ❞

❝  no one else understands me.  but you do.  you always do.  ❞

❝  i don’t think i’m the best person for you,  i don’t.  but i do know i’m the one that can keep you safe  ❞

❝  hey—  look at me.  it’s over.  it’s done.  we’re okay.  ❞

❝  who the fuck made you cry i’ll fucking rip their head off.  ❞ 

❝  i know you’ve always got my back.  ❞

❝  please,  let me take care of you this time.  you’re always protecting me but it tears me up inside every time you get hurt because of it.  ❞

❝  can you make everyone else just go away?  i know they mean well but i just want to be alone—  alone with you i mean.  ❞

❝  i know when you’re here,  the real monsters can’t touch me.  ❞

❝   oh,  i am one of the monsters.  but that just means i can keep all the other monsters from ever hurting you again. ❞ 

❝  if you’re gonna keep risking your life for me than you’re also gonna let me patch you up without a single complaint.  ❞

❝  we keep each other safe.  it’s my turn to protect you.  ❞

❝  i killed them for you.  i know you could’ve done it yourself,  but you shouldn’t have to.  ❞

❝   i love you because i know how capable you are.  and i show that love by making sure you don’t have to be the one to always do the hard things.  ❞

❝   i’m gonna make them regret ever even thinking about laying a hand on you.  ❞

❝  tell me what you want me to do.  i’ll do it.  whatever you want.  ❞

❝  i love you just like this.  i love you when you touch me gently like no one else ever has.  and i love you when your hands are bloody and your knuckles are bruised. ❞

❝  please,  just let me protect you.  ❞

❝  are you hurt?  did they hurt you?  ❞

❝  wait,  stop you’re bleeding.  ❞

❝  did you just wince?  where are you hurt?  ❞

❝  i need you in my life.  i’m not used to that—  needing people.  but i do need you.  ❞

❝  you make me feel things i’m not used to feeling.  ❞

❝  why do you let me close when you’re always driving everyone else away?  ❞

❝   you’re mine.  and i protect what’s mine.  ❞

❝  thank you for always being here for me.  ❞

❝  you see things in me that i didn’t even know where there.  ❞

❝  that’s enough.  let’s go home.  ❞

❝  i’m okay now.  i’m safe.  you don’t have to be angry anymore.  ❞

❝  please stop—  this is scaring me. ❞

❝  you don’t have to do this for me.  ❞

❝   hey stop— stop!  look at me.  they’re dead now.  you can stop.  ❞

❝  i have to make an example outta them so no one else tries to hurt you again.  ❞

❝  killing for you is easy.  it’s right.  it feels natural.  ❞

❝  let me do this for you.  ❞

SCENARIOS

[ ONE ]  for sender to take a bullet for receiver. 

[ TWO ]  for receiver to take a bullet for sender. 

[ THREE ]  for sender to protect receiver and then carry them to safety. 

[ FOUR ]  for receiver to protect sender and then carry them to safety. 

[ FIVE ]  for sender to witness receiver get hurt which sends them into a violent rage.

[ SIX ]  for receiver to witness sender get hurt which sends them into a violent rage. 

[ SEVEN ]  for sender to be hurt trying to protect receiver which makes them bloodthirsty for revenge.

[ EIGHT ]   for receiver to be hurt trying to protect sender which makes them bloodthirsty for revenge.

[ NINE ]  for sender to have violently protected receiver,  so receiver kisses them to calm them down. 

[ TEN ]  for receiver to have violently protected sender,  so sender kisses them to calm them down. 

[ ELEVEN ]  for sender to carefully approach receiver in the aftermath,  gently touching them to try and bring them back to themselves. 

[ TWELVE ]  for receiver to carefully approach sender in the aftermath,  gently touching them to try and bring them back to themselves. 

[ THIRTEEN ]  sender was kidnapped,  receiver shows up to save them.  

[ FOURTEEN ]  receiver was kidnapped,  sender shows up to save them.  

[ FIFTEEN ]  sender executes a third party in front of receiver because that person hurt them. 

[ SIXTEEN ]  receiver executes a third party in front of sender because that person hurt them. 

[ SEVENTEEN ]  sender thinks they’re alone but receiver comes out of nowhere to rescue them from someone who intends to do harm/making them uncomfortable. 

[ EIGHTEEN ]   receiver thinks they’re alone but sender comes out of nowhere to rescue them from someone who intends to do harm/making them uncomfortable. 

[ NINETEEN ]  sender has been devastated by something.  receiver holds them until they calm down so they don’t do anything drastic. 

[ TWENTY ]  receiver has been devastated by something.  sender holds them until they calm down so they don’t do anything drastic. 

[ TWENTY-ONE ]  sender thought receiver died so they set out to get revenge.  receiver shows up in time to stand in front of them before they go too far.  

[ TWENTY-TWO ]  receiver thought sender died so they set out to get revenge.  sender shows up in time to stand in front of them before they go too far. 

[ TWENTY-THREE ]  sender is in a vengeful rage because of something that happened to receiver.  receiver gently approaches to calm them down saying this isn’t what they want. 

[ TWENTY-FOUR ]  receiver is in a vengeful rage because of something that happened to sender.  sender gently approaches to calm them down saying this isn’t what they want. 

[ TWENTY-FIVE ]  for sender to have receiver stand by somewhere safe where they can watch sender kill on their behalf. 

basically i was looking over the protective prompts and the hero prompts and it hit me that like. the unbridled angst and vibes of the whole “post-battle” scene, or a scene set after an attack or a disaster or smth, needs to be ADDRESSED!!! and so y’all get the full weight of my angst today, sprinkled with a lot of teamwork and selfless and sacrificing vibes. i hope you enjoy! do NOT add further contributions to this list!!! i will curse your potato crops!!!

DIALOGUE PROMPTS.

“ can you hear me? hey… [NAME], can you hear my voice? “

“ come on… wake up. please… please wake up… “

“ oh! oh, thank god! i thought we lost you… “

“ hey, hey… look at me, okay? you gotta get up now. you think you might be able to walk? ‘cause they sent for back-up, and if they find us… we cannot let them find us. understand? “

“ go, go! save yourself! i’ll buy you some time! “

“ we both know i’m not walking out of this one. it’s okay, alright? it’s okay… just… do me a favor, will you? will you make them pay for this? i don’t care how. but… don’t let them get away with it. “

“ hey, how badly are you hurt? can you move? you think you can walk? “

“ if you can’t walk, i’m gonna have to carry you, alright? we can’t stay here. “

“ hey, look at me. i’m slowing you down, we both know it. it’s okay. i’ll hide and wait for back-up; you get yourself out of here. “

“ you’re gonna need to climb up on my back, you’re slowing us down with that injury. “

“ will you quit talking like that?! i’m not leaving you behind! “

“ what the hell are you doing here?! i told you to get out of here! “

“ you’re shivering… hey. hey, listen to me, okay? everything’s gonna be alright, i promise. here… take my jacket. don’t worry, i’m warm-blooded. “

“ i’ll get blood on your shirt… “

“ hey, don’t you dare close your eyes, you hear me? you die in my arms, and i’m gonna stick the dry-cleaning bill for this shirt in your coffin, that’s a promise! “

“ i know we almost died just now, but… am i the only one who’s hungry? “

“ we need to get you to a hospital… “

“ hey, come on now… you’re okay. you’re good, right? “

“ i must be hurt pretty bad if you’re being this nice to me. “

“ quit playing the martyr. we’re not leaving you behind. “

“ you know, i hate to be the negative voice, but… did… did we just lose? “

“ look at me… i’m not gonna make it. it’s okay, i’m fine with that. but… you can’t stay here. you’ve got a good long life ahead of you. and you’re smart, too; too smart to wait around here and waste that long life. so you get out of here, and you go live that life. live it for both of us. will you promise me you’ll do that? “

“ back-up isn’t coming. is it? we’re on our own, right? “

“ can’t sleep, huh? it’s okay. it’s probably all that adrenaline and shock; i can’t sleep, either. wanna keep each other company? “

“ i don’t give two shits about the back-up; i’m just happy you’re alive. “

ACTION PROMPTS.

as always, add a “+ REVERSE” to switch the roles!

[ CARRY ]:     having found the receiver in an injured/weak/unconscious state, the sender carries them in their arms to safety.

[ TILT ]:     the sender gently tilts the receiver’s chin up so that they can check to see if they’re okay.

[ PULL ]:     sender takes the fallen receiver’s hands and carefully pulls them up so that they’re standing once more.

[ WAIST ]:     sender, while physically supporting and steadying the receiver, loops an arm around their waist for extra support.

[ BACK ]:     sender crouches down slightly to let the wounded receiver climb on their back, giving them a piggy-back ride to safety afterwards.

[ HAIR ]:     while in the process of checking the receiver for injuries or other signs of harm, the sender gently brushes several strands of hair from their eyes.

[ TEND ]:     sender begins to care for the receiver’s injuries.

[ LEAN ]:     the wounded sender leans against the receiver for physical support.

[ SUPPORT ]:     the sender encourages the wounded receiver to lean against them for physical support.

[ PUSH ]:     the sender gently pushes the receiver back to lie down so they can check them properly for injuries.

[ COAT ]:     sender removes their jacket and drapes it around the shoulders of the trembling receiver.

[ BLANKET ]:     just as they’re all about to go to sleep, the sender covers the receiver with their own blanket.

[ AWAKE ]:     the sender, unable to sleep, gets up to go for a walk, and finds that the receiver is also unable to sleep.

[ TOGETHER ]:     when the receiver awakens, they discover that the sender has been sleeping next to them, arms wrapped around one another for warmth, comfort, protection ( or something more… )

[ BANDAGE ]:     the sender sits down across from the receiver and begins to bandage their wounds.

[ DRAG ]:     unable to leave them behind, the sender drags the wounded receiver out of danger and into a safe hiding place for both of them to wait until help arrives.

[ TOUCH ]:     the sender nudges or touches the receiver to check and see if they’re alright after the attack.

[ CLEAN ]:     the sender gently and carefully begins to bathe the blood/soot/ash/dirt from the receiver’s skin during a moment of calm.

[ PRIORITY ]:     when they arrive at a designated safe place, the sender refuses to be examined or cared for until the receiver is taken care of first.

[ PROMISE ]:     before leaving to get help/food/water/a rescue mission etc, the sender assures and promises the receiver that they’ll return safely, refusing to bring them along or to stay behind.

[ BROKEN ]:     after having promised the receiver that they’d return, it’s learned that the sender died during their mission. how does the receiver respond?

[ TRAPPED ]:     after having promised the receiver that they’d return from a mission, the receiver learns that the sender has been kidnapped or otherwise trapped, requiring a rescue mission to bring them home.

[ RESCUE ]:     the sender and receiver reunite after the sender embarked upon an infamously perilous rescue mission to save the receiver.

[ FOUND ]:     after a massive rescue mission to try and find the missing receiver, the sender is the first to find them just as the efforts are about to be abandoned.

[ HOPE ]:     just as the receiver is about to lose hope in ever finding the sender again, a message or clue of some kind is discovered that essentially guarantees that the sender is still alive, restoring the receiver’s hope once more.

[ CLING ]:     having finally been reunited, the sender pulls the receiver into a tight, overwhelmingly relieved embrace, clinging to them and burying their face in their shoulder. the whole deal. make it EMOTIONAL–

[ TEARS ]:     having finally found the receiver, or having finally been found by the receiver, the sender breaks down in tears of relief, fear, and many other emotions as they officially reunite.

i like hugs, and honestly i just. i think they deserve more love than they get. so here we go lads. i’m on a one-woman mission to revive the absolute love of hugs. as always!!! do NOT add to this list!! i will curse your crops and possibly your livestock!! seriously tho i might make a new list, so just. don’t do it. add a “+ REVERSE” to reverse the roles of the action!

[ LIFT ]:     sender, being taller than the shorter receiver, lifts them off the ground mid-embrace.

[ SIGH ]:     sender releases a soft sigh of relief the moment they have the receiver in their arms.

[ CHEEK ]:     sender presses a quick kiss to the receiver’s cheek on their way into the hug.

[ TEMPLE ]:     sender presses a soft kiss to the receiver’s temple while hugging them.

[ CROWN ]:     sender presses a kiss to the crown of the receiver’s head while hugging.

[ NECK ]:     sender reaches up and wraps their arms around the receiver’s neck when hugging them.

[ MIDDLE ]:     sender wraps their arms around the receiver’s middle while hugging them.

[ OPEN ]:     sender wordlessly opens their arms out to offer the receiver a long-awaited hug.

[ CRY ]:     while holding on to the receiver, the sender begins to cry into their shoulder/chest/hair (depending on height difference and whatnot.)

[ HAIR ]:      sender buries one hand into the receiver’s hair while hugging them.

[ CUP ]:      sender gently cups one hand against the back of the receiver’s head while hugging them.

[ ASSURE ]:     sender quietly reassures the receiver that everything’s okay while they’re hugging one another.

[ HESITATE ]:     startled by a sudden hug from the receiver, the sender pauses for a moment, before hesitantly returning the embrace.

[ CLING ]:     sender wraps their arms tightly around the receiver, clinging on to them throughout the embrace.

[ STROKE ]:     sender slowly and repeatedly runs a hand through the receiver’s hair in a soothing motion while they hug.

[ SPIN ]:     while hugging the receiver, the sender lifts them off the ground and begins to spin them both in a giddy, joyful circle.

[ FALL ]:     receiving a sudden and forceful embrace from the receiver, the sender stumbles and falls to the ground while still hugging them.

[ THROW ]:     sender suddenly flings their arms around the receiver in an impulsive embrace.

[ SPRINT ]:     seeing the receiver across the room, the sender sprints across the distance between them to give them a hug.

[ PULL ]:     sender physically pulls the receiver (by the hand or waist or arms, etc.) into a hug

[ SHOULDER ]:     sender buries their face into the receiver’s shoulder/the crook of their neck while hugging them.

[ WAIST ]:     sender jumps up at the last minute while running to hug the receiver, wrapping their legs around their waist and their arms around their neck as they hug them.

[ SIDE ]:     sender wraps an arm around the receivers shoulders and pulls them in for a side-hug.

[ GIFT ]:     while hugging the receiver, the sender slips something into their pocket out of the public eye. (FEEL FREE TO SPECIFY WHAT THIS GIFT IS!)

[ GUIDE ]:     as they go in for a hug, the sender gently rests a hand and guides the receiver’s head to rest against their shoulder/chest.

[ CHIN ]:     sender, while hugging the receiver, rests their chin on top of their head.

[ SWAY ]:     while embracing the receiver, the sender begins to sway in a slow, soothing manner.

[ COAT ]:     as they go for a hug, the sender opens out their jacket so the receiver can “share” it, warming them up as best they can while they hug.

[ HUM ]:     as they embrace, the sender begins to gently hum under their breath to soothe and relax the receiver.

“ you’re welcome to stay here. “

“ how long are you staying? “ “ for as long as you need me. “

“ do you need anything else? “

“ anything you want me to get you? “

“ stop apologizing. you didn’t do anything wrong. “

“ just tell me what i can do to make you feel better. “

“ you are what’s important right now. “

“ it’s okay if you need to vent. “

“ i’m here to listen. “

“ i don’t want to bother you. seriously, it’s all just… a lot. “

“ i feel like shit. “ “ you look like it, too. “ “ hey! “

“ you know what they say, gotta get ugly before it gets better. “

“ it’s okay to cry, you know. “

“ just tell me, is this wrong? am i being childish? “

“ you’re just a little hurt, that’s all. “

“ come on, let’s get you cleaned up. “

“ i’ll sit here, with my arms wrapped around you, all night. “

“ really, all night? “ “ if that’s what it takes to make you smile, then yeah. “

“ we don’t need to talk, okay? “

“ how about we just stay here, holding each other? “

“ i don’t know what’s wrong with me. it’s like i can’t stop crying. “

“ i didn’t know where else to go. “

“ you’re always welcome here, you know that. “

“ are you okay with me staying the night? “

“ hey, what’s your favorite snack? “

“ i’m not leaving you. “

“ how about i make a quick run to the store, get you some aspirin? maybe grab you a burger or something on the way home? “

“ let me repay the favor. you were always there for me when i needed you. “

“ there’s snot all over your shirt. “ “ i trust you’ll get it dry-cleaned. “

“ let me be there for you. “

“ oh, look at what i did to you… “ [shirt drenched in tears] “ sorry. “

“ i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to bother you. “

“ you’re not a burden. “

“ aren’t you tired? “ “ don’t worry about me. “

“ i don’t know what to do. “ “ we’ll figure it out. “

“ you’re going to be fine, okay? you’re going to be fine. “

“ hey, look at me… “

“ i’m not going anywhere. “

“ you’re not alone. “

“ just get it out. get it all out. “

“ it’s okay. “

lads if i ever have to type “pin against the wall” ever again in this lifetime, it’ll be too soon, but i really hope you enjoy these!! if you think of more that you would like to be added, let me know! please do NOT add more in the reblogs, it is VERY likely that i can and will be making a second part to this list! now go drink some water and i hope y’all enjoy the memes!

[ KISS ]:     sender pins receiver against the wall and kisses them passionately.

[ ANGER ]:     sender pins receiver against the wall out of anger.

[ CHALLENGE ]:     in a motion designed to challenge the receiver’s authority, sender pins receiver against the wall.

[ TRAINING ]:     during a sparring match, sender ends up pinning the receiver against the wall.

[ HEAT ]:      while in the middle of a make-out session, sender pushes the receiver up against the wall, unwittingly heating things up even more.

[ SHIELD ]:     in order to protect them from physical harm caused by a third party, the sender shoves the receiver against the wall and shields them with their body.

[ COVER ]:     while hiding from persecutors, sender pushes the receiver against a wall and uses their body to hide the receiver’s face from view.

[ HIDE ]:     while on the run, the sender hastily grabs the receiver and pins them against a wall that’s hidden from public view to avoid being seen.

[ STOP ]:     in order to stop the receiver from walking away, the sender guides them back and pushes them against a wall.

[ FIGHT ]:     while in a physical fight, sender shoves the receiver against the wall in an effort to gain the upper hand.

[ RESTRAIN ]:     sender pushes the receiver back against the wall to stop them from physically fighting the sender.

[ STEADY ]:     sender gently catches and guides the emotionally distressed receiver against a wall in order to physically steady them.

lads if i ever have to type “pin against the wall” ever again in this lifetime, it’ll be too soon, but i really hope you enjoy these!! if you think of more that you would like to be added, let me know! please do NOT add more in the reblogs, it is VERY likely that i can and will be making a second part to this list! now go drink some water and i hope y’all enjoy the memes!

[ KISS ]:     sender pins receiver against the wall and kisses them passionately.

[ ANGER ]:     sender pins receiver against the wall out of anger.

[ CHALLENGE ]:     in a motion designed to challenge the receiver’s authority, sender pins receiver against the wall.

[ TRAINING ]:     during a sparring match, sender ends up pinning the receiver against the wall.

[ HEAT ]:      while in the middle of a make-out session, sender pushes the receiver up against the wall, unwittingly heating things up even more.

[ SHIELD ]:     in order to protect them from physical harm caused by a third party, the sender shoves the receiver against the wall and shields them with their body.

[ COVER ]:     while hiding from persecutors, sender pushes the receiver against a wall and uses their body to hide the receiver’s face from view.

[ HIDE ]:     while on the run, the sender hastily grabs the receiver and pins them against a wall that’s hidden from public view to avoid being seen.

[ STOP ]:     in order to stop the receiver from walking away, the sender guides them back and pushes them against a wall.

[ FIGHT ]:     while in a physical fight, sender shoves the receiver against the wall in an effort to gain the upper hand.

[ RESTRAIN ]:     sender pushes the receiver back against the wall to stop them from physically fighting the sender.

[ STEADY ]:     sender gently catches and guides the emotionally distressed receiver against a wall in order to physically steady them.

idk my dudes i started listening to the etern.als theme music and now i have these things. bon appetit!

“ i’d follow you to the ends of the universe, if you asked me to. ”

“ how bad is it this time? ”

“ we’re the only thing standing between this world and its destruction. ”

“ we could stop all of this… with just a thought/flick of my wrist. “

“ fair?! how is any of this fair?! “

“ do you truly believe that anything so little as a rule, or a law, might have stopped me from protecting you? “

“ we have to fight. ”

“ we’re not giving up. ”

“ you. i’ll always and endlessly fight for you. “

“ i can wait a thousand lifetimes for you. “

“ we’ve had a pretty good life. but maybe normalcy is a thing we’re meant to protect, rather than enjoy. ”

“ i don’t know if i can protect you any longer. “

“ we’ve seen what they’re capable of. now we need to retaliate. “

“ if only the world knew what we do for them… ”

“ i’m sick and tired of being the one who has to make the sacrifices! ”

“ haven’t we lost enough? ”

“ i’m tired. beyond tired… i am exhausted from the endless fighting. ”

“ things must be catastrophic if you’re calling me at this hour. ”

“ this is what we’ve been waiting for. ”

“ i’d follow you to the bitter end; as i always have. ”

“ the time has come. ”

“ this is what we’ve been waiting for. ”

“ i thought we had more time.  i regret to confess… it appears that i was wrong. ”

“ don’t let them control you, eh? ”

“ you’re better than this. ”

“ everything’s about to change… ”

“ do you truly think so little of me? ”

“ careful… you’ve never had to fight me before. ”

“ we need to leave. ”

“ we’re a good team, you know. “

“ look around you. do you still truly see no reason for us to fight? “

“ we’re family. we don’t turn our backs on each other. “

“ it’s too late! let’s go! ”

“ it wasn’t your fault… ”

“ why are you doing this?! ”

“ i’m sorry… “

“ perhaps i don’t say it enough, but… i’d like you to know that i’m always here, if you ever wanted to talk. ”

“ you/they will always be worth fighting for. ”

“ don’t pretend like you understand. “

“ tell me how i can fix this… ”

“ don’t say it. ”

“ they’re not worth saving. ”

“ i am a god. you… you’re nothing. “

TAYLOR SWIFT / RED (TAYLOR’S VERSION) EXPLICIT

These lyrics are from Taylor Swift’s 2021 re-recording of her 2012 fourth album, Red. These lyrics may be modified to better fit roleplay purposes. Please note: every track from the new album has been included, however All Too Well lyrics are divided up between the standard version, containing the original lyrics and the ten minute version which only shows the new lyrics. Additionally acoustic and remixes of pre-existing tracks are not included unless new lyrics are featured. Please note: Due to the nature of the song Ronan being a highly personal song for the family and about a real child — it felt inappropriate to use lyrics from the song for roleplay memes, and thus has been omitted.

STATE OF GRACE

All we know is touch and go 

We fall in love ‘til it hurts or bleeds or fades in time

I never saw you coming

I’ll never be the same

You come around and the armour falls

You pierce the room like a cannonball

Don’t let go

You were never a saint and I’ve loved in shades of wrong 

We learn to live with the pain

This love is brave and wild

This is a state of grace

This is a worthwhile fight

Love is a ruthless game

Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right

You’re my Achilles heel

This is the golden age of something good and right and real

RED

Loving you is like driving a new Maserati down a dead end street

Loving you is like trying to change your mind once you’re already flying through the freefall

Losing you was blue like I’ve never known

Missing you was dark grey, all alone

Forgetting you was like trying to know somebody you’ve never met

Loving you was red

Touching you was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you

Memorizing you was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favourite song

Fighting with you is like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer

I wish I never found out love could be that strong

Remembering comes in flashbacks and echoes

It’s time now

I’ve gotta let go

Moving on from you is impossible when I still see it all in my head, burning red

You’re spinning around my head

TREACHEROUS

Put your lips close to mine, as long as they don’t touch

I’ll do anything you say, if you say it with your hands

I’d be smart to walk away, but you’re quicksand

I’d be smart to walk away

This slope is treacherous

This path is reckless

This slope is treacherous and I like it

I can’t decide if it’s a choice, getting swept away

All we are is skin and bone trained to get alone

I’m forever going with the flow, but you’re friction

I will get you alone

Your name has echoed through my mind

Nothing safe is worth the drive

I’ll follow you home

This hope is treacherous

This daydream is reckless

I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE.

You found me

I guess you didn’t care

I guess you didn’t care, and I guess I liked that

I guess I liked that

When I fell hard, you took a step back without me

He’s long gone when he’s next to me

I realise the blame is on me

I knew you were trouble when you walked in

Shame on me

You flew me to places I’d never been

Now I’m lying on the cold hard ground

You’ll never see my cry

He pretends he doesn’t know that he’s the reason why I’m drowning

You pretend you don’t know that you’re the reason why I’m drowning

I heard you’ve moved on

A new notch in your belt, that’s all I’ll ever be

He was long gone when he met

I realise the joke is on me

The saddest fear comes creeping in

The saddest fear comes creeping in, that you never loved me, or her, or anyone or anything

You never loved me

You never loved me, or her, or anyone, or anything

ALL TOO WELL

Something about it felt like home, somehow

I left my scarf at your sister’s place

We were singing in the car, getting lost upstate

I can picture it after all these days

I know it’s long gone

I know that magic’s not here

I might be okay, but I’m not fine at all

You almost ran the red

You almost ran the red while you were looking at me

I was there

I remember it all too well

You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed 

Your mother’s telling stories 'bout you on the tee-ball team 

You told me about your past, thinking your future’s with me

I know it’s long gone and there was nothing else I could do 

There was nothing else I could do 

I forget about you long enough to forget why I needed to 

Maybe we got lost in translation

Maybe I asked for too much

This thing was a masterpiece before you tore it all up

You call me up again just to break me like a promise

You’re so casually cruel in the name of being honest

Time won’t fly, it’s like I’m paralyzed by it

I’d like to be my old self again, but I’m still trying to find it

It was rare

 22

It feels like a perfect night

It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters and make fun of our exes

It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight

We’re happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time

It’s miserable and magical

I don’t know about you, but I’m feeling twenty-two

You don’t know about me

You don’t know about me, but I bet you want to

Everything will be alright if we just keep dancing

It feels like one of those nights

This place is too crowded

Who’s Taylor Swift anyway?

It feels like one of those nights where we ditch the whole scene

We’ll end up dreaming instead of sleeping

We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely in the best way 

You look like bad news

You look like bad news, I gotta have you

I gotta have you

I ALMOST DO

I bet this time of night you’re still up

I bet you’re tired after a long hard week

I bet sometimes you wonder about me

I just want to tell you it takes everything in me not to call you

It takes everything in me not to call you 

I wish I could run to you

I wish I could run to you, I hope you know that every time I don’t, I almost do

I hope you know that every time I don’t, I almost do

I bet it never, ever, occurred to you that I can’t say hello to you and risk another goodbye 

Each time you reach out, there’s no reply 

We made quite a mess, babe

It’s probably better off this way

I confess that in my dreams you’re touching my face

WE ARE NEVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER

I remember when we broke up - the first time

I remember when we broke up

This is it, I’ve had enough

We hadn’t seen each other in a month after you said you needed space

What?

I miss you and I swear I’m gonna change - trust me

Remember how that lasted for a day?

I hate you

I love you

We called it off again last night

We are never, ever, getting back together

I used to think that we were forever

I used to say never say never

Never say never

So he calls me up and he’s like “I still love you” and I’m like, “this is exhausting, okay we are never getting back together, like ever”

I still love you

This is exhausting

STAY STAY STAY

I’m pretty sure we almost broke up last night

I was expecting some dramatic turn away

We should talk about it

I read you should never leave a fight unresolved 

Okay, let’s talk

Stay, stay, stay

I’ve been loving you for some time

You think it’s funny when I’m mad

I think it’s best if we both stay

I only dated self indulgent takers who took all their problems out on me

I love you because you’ve given me no choice but to

You took the time to memorize me, my fears and hopes and dreams

I feel like hanging out with you all the time

It’s been occurring to me I’d like to hang out with you, for my whole life

I’ll be loving you for quite some time

No one else is gonna love me when I get mad

THE LAST TIME (FT. GARY LIGHTBODY OF SNOW PATROL)

I’m not sure how I got there 

All roads, they led me here

I’m not sure how I got there, all roads, they led me here

I’m breaking

This is the last time I’m asking you this

Put my name at the top of your list

This is the last time I’m asking you why you break my heart in the blink of an eye

This is this last time I’m asking you this: put my name at the top of your list

I was there to watch you leave

All the times I let you in, just for you to go again

You disappear, when you come back everything is better

I’m aching

Run fast

Nowhere to hide

This is the last time you tell me you got it wrong

This is the last time I say it’s been you all alone

It’s been you all along

This is the last time I’ll let you in my door

This this is last time, I won’t hurt you anymore

I won’t hurt you anymore

This is the last time I’m asking you

HOLY GROUND

I was reminiscing just the other day while having coffee

Lord, it took me away

You fit in my poems like a perfect rhyme 

I left a note on the door

Darling, it was good

Right where we stood was holy ground

I need you

For the first time, I have something to lose

I guess we fell apart in the usual way

I wonder how you think about it now 

I see your face in every crowd 

Tonight, I’m gonna dance for all that we’ve been through 

I don’t wanna dance if I’m not dancing with you 

I’m gonna dance like you were in this room

SAD BEAUTIFUL TRAGIC

Words, how little they mean, when you’re a little too late

Good girls, hopeful they’ll be and long they will wait 

We had a beautiful magic love affair

What a sad, beautiful, tragic love affair 

We both wake in lonely beds, different cities 

Time is taking its sweet time erasing you 

You’ve got your demons and darling, they all look like me

Kiss me, try to fix it, could you just try to listen? 

Could you just try to listen? 

For the life of us we can’t get back

THE LUCKY ONE

In the angel’s city, chasing fortune and fame

The camera flashes make it look like a dream 

You had it figured out since you were in school 

Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool

Everybody loves pretty

Everybody loves cool 

They’ll tell you now, you’re the lucky one

Can you tell me now if you’re the lucky one?

Your lover in the foyer doesn’t even know you 

Your secrets ended up splashed on the news front page

They tell me that I’m lucky, but I’m so confused 

They tell me that I’m lucky, but I’m so confused - because I don’t feel pretty, I just feel used

I don’t feel pretty, I just feel used

I wonder if I’ll make it out alive

They still tell the legend of how you disappeared

Take the money and your dignity and get the hell out

They say you bought a bunch of land somewhere

It took some time, but I understand it now

I think you got it right

Let me tell you now, you’re the lucky one

EVERYTHING HAS CHANGED (FT. ED SHEERAN)

You good to go?

All I knew this morning when I woke is I know something now I didn’t before 

All I’ve seen since 18 hours ago is green eyes and freckles and your smile in the back of my mind

I just wanna know you better

Your eyes look like coming home

You’ll be mine and I’ll be yours 

All I know since yesterday is everything has changed

Everything has changed

I feel in my stomach is butterflies 

Come back and tell me why I’m feeling like I’ve missed you all this time 

I’m feeling like I’ve missed you all this time 

Meet me there tonight and let me know that it’s not all in my mind 

Meet me there tonight

Let me know that it’s not all in my mind 

Dust off your highest hopes 

STARLIGHT

Oh my, what a marvelous tune

It was the best night

The whole place is dressed to the nines

I met Bobby by the boardwalk

We were seventeen, crazy and running wild

Can’t remember what song it was playing when we walked in, the night we snuck into a yacht club party

We were dancing like we were made of starlight

Look at you, worrying so much about things you can’t change. You’ll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way

Look at you worrying so much about things you can’t change.

You’ll spend your whole life singing the blues if you keep thinking that way

Don’t you see the starlight?

Don’t you dream impossible things?

He’s talking crazy

We could get married, have ten kids and teach them how to dream

We could get married

BEGIN AGAIN

He didn’t like it when I wore high heels, but I do

He didn’t like it when I wore high heels

You always said you didn’t get this song, but I do

You always said you didn’t get this song

I was expecting that you’d be late

You don’t know how nice that is

You throw your head back laughing like a little kid

I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny 'cause he never did 

I’ve been spending the last eight months thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end 

You’re coming off a little shy

I’ve never met one girl who had as many James Taylor records as I do

For the first time, what’s past is past 

On a Wednesday in a café, I watched it begin again 

THE MOMENT I KNEW

You should have been there

You should have burst through the door with that ‘baby, I’m here’ smile

I would have been so happy

People were asking me how I’ve been as I combed back through my memory about how you said you’d be here

You said you’d be here 

It was like slow motion, standing there in my party dress in red lipstick with no one to impress 

There was one thing missing

That was the moment I knew

I just wanna be alone

Your close friends always seem to know when there’s something really wrong

I’m trying not to fall apart

He said he’d be here

What do you say when tears are streaming down your face in front of everyone you know? 

What do you do when the one who means the most to you is the one who didn’t show? 

I’m sorry I didn’t make it

I’m sorry too

COME BACK… BE HERE

How strange that I don’t know you at all

Don’t get attached 

In my mind, I play it back, spinning faster than the plane that took you 

I don’t wanna miss you like this 

Come back, be here

I guess you’re in New York today

I don’t wanna need you this way 

If I had known what I know now I never would’ve played so nonchalant 

I can’t help but wish you took me with you 

I guess you’re in London today 

This is falling in love in the cruelest way

This is falling for you when you are worlds away

I’m in New York, be here —- but you’re in London, and I break down  cause it’s not fair that you’re not around 

Cause it’s not fair that you’re not around

GIRL AT HOME

Don’t look at me, you got a girl at home and everybody knows that

Don’t look at me, you got someone at home 

I don’t even know her  

I don’t even know her but I feel a responsibility to do what’s upstanding and right

I feel a responsibility to do what’s upstanding and right 

It’s kind of like a code

You’ve been getting closer and closer and crossing so many lines 

Honey, I am no one’s exception 

It would be a fine proposition if I was a stupid girl 

It would be a fine proposition if I was stupid 

I see you turned off your phone now that you’ve got me alone 

I just want to make sure you understand perfectly that you’re the kind of man who makes me sad 

I just want to make sure you understand perfectly

You’re the kind of man who makes me sad 

While she waits up, you chase down the newest thing and take for granted what you have 

Call a cab, lose my number

You’re about to lose your girl

Let’s consider this lesson learned 

It would be a fine proposition if I hadn’t once been just like her

BETTER MAN

I’m probably better off on my own 

I see the permanent damage you did to me

I just wish I could forget when it was magic 

I’m probably better off on my own than loving a man who didn’t know what he had

The bravest thing I ever did was run 

Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again 

But I just miss you 

We had to say goodbye

I just wish you were a better man 

I’m probably better off all alone than needing a man who could change his mind at any given minute 

It was always on your terms

I waited on every careless word and hoped it might turn sweet again

Your jealousy, I can hear it now!

You’re talking down to me like I’ll always be around 

You push my love away like it was some kind of loaded gun 

I never thought you’d run

I hold onto this pride because these days it’s all I have 

I gave to you my best and we both know you can’t say that 

I wonder what we would’ve become if you were a better man 

We might still be in love if you were a better man 

You would’ve been the one if you were a better man

NOTHING NEW

They tell you while you’re young “Girls, go out and have your fun“ then they hunt and slay the ones who actually do it

People criticize the way you fly when you’re soaring through the sky and shoot you down and then they sigh and say, “She looks like she’s been through it”

She looks like she’s been through it 

You look like you’ve been through it

Lord what will become of me once I’ve lost my novelty 

Lord what will become of me

I’ve had too much to drink tonight 

I know it’s sad but this is what I think about

It’s like I can feel time moving

I’m getting older and less sure of what you like about me anyway 

How can a person know everything at 18 and nothing at 22 

Will you still want me when I’m nothing new?

How long will it be cute?

How long will it be cute? All this crying in my room when you can’t blame it on my youth and roll your eyes with affection and my cheeks are growing tired from turning red and faking smiles

You can’t blame it on my youth

My cheeks are tired from turning red and faking smiles

Are we only biding time till I lose your attention?

People love an ingénue 

I know someday I’m gonna meet her

It’s a fever dream, the kind of radiance you only have at seventeen

She’ll know the way and then she’ll say she got the map from me

I’ll say I’m happy for her then I’ll cry myself to sleep

BABE

You broke the sweetest promise that you never should have made

You said “no one else”, so how could you do this?

You really blew this

We aren’t getting through this one.

This is the last time you’ll get to hear me call you babe

Your face doesn’t look so innocent

Your secret has a consequence and that’s on you

I break down every time you call

I keep picturing her lips on your neck

I can’t un-see it

I hate that because of you, I can’t love you

What about your promises?

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE

I know that you like me and it’s kinda frightening standing here waiting

I became hypnotized by freckles and bright eyes

Now you’re so far away and I’m down feeling like a face in the crowd

I’m reaching for you, terrified.

You could be the one that I love

I could be the one that you dream of

Sending a message in a bottle is all I can do standing here, hoping it gets to you

You could be the one that I keep, and I can be the reason you can’t sleep at night

You could be the one that I keep 

I can be the reason you can’t sleep at night

These days I’m restless

Workdays are endless

Look how you made me but time moves faster, replaying your laughter

How is it in London?

Where are you while I’m wondering if I’ll ever see you again?

You could be the one that I love and now I’m standing here, hoping it gets to you

You could be the one that I love

I BET YOU THINK ABOUT ME (FEAT. CHRIS STAPLETON)

I’ll bet you’re just fine

The girl in your bed has a fine pedigree 

I’ll bet your friends tell you she’s better than me 

I tried to fit in with your upper-crust circles 

they let me sit in back when we were in love

They sit around talking about the meaning of life and the book that just saved them that I hadn’t heard of 

Now that we’re done and it’s over, I bet you couldn’t believe it when you realized I’m harder to forget than I was to leave

I’m harder to forget than I was to leave

I bet you think about me 

You grew up in a silver-spoon gated community, I was raised on a farm, no, it wasn’t a mansion

You grew up in a silver-spoon gated community

I was raised on a farm

You know what they say, you can’t help who you fall for and you and I fell like an early spring snow

You can’t help who you fall for

You said we’re too different

You laughed at my dreams, rolled your eyes at my jokes 

Do you have all the space that you need?

I don’t have to be your shrink to know that you’ll never be happy 

Why did you let her go?

Does it make you feel sad?

Does it make you feel sad that the love that you’re looking for is the love that you had? 

Now you’re out in the world, searching for your soul. Scared not to be hip, scared to get old

You’re chasing make-believe status

You’re chasing make-believe status, when last time you felt free was when none of that shit mattered 'cause you were with me

I bet you think about me when you’re out at your cool indie music concerts every week

I bet you think about me in your house with your organic shoes and your million-dollar couch

I bet you think about me when you say “Oh my god, she’s insane, she wrote a song about me”

Oh my god, she’s insane, she wrote a song about me

Oh my god, she’s insane 

She wrote a song about me

FOREVER WINTER

He says he doesn’t believe anything much he hears these days 

Why fall in love, just so you can watch it go away?

He spends most of his nights wishing it was how it used to be

It’s not just a phase I’m in

All this time I didn’t know you were breaking down

I didn’t know you were breaking down

I’d fall to pieces on the floor if you weren’t around

I’ll be summer sun for you forever, but forever winter if you go

I’ll be summer sun for you forever

I’ll be forever winter if you go

He seems fine most of the time, forcing smiles and never minds

His laugh is symphony

When the lights go out it’s hard to breathe

I pull at every thread trying to solve the puzzles in his head

I live my life scared to death he’ll decide to leave instead

I live my life scared to death you’ll decide to leave instead 

You’re up at 5am, wasted

If I was standing there in your apartment I’d take that bomb in your head and disarm it

I’d take that bomb in your head

I’d say I love you even at your darkest

Please don’t go 

Believe in one thing, I won’t go away

RUN (FEAT. ED SHEERAN)

Give me the keys, I’ll bring the car back around

We shouldn’t be in this town

My so-called friends, they don’t know I’d drive away before I let you go

So give me a reason and don’t say no

There’s a chain 'round your throat, piece of paper where I wrote “I’ll wait for you”

I’ll wait for you

We can go where our eyes can take us

We can go where no one else is

Darling, let’s run

You laugh like a child 

Sing like no one cares

I could see this view a hundred times

There’s a heart on your sleeve and I’ll take it when I leave and hold it for you

I’ll take it when I leave

There’s been this hole in my heart

This thing was a shot in the dark

Say you’ll never let 'em tear us apart

I’ll hold onto you while we run

THE VERY FIRST NIGHT

I wish I could fly and pick you up and we’d go back in time

I miss you

I miss you like it was the very first night

So it goes, every weekend the same party

I never go alone, so I don’t seem broken hearted

My friends all say they know everything I’m going through

I drive down different roads but they all lead back to you

They don’t know about the night in the hotel

They don’t know how much I miss you 

We never saw it coming

We weren’t  trying to fall in love

We weren’t  trying to fall in love but we did like children running

Back then we didn’t know we were built to fall apart

We broke the status quo and we broke each other’s hearts

Don’t forget about the night out in L.A

No one knows about the words that we whisper

No one knows how much I miss you

Take me away

Take me away to you 

I wish that we could go back in time

I wish that we could go back in time and I’d say to you I miss like you it was the first time 

I miss like you it was the first time

ALL TOO WELL (10 MINUTE VERSION)

Fuck the patriarchy

I was thinking on the drive down, any time now you’re gonna say it’s love and, you never called it what it was till we were dead and gone and buried

You never called it what it was till we were dead and gone and buried

All I felt was shame and you held my lifeless frame 

All I felt was shame

You kept me like a secret but I kept you like an oath

We’d swear to remember it all too well

They say all’s well that ends well but I’m in a new hell every time you double cross my mind

You said if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine and that made me want to die

The idea you had of me who was she, a never needing ever lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you

It’s supposed to be fun turning twenty-one 

I was never good at telling jokes but the punch line goes I’ll get older but your lovers stay my age

 You’ll get older but your lovers stay my age

I was never good at telling jokes

I’m a soldier who’s returning half her weight

Did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?

Just between us did the love affair maim you too?

This city’s barren cold I still remember the first fall of snow and how it glistened as it fell

A MESSAGE FROM TAYLOR

It was all over the place

It was a fractured mosaic of feelings that somehow all fit together in the end

Happy, free, confused, lonely, devastated, euphoric, wild and tortured by memories past

“ you’re welcome to stay here. “

“ how long are you staying? “ “ for as long as you need me. “

“ do you need anything else? “

“ anything you want me to get you? “

“ stop apologizing. you didn’t do anything wrong. “

“ just tell me what i can do to make you feel better. “

“ you are what’s important right now. “

“ it’s okay if you need to vent. “

“ i’m here to listen. “

“ i don’t want to bother you. seriously, it’s all just… a lot. “

“ i feel like shit. “ “ you look like it, too. “ “ hey! “

“ you know what they say, gotta get ugly before it gets better. “

“ it’s okay to cry, you know. “

“ just tell me, is this wrong? am i being childish? “

“ you’re just a little hurt, that’s all. “

“ come on, let’s get you cleaned up. “

“ i’ll sit here, with my arms wrapped around you, all night. “

“ really, all night? “ “ if that’s what it takes to make you smile, then yeah. “

“ we don’t need to talk, okay? “

“ how about we just stay here, holding each other? “

“ i don’t know what’s wrong with me. it’s like i can’t stop crying. “

“ i didn’t know where else to go. “

“ you’re always welcome here, you know that. “

“ are you okay with me staying the night? “

“ hey, what’s your favorite snack? “

“ i’m not leaving you. “

“ how about i make a quick run to the store, get you some aspirin? maybe grab you a burger or something on the way home? “

“ let me repay the favor. you were always there for me when i needed you. “

“ there’s snot all over your shirt. “ “ i trust you’ll get it dry-cleaned. “

“ let me be there for you. “

“ oh, look at what i did to you… “ [shirt drenched in tears] “ sorry. “

“ i’m sorry, i didn’t mean to bother you. “

“ you’re not a burden. “

“ aren’t you tired? “ “ don’t worry about me. “

“ i don’t know what to do. “ “ we’ll figure it out. “

“ you’re going to be fine, okay? you’re going to be fine. “

“ hey, look at me… “

“ i’m not going anywhere. “

“ you’re not alone. “

“ just get it out. get it all out. “

“ it’s okay. “

character  development .

what is your best physical feature?

what are some things you fear?

what are some of your guilty pleasures?

what’s your biggest pet peeve?

an ambition for the future?

what is usually your first thought when you wake up?

what do you think about the most?

what do you think your best quality is?

what is your favorite color?

what’s your favorite animal?

what age did you lose your virginity?

do you prefer to be loved or respected?

do you prefer beauty or intelligence?

do you lie?

do you believe in love?

do you believe in yourself?

do you want someone?

do you ever think about leaving … (your home/town/family/significant other)?

have you ever … ?

have you ever killed someone?

have you ever lost someone close to you?

have you ever traveled out of your hometown?

have you ever hosted a party?

have you ever lied to someone you love?

have you ever been trapped in a tough situation?

have you ever gotten arrested?

have you ever cheated in a relationship?

have you ever broken a bone?

finish the sentence .

I love …

I feel …

I hide …

I miss …

I wish …

I hate …

I want …

I can’t …

would you rather .

be admired by all or loved by few?

have power or money?

never get angry or never be envious?

be poor but help people or become incredibly rich by hurting people?

die young with no regrets or die old with many regrets?

this or that .

fame or fortune

love or power

cats or dogs

tea or coffee

music or poetry

parties or chill nights

fruits or vegetables

sweet or savory

day or night

summer or winter

rain or snow

reading or writing

singing or dancing

true or false . * tweak these as necessary

you love  ____  .

you hate  ____ .

you want _____ .

you can’t live without ____ .