The National - The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift) (Official Lyric Video)

The Alcott (feat. Taylor Swift)’ is taken from ’First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ out now via 4AD Stream/buy: Directed and edited by Michael Brown Filmed by Chris Sgroi, Tom Berninger, and Aaron Dessner Photography by Shaun Gibson Lyrics: I get myself twisted in threads to meet you at The Alcott I go to the corner in the back where you’d always be And there you are sitting as usual with your golden notebook Writing something about someone who used to be me And the last thing you wanted Is the first thing I do I tell you my problems You tell me the truth It’s the last thing you wanted It’s the first thing I do I tell you that I think I’m falling Back in love with you I sit there silently waiting for you to look up I see you smile when you see it’s me I had to do something to break into your golden thinking How many times will I do this and you’ll still believe? It’s the last thing you wanted Tell me which side are you on, dear It’s the first thing you do Give me some tips to forget you You tell me your problems Have I become one of your problems? And I tell you the truth Could it be easy this once? It’s the last thing you wanted Everything that’s mine is a landmine It’s the first thing I do Did my love aid and abet you? I tell you that I think I’m falling Back in love with you And I’ll ruin it all over I’ll ruin it for you I’ll ruin it all over And over, like I always do Why don’t you I’ll ruin it all over Rain on my parade I’ll ruin it for you Shred my evening gown I’ll ruin it all over Read my sentence out loud And over, like I always do Cuz I love this curse on our house It’s the last thing I wanted Tell me which side are you on, dear It’s the first thing I do Give me some tips to forget you I tell you my problems Have I become one of your problems? And you tell me the truth It’s the last thing I wanted Everything that’s mine is a landmine It’s the first thing I do Did my love aid and abet you? I tell you that I think I’m falling Back in love Back in love Back in love with you Back in love with you