mastermind
[00:00.50] "Mastermind"
[00:04.11] Taylor Swift
[00:08.44] Once upon a time, the planets and the fates and all the stars aligned
[00:16.54] You and I ended up in the same room at the same time
[00:24.06] And the touch of a hand lit the fuse
[00:27.79] Of a chain reaction of countermoves
[00:31.78] To assess the equation of you
[00:35.90] Checkmate, I couldn't lose
[00:38.56] What if I told you none of it was accidental
[00:41.51] And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me
[00:45.22] I laid the groundwork and then just like clockwork
[00:49.46] The dominoes cascaded in a line
[00:51.58] What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
[00:56.78] And now you're mine
[00:59.96] It was all by design
[01:03.94] 'Cause I'm a mastermind
[01:09.82] You see all the wisest women had to do it this way
[01:17.50] 'Cause we were born to be the pawn in every lover's game
[01:25.03] If you fail to plan, you plan to fail
[01:28.76] Strategy sets the scene for the tale
[01:32.73] I'm the wind in our free-flowing sails
[01:36.72] And the liquor in our cocktails
[01:39.37] What if I told you none of it was accidental
[01:42.29] And the first night that you saw me, I knew I wanted your body
[01:46.27] I laid the groundwork and then just like clockwork
[01:50.32] The dominoes cascaded in a line
[01:52.70] What if I told you I'm a mastermind?
[01:57.76] And now you're mine
[02:00.92] It was all my design
[02:04.92] 'Cause I'm a mastermind
[02:10.24] No one wanted to play with me as a little kid
[02:13.59] So I've been scheming like a criminal ever since
[02:17.30] To make them love me and make it seem effortless
[02:21.29] This is the first time I've felt the need to confess
[02:24.48] And I swear
[02:27.94] I'm only cryptic and Machiavellian 'cause I care
[02:32.73] So I told you none of it was accidental
[02:35.65] And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me
[02:39.63] I laid the groundwork and then saw a wide smirk
[02:43.66] On your face, you knew the entire time
[02:46.31] You knew that I'm a mastermind
[02:50.82] And now you're mine
[02:54.28] Yeah, all you did was smile
[02:57.99] 'Cause I'm a mastermind
[03:02.77] Written by: Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
