Taylor Swift - The Last Great American Dynasty songtekst

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In 2013 kocht Taylor Swift een groot huis op Rhode Island. Ooit was Rebekah Harkness er de eigenaresse van. Rebekah Harkness (1915 -1982) was een Amerikaanse componiste, beeldhouwster en een danslerares. Zij noemde het huis 'Holiday House'. In dit huis ontving Rebekah ooit andere componisten en bekende dansers/danseressen. Taylor realiseert zich dat terdege. Taylor vergelijkt zich een klein beetje met Rebekah. Zij is, net als Rebekah vroeger, vaak het doelwit van harde kritiek en roddels. Om die reden trok Rebekah zich terug uit het openbare leven. Taylor heeft dat ook gedaan. En net als Rebekah ontvangt Taylor in het Holiday House graag haar vrienden en bekenden.

Rebekah was getrouwd met William 'Bill' Harkness. Hij was een procureur die Standard Oil, een grote, inmiddels niet meer bestaande, oliemaatschappij erfde. Dat maakte hem en Rebekah tot een van de rijkste Amerikanen.

Dali is Salvador Dali, de beroemde Spaanse surrealistische kunstenaar.

Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast?took?her mind off?St. Louis
Bill was the heir to?the Standard Oil name and money
And the town said, &quot;How?did?a?middle-class divorcée do?it?&quot;

The wedding was?charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home and called it &quot;Holiday House&quot;
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must have been her fault his heart gave out

And they said
&quot;There goes the last great American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything&quot;

Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all her Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí

And they said
&quot;There goes the last great American dynasty
Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything&quot;

They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks, staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits
And then it was bought by me

Who knows, if I never showed up, what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything

I had a marvelous time ruining everything
A marvelous time ruining everything
A marvelous time
I had a marvelous time

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Auteur: Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift

Componist: Aaron Dessner, Taylor Swift

Publisher: Republic Records

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Uitgegeven in: 2020

Taal: Engels

Komt voor op: Folklore (2020) , folklore: the long pond studio sessions (2023)

Toegevoegd door keeskees op Wednesday 7th of October 2020 02:10

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