The Prophecy
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The Prophecy Lyrics
One, two, three, four
[Verse 1]
Hand on the throttle
Thought I caught lightning in a bottle
Oh, but it's gone again
And it was written
I got cursed like Eve got bitten
Oh, was it punishment?
Pad around when I get home
I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope
A greater woman wouldn't beg
But I looked to the sky and said
[Chorus]
"Please
I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company
Let it once be me
Who do I have to speak to
About if they can redo the prophеcy?"
[Verse 2]
Cards on the table
Mine play out likе fools in a fable
Oh, it was sinking in (Sinking in, oh)
Slow is the quicksand
Poison blood from the wound of the pricked hand
Oh, still I dream of him
Please
I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company
Let it once be me
Who do I have to speak to
About if they can redo the prophecy?
[Bridge]
And I sound like an infant
Feeling like the very last drops of an ink pen
A greater woman stays cool
But I howl like a wolf at the moon
And I look unstable
Gathered with a coven 'round a sorceress' table
A greater woman has faith
But even statues crumble if they're made to wait
I'm so afraid I sealed my fate
No sign of soulmates
I'm just a paperweight in shades of greige
Spending my last coin so someone will tell me it'll be okay
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
[Chorus]
Please
I've been on my knees
Change the prophecy
Don't want money
Just someone who wants my company
Let it once be me
Who do I have to speak to
About if they can redo the prophecy?
Who do I have to speak to
To change the prophecy?
Hand on the throttle
Thought I caught lightning in a bottle
Oh, but it's gone again
Pad around when I get home
I guess a lesser woman would've lost hope
A greater woman wouldn't beg
But I looked to the sky and said ("Please")
About
In “The Prophecy,” Taylor Swift captures a sense of yearning for a different destiny and the resilience to keep hoping for a better outcome.
After a failed relationship where she thought she would end up marrying him, she wonders if it’s her destiny to be alone
She references this same feeling in her diaries released in the “Lover” CD series
I also feel like I’m the girl before “the one”. I’m not “the one”. I’m the girl you think is the one for you, and when it doesn’t work out with me, you meet the next girl, and realize she IS the one.”
Likely, Swift still has this same feeling. This is shown throughout this song, where she asks for her fate to be changed
I’m so afraid I sealed my fate, No sign of soulmates”
I’ve been on my knees, change the prophecy don’t want money, Just someone who wants my company”
Along with the feeling it might be her destiny to be alone, she wonders if instead she might be cursed
And it was written I got cursed like Eve got bitten. Oh, was it punishment?”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
“The Prophecy” debuted at #32 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week ending of May 4, 2024.
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