"Loml" (stylized as "loml"; abbreviation of "loss of my life" or "love of my life") is the twelfth track from American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, released on April 19, 2024 through Republic Records.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Who's gonna stop us from waltzing back into rekindled flames
If we know the steps anyway
We embroidered the memories of the times I was away
Stitching, "We were just kids, babe"
I said, "I don't mind, it takes time"
I thought I was better safe than starry-eyed
I felt aglow like this, never before and never since
[Chorus]
If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary
You and I go from one kiss to getting married
Still alive, killing time at the cemetery
Never quite buried
[Post-Chorus]
In your suit and tie in the nick of time
You lowdown boy, you standup guy
Holy ghost, you told me I'm the love of your life
You said I'm the love of your life
About a million times
[Verse 2]
Who's gonna tell me the truth when you blew in with the winds of fate
And told me I reformed you
When your impressionist paintings of heaven turned out to be fakes
Well, you took me to hell too
And all at once, the ink bleeds
A con man sells a fool a "get love quick" scheme
I felt a hole like this, never before and ever since
[Chorus]
If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary
What we thought was for all time was momentary
Still alive, killing time at the cemetery
Never quite buried
[Post-Chorus]
You cinephile in black and white
All those plot twists and dynamite
Mr. Steal-Your-Girl, then make her cry
Said I'm the love of your life
[Bridge]
You shit-talked me under the table
Talking rings and talking cradles
I wish I could unrecall
How we almost had it all
Dancing phantoms on the terrace
Are they second-hand embarrassed
That I can't get out of bed
'Cause something counterfeit's dead
It was legendary
It was momentary
It was unnecessary
Should've let it stay buried
[Chorus]
Oh, what a valiant roar
What a bland goodbye
The coward claimed he was a lion
I'm combing through the braids of lies
I'll never leave, never mind
Our field of dreams engulfed in fire
Your arson's match, your somber eyes
And I'll still see until I die
You're the loss of my life
Audio[]
Live performances[]
"loml" was performed as a surprise song three times on The Eras Tour: on May 9, 2024 in Paris, France, on July 28, 2024 in Munich, Germany mashed-up with "Don't You", and on October 19, 2024 in Miami, Florida mashed-up with "White Horse".
Trivia[]
- Though "loml" is usually an abbreviation for "love of my life", but is used as an abbreviation of "loss of my life".
- "loml" seems to bear some resemblance to Swift's song "White Horse" from her second studio album, Fearless, and her debut re-recorded album, Fearless (Taylor's Version).
| THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | ||
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| "Fortnight" • "The Tortured Poets Department" • "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" • "Down Bad" • "So Long, London" • "But Daddy I Love Him" • "Fresh Out The Slammer" • "Florida!!!" • "Guilty as Sin?" • "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" • "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" • "loml" • "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" • "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" • "The Alchemy" • "Clara Bow" | ||
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