"So High School" is the twenty-second track from The Anthology edition of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, released on April 19, 2024 through Republic Records.
Background[]
"So High School" is a track exclusive to the Anthology edition of The Tortured Poets Department. Along with the other Anthology edition tracks, the song was surprise-released at 2:00 AM EST on April 19.
"So High School" is rumored to be about her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce, as many people have compared their relationship to "a high school power-couple".[1]
Lyrics[]
[Intro]
I feel so high school every time I look at you
I wanna find you in a crowd just to hide from you
[Chorus]
And in a blink of a crinkling eye
I'm sinking, our fingers entwined
Cheeks pink in the twinkling lights
Tell me 'bout the first time you saw me
I'll drink what you think and I'm high
From smoking your jokes all damn night
The brink of a wrinkle in time
Bittersweet 16 suddenly
[Post-Chorus]
I'm watching American Pie with you on a Saturday night
Your friends are around, so be quiet
I'm trying to stifle my sighs
'Cause I feel so high school every time I look at you, but look at you
Ba-ba-ba-ba-ba
[Verse 1]
Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me (Kill me)
It's just a game, but really (Really)
I'm bettin' on all three for us two (All three)
Get my car door, isn't that sweet? (That sweet)
Then pull me to the backseat (Backseat)
No one's ever had me (Had me), not like you
[Bridge]
Truth, dare, spin bottles
You know how to ball, I know Aristotle
Brand new, full throttle
Touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto
It's true, swear, scouts honor
You knew what you wanted, and boy, you got her
Brand new, full throttle
You already know, babe
[Verse 2]
I feel like laughing in the middle of practice
To that impression you did of your dad again
I'm hearing voices like a madman
[Chorus]
And in a blink of a crinkling eye
I'm sinking, our fingers entwined
Cheeks pink in the twinkling lights
Tell me 'bout the first time you saw me
I'll drink what you think and I'm high
From smoking your jokes all damn night
The brink of a wrinkle in time
Bittersweet 16 suddenly
[Post-Chorus]
I'm watching American Pie with you on a Saturday night
Your friends are around, so be quiet
I'm trying to stifle my sighs
'Cause I feel so high school (So high school), every time I look at you, but look at you
[Bridge]
Truth, dare, spin bottles
You know how to ball, I know Aristotle
Brand new, full throttle
Touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto
It's true, swear, scouts honor
You knew what you wanted, and boy, you got her
Brand new, full throttle
You already know, babe
You already know, babe
Audio[]
Live performances[]
A short snippet of "So High School" was added to The Eras Tour on May 9, 2024, as the second song in the The Tortured Poets Department set and the thirty-second song of the setlist.
"So High School" was also performed as a surprise song on July 6, 2024 in Amsterdam, Netherlands mashed-up with "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" and "Everything Has Changed".
Trivia[]
- "So High School" is the only song from The Anthology edition of The Tortured Poets Department that is on The Eras Tour setlist, though only a few lines of the song are included.
References[]
| 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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