"Vigilante Shit" is the eighth track from the standard edition of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights, released on October 21, 2022, through Republic Records.
Background[]
Swift announced that the eighth track on Midnights would be titled "Vigilante Shit" on September 23, 2022, as episode two out of thirteen on Midnights Mayhem with Me.[1]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man
You did some bad things, but I'm the worst of them
Sometimes, I wonder which one will be your last lie
They say looks can kill and I might try
I don't dress for women
I don't dress for men
Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge
[Chorus]
I don't start shit, but I can tell you how it ends
Don't get sad, get even
So on the weekends
I don't dress for friends
Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge
[Verse 2]
She needed cold, hard proof, so I gave her some
She had the envelope, where you think she got it from?
Now she gets the house, gets the kids, gets the pride
Picture me, thick as thieves with your ex-wife
And she looks so pretty
Drivin' in your Benz
Lately, she's been dressin' for revenge
[Chorus]
She don't start shit, but she can tell you how it ends
Don't get sad, get even
So on the weekends
She don't dress for friends
Lately, she's been dressin' for revenge
[Bridge]
Ladies always rise above
Ladies know what people want
Someone sweet and kind and fun
The ladies simply had enough
[Verse 3]
While he was doin' lines and crossin' all of mine
Someone told his white collar crimes
To the FBI
And I don't dress for villains
Or for innocents
I'm on my vigilante shit again
[Chorus]
I don't start shit, but I can tell you how it ends
Don't get sad, get even
So on the weekends
I don't dress for friends
Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge
[Verse 1]
Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man
You did some bad things, but I'm the worst of them
Sometimes, I wonder which one will be your last lie
They say looks can kill and I might try
I don't dress for women
I don't dress for men
Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge
[Chorus]
I don't start it, but I can tell you how it ends
Don't get sad, get even
So on the weekends
I don't dress for friends
Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge
[Verse 2]
She needed cold, hard proof, so I gave her some
She had the envelope, where you think she got it from?
Now she gets the house, gets the kids, gets the pride
Picture me, thick as thieves with your ex-wife
And she looks so pretty
Drivin' in your Benz
Lately, she's been dressin' for revenge
[Chorus]
She don't start it, but she can tell you how it ends
Don't get sad, get even
So on the weekends
She don't dress for friends
Lately, she's been dressin' for revenge
[Bridge]
Ladies always rise above
Ladies know what people want
Someone sweet and kind and fun
The ladies simply had enough
[Verse 3]
Well, he was doing lines and crossin' all of mine
Someone told his white collar crimes
To the FBI
And I don't dress for villains
Or for innocents
I'm on my vigilante shh again
[Chorus]
I don't start it, but I can tell you how it ends
Don't get sad, get even
So on the weekends
I don't dress for friends
Lately, I've been dressin' for revenge
Live performances[]
"Vigilante Shit" is performed as part of the main setlist of The Eras Tour.
Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain, Vigilante Shit - Glendale - Eras Tour
Trivia[]
- "Vigilante Shit" is the only song from Midnights to be written entirely by Swift.
- The song is Swift's first to include a swear word in the title.
References[]
| Midnights | ||
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| "Lavender Haze" • "Maroon" • "Anti-Hero" • "Snow On the Beach" • "You're On Your Own, Kid" • "Midnight Rain" • "Question...?" • "Vigilante Shit" • "Bejeweled" • "Labyrinth" • "Karma" • "Sweet Nothing" • "Mastermind" | ||
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