"You're On Your Own, Kid" is the fifth track from American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights, released on October 21, 2022, through Republic Records. A strings remix of the song was released as the fifteenth track on the Lavender edition of the album, available for purchase through Target, Fnac, and on Swift's UK website.
Background[]
Swift announced that the fifth track on Midnights would be titled "You're On Your Own, Kid" on October 7, 2022, as episode ten out of thirteen on Midnights Mayhem With Me.[1]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Summer went away, still, the yearning stays
I play it cool with the best of them
I wait patiently, he's gonna notice me
It's okay, we're the best of friends
Anyway
I hear it in your voice, you're smoking with your boys
I touch my phone as if it's your face
I didn't choose this town, I dream of getting out
There's just one who could make me stay
All my days
[Pre-Chorus 1]
From sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes
I waited ages to see you there
I search the party of better bodies
Just to learn that you never cared
[Chorus]
You're on your own, kid
You always have been
[Verse 2]
I see the great escape, so long, Daisy Mae
I picked the petals, he loves me not
Something different bloomed, writing in my room
I play my songs in the parking lot
I'll run away
[Pre-Chorus 2]
From sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes
I called a taxi to take me there
I search the party of better bodies
Just to learn that my dreams aren't rare
[Chorus]
You're on your own, kid
You always have been
[Instrumental Break]
[Bridge]
From sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes
I gave my blood, sweat and tears for this
I hosted parties and starved my body
Like I'd be saved by a perfect kiss
The jokes weren't funny, I took the money
My friends from home don't know what to say
I looked around in a blood-soaked gown
And I saw something they can't take away
'Cause there were pages turned with the bridges burned
Everything you lose is a step you take
So, make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it
You've got no reason to be afraid
[Chorus]
You're on your own, kid (Ah)
Yeah, you can face this (Ah)
You're on your own, kid
You always have been
Audio[]
Live performances[]
The song was performed for the first time as a surprise song on The Eras Tour in Tampa, Florida, on April 14, 2023. She has played it more than five other times as a surprise song, including in Los Angeles, California on August 5, 2023, a performance that was featured in Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.
Since then, the song has been performed multiple times on the tour as a mashup with other songs such as "Fifteen", "Long Live", "State Of Grace". "The Archer". and "long story short".
Trivia[]
- The Strings Remix is not available on streaming services, such as Spotify.
- Because of the song's lyric "So, make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it", during The Eras Tour, fans started making friendship bracelets to trade during the show.
- It was the most played surprise song on The Eras Tour, being played 10 times on the piano and once on the guitar.
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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