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Artist: Taylor Swift
Track: Cruel Summer

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(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)

Fever dream high in the quiet of the night
You know that I caught it (oh yeah, you're right, I want it)
Bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price
You know that I bought it (oh yeah, you're right, I want it)

Killing me slow, out the window
I'm always waiting for you to be waiting below
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes
What doesn't kill me makes me want you more

And it's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
And it's ooh-oh-oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh, oh-oh
It's a cruel summer
With you

Hang your head low in the glow of the vending machine
I'm not dying (oh yeah, you're right, I want it)
We say that we'll just screw it up in these trying times
We're not trying (oh yeah, you're right, I want it)

So cut the headlights, summer's a knife
I'm always waiting for you just to cut to the bone
Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes
And if I bleed, you'll be the last to know

Oh, it's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
And it's ooh-oh-oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh-oh-oh
It's a cruel summer
With you

I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you
And I snuck in through the garden gate
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)
And I scream, "For whatever it's worth
I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?"
He looks up, grinning like a devil

It's new, the shape of your body
It's blue, the feeling I've got
And it's ooh-oh-oh
It's a cruel summer
It's cool, that's what I tell 'em
No rules in breakable heaven
But ooh-oh-oh
It's a cruel summer
With you

I'm drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (oh)
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you
And I snuck in through the garden gate
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (oh)
And I scream, "For whatever it's worth
I love you, ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?"

(Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift?
“Cruel Summer” by Taylor Swift was produced by Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff.
Q:When did Taylor Swift release “Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix - Extended Version)”?
Taylor Swift released “Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix - Extended Version)” on November 8, 2023.
Q:When did Taylor Swift release “Cruel Summer (Mixed) [2023 MegaMix]”?
Taylor Swift released “Cruel Summer (Mixed) [2023 MegaMix]” on December 19, 2023.
Q:When did Taylor Swift release “Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix - Extended Version)”?
Taylor Swift released “Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix - Extended Version)” on November 8, 2023.
Q:When did Taylor Swift release “Cruel Summer (Mixed) [2023 MegaMix]”?
Taylor Swift released “Cruel Summer (Mixed) [2023 MegaMix]” on December 19, 2023.
Q:When did Taylor Swift release “Cruel Summer (Mixed) [Sep. 2023]”?
Taylor Swift released “Cruel Summer (Mixed) [Sep. 2023]” on September 1, 2023.
Q:When did Taylor Swift, Bastille, Auryn & WildVibes release “Cruel Summer / Pompeii (Audien Remix) / Let It Be Unsaid [TWINSICK Edit] [Mixed]”?
Taylor Swift, Bastille, Auryn & WildVibes released “Cruel Summer / Pompeii (Audien Remix) / Let It Be Unsaid [TWINSICK Edit] [Mixed]” on August 4, 2023.
Q:Who produced “Cruel Summer (LP Giobbi Remix)” by Taylor Swift?
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Taylor Swift
One of the defining artists of the 2010s, Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and actress who has achieved success in country, pop, and