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Artist: Taylor Swift
Track: Only the Young

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It keeps me awake
The look on your face
The moment you heard the news
You're screaming inside
And frozen in time
You did all that you could do
The game was rigged, the ref got tricked
The wrong ones think they're right
You were outnumbered, this time

But only the young
Only the young
Only the young
Only the young can run
Can run, so run
And run, and run

So every day now
You brace for the sound
You've only heard on TV
You go to class, scared
Wondering where the best hiding spot would be
And the big bad man and his big bad clan
Their hands are stained with red
Oh, how quickly, they forget

They aren't gonna help us
Too busy helping themselves
They aren't gonna change this
We gotta do it ourselves
They think that it's over
But it's just begun

Only one thing can save us
Only the young (only the young)
Only the young (only the young)
Only the young (only the young)
Only the young

Only the young (only the young)
Only the young (only the young)
Only the young (only the young)
Only the young
Only the young (only the young)
(Don't say you're too tired to fight
It's just a matter of time
Up there's the finish line)
Only the young
Can run

Don't say you're too tired to fight
It's just a matter of time (can run)
Up there's the finish line
So run, and run, and run
Don't say you're too tired to fight
It's just a matter of time (so run)
Up there's the finish line
And run, and run, and run

Only the young
Only the young
Only the young
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[Verse 1] / It keeps me awake, the look on your face / نگاه روی صورتت، بیدارم نگه میداره / The moment you heard the news / لحظه ای که خبرها رو شنیدی / You're screaming inside and
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[Verse 1] / Ginigising ako nito, ang tingin sa mukha mo / Nung narinig mo na ang balita / Ika'y timtimang sumigaw at oras ay natigil / Ginawa mo ang lahat ng makakaya / Laban ay
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[Verse 1] / Не могу уснуть с тех пор, как увидела твое лицо / В момент, когда были объявлены новости / Крик раздирает изнутри, время застыло / Но ты сделал все, что мог / Игра была
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ยังคงทำให้ฉันผวาตื่น / สีหน้าของคุณนั้น / ตอนที่คุณนั้นได้ยินข่าว / คุณกำลังกรีดร้องอยู่ข้างใน / และเหมือนตัวของคุณนั้นถูกแช่แข็งไว้ / คุณได้ทำทุกอย่างที่คุณทำได้แล้ว
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[Prva strofa] / Drže me budnom pogledi na vašem licima / Trenutak kad ste čuli vesti / Vrištite iznutra zaleđeni u vremenu / Uradili ste sve što ste mogli / Igra je bila nameštena
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[Verse 1] / Farkına varmamı sağlıyor, yüzündeki o ifade / Haberleri duyduğun anda / Içten içe serzenişlerde bulunuyorsun ve zaman o anda senin için duruyor / Sen elinden gelen her
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[Couplet 1] / Ça m'empêche de dormir, l'expression sur ton visage / Le moment où tu as entendu les nouvelles / Tu cries à l'intérieur et tu es figé dans le temps / Tu as fait tout
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Q:Who produced “Only The Young” by Taylor Swift?
“Only The Young” by Taylor Swift was produced by Joel Little & Taylor Swift.
Q:Who wrote “Only The Young” by Taylor Swift?
“Only The Young” by Taylor Swift was written by Joel Little & Taylor Swift.
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