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“epiphany” describes someone hoping to find peace in their dreams despite living in a world of chaos and violence, specifically in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic. In the folklore album prologue, Swift explains that the song touches on her grandfather’s experience in the military.
Lyrics
[Verse 1] Keep your helmet, keep your life, son Just a flesh wound, here's your rifle Crawling up the beaches now "Sir, I think he's bleeding out" And some things you just can't speak about
[Chorus] With you I serve, with you I fall down, down Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out
[Verse 2] Something med school did not cover Someone's daughter, someone's mother Holds your hand through plastic now "Doc, I think she's crashing out" And some things you just can't speak about
[Bridge] Only twenty minutes to sleep But you dream of some epiphany Just one single glimpse of relief To make some sense of what you've seen
[Chorus] With you I serve, with you I fall down, down (Down) Watch you breathe in, watch you breathing out, out With you I serve (With you I serve), with you I fall down (Down), down (Down) Watch you breathe in (Watch you breathe in), watch you breathing out (Out), out (Out)
[Outro] Only twenty minutes to sleep But you dream of some epiphany Just one single glimpse of relief To make some sense of what you've seen
