𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘧𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘴

𝙲𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝙸𝚝 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚈𝚘𝚞 𝚆𝚊𝚗𝚝

"Call It What You Want" was first announced on social media on November 2, 2017, which was coincidentally the 13th anniversary of Taylor meeting the man who signed her to Big Machine Records, Scott Borchetta.

After the song was announced, many fans were quick to point out lyric parallels between the bridge of this track and her 2008 hit "Love Story," on which Taylor daydreams about running away with her boyfriend.

In 2019, Taylor reflected on songs like "Call It What You Want" from her album Reputation as the ones that told the true love story of her relationship.

In her September 2019 interview with Rolling Stone, she tells us that it's about her "newly quiet, cozy world that was happening on [her] own terms for the first time."

Lyrics-

My castle crumbled overnight
I brought a knife to a gunfight
They took the crown, but it's alright
All the liars are calling me one
Nobody's heard from me for months
I'm doin' better than I ever was
'Cause

My baby's fit like a daydream
Walking with his head down
I'm the one he's walking to
So call it what you want, yeah
Call it what you want to
My baby's fly like a jet stream
High above the whole scene
Loves me like I'm brand new
So call it what you want, yeah
Call it what you want to

All my flowers grew back as thorns
Windows boarded up after the storm
He built a fire just to keep me warm
All the drama queens taking swings
All the jokers dressing up as kings
They fade to nothing when I look at him
And I know I make the same mistakes every time
Bridges burn, I never learn
At least I did one thing right
I did one thing right
I'm laughing with my lover, makin' forts under covers
Trust him like a brother
Yeah, you know I did one thing right
Starry eyes sparkin' up my darkest night

My baby's fit like a daydream
Walking with his head down
I'm the one he's walking to
So call it what you want, yeah
Call it what you want to
My baby's fly like a jet stream
High above the whole scene
Loved me like I'm brand new

I want to wear his initial on a chain 'round my neck
Chain 'round my neck
Not because he owns me
But 'cause he really knows me
Which is more than they can say, I
I recall late November
Holding my breath, slowly, I said
"You don't need to save me
But would you run away with me?"
Yes (Would you run away?)

My baby's fit like a daydream
Walking with his head down
I'm the one he's walking to
(Call it what you want, call it what you want, call it)
So call it what you want, yeah
Call it what you want to
My baby's fly like a jet stream
High above the whole scene
Loved me like I'm brand new
(Call it what you want, call it what you want, call it)
So call it what you want, yeah
Call it what you want to