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How Did It End? — The Tortured Poets Department | The Swift Dictionary

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How Did It End?

The Tortured Poets DepartmentTrack 217 vocabulary words

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(Uh-oh, uh-oh)

We hereby conduct this post-mortemHe was a hot house flower to my outdoorsmanOur maladies were such we could not cure themAnd so a touch that was my birthright became foreign

Come one, come all, it's happenin' againThe empathetic hunger descendsWe'll tell no one except all of our friendsWe must knowHow did it end?(Uh-oh, uh-oh)

We were blind to unforeseen circumstancesWe learned thе right steps to different dancеsAnd fell victim to interlopers' glancesLost the game of chance, what are the chances?Soon, they'll go home to their husbandsSmug 'cause they know they can trust himThen feverishly calling their cousins

"Guess who we ran into at the shops?Walking in circles like she was lostDidn't you hear? They called it all off"One gasp and then"How did it end?"

Say it once again with feelingHow the death rattle breathingSilenced as the soul was leavingThe deflation of our dreamingLeaving me bereft and reelingMy beloved ghost and meSitting in a treeD-Y-I-N-G

It's happenin' againHow did it end?I can't pretend like I understandHow did it end?

Come one, come all, it's happenin' againThe empathetic hunger descendsWe'll tell no one except all of our friendsBut I still don't knowHow did it end

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bereft

Intermediate

left without something, or feeling sad or unhappy because of a loss.

Taylor uses this word to describe their emotional state after the breakdown of their relationship.

deflation

Intermediate

a decrease in value, amount, or degree, or a loss of enthusiasm or energy.

Taylor uses this word to describe the loss of their hopes and dreams in their relationship.

dying

Beginner

in the process of dying, or in a state of decline or decay.

Taylor uses this word to describe the end of their relationship, suggesting that it is dying or dead.

interlopers

Advanced

people who intrude or interfere with something, or people who are not invited or welcome.

Taylor uses this word to describe people who are not part of their relationship, but who are affecting it.

maladies

Intermediate

a disease or a set of diseases, or a problem or a set of problems.

Taylor uses this word to describe the problems in their relationship, suggesting that they were insurmountable.

post-mortem

Intermediate

an examination or analysis of the causes and circumstances of a person's death, or a review of the events leading to a failed project or relationship.

Taylor uses this word to describe the examination of their failed relationship, suggesting a desire to understand the causes of its demise.

unforeseen

Intermediate

happening or appearing unexpectedly, or not anticipated or predicted.

Taylor uses this word to describe the unexpected events that led to the breakdown of their relationship.