Lyrics to 'Clara Bow' From Taylor Swift's New Album 'The Tortured Poets Department'

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Taylor Swift's "Clara Bow" lyrics leaked ahead of the release of her new album The Tortured Poets Department.

Swift compares herself to the original Hollywood It Girl Clara Bow, as well as to Stevie Nicks, in this ode to making it big and struggling with the trappings and pressures of fame and success. She can wipe her tears with one of her billion dollars.

See the song lyrics to "Clara Bow," Hollywood's first It Girl, below.

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Taylor Swift 'Clara Bow' Lyrics

You look like Clara Bow in this light, remarkable
All your life, did you know you’d be picked like a rose?
I’m not trying to exaggerate but I think I might die if it happened
Die if it happened to me
No one in my small town thought I’d see the lights of Manhattan
This town is fake but you’re the real thing, breath of fresh air through smoke rings
Take the glory give everything, promise to be dazzling

You look like Stevie Nicks in ‘75, the hair and lips
Crowd goes wild at her fingertips, half moon shine a full eclipse
I’m not trying to exaggerate but I think I might die if I made it
Die if I made it
No one in my small town thought I’d meet these suits in LA, they all wanna say
This town is fake but you’re the real thing, breath of fresh air through smoke rings

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Take the glory give everything, promise to be dazzling
The crown is stained but you’re the real queen, flesh and blood amongst war machines
You’re the new god we’re worshipping, promise to be dazzling
Beauty is a beast that roars down on all fours, demanding more
Only when your girlish glow flickers just so do they let you know

It’s hell on earth to be heavenly
Them’s the breaks, they don’t come gently
You look like Taylor Swift in this light, we’re loving it
You’ve got edge she never did
The future’s bright, dazzling

What is The Tortured Poets Department tracklist?

Divided into four sides (for the vinyl release), The Tortured Poets Department track list has 16 songs total. Physical releases will also include a bonus track called "The Manuscript."

Side A
1. "Fortnight" (feat. Post Malone)
2. "The Tortured Poets Department"
3. "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
4. "Down Bad"

Side B
5. "So Long, London"
6. "But Daddy I Love Him"
7. "Fresh Out the Slammer"
8. "Florida!!!" (feat. Florence and the Machine)

Side C
9. "Guilty as Sin?"
10. "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?"
11. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)"
12. "loml"

Side D
13. "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart"
14. "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived"
15. "The Alchemy"
16. "Clara Bow"
17. Bonus Track (depending on version): "The Manuscript," "The Bolter," "The Albatross" or "The Black Dog"

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