Cornelia Street by Taylor Swift was inspired by her experience renting a house on the street with the same name in Greenwich Village, New York, early in her relationship with Joe Alwyn. The song explores the fears of losing a love so profound that one fears never being able to revisit it, literally or metaphorically.
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Introduction:
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We were in the backseat
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Drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar
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"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"
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I say casually in the car
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We were a fresh page on the desk
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Filling in the blanks as we go
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As if the street lights pointed in an arrow head
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Leading us home
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And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
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And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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Windows swung right open, autumn air
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Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours
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We bless the rains on Cornelia Street
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Memorize the creaks in the floor
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Back when we were card sharks, playing games
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I thought you were leading me on
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I packed my bags, left Cornelia Street
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Before you even knew I was gone
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But then you called, showed your hand
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I turned around before I hit the tunnel
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Sat on the roof, you and I
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And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
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And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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You hold my hand on the street
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Walk me back to that apartment
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Years ago, we were just inside
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Barefoot in the kitchen
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Sacred new beginnings
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That became my religion, listen
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I hope I never lose you
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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Oh-oh, never again
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And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
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And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
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I don't wanna lose you, hope it never ends (I'd never walk Cornelia Street again)