Arnica

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"**Arnica**" (stylized as "arnica") is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift, released on Folklore (Taylor’s Remaster), through Republic Records.

## Background

After finishing all the Taylor's Versions of her albums, Taylor wanted to "remaster" some of her albums that she had more content for. She then released arnica through folklore (Taylor's Remaster).

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**
Holding the dried-up arnica

This is my holy coup d’état

**[Verse 1]**
It’s been long enough riding ‘round London

Long enough for you to pick up smokin’

Don’t you ever miss the Florida beaches

Sunny Everglades swamps, pulling leeches

Never once stopped to think about us

Too busy with the Sauvignon for any fuss

Now I’m the one answering your parents’ letters

Wearing your mom’s handwoven sweaters

I remember when you helped her knit

But you won’t be back, you’ll never lose your grit

**Pre-Chorus**
You gave me that beautiful yellow flower

My mind had never been shallower

The first day I met you, in the football arena

I said it’s a daisy, you said no, arnica

Now you say you don’t remember

You don’t recall our first December

We used to put up the Christmas tree

Now I wait for my first chance to flee

**[Chorus]**
You were my best friend

Now it’s hard to comprehend

All the nights that we spent together

Are all fading into the nether

Holding the dried-up arnica

This is my holy coup d’état

**[Verse 2]**
I walk home alone from the library each day

Hoping every time that this time you’ll say

“I love you”

But I pull through

‘Cause that will never happen

I’ll never get back my sweet football captain

When your dad was in the hospital, I was the one calling

You did what you do best; drunk on whiskey, ignoring

When those two people who gave you life go away forever

I know you’ll still have no reaction whatsoever

I can’t live like this

I didn’t love a robot

You were a bear trap, my foot got caught

**[Pre-Chorus]**
You gave me that beautiful yellow flower

My mind had never been shallower

The first day I met you, in the football arena

I said it’s a daisy, you said no, arnica

Now you say you don’t remember

You don’t recall our first December

We used to put up the Christmas tree

Now I wait for my first chance to flee

**[Chorus]**
You were my best friend

Now it’s hard to comprehend

All the nights that we spent together

Are all fading into the nether

Holding the dried-up arnica

This is my holy coup d’état

**[Bridge]**
This is your last chance

Stop the end of our romance

Wake up

Look at me

The bookworm from Tennessee

The one who swore her life to you

Is the one who’s leaving for good

And you said nothing

So I understood

**[Pre-Chorus]**
You gave me that beautiful yellow flower

My mind had never been shallower

The first day I met you, in the football arena

I said it’s a daisy, you said no, arnica

Now you say you don’t remember

You don’t recall our first December

We used to put up the Christmas tree

Now I wait for my first chance to flee

**[Chorus]**
You were my best friend

Now it’s hard to comprehend

All the nights that we spent together

Are all fading into the nether

Holding the dried-up arnica

This is my holy coup d’état

**[Outro]**
I wish you well

I genuinely do

But when you wake up,

You’ll have to start anew

I hope you treat that someone else better

I hope you’ll cherish her, never forget her

Like you did to me