Complete 'Look What You Made Me Do' Lyrics Guide: Full Meaning, Credits, and New Edits
By Maya Lin-Takahashi
The song's lyrical machinery moves between measured narration and nursery-rhyme repetition. Below are the definitive lyrics that transformed the track into a cultural battleground:
Verse 1
I don't like your little games
Don't like your tilted stage
The role you made me play of the fool
No, I don't like you
I don't like your perfect crime
How you laugh when you lie
You said the gun was mine
Isn't cool, no, I don't like you (Oh!)
Pre-Chorus
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I got a list of names, and yours is in red, underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Chorus
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you made me do
Verse 2
I don't like your kingdom keys
They once belonged to me
You asked me for a place to sleep
Locked me out and threw a feast (What?)
The world moves on, another day another drama, drama
But not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma
And then the world moves on, but one thing's for sure
Maybe I got mine, but you'll all get yours
Pre-Chorus
But I got smarter, I got harder in the nick of time
Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time
I got a list of names, and yours is in red, underlined
I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!
Chorus
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you made me do
Bridge
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me
I'll be the actress starring in your bad dreams
Spoken Interlude
"I'm sorry, but the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now."
"Why? Oh, 'cause she's dead!" (Oh!)
Chorus
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you made me do
Ooh, look what you made me do
Look what you made me do
Look what you just made me do
Look what you made me do
Maya is a hardware enthusiast who tests and reviews smart home devices, smartphones, wearables, and audio gear. She focuses on practical consumer value and build quality.
