Taylor Swift's latest album "Fearless" is really striking a chord with me. I have been losing my taste for country music lately, leaning toward the sultry voices of Jakob Dylan, Jack Johnson, Jason Mraz and John Mayer. But Taylor Swift has sucked me back in to the world of country - if only for her.
Almost every song on "Fearless" has conjured memories for me of being 15, in love, and both on top of the world and as low as I could get.
Young love is an amazing thing, and one that I think too many adults forget about. It's easy to dismiss. Kids "don't know what love is." At 30, I've come to think that kids might be the only ones who know what love is.
I had more than my fair share of young love, because I had one young love, and he had an amazing impact on my life. "Fearless" has brought him into my mind as fiercely as if I were fifteen again. I commend Taylor for being able to evoke those feelings, not only with her words, but with her sweet, sexy and sultry voice.
White Horse
I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you
And your white horse, to come around
I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet,
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town,
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you
And your white horse, to come around
This is exactly how I felt when I realized that it was over. Really and truly over. Prince Charming's not coming, the fairy tale never was.
Fifteen
Cause When You're Fifteen And Somebody Tells You They Love You
You're Gonna Believe Them
And When You're Fifteen
Feeling Like There Nothing To Figure Out
Well Count To Ten; Take It In
This Is Life Before Who You're Gonna Be
You Belong With Me
You're on the phone with your girlfriend
She's upset
She's going off about that something you said
'Cuz she doesn't get your humor like I do...
I'm in the room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do'
But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She's cheer Captain
And I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see, you
You belong with me
You're Gonna Believe Them
And When You're Fifteen
Feeling Like There Nothing To Figure Out
Well Count To Ten; Take It In
This Is Life Before Who You're Gonna Be
You Belong With Me
You're on the phone with your girlfriend
She's upset
She's going off about that something you said
'Cuz she doesn't get your humor like I do...
I'm in the room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do'
But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She's cheer Captain
And I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see, you
You belong with me
This one actually makes me think of my first love's best friend - a girl. I can see her having these thoughts about him, and about me. She and I were complete opposites, and sometimes she did seem to have more in common with him than I did. Also, ironically, I was a cheerleader. But no one ever seemed to grasp the almost unbreakable bond that he and I had.
Breathe
I see your face in my mind as I drive away,
Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way.
People are people,
And sometimes we change our minds.
But it’s killing me to see you go after all this time.
Music starts playin’ like the end of a sad movie,
It’s the kinda ending you don’t really wanna see.
Cause it’s tragedy and it’ll only bring you down,
Now I don’t know what to be without you around.
And we know it’s never simple,
Never easy.
Never a clean break, no one here to save me.
You’re the only thing I know like the back of my hand,
And I can’t,
Breathe,
Without you,
But I have to
I see your face in my mind as I drive away,
Cause none of us thought it was gonna end that way.
People are people,
And sometimes we change our minds.
But it’s killing me to see you go after all this time.
Music starts playin’ like the end of a sad movie,
It’s the kinda ending you don’t really wanna see.
Cause it’s tragedy and it’ll only bring you down,
Now I don’t know what to be without you around.
And we know it’s never simple,
Never easy.
Never a clean break, no one here to save me.
You’re the only thing I know like the back of my hand,
And I can’t,
Breathe,
Without you,
But I have to
This is how I felt once I had gotten over the fact that it was over. He was the only thing I had known for seven years - what the hell was I supposed to do now? I took me a long time to figure out who I was without him. Thank God I finally did.
The Way I Loved You
The Way I Loved You
He is sensible and so incredible
and all my single friends are jealous.
He says everything I need to hear
and its like I couldn't ask for anything better.
He opens up my door and
I get into his car and he says
you look beautiful tonight.
And I feel perfectly fine.
But I miss screamin’ and fightin’ and kissin’ in the rain
and it’s 2am and I’m cursin’ your name.
You’re so in love that you act insane
and that’s the way I loved you.
And breakin’ out and comin’ undone
it’s a roller coaster kinda rush.
And I never knew I could feel that much.
And that’s the way I loved you.
and all my single friends are jealous.
He says everything I need to hear
and its like I couldn't ask for anything better.
He opens up my door and
I get into his car and he says
you look beautiful tonight.
And I feel perfectly fine.
But I miss screamin’ and fightin’ and kissin’ in the rain
and it’s 2am and I’m cursin’ your name.
You’re so in love that you act insane
and that’s the way I loved you.
And breakin’ out and comin’ undone
it’s a roller coaster kinda rush.
And I never knew I could feel that much.
And that’s the way I loved you.
So true. After you get off the roller coaster, and you find a nice guy, you don't know what to do without the drama. Because the drama meant passion, and you're afraid you'll never see that kind of passion again.
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