Where n the Hell We Were Going Again
Red alert! The long-awaited re-release of Taylor Swift's 2012 album Red is finally here. After a very public battle to retain buying of her masters, the beloved singer dropped Taylor's Version of the highly acclaimed album on Fri, November 12. One unexpected surprise on the project was a ten-minute extended version of "All Too Well." The single, rumored to be inspired by Taylor'south 2010 breakup with actor Jake Gyllenhaall, is considered one of the all-time songs she'southward ever written.
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The extended version follows Taylor every bit she delves deeper into the love story that left her feeling similar a "crumpled up piece of paper." While Taylor never officially confirmed if "All Also Well" was almost Jake, the vocal does allude to age beingness a factor in her split and the joy of supposedly turning 21. In case you lot missed it, Jake and Taylor, who accept a ix-twelvemonth age gap, dated from Oct to Dec 2010 and bankrupt up correct before her 21st birthday.
If you're interested to see the additions she made to the song, proceed reading. Here's a lyric breakdown of Taylor Swift's "All Too Well."
Lyrics provided past Genius.
[Verse i]
I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
But something 'tour information technology felt similar home somehow
And I left my scarf there at your sister's house
And you've still got it in your drawer, even now
Oh, your sweet disposition and my broad-eyed gaze
We're singing in the auto, getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into identify
And I can pic it later on all these days
The song opens with Taylor reflecting on how her love story began. [Chorus]
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's long gone and
That magic'south non here no more
And I might be okay, but I'grand non fine at all
Oh, oh, oh
'Causе at that place nosotros arе again on that little town street
You lot almost ran the scarlet 'cause y'all were lookin' over at me
Air current in my pilus, I was there
I remember information technology all besides well
The pre-chorus and chorus follow Taylor as she goes through diverse emotions. She starts off acknowledging the disconnect with her lover, then reflects on a precious moment they shared.
[Verse 2]
Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning cerise
Y'all used to exist a trivial child with spectacles in a twin-sized bed
And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on the tee-ball team
You taught me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me
And you lot were tossing me the automobile keys, "fuck the patriarchy"
Primal chain on the footing, we were e'er skipping town
And I was thinking on the drive downwards, whatever time now
He'southward gonna say it'due south honey, you never called information technology what it was
'Til we were dead and gone and buried
Check the pulse and come back swearing it's the same
After 3 months in the grave
And then you wondered where it went to as I reached for you lot
But all I felt was shame and you held my lifeless frame
Taylor uses this verse to share deets nigh her experiences with her ex'southward family unit and the fun things they used to practise together. She accuses her quondam partner of being unwilling to admit they were in love and reveals that her ex came back after their split up, but it was too late.
[Pre-Chorus] [Chorus]
And I know it's long gone and
At that place was zippo else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to
'Cause there we are once more in the eye of the dark
We're dancing 'round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there
I remember information technology all too well
And in that location nosotros are once again when nobody had to know
You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath
Sacred prayer and we'd swear
To remember information technology all likewise well, yeah
[Bridge]
Well, peradventure we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for besides much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece
'Til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there
I remember it all too well
And you call me upward again just to pause me like a promise
So casually cruel in the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled upwards piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all
Taylor calls out possible things that could've led to their divide and how catastrophe their relationship made her feel.
[Verse 3]
They say all's well that ends well, but I'grand in a new Hell
Every time you double-cross my mind
You lot said if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine
And that made me want to die
The thought you had of me, who was she?
A never-needy, e'er-lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you lot
Not weeping in a political party bathroom
Some actress asking me what happened, you
That's what happened, you
You who overjoyed my dad with cocky-effacing jokes
Sipping java similar you're on a late-night prove
But so he watched me watch the forepart door all dark, willing you to come
And he said, "It's supposed to be fun turning 20-ane"
In the third poesy, Taylor reveals that her ex broke up with her because of an age gap when she should've been having fun for her 21st birthday.
[Chorus]
Time won't fly, it's similar I'k paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my quondam cocky once again, but I'm even so trying to find it
Later on plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
Now you postal service back my things and I walk home alone
But you keep my old scarf from that very first calendar week
'Crusade it reminds you of innocence and information technology smells similar me
You can't get rid of information technology
'Cause you retrieve it all also well, yeah
'Crusade there we are over again when I loved y'all so
Dorsum before y'all lost the ane real thing yous've ever known
Taylor looks back on her life afterward the split and shares how she craves a sense of normalcy.
[Poetry four]
And I was never good at telling jokes, but the punch line goes
I'll get older, merely your lovers stay my age
From when your Brooklyn broke my skin and bones
I'm a soldier who's returning half her weight
And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?
Just between us, did the honey thing maim you, besides?
'Cause in this city'southward arid cold
I still remember the kickoff autumn of snowfall
And how it glistened every bit it fell
I remember it all also well
Things become a little spicy in the quaternary verse. Taylor uses an old maxim to joke about her much older ex standing to date women her age later their breakup.
[Outro]
Simply between the states, did the love matter maim you all too well?
Just between us, do you retrieve it all too well?
Merely between us, I remember it (Just betwixt us), all too well
Air current in my pilus, I was at that place, I was there
Downwardly the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
Information technology was rare, you lot remember it all also well
Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there
Downwardly the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was at that place
It was rare, you call up it
Air current in my pilus, I was at that place, I was at that place
Downwards the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was at that place
It was rare, you remember it
Wind in my pilus, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there
It was rare, you recall information technology
As she gets closer and closer to the end of the song, Taylor finds confidence and certainty in what she remembers and how she felt.
[Mail service-Chorus]
It was rare, I was in that location
I call up it all besides well
Wind in my hair, y'all were there
You lot remember it all
Downwards the stairs, you were in that location
You call back it all
It was rare, I was there
I remember information technology all likewise well
Jasmine Washington is an assistant editor for Seventeen, covering beauty and pop culture. When her head isn't buried in the latest Dearest Belvin romance release, she'due south stanning all things Beyoncé and binging "Married at Start Sight." Yous can discover her fulfilling her beauty habit at Sephora, or somewhere on a quest for the earth'southward all-time tacos.
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