After 7 Years of Hating on Taylor Swift, I've Realized...

She's actually a genius.
A lyrical genius!!!!!

 

I finally came to that conclusion back in the fall, after hearing her song "Red" for the first time. The album version is good, but the CMA Award performance with Alison Kraus and Vince Gill is hauntingly beautiful. That's the version I fell in love with.

 

 

 

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Loving him was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street

Faster than the wind

Passionate as sin, ending so suddenly

Loving him was like tryin' to change your mind

Once you’re already flyin' through the free fall

Like the colors in autumn

So bright just before they lose it all

Losing him was blue like I’ve never known

Missing him was dark grey all alone

Forgetting him was like tryin' to know somebody you've never met

But loving him was red

Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you

Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song

Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer

Regretting him was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong

 

Losing him was blue like I’d never known

Missing him was dark grey all alone

Forgetting him was like tryin' to know somebody you've never met

But loving him was red

Oh red, burning red

Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes

Tell myself it’s time now, gotta let go

But moving on from him is impossible

When I still see it all in my head...

And that's why he's spinning 'round in my head

Comes back to me burning red

 

'Cause love was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street

 

 

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 So much raw emotion...
Such perfect wording...
 

 

I'm sorry for underestimating you, Taylor. :)

 

 

 

 

 

 

eBa