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every song from Taylor Swift's RED album explained: a thread. #8YearsOfRED
State Of Grace
The opening track explores love in all its facets and stages, from beginning to end. This song encompasses perfectly the meaning of the whole album: love can be both beautiful and heart-breaking. But, above all, it’s unavoidable.
The opening track explores love in all its facets and stages, from beginning to end. This song encompasses perfectly the meaning of the whole album: love can be both beautiful and heart-breaking. But, above all, it’s unavoidable.
Red
The title track compares the emotions Swift felt to colours. The song describes a brief but intense relationship: they knew from the beginning that things were going to end badly but they dived into it anyway.
The title track compares the emotions Swift felt to colours. The song describes a brief but intense relationship: they knew from the beginning that things were going to end badly but they dived into it anyway.
Treacherous
Something that is Treacherous is something dangerous and possibly deceptive. Similar to the previous song, Swift presents a relationship that she knows is not good for her, but she can’t (or doesn’t want) to give it up.
Something that is Treacherous is something dangerous and possibly deceptive. Similar to the previous song, Swift presents a relationship that she knows is not good for her, but she can’t (or doesn’t want) to give it up.
I Knew You Were Trouble
In this song, Swift expresses her guilt over a past relationship: all the red signals were there, but she did not want to see them. She talks about the erratic and inconsistent behaviour of her partner, and the mental abuse they put her through.
In this song, Swift expresses her guilt over a past relationship: all the red signals were there, but she did not want to see them. She talks about the erratic and inconsistent behaviour of her partner, and the mental abuse they put her through.
All Too Well
This track five explores Swift feelings after a break-up. Even though she knows that she make the right decision, she reflects in her best moments with her partner; and, deep down, she hopes they do too, as she changes the pronouns at the end (from I to you).
This track five explores Swift feelings after a break-up. Even though she knows that she make the right decision, she reflects in her best moments with her partner; and, deep down, she hopes they do too, as she changes the pronouns at the end (from I to you).
22
This coming-of-age song reflects on the idea of turning 22, that age when you left completely behind your teen years and become an adult. Since this song came out, people from all over the world have celebrated their 22 birthdays by being “happy, free, confused and lonely”.
This coming-of-age song reflects on the idea of turning 22, that age when you left completely behind your teen years and become an adult. Since this song came out, people from all over the world have celebrated their 22 birthdays by being “happy, free, confused and lonely”.
I Almost Do
This song describes the internal conflict after a relationship ends, when you wish you could get back with someone, but you know you are better without them. In Swift words, “you want to take someone back, and you want to give it another try, but you know you can’t”.
This song describes the internal conflict after a relationship ends, when you wish you could get back with someone, but you know you are better without them. In Swift words, “you want to take someone back, and you want to give it another try, but you know you can’t”.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
This song, the lead single of the album, presents a on-and-off relationship. Once she gets out of it, Swift recalls the reasons why she walks away. In an interview, she stated that she wrote this song to make sure “they’ll never get back”.
This song, the lead single of the album, presents a on-and-off relationship. Once she gets out of it, Swift recalls the reasons why she walks away. In an interview, she stated that she wrote this song to make sure “they’ll never get back”.
Stay Stay Stay
In this song, Swift daydreams about an imaginary relationship. This upbeat, catchy track reflects the singer’s wish for a stable and long-lasting relationship, someone who could stick with her and doesn’t walk away the minute things get difficult.
In this song, Swift daydreams about an imaginary relationship. This upbeat, catchy track reflects the singer’s wish for a stable and long-lasting relationship, someone who could stick with her and doesn’t walk away the minute things get difficult.
The Last Time
This track, featuring Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol, addresses the some topic seen in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together from a whole different angle: she has had enough of this on-and-off relationship and is finally saying her goodbyes.
This track, featuring Gary Lightbody from Snow Patrol, addresses the some topic seen in We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together from a whole different angle: she has had enough of this on-and-off relationship and is finally saying her goodbyes.
Holy Ground
In this song, Swift reflects on a long past relationship. From that distance, she can see that although things didn’t work out between the two of them, their relationship wasn’t a mistake and she keeps good memories from it.
In this song, Swift reflects on a long past relationship. From that distance, she can see that although things didn’t work out between the two of them, their relationship wasn’t a mistake and she keeps good memories from it.
Sad Beautiful Tragic
This moving track expresses Swift’s feelings about a relationship that ended long ago. The singer still thinks about it, but she no longer wishes they could get back. She accepts what happened between them, both the good and the bad.
This moving track expresses Swift’s feelings about a relationship that ended long ago. The singer still thinks about it, but she no longer wishes they could get back. She accepts what happened between them, both the good and the bad.
The Lucky One
This song is about a start who had it all, but was also exposed to all: the gossiping, the tabloids, the camara flashes. So they decided to leave it all behind and move away, somewhere no one could find her. Swift feels like she’s becoming The Lucky One.
This song is about a start who had it all, but was also exposed to all: the gossiping, the tabloids, the camara flashes. So they decided to leave it all behind and move away, somewhere no one could find her. Swift feels like she’s becoming The Lucky One.
Everything Has Changed
This track, featuring the singer’s friend Ed Sheeran, describes the feeling of someone life’s being upside down once they realize they have fallen for someone.
This track, featuring the singer’s friend Ed Sheeran, describes the feeling of someone life’s being upside down once they realize they have fallen for someone.
Starlight
This 1940’s themed song portrays a young couple spending the night of their lives. The song was inspired by a picture of Ethel and Bobby Kennedy that Taylor once saw.
This 1940’s themed song portrays a young couple spending the night of their lives. The song was inspired by a picture of Ethel and Bobby Kennedy that Taylor once saw.
Begin Again
The closing track for the album expresses the hope of the singer about a new relationship. Even though all the tears and the heart-break, reflecting on past relationships and mistakes, she still believes in love.
The closing track for the album expresses the hope of the singer about a new relationship. Even though all the tears and the heart-break, reflecting on past relationships and mistakes, she still believes in love.
The Moment I Knew
This emotional song explores that moment of realization, when you finally accept that a relationship needs to end. For Swift, that moment was in her 21st birthday party, when her then-boyfriend didn’t show up.
This emotional song explores that moment of realization, when you finally accept that a relationship needs to end. For Swift, that moment was in her 21st birthday party, when her then-boyfriend didn’t show up.
Come Back… Be Here
This track talks about the first days in a relationship, when none of the parts wants to show how involved they are. In these moments, one of them has to leave for travel and the other one realizes how deep in they are.
This track talks about the first days in a relationship, when none of the parts wants to show how involved they are. In these moments, one of them has to leave for travel and the other one realizes how deep in they are.
Girl At Home
In the closing track of the deluxe version, Swift describes a man who attempted to hit on her even though he already had a girlfriend at the time. She refuses, since she had “once been just like her.”
In the closing track of the deluxe version, Swift describes a man who attempted to hit on her even though he already had a girlfriend at the time. She refuses, since she had “once been just like her.”
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