Thursday, November 4, 2010

"Last Kiss" (Taylor Swift)

Simple, beautiful, elegant.
One of the best songs lyrically and musically on Taylor's new album, Speak Now.
Track 13, Last Kiss.
Even though her songs are personal, she has a way of keeping the details general enough that so many of us can say that the songs could have been written about us, word for word.  A sign of an amazing writer.

I still remember the look on your face, lit through the darkness at 1:58.
The words that you whispered, for just us to know.
You told me you loved me, so why did you go away?
Away?
I do recall now the smell of the rain fresh on the pavement.
I ran off the plane that July 9th.
The beat of your heart, It jumps through your shirt.
I can still feel your arms.
But now I'll go sit on the floor wearing your clothes.
All that I know is that I don't know how to be something you miss.
Never thought we'd have a last kiss.
Never imagined we'd end like this.
Your name, forever the name on my lips.
I do remember the swing in your step.
The life of the party, you're showing off again.
And I roll my eyes and then you pull me in.
I'm not much for dancing but for you I did,
Because I love your handshake meeting my father.
I love how you walk with your hands in your pockets.
How you'd kiss me when I was in the middle of saying something.
There's not a day when I don't miss those rude interruptions.
But now I'll go sit on the floor wearing your clothes.
All that I know is that I don't know how to be something you miss.
Never thought we'd have a last kiss.
Never imagined we'd end like this.
Your name, forever the name on my lips.
So I'll watch you live in pictures like I used to watch you sleep.
And I'll feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe.
And I'll keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are.
Hope it's nice where you are, and I hope the sun shines, and it's a beautiful day, and something reminds you you wish you had stayed.
You can plan for a change in weather and time, but I never planned on you changing your mind.
So I'll go sit on the floor wearing your clothes.
All that I know is that I don't know how to be something you miss.
Never thought we'd have a last kiss.
Never imagined we'd end like this.
Your name, forever the name on my lips.
Just like our last kiss.

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