TwT: last kiss

I haven't really followed through with my new Tuesday tradition very well, but it's not because I don't believe in the cause (it's mostly because I've been busy putting food on the table). But, after spending the last hour watching old youtube videos (I really am busy, I swear) of my favorite artist, I decided it was about time I host my second semi-monthly/weekly/annually TwT event.

The song I'd like to share with you is tied with about seven other Taylor songs on my "Favorite Songs of All Time" list and it's called, "Last Kiss." It describes the best feelings he ever gave you. It describes his best characteristics. It describes those moments with him that are so vividly engraved in your mind. It describes the sacrifices you made for him. It describes the gut-wrenching feeling you had when he left. It describes how you still want him. It describes how he'll always be the one. It describes how bad you wish he still wanted you. It describes how, despite everything, you still wish him well.

If you're going through a breakup, this is the song for you. And if you're not, it's one heck of a soothing, slow, beautiful song to put you to sleep or calm your stressful day. Enjoy!

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Bold: genius lyrics.
Underline: best part(s) of the song.
Both: seriously?
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Last Kiss

Written by Taylor Swift

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

I don't know how to be something you miss

I 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 of 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 kissed me when I was in the middle of saying something

There's not a day I don't miss those rude interruptions

And I'll go sit on the floor

Wearing your clothes

All that I know is

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 your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep

And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe

And I 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

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

Forever the name on my lips

Forever the name on my lips

Just like our last...


Ahh...what a GREAT song!! For those of you who want a good chuckle, this is pretty good:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVIYmN5UmmM

TwT: all too well

So, after much thought and many sleepless nights contemplating this decision, I finally decided to start this new thing called, "Tuesdays with Taylor." Go ahead, make fun of me and judge me all you want. This judgement won't last long, though, because I promise after a few more TwT, you too, will come to learn that this girl can write one heck of a good song...and she has one heck of a good voice.

Taylor's first song came out way back when I was in high school; what I liked about her then, and what I still like about her now, is how much I can relate to her experiences. Even if I am not going through them at the same time she's singing about them (or at the time I am listening to them), I've been there before. And, gosh...her songs are catchy.

The first song I am going to introduce you to is "All Too Well" from her latest album. In true Taylor fashion, I'm not going to tell you who/what this reminds me of. At least not this time ;) But, seriously, what a geniusly written song.


  

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Bold: genius lyrics.
Underline: best part of the song.
Both: seriously?
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i walked through the door with you
the air was cold
but something about it felt like 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 wide-eyed gaze
we're singing in the car, getting lost upstate
autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place
and i can picture it after all these days
and i know it's long gone and that magic's not here no more
and i might be okay but i’m not fine at all...

cause there we are again on that
little town street
you almost ran the red cause you were
lookin’ over at me
wind in my hair, i was there
i remember it all too well

photo album on the counter
your cheeks were turning red
you used to be a little kid with glasses
in a twin sized bed
and your mother's telling stories
about you on the tee ball team
you taught me about your past
thinking your future was me and i know it's long gone
and there was nothing else i could do
and i forget about you long enough to forget why i needed to...

cause there we are again in the middle of the night
we're dancing round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
down the stairs, i was there
i remember it all too well

well maybe we got lost in translation 
maybe i asked for too much 
but maybe this thing was a masterpiece 
till you tore it all up 
running scared, i was there 
i remember it all too well 
and you call me up again 
just to break me like a promise 
so casually cruel in the name of being honest
i'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
cause i remember it all, all, all...too well

time won't fly, it's like i’m paralyzed by it 
i'd like to be my old self again
but i’m still trying to find it
after plaid shirt days and nights when you
made me your own
now you mail back my things and i
walk home alone
but you keep my old scarf from that very first week 
cause it reminds you of innocence 
and it smells like me 
you can't get rid of it
cause you remember it all too well

cause there we are again when i loved you so
back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
it was rare, i was there, i remember it all too well 
wind in my hair, you were there, you remember it all
down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all
it was rare, i was there, i remember it all too well 


I'm sure this will be on repeat in your car from now on...you're welcome :)