Image courtesy Big Machine Records
Look now, the sky is gold.
They're dimming the street lights
like a million little stars
and down here from the ground
I see a glow off the pavement.
(Walk me to your car.)
You used to shine so bright but I
watched all of it fade,
repeating history.
(You’re getting sick of how it rains.)
This time around I don't
wait for the sky to clear because
there you are on your knees
begging for forgiveness, begging for
me and I say time can heal most
anything. You stand
outside my window
throwing pebbles, and you say
see the lights? It's 2 a.m,
the misty morning comes again
and I will shine for you.
And you say: what you're looking for
has been here the whole time.
And I say: yes.
With you I'd dance in a storm,
in my best dress:
fearless.
This poem is composed entirely of lyrics from the following Taylor Swift songs, in order of appearance: “The Best Day”, “Hey Stephen”, “Untouchable”, “Tell Me Why”, “Fearless”, “You’re Not Sorry”, “Change”, “Forever & Always”, “Come In With The Rain”, “The Way I Loved You” / “Breathe”, “White Horse”, “Fifteen”, “The Other Side Of The Door”, “Today Was A Fairytale”, “Love Story”, “Superstar”, “Jump Then Fall”, “You Belong With Me”; all from Fearless (2008)
Abigail Mitchell is a British writer and PhD candidate studying queer and creative histories of the English witch trials at the University of Southampton. She holds an MA from the University of Cambridge and an MPW from USC. Abigail likes Cake Boss, DIY punk, and living in places where it rains.