Wildest dreams


Taylor Swift's Wildest Dreams video also features Scott Eastwood, Clint Eastwood's son. He has the classic steamy romance novel cover look. The song seems to say that she knows he's going to leave her so she begs him to remember her a certain way. She's right. In the end, she sees him with a new woman. Even though he chases Taylor's character at the end, she knows it is best she leave him with nothing but memories. As she drives away, he is seen looking after her with a look of longing. It's easy to see the reflection of my own life in this song. 

 When Taylor sings, "Say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress, staring at the sunset, babe," I can only remember the love of my life the last time I saw her. I can see her in her nice dress, and I can feel her in my arms the last time we embraced. These words could have been her words for me. It was an epic ending to something wild and beautiful and perfect and over too fast. In the end, she left, and she left me with unparalleled memories I'll have the rest of my life. 

 I know I'll see her again someday, only not how I want. I'll see her in my dreams. I'm writing this because I dreamed about her again last night. When the will of a man wants something so intensely, it conjures it up out of nowhere. When something is unresolved, it will show up in our dreams. I know she'll be with me for a long time. Even if it's just in my wildest dreams. 

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