Begin again
Okay, I may as well just call this blog "Let's talk about Taylor Swift songs." Begin Again comes from the Red album (2012). It contains a kernel of hope for me. She also talks about James Taylor, her namesake, which is fun. The song feels rustic, but also like it could be taking place anywhere. The video (or at least parts of it) was shot in Paris. But it could be about anyone anywhere in the world. It could be about me. She talks about how her former lover didn't get so many things about her. She compares it to her new man's understanding of her. When she says, "I've been spending the last eight months thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end," I get it, but I think "eight months" should be more like "my whole fucking life." Maybe her version is better, though. I guess I'm just a hopeless romantic. I love hard. I feel too much, perhaps. I have the old sentimental feeling that love should be given free...