All Too Well
"It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well…"
Lately, it seems like this is my go to song whenever I am driving home from work, classes, etc. or even getting ready in the morning. I have always adored this song when we it came out first on the album, Red. I find that this song, like many other Taylor Swift songs, say the words that I do not want to say out loud. In my opinion, it is important that we connect to music the way we do, especially when these songs bring back certain memories.
(If you could only imagine, I was so excited that she performed this at the Grammys this past weekend, head flips and all!!) Link is below :)
I think for many people, when we hear this song, we think of happy times and how everything in life can changed. We all learn that things in life change quickly, and sometimes those decisions are out of our hands. BUT we have to remember that everything happens for a reason, rather we know those reasons or not. I think everyone has been through a relationship where they think the future was that, but it always does not turn out the way as planned. I love this song because it just reminds you that no matter what you are always going to remember it.
My favorite part of this song is:
Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much,
And maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up.
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.
Hey, 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
After getting out of a two and a half year relationship, suddenly and unexpected I might add, I did not know what exactly happened or what when "wrong." However, I did know there is nothing I could have done about it. This song stood out to me because you know that the magic in the relationship is not there anymore, but you still have to move on, even if you remember it all too well. However, the most important thing I took from this song was it is okay to remember it. It's okay to be happy about that time you had with that someone, because you would not be the person you are today without that experience. You can also take alway that with that happiness, it's okay to be sad that you do not have it anymore, and that everything can change so quickly. It's a process forgetting someone and everything you have gone through, but sometimes it is okay to remember it all too well...
To listen to the song, Click Here and ENJOY
With Love,
Tate
