Red..

I think if you tell me on and on you love me, and i don't feel it, it's a very big problem.

On a sidenote, I've been kinda really into (like obsessed) with Taylor Swift's Red recently. I think this particular song of hers appeals to me at this point in time because of the amount of lit i have been doing lately. In a modern song's context, there's a fair bit of metaphors and similes in it. Plus i love the lingering sadness of the song that subtly hints at something without spelling it out loud. That's the beauty of literature to me.

Sharing both the song and lyrics here. (I was rather disappointed that she didn't do an official MV for this song.. I think it would have been rather beautiful to see how she interprets it visually. But i still love it enough to repeat it on end for days =))


"Red"

[Verse 1:]
Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin ending so suddenly
Loving him is like trying to change your mind once you're already flying through the free fall
Like the colors in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all

[Chorus:]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark grey all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
But loving him was red
Loving him was red

[Verse 2:]
Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong

[Chorus:]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark grey all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
But loving him was red
Oh, red
Burning red

[Bridge:]
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go
But moving on from him is impossible
When I still see it all in my head
Burning red
Loving him was red

[Chorus:]
Oh, losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark grey all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
'Cause loving him was red
Yeah, yeah, red
We're burning red

[Post-Chorus:]
And that's why he's spinnin' 'round in my head
Comes back to me, burning red
Yeah, yeah

'Cause love was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street