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All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]
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Verse 1
I walked through the door with you, the air was coldBut somethin' 'bout it felt like home somehowAnd I left my scarf there at your sister's houseAnd you've still got it in your drawer, even nowVerse 2
Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gazeWe're singin' in the car, getting lost upstateAutumn leaves fallin' down like pieces into placeAnd I can picture it after all these daysPre-Chorus
And I know it's long gone andThat magic's not here no moreAnd I might be okay, but I'm not fine at allOh, oh, ohChorus
'Cause there we are again on that little town streetYou almost ran the red 'cause you were lookin' over at meWind in my hair, I was thereI remember it all too wellVerse 3
Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turnin' redYou used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bedAnd your mother's tellin' stories 'bout you on the tee-ball teamYou taught me 'bout your past, thinkin' your future was meAnd you were tossing me the car keys, "Fuck the patriarchy"Keychain on the ground, we were always skippin' townAnd I was thinkin' on the drive down, "Any time nowHe's gonna say it's love," you never called it what it was'Til we were dead and gone and buriedCheck the pulse and come back swearin' it's the sameAfter three months in the graveAnd then you wondered where it went to as I reached for youBut all I felt was shame and you held my lifeless framePre-Chorus
And I know it's long gone andThere was nothing else I could doAnd I forget about you long enoughTo forget why I needed toChorus
'Cause there we are again in the middle of the nightWe're dancin' 'round the kitchen in the refrigerator lightDown the stairs, I was thereI remember it all too wellAnd there we are again when nobody had to knowYou kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oathSacred prayer and we'd swearTo remember it all too well, yeahBridge
Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too muchBut maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all upRunnin' scared, I was thereI remember it all too wellAnd you call me up again just to break me like a promiseSo casually cruel in the name of bein' honestI'm a crumpled-up piece of paper lyin' here'Cause I remember it all, all, allVerse 4
They say all's well that ends well, but I'm in a new hellEvery time you double-cross my mindYou said if we had been closer in age, maybe it would've been fineAnd that made me want to dieThe idea you had of me, who was she?A never-needy, ever-lovely jewel whose shine reflects on youNot weepin' in a party bathroomSome actress askin' me what happened, youThat's what happened, youYou who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokesSippin' coffee like you're on a late-night showBut then he watched me watch the front door all night, willin' you to comeAnd he said, "It's supposed to be fun turning twenty-one"Verse 5
Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by itI'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still tryin' to find itAfter plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your ownNow you mail back my things and I walk home aloneBut you keep my old scarf from that very first week'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like meYou can't get rid of it'Cause you remember it all too well, yeahChorus
'Cause there we are again when I loved you soBack before you lost the one real thing you've ever knownIt was rare, I was thereI remember it all too wellWind in my hair, you were thereYou remember it allDown the stairs, you were thereYou remember it allIt was rare, I was thereI remember it all too wellVerse 6
And I was never good at tellin' jokes, but the punch line goes"I'll get older, but your lovers stay my age"From when your Brooklyn broke my skin and bonesI'm a soldier who's returning half her weightAnd did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?Just between us, did the love affair maim you too?'Cause in this city's barren coldI still remember the first fall of snowAnd how it glistened as it fellI remember it all too wellOutro
Just between us, did the love affair maim you all too well?Just between us, do you remember it all too well?Just between us, I remember it (Just between us) all too wellWind in my hair, I was there, I was there (I was there)Down the stairs, I was there, I was thereSacred prayer, I was there, I was thereIt was rare, you remember it all too wellWind in my hair, I was there, I was there (Oh)Down the stairs, I was there, I was there (I was there)Sacred prayer, I was there, I was thereIt was rare, you remember it (All too well)Wind in my hair, I was there, I was thereDown the stairs, I was there, I was thereSacred prayer, I was there, I was thereIt was rare, you remember itWind in my hair, I was there, I was thereDown the stairs, I was there, I was thereSacred prayer, I was there, I was thereIt was rare, you remember itWhat the song means
This song captures the painful memory of a significant past relationship. Through specific details—a forgotten scarf, car rides, kitchen dancing—the narrator reflects on love that felt transformative but ultimately ended in heartbreak. The extended version reveals complications including an age gap and emotional manipulation, exploring how we remember relationships differently than they actually were.
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disposition — temperament or mood
refers to someone's natural character or way of being
Song info
- Release date
- 2021-11-12
- Album
- Red (Taylor’s Version)
- Written by
- Taylor Swift, Liz Rose
- Produced by
- Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff
- Samples
- Cyndi Lauper – Like a Cat
