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She smashes that daydream like a glass hitting the floor, bringing her belt and guitar back in to close the bridge and leave you sobbing at the beauty and the accuracy this song holds.īy Nelisha Silva, Assistant Managing EditorĬontroversial take: I’ve always loved “Girl at Home.” It’s been the cause of many arguments with friends as to why I like it when it’s “totally a skip,” but I’ve stood my ground for the past nine years and now, with Taylor’s Version finally gracing our ears, I feel absolutely justified in my defense of the song. This time through, Swift was breathier on the bridge, sitting in her ethereal dream of being together again. All you want to do is call them, share the jokes from the night and see them smile just because you’re smiling. But then the party ends, which brings us to “I Almost Do.” The moment you’re cleaning up the night, saying goodbye to everyone and walking home alone. After the year that was 21, you move on to 22 and begin a better one, having the time of your life. Then, at “22,” you’re trying to forget it all. There’s anger and frustration in that moment. You remember it all, but there’s nothing more you can do. Think about the track order: “All Too Well” is the moment you realize you’re done. And the pain and longing? They sit heavier on your chest than they ever did before.Īnd that’s completely intentional, because “I Almost Do” is meant to hurt. “I Almost Do” served its exact purpose in Taylor’s Version, just as it did the first time we heard it. Because, like listening to “State of Grace,” from the first instant you were hooked … And you never saw it coming. What better way to open a break-up album than acknowledging the way people come into your life, and the way they leave you changed forever, and the way that you maybe don’t even care at first. But in the midst, it feels fated, a state of grace. You can hear Taylor’s maturity in the rerecording, her older voice lending hindsight to the lyrics as she sings of knowing that this new person might leave your heart in a beautifully tragic mosaic of broken pieces.
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It’s the golden lightness of a new love, something that took your breath away - and maybe never gave it back. The fresh air of the change from day to night. Or the little hint of guitar? In my mind, “State of Grace” is purple - a deep but bright, subtle, living blue-purple like a city at twilight. I don’t know what Taylor Swift put in “State of Grace,” but I think she had me at those drums. I’ve made enough questionable ones to know. You already know what’s up - Scene Selections (Taylor’s Version) are below.įirst impressions are hard.