All Too Well (10 Minute Version) [Taylor's Version]
Lyrics:
[English]
I walked through the door with you
The air was cold
But something about it felt like home somehow
And I, left my scarf there at your sister's house
And you've still got it in your drawer even now
Oh, your sweet disposition
And my wide-eyed gaze
We're singing in the car, getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place
And I can picture it after all these days
And I know it's long gone and that magic's not here no more
And I might be okay but I'm not fine at all
'Cause there we are again on that little town street
You almost ran the red 'cause you were lookin' over at me
Wind in my hair, I was there
I remember it all too well
Photo album on the counter
Your cheeks were turning red
You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed
And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on the tee-ball team
You told me 'bout your past thinking your future was me
And I know it's long gone and there was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough to forget why I needed to
'Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
We're dancing 'round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there
I remember it all too well, yeah
And maybe we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there
I remember it all too well
And 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
But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
'Cause it reminds you of innocence
And it smells like me
You can't get rid of it
'Cause you remember it all too well, yeah
'Cause there we are again when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well
Wind in my hair, you were there, you remember it all
Down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well
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Vocabulary in this song:
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home /hoʊm/ A1 |
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scarf /skɑːrf/ A2 |
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sweet /swiːt/ A2 |
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lost /lɔːst/ A2 |
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autumn /ˈɔːtəm/ A2 |
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picture /ˈpɪktʃər/ A2 |
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town /taʊn/ A1 |
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wind /wɪnd/ A1 |
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hair /her/ A1 |
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album /ˈælbəm/ A2 |
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stories /ˈstɔːriz/ A1 |
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future /ˈfjuːtʃər/ A1 |
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night /naɪt/ A1 |
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dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A1 |
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translation /trænzˈleɪʃn/ B2 |
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masterpiece /ˈmæstərpiːs/ C1 |
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cruel /ˈkruːəl/ B1 |
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promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2 |
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innocence /ˈɪnəsəns/ B2 |
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rare /rer/ B1 |
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Grammar:
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But something about it felt like home somehow
➔ Use of 'like' as a preposition and 'somehow' as an adverb of manner
➔ 'Like' here compares the feeling to home. 'Somehow' implies the feeling was inexplicable but present. This showcases an intuitive, subjective feeling.
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Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place
➔ Present participle phrase functioning as an adjective; 'like' used for comparison.
➔ 'Falling down' describes the leaves. 'Like pieces into place' is a simile, comparing the way the leaves fall to pieces fitting perfectly.
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And I know it's long gone and that magic's not here no more
➔ Use of 'long gone' as an adjective; negative concord ('not here no more')
➔ 'Long gone' describes how distant the past is. 'Not here no more' is a more emphatic (though grammatically non-standard) way of saying 'not here anymore'.
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You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-sized bed
➔ Use of 'used to' to describe a past habit or state.
➔ 'Used to be' indicates a state that was true in the past but is no longer true. This gives a sense of change and development.
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Maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
➔ Use of 'til' (informal 'until'); past continuous with a result clause.
➔ 'Til' is a shortened, informal version of 'until'. The sentence shows a situation that was ongoing ('was a masterpiece') until a specific action ('you tore it all up') changed it. It highlights the potential that was destroyed.
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So casually cruel in the name of being honest
➔ Adverb modifying an adjective ('casually cruel'); gerund phrase ('being honest') as the object of a preposition ('in the name of')
➔ 'Casually' modifies 'cruel', intensifying the negative feeling. 'In the name of being honest' suggests the cruelty was justified, falsely, by honesty. The honesty is used as a pretext.
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Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
➔ Simple present tense used to describe a present, habitual action
➔ The use of simple present here, even though referring to a recent past, conveys a sense of current reality and ongoing situation, creating a feeling of permanence.
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Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
➔ Relative clause ('that/which you've ever known') modifying 'the one real thing'; present perfect ('you've ever known')
➔ The relative clause gives more information about the noun. 'You've ever known' emphasizes the significance and lasting nature of what was lost; it's implying this was the most significant thing in the person's life.
