Dancing With Our Hands Tied – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Reputation

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the emotional depth and complex themes of “Dancing With Our Hands Tied” by Taylor Swift. This song offers a glimpse into the challenges of maintaining a relationship under public scrutiny, perfect for understanding nuanced emotions and storytelling in music.

[English]

I, I loved you in secret

First sight, yeah, we love without reason

Oh, twenty-five years old

Oh, how were you to know?

And my, my love had been frozen

Deep blue, but you painted me golden

Oh, and you held me close

Oh, how was I to know?

I could've spent forever with your hands in my pockets

Picture of your face in an invisible locket

You said there was nothing in the world that could stop it

I had a bad feeling

And darling, you had turned my bed into a sacred oasis

People started talking, putting us through our paces

I know there was no one in the world who could take it

I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

Like it was the first time, first time

Yeah, we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

And I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

I, I loved you in spite of

Deep fears that the world would divide us

So, baby, can we dance

Oh, through an avalanche?

And say, say that we got it

I'm a mess, but I'm the mess that you wanted

Oh, 'cause it's gravity

Oh, keeping you with me

I could've spent forever with your hands in my pockets

Picture of your face in an invisible locket

You said there was nothing in the world that could stop it

I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

Like it was the first time, first time

Yeah, we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

And I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

I'd kiss you as the lights went out

Swaying as the room burned down

I'd hold you as the water rushes in

If I could dance with you again

I'd kiss you as the lights went out

Swaying as the room burned down

I'd hold you as the water rushes in

If I could dance with you again

But we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

Like it was the first time, first time

Yeah, we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

And I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

I'd kiss you as the lights went out

Swaying as the room burned down

I'd hold you as the water rushes in

If I could dance with you again

I'd kiss you as the lights went out

Swaying as the room burned down

I'd hold you as the water rushes in

If I could dance with you again

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

Like it was the first time, first time

Yeah, we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

And I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

Like it was the first time, first time

Yeah, we were dancing

Dancing with our hands tied, hands tied

Yeah, we were dancing

And I had a bad feeling

But we were dancing

Hands tied, hands tied

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
loved /lʌvd/ B1	verb - to have a strong affection for someone or something
frozen /ˈfroʊzən/ B2	adjective - turned into ice; very cold
painted /ˈpeɪntɪd/ B2	verb - cover with paint; create a picture
held /hɛld/ B1	verb - to grasp or carry with the hands
dancing /ˈdænsɪŋ/ A2	verb - move rhythmically to music
tie /taɪ/ A2	noun - a piece of clothing worn around the neck verb - fasten or secure with a cord or similar device
feeling /ˈfiːlɪŋ/ A2	noun - an emotional state or reaction
divide /dɪˈvaɪd/ B2	verb - separate into parts or sections
avalanche /ˈæv.ə.lɑːnʃ/ C1	noun - large mass of snow, ice, or rock falling quickly down a mountainside
gravity /ˈɡræv.ɪ.ti/ B2	noun - the force that attracts objects towards the center of the Earth
rushes /ˈrʌʃɪz/ B2	verb - to move quickly towards a place
burned /bɜrnt/ B2	verb - destroyed by heat or fire