Fearless – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Learn about the hopes and dreams of a young Taylor Swift through the song 'Fearless.' This track offers a look into the fairytale imagery and heartfelt lyrics that defined her early songwriting. The song's narrative of embracing love without fear, even when it's just a daydream, provides a unique and relatable window into the mind of a teenage girl on the brink of superstardom.

[English]

There's something about the way

The street looks when it's just rained

There's a glow off the pavement

You walk me to the car

And you know I wanna ask you to dance right there

In the middle of the parking lot, yeah

...

We're drivin' down the road, I wonder if you know

I'm trying so hard not to get caught up now

But you're just so cool, run your hands through your hair

Absentmindedly makin' me want you

And I don't know how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless

And I don't know why but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress, fearless

...

So baby drive slow 'til we run out of road

In this one-horse town, I wanna stay right here

In this passenger seat, you put your eyes on me

In this moment, now capture it, remember it

'Cause I don't know how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless

And I don't know why but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress, fearless

...

Well, you stood there with me in the doorway

My hands shake, I'm not usually this way

But you pull me in and I'm a little more brave

It's the first kiss, it's flawless, really somethin'

It's fearless

...

Oh yeah

'Cause I don't know how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless

And I don't know why but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress, fearless

'Cause I don't know how it gets better than this

You take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearless

And I don't know why but with you I'd dance

In a storm in my best dress, fearless

Oh, oh, oh yeah

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
glow /ɡloʊ/ B2	noun - a steady light or brightness verb - to shine softly and steadily
rained /reɪnd/ B1	verb - precipitation falling in drops of water from the clouds
drivin' /ˈdraɪvɪn/ B1	verb - to operate and control a vehicle
fearless /ˈfɪər.ləs/ C1	adjective - without fear; brave
drag /dræɡ/ B2	verb - to pull along forcibly
storm /stɔːrm/ B2	noun - a violent weather with wind and rain verb - to move or rush about wildly
brave /breɪv/ B2	adjective - doing something that needs courage
shake /ʃeɪk/ B2	verb - to move or cause to move with quick, short movements
capture /ˈkæp.tʃər/ C1	verb - to catch or take control of something
moment /ˈmoʊ.mənt/ A2	noun - a point in time
bravely /ˈbreɪvli/ C2	adverb - in a courageous or confident way
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - a piece of clothing for women or girls

Key Grammar Structures

• There's something about the way the street looks when it's just rained

  ➔ Present Perfect (just + past participle)

  ➔ The present perfect tense with 'just' emphasizes that the rain has only recently stopped. "It's just rained" means the action of raining finished very recently and is still relevant.

• I'm trying so hard not to get caught up now

  ➔ Negative Infinitive (not to + verb)

  ➔ "Not to get caught up" is a negative infinitive phrase. It shows the speaker's effort to avoid becoming emotionally involved.

• Absentmindedly makin' me want you

  ➔ Present Participle (making) as a result clause

  ➔ "Makin' me want you" is a reduced relative clause where "making" acts as a participle describing the result of his action (running hands through hair). It's equivalent to 'which makes me want you'.

• And I don't know how it gets better than this

  ➔ Comparative adjective in a rhetorical question

  ➔ This is a rhetorical question implying that the current situation is already perfect and cannot be improved. The comparative 'better' suggests a comparison to other situations, but it is used to emphasize the excellence of the present moment.

• So baby drive slow 'til we run out of road

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction ('til) indicating time

  ➔ 'Til' is a shortened form of 'until', a subordinating conjunction that introduces a time clause. It specifies the point in time at which the action in the main clause (drive slow) should stop.

• Well, you stood there with me in the doorway

  ➔ Past Simple tense indicating a completed action in the past

  ➔ "Stood" is the past simple form of the verb 'stand'. It indicates a completed action that happened at a specific time in the past. The use of past simple here sets the scene for the rest of the verse, describing a specific moment that occurred.