I KNEW IT, I KNEW YOU – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the emotive world of Taylor Swift with 'I Knew It, I Knew You.' This song is a perfect tool for learning English idioms related to intuition and betrayal, while showcasing Swift's signature storytelling and songwriting prowess.

[English]

I knew you through the days of the

blades of the grass in summer parall

being younger. I me

the sound of your bad footsteps

running.

It's been a long time.

Love is ways of leaving those days

behind.

Seeing you tonight,

I remembered I loved you. Came back when

I met I saw you standing there in a

window with that same smile. And it's

been a while, but I knew it. I knew you.

I knew it. I knew you.

I knew you all your moves like a moon

ring changing colors. You did too. There

were times we could fight like brothers.

I watched you drive

around the floor. What I thought would

be the last time I saw my friend.

But love has ways of bringing things

back to life.

All you said was high. I remembered I

loved you. Came back when I met and I

saw you standing there in the light of

the wind and that same smile. It's been

a while. But I know that I knew you.

I know. I knew you

cuz I knew you.

I knew you.

I knew you. I knew you.

I knew you. I know. Yeah.

as I cry when we say goodbye,

wondering if I'd made it up in my mind.

But you look me in the eye.

And you told me I loved you. Came back

when I mattered. I saw you standing

there in the light of the window.

Wearing that same smile. It's been a

while. Oh,

wearing that same smile. Yeah, it's been

a while.

You're wearing that same smile. It's

been a while, but I know it. I know you.

I know it. I know you.

We're not smile.

And it's been a while, but I know it. I

know it.

I know it. I know it.

Woo!

I would just love to say it means the

world to me to be a small part of the

universe of these films and Toy Story 5

is my favorite of all of the Toy

Stories. I'm so lucky that I get to be a

part of this.

And I want to thank all of um I want to

thank all of the creators at Disney and

Pixar for all the work they put into

this film. It's insanely beautiful. It's

a masterpiece. We're so lucky to get to

have this film out. Your work is

amazing. And um I hope you're all so

proud of yourselves if you're in this

room and you worked on this film. Thank

you so much.

I would like to say that Joan Cusack has

done such an extraordinary job as Jesse.

It was an honor to write for her

and I I'm very lucky that I got to write

for this film. Um, and that's all thanks

to Andrew Stanton and Ken Harris who

wrote and directed this film

and proud of me and reached out to me

and let me get to experience it and be

inspired by it. But I'm also lucky

enough to be here because of someone

else who is the architect of the Toy

Story musical universe. He is the king

of of making us feel the absolute most

and pulling at our heartstrings and

making us laugh and uh making us like

he's he's one of our friends. You know

what I mean? I'm talking about Randy

Newman.

Hey, Randy.

>> Hey.

>> Very kind. Thank you. Kind words. I

deserve them,

>> but I don't deserve them. You do a hell

of a song.

>> Oh, thank you so much. really nice.

>> This is a good This is feels like a

really good day. Just personally,

you feel like um you feel like playing a

song. Your girl set up to do it.

Oh, all right.

You got a friend

got you in

when the road looks rough in your miles

and miles in a nice warm bed.

You just remember what you said. You got

a pretty deep.

Yeah. You got a friend in me.

You got a friend in me.

>> You got a friend in me.

You got your trolls.

I got two.

There isn't anything I wouldn't do for

you. We stick together. We see it

through.

You got a friend in me.

You got a friend in me.

Some folks might be a little bit smarter

than I am.

>> A little smarter than you.

Baby,

none of them ever love you the way I do.

It's me and you, boy. And as the years

go by,

our friendship will never die.

You come to see it's our destiny.

You got a friend in me.

You got a friend in me.

You got a friend in me.

Woo!

You win.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
footsteps /ˈfʊtstɛps/ B1	noun - the sound made by a person walking
remembered /rɪˈmɛmbərd/ A2	verb - to bring to mind or have an awareness of something from the past
masterpiece /ˈmæstərpis/ C1	noun - a work of outstanding artistry, skill, or workmanship
extraordinary /ɪkˈstrɔːrdɪneri/ B2	adjective - very unusual or remarkable
inspired /ɪnˈspaɪərd/ B2	verb - to fill someone with the urge or ability to do something
architect /ˈɑːrkɪtɛkt/ B2	noun - a person who designs or creates something complex
heartstrings /ˈhɑːrtstrɪŋz/ C2	noun - the deepest feelings of love or pity
destiny /ˈdɛstɪni/ B2	noun - the hidden power believed to control what will happen in the future
friendship /ˈfrɛndʃɪp/ A2	noun - the state of being friends
universe /ˈjuːnɪvɜːrs/ B1	noun - all existing matter and space
rough /rʌf/ B1	adjective - having an uneven or irregular surface; difficult
smarter /ˈsmɑːrtər/ A2	adjective - having or showing a quick-witted intelligence
insanely /ɪnˈseɪnli/ C1	adjective - to an extreme degree
experience /ɪkˈspɪriəns/ B1	verb - to encounter or undergo an event
pride /praɪd/ B2	adjective - feeling deep pleasure or satisfaction as a result of one's own achievements

Key Grammar Structures

• It's been a long time.

  ➔ Present Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used "It's been" to describe a state that started in the past and continues to the present or has relevance now.

• What I thought would be the last time I saw my friend.

  ➔ Past Future / Reported Speech

  ➔ The use of "would be" indicates a future event as viewed from a past perspective.

• I'd made it up in my mind.

  ➔ Past Perfect Tense

  ➔ Used "I'd made" (I had made) to refer to an action completed before another action in the past.

• There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you.

  ➔ Double Negative / Conditional Mood

  ➔ The phrase "isn't" and "wouldn't" create a structure that emphasizes willingness.

• Some folks might be a little bit smarter than I am.

  ➔ Comparative Adjectives / Modal Verbs

  ➔ Uses "smarter than" for comparison and "might" to express possibility.

• I'm so lucky that I get to be a part of this.

  ➔ Infinitive Construction "get to"

  ➔ "Get to" is used here to mean having the opportunity or privilege to do something.

• There isn't anything I wouldn't do for you.

  ➔ Relative Clause

  ➔ The implied "that" connects "anything" to the clause "I wouldn't do for you".

• As the years go by, our friendship will never die.

  ➔ Time Clause / Future Simple

  ➔ "As the years go by" introduces a time reference, and "will never die" expresses a future prediction.