I Know Places – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: 1989 (Deluxe Edition)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into Taylor Swift's 'I Know Places,' a track from her album *1989*, to explore English vocabulary related to intense emotion and dramatic storytelling. The song's vivid metaphors and urgent tone offer a compelling way to understand expressions of privacy, struggle, and fierce protection in love. It's a prime example of pop lyricism that effectively conveys complex feelings and narratives.

[English]

I-I-I, I, I-I-I, I

I-I-I, I, I-I-I, I

I-I-I, I, I-I-I, I

I, I, (I, I)

You stand with your hand on my waistline

It's a scene, and we're out here in plain sight

I can hear them whisper as we pass by

It's a bad sign, bad sign

Something happens when everybody finds out

See the vultures circling, dark clouds

Love's a fragile little flame, it could burn out

It could burn out

'Cause they got the cages, they got the boxes

And guns

They are the hunters, we are the foxes

And we run

Baby, I know places we won't be found and

They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

...

I know places

I know places

Lights flash and we'll run for the fences

Let them say what they want, we won't hear it

Loose lips sink ships all the damn time

Not this time

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it

My love

They are the hunters, we are the foxes

And we run

Baby, I know places we won't be found and

They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

They are the hunters, we are the foxes

And we run

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it

My love

Baby, I know places we won't be found and

They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

(I) they take their shots, but we're bulletproof

I know places

(I) and you know for me, it's always you

I know places

(I) in the dead of night, your eyes so green

I know places

(I) and I know for you, it's always me

I know places

I-I-I, I, I-I-I, I

I-I-I, I, I-I-I, I (I, I, I)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
stand /stænd/ A1	verb - to be in or rise to an upright position, supported by one's feet
hear /hɪr/ A1	verb - perceive with the ear the sound made by (someone or something).
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move at a speed faster than a walk
find /faɪnd/ A1	verb - discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly
chase /tʃeɪs/ B1	verb - to pursue in order to catch or catch up with
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - put or keep out of sight
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - the natural agent that stimulates sight and makes things visible.
drop /drɒp/ A2	verb - let or allow (something) to fall or fall vertically.
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of affection.
whisper /ˈwɪspər/ B1	verb - speak very softly using one's breath rather than one's throat, especially for secrecy.
vultures /ˈvʌltʃərz/ B2	noun - A large bird of prey that feeds chiefly on carrion.
fragile /ˈfrædʒaɪl/ B2	adjective - easily broken or damaged; requiring careful handling.
burn /bɜːrn/ A2	verb - to be damaged or destroyed by fire or heat
hunters /ˈhʌntərz/ B1	noun - a person or animal that hunts.
foxes /ˈfɒksɪz/ B1	noun - a cunning or sly person.
bulletproof /ˈbʊlɪtpruːf/ B2	adjective - incapable of being penetrated by bullets.
green /ɡriːn/ A1	adjective - of the colour between blue and yellow in the spectrum; coloured like grass or emeralds

Key Grammar Structures

• You stand with your hand on my waistline

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The sentence uses the present simple tense to describe a current action.

• Love's a fragile little flame, it could burn out

  ➔ Modal Verbs (could)

  ➔ The use of 'could' indicates possibility.

• They are the hunters, we are the foxes

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense to state facts.

• Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ The imperative mood is used to give commands or requests.

• They'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down

  ➔ Future Continuous Tense

  ➔ The future continuous tense describes an action that will be ongoing in the future.

• I know places we can hide

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ This line uses the present simple tense to express knowledge.

• I know for you, it's always me

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The present simple tense is used to express a general truth.