“All Too Well” is a song by Taylor Swift that appeared on her fourth studio album, Red, in 2012. It was later re-recorded and released in an uncut 10-minute version on her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor’s Version) in 2021.
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The song was written by Swift during rehearsals for her Speak Now World Tour and co-written by Liz Rose. The original version was trimmed to five minutes from its original 10-minute length.
The song is a power ballad, blending elements of country rock, soft rock, folk, and arena rock, and featuring lyrics that tell the story of a romantic relationship and its dissolution using vivid imagery.
All too well LYRICS – Taylor Swift
I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
But something ’bout 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 looking 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 a tee-ball team
You tell 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
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
