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Gwen Stefani - This is what the Truth Feels Like - Album Review
In 1995 Gwen Stefani was at the real start of her career when her band, No Doubt, released their highly acclaimed third studio album, _Tragic Kingdom_. This was the album that had “_Just a Girl_” and “_Spirderwebs_” on it, which helped the record to become a 10x multi-platinum seller. Back then, I don’t think anyone could have guessed that Gwen Stefani would also go on to become a hugely successful pop artist. _Love, Angel, Music, Baby_ was her first solo release back in 2004 and we all know that album because of “_Hollaback Girl_.” _The Sweet Escape_ was her sophomore record and it showed a more glamorized, more polished side of Gwen. Since then she took a hiatus from music, focused on her family and finally reunited with No Doubt back in 2012 for their album, _Push and Shove_. _This Is What The Truth Feels Like_ is her first solo album in almost 10 years and it’s just as personal and raw as the title might suggest.
What struck me first about this record was how light most of it felt. “Misery” and “Make Me Like You” were released before the album and they’re prime examples of how airy some of these tracks can be. “Misery” is an upbeat, run-of-the-mill pop song that’s less about “misery” and more about her frustrations of falling in love. Disco-heavy “Make Me Like You” could easily slide into mainstream radio; it’s catchy, fun and the lyrics are broad, yet smart, making it extremely relatable. This album has a lot that, but as I said, there’s an openness to the lyrics that we haven’t seen from Gwen before, which sets this record apart from her previous material. “Truth” does this best by putting aside the top-20 sound and stripping it back to a simple guitar behind small, sunny pop beats. “Maybe I deserve this boy after all that I’ve been through” is a realization she goes through on this track about finding true love and you can hear the real emotion throughout the song. After that track, it goes into “Used To Love You” which feels wrongly placed after five songs about being in love. Even though the first five tracks might have come across as a little jaded, there’s no lie in saying that Gwen was talking about the love of her life there. “Used To Love You” kind of side-steps in to put a small damper on the situation. It’s a mid-tempo synthpop ballad about how Gwen’s kind of being pulled back to a previous lover with thoughts about how she “used to love” them. It fits the album sonically, but the lyrics were a huge change in pace from the first few songs and it’s chorus still feels awkward to sing along with. What I did really love about this track was the outro, where Gwen brings in this backing choir to chant “I don’t know why I used to love you, I don’t, I don’t, I don’t.”
“_Used To Love You_” was a shift in lyrical content, but “_Red Flag_” kind of twists the entire album into this bass-heavy trap sound. It sounds nothing like the rest of the record and it’s obnoxious to say the least, where she sounds like she’s trying to egg someone on in a dance battle. Just the flow of this track was terrible, not to mention the post-chorus chanting that made it really hard to not hit the “skip” button. She should have kept to the former sound, but the trap-inspiration leaks onto the next track too, the less horrid “_Asking For It_,” which features Fetty Wap. It’s not terrible, but it gets repetitive after the twentieth time she croons “you’re asking for it” in the hook, which is broken up by Fetty Wap incomprehensibly moaning for 40 seconds before going right back at it. Sadly her streak of near-unbearable songs doesn’t stop there as we’re lead right into “_Naughty_” which tries to trick you in the beginning. It starts out with this almost burlesque tune and quite quickly the chorus hits with Gwen sounding like a caddy schoolgirl singing “_you see this finger waggin’-waggin’ at chu_?” Where’s the heart? Where the fun choruses from the beginning? This album quickly went from my summertime soundtrack to something I’ll probably play for only the first five to six songs.
“Me Without You” is a standout for me because it did a nice job of mixing the light nature of the first few tracks with the bass thumping sounds of the middle. It’s got a good, soft build up and by the end of the chorus it turns into this chant-along about getting over someone. It’s followed by the last track on the standard edition, a song called “Rare.” Judging by those online, “Rare” seems to be a fan favorite, probably for how beautifully done it is. It’s simple, it brings back the same vibe as the beginning of the album, but there wasn’t much special about it for me. It starts with a small guitar, adds in some finger-snaps, and builds into another synthpop chorus about how in love she is. I’m not questioning whether it’s good or not, because I did enjoy it, there’s just better tracks on this album. Even some that I didn’t mention were better, like “You’re My Favorite” which sounds like a Rebel Heart leftover and “Where Would I Be,” minus the final verse.
For this review I chose to cover only the standard edition, but with hearing the deluxe, I’ve gotta say that there were definitely a few tracks they could have left off of here. If This Is What The Truth Feels Like had only come out in one edition, they could have removed a few of the not-so-great songs and replaced them with the deluxe tracks, which would have resulted in a much better album. This record some really great songs, but it could have been a better play-through without the middle section. Maybe I just really enjoyed the summer-sounding songs, but after writing this review, I’ll probably never play “Red Flag” or “Asking For It” in full again. I feel like there’s so much more she could have done with this record, but she eventually strayed too far from the beginning sound. It’s a good album, with some bad songs.
★★★★★★½ | 6.5/10
Favorite Tracks: • Misery
• Make Me Like You
• Truth
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Immortal
I WANNA BE IMMORTAL
LIKE A GOD IN THE SKY
I WANNA BE A SILK FLOWER
LIKE I’M NEVER GONNA DIE
I WANNA LIVE FOREVER
FOREVER IN YOUR HEART
AND WE’LL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER
FROM THE END TO THE START
THAT’S WHAT WE DO IT FOR
TO RESERVE A PLACE
IT’S JUST ANOTHER PART OF THE HUMAN RACE
THAT’S WHAT WE DO IT FOR
TO RESERVE A SPACE
IN HISTORY IT’S JUST
PART OF THE HUMAN RACE
RACE, RACE, RACE, RACE
I’M FOREVER CHASING AFTER TIME
BUT EVERYBODY DIES, DIES
IF I COULD BUY FOREVER AT A PRICE
I WOULD BUY IT TWICE, TWICE
BUT IF THE WORLD ENDS IN FIRE
AND THE SEAS ARE FROZEN IN TIME
THERE’LL BE JUST ONE SURVIVOR
THE MEMORY THAT I WAS YOURS AND YOU WERE MINE
EVERYBODY DIES
CHASING AFTER TIME
WHEN YOU LOVE SOMEBODY
THEY’LL ALWAYS LEAVE TOO SOON
BUT A MEMORY, A MEMORY
CAN MAKE A FLOWER BLOOM
WE WANNA BE REMEMBERED
DON’T WANNA LIVE IN VEIN
BUT NOTHING LASTS FOREVER
THIS WORLD IS IN A LOSING GAME
I WANNA MEAN SOMETHING TO SOMEBODY ELSE
FEEL A SIGNIFICANCE IN THE REAL WORLD
IT’S NOT ENOUGH TO LIVE OUT A LUCKY LIFE
I’M FOREVER CHASING AFTER TIME
BUT EVERYBODY DIES, DIES
IF I COULD BUY FOREVER AT A PRICE
I WOULD BUY IT TWICE, TWICE
BUT IF THE WORLD ENDS IN FIRE
AND THE TREES ARE FROZEN IN TIME
THERE’LL BE JUST ONE SURVIVOR
THE MEMORY THAT I WAS YOURS AND YOU WERE MINE
EVERYBODY DIES
CHASING AFTER TIME
NO, I DONT WANNA BE AFRAID, AFRAID TO DIE
I JUST WANNA BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I HAVE LIVED MY LIFE
OH, ALL THESE THINGS THAT HUMANS DO
TO LEAVE BEHIND A LITTLE PROOF
BUT THE ONLY THING THAT DOESNT DIE IS LOVE
I’M FOREVER CHASING AFTER TIME
BUT EVERYBODY DIES, DIES
IF I COULD BUY FOREVER AT A PRICE
I WOULD BUY IT TWICE, TWICE
BUT IF THE WORLD ENDS IN FIRE
AND THE SEAS ARE FROZEN IN TIME
THERE’LL BE JUST ONE SURVIVOR
THE MEMORIES OF OUR LIFE TIME
EVERYBODY DIES
CHASING AFTER TIME
SO KEEP ME ALIVE
SO KEEP ME ALIVE
SO KEEP ME ALIVE
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Savages
Murder lives forever
And so does war
It’s survival of the fittest
Rich against the poor
At the end of the day
It’s a human trait
Sewn deep down inside of our DNA
One man can build a bomb
Another run a race
To save somebody’s life and have it blow up in his face
I’m not the only one who finds it hard to understand
I’m not afraid of God
I am afraid of man
Is it running in our blood
Is it running in our veins
Is it running in our genes
Is it in our DNA
Humans aren’t gonna behave as we think we always should
Yeah, we can bad as we can be good
Underneath it all we’re just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
How could we expect anything at all?
We’re just animals still learning how to crawl
We live, we die
We steal, we kill, we lie
Just like animals
But with far less grace
We laugh, we cry
Like babies in the night
Forever running wild
In the human race
Another day, another tale of rape
Another ticking bomb to bury deep and detonate
I’m not the only one who finds it hard to understand
I’m not afraid of God
I am afraid of man
You can see it on the news
You can watch it on TV
You can read it on your phone
You can say it’s troubling
Humans aren’t gonna behave as we think we always should
Yeah, we can be bad as we can good
Underneath it all we’re just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
How could we expect anything at all?
We’re just animals still learning how to crawl
Underneath it all we’re just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties & marriages
Truth is in us all, cradle to the grave
We’re just animals still learning to behave
All the hate coming out from a generation
Who got everything + nothing guided by temptation
Were we born to abuse, shoot a gun + run
Or has something deep inside of us come undone?
Is it a human trait or is it learned behaviour
Are you killing for yourself or killing for your saviour?
Underneath it all, we’re just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties and marriages
How could we expect anything at all?
We’re just animals still learning how to crawl
Underneath it all we’re just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties & marriages
Truth is in us all, cradle to the grave
We’re just animals still learning to behave
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Weeds
Could have filled a garden
With all the flowers that you gave me, baby
But none of them were ours
You know the problem with history
It keeps coming back like a weed
And when nothing feels enough
At least you taught me how to love
But he keeps growing back
Like weeds
Baby, just open your eyes to see
He’s growing from inside me
And I just don’t know what I can do
I thought I cut him at the root
Like Weeds
Like Weeds
I miss all of my exes
They’re the only ones that know me
And God knows that sex is
A way to feel a bit, a little bit less lonely
Yeah, I tried to keep it covered up
Yeah, I thought I cut him at the root
But now I think my time is up
Cause he keeps growing back
Like weeds
Baby, just open your eyes to see
He’s growing from inside me
And I just don’t know what I can do
I thought I cut him at the root
Like Weeds
Like Weeds
Like Weeds
Yeah
Baby…
Like weeds
Like weeds
Like weeds
Yeah, yeah
Baby, just open your eyes to see
He’s growing from inside me
And I just don’t know what I can do
I thought I cut him at the root
Like Weeds
Like Weeds
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Better Than That
You’re just another in a long line of men she screwed
Just another in a long line of men she knew
And yeah she did, yeah she did what she wanted to do
Like all the boys before
Another dream come true
It’s a power, it’s a power, it’s a power move
And while I’m not quite sure what she’s trying to prove
They all say she’s got low self-esteem
So, why is she looking like a cat who got the cream?
But you, you can do better than
You can do better than that
I know you’ve been feeling sad
I’ve got no right to be mad
But you can do better than that
And I know that you’re not to blame
You just got caught in a game
But you can do better than that
Better than that
Better than that
She’s the apple of everybody’s eye
With an angel voice
Devil in disguise
Got a sour face like a poisoned fruit
That the boys can taste ’til they’re out of use
And she’ll network ’til her dreams come true
Even if it means getting into bed with you
Everybody’s friend, does it ring a bell?
I know a little too much but I’ll never tell
But you, you can do better than
You can do better than that
I know you’ve been feeling sad
I’ve got no right to be mad
But you can do better than that
And I know you’ve been feeling down
You’re always out on the town
But you can do better than that
Better than that
Better than that
Well, I guess it’s just what humans do
Hook up with other people until it all falls through
And when it’s over they go out and try and heal their pain
Hook up with another lover, do it all again
I’m not passing judgment on her sexual life
I’m passing judgement on the way she always stuck her knife
In my back ever since we were starting out
Suspicious from the start, I always had my doubts about you
But you can do better than
You can do better than that
I know you’ve been feeling sad
I’ve got no right to be mad
But you can do better than that
And I know that you’re not to blame
You just got caught in a game
But you can do better than that
Better than that
Better than that
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Solitaire
Don’t wanna talk anymore
I’m obsessed with silence
I go home and I lock my door
I can hear the sirens
I see buildings and bars from the window
And I listen to the wind blow
I see people and cars covered in gold
And I’m happy to be on my own
Hard like a rock, cold like a stone
White like a diamond, black like coal
Cut like a jewel, yeah I repair
Myself when you’re not there
Solitaire
Something you consider
Rare
I don’t wanna be compared
With that cheap shimmer + glitter
Solitaire
I’m in love with ice blue grey skies of England
I’ll admit all I wanna do is get drunk and silent
Watch my life unfold all around me
Like a beautiful garden
I see flowers so tall they surround me
Oh my heart, it became so hardened
Hard like a rock, cold like a stone
White like a diamond, black like coal
Cut like a jewel, yeah I repair
Myself when you’re not there
Solitaire
Something you consider
Rare
I don’t wanna be compared
With that cheap shimmer + glitter
Solitaire
And all the other jewels around me
They astounded me at first
I covered up my heart in boundaries
And all the fakes they called me cursed
But I’m not cursed, I’m not cursed
I was just covered in the dirt
Solitaire
Something you consider
Rare
I don’t wanna be compared
With that cheap shimmer + glitter
Solitaire
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Can't Pin Me Down
You can paint me any colour
And I can be your clown
But you ain’t got my number
No you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
Now I got your back up
What do you not like
Do you think I’m stuck up
Cause I’m always picking fights
You might think I’m one thing but I am another
You can’t call my bluff
Time to back off mother****er
Do you really want me to write a feminist anthem
I’m happy cooking dinner in the kitchen for my husband
Yeah, Yeah…
You can paint me any colour
And I can be your clown
But you ain’t got my number
No you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
You ain’t got me sussed yet
You’re not even close
Baby it’s the one thing
that I hate the most
All these contradictions pouring out of me
just another girl in the 21st century
I’m never gonna give you anything that you expect
You think i’m like the others
you need to get your eyes checked
You can paint me any colour
And I can be your clown
But you ain’t got my number
No you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
I could be your sister
I could be your mother
I could be your friend or
I could be your lover
do you like my body
do you like my mind
what is it that you are having trouble to define?
I am never gonna give you anything you expect
You think I’m like the others, boy you need to get your eyes checked
You can paint me any colour
I can be your russian doll
but you ain’t got my number
no, you can’t make me small
You can paint me any colour
And I can be your clown
But you ain’t got my number
No you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
Yeah you can’t pin me down
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Gold
You’ve got it in the palm of your hands
It’s slipping through your fingers like sand
Cause they don’t understand who you are
Does’t matter long as I am your star, star
Yeah I know that I need the gold
But what I love can’t be bought or sold
Don’t think I want what I used to want
Don’t think I need what I used to need
Don’t think I want what I used to want
Don’t think I see what I used to see
I’ve been waiting, waiting for the penny to drop
I’ve been working, working to get back what I lost
But whatever happens I’ll be okay
Cause fortune’s running out of my veins
I’m coming for you like a Greek gold rush
Cause girls they wanna, they just wanna have fund$
Don’t think I want what I used to want
Don’t think I need what I used to need
Don’t think I want what I used to want
Don’t think I see what I used to see
In El Dorado your gold
To Colorado can’t be bought or sold
Now there’s no moral to this story
But I can hear my freedom calling me, calling me
Don’t think I want what I used to want
Don’t think I need what I used to need
Don’t think I want what I used to want
Don’t think I see what I used to see
In El Dorado your gold
To Colorado can’t be bought or sold
I don’t care that everybody knows
I’m a million dollars in the hole
I don’t care that everybody knows
Baby I don’t even want your gold
From El Dorado, your gold
To Colorado can’t be bought or sold
Gold Rush
Gold Rush
Free, I am free
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Forget
Sometimes I think I’m not that strong
But there’s a force that carries me on
Sick of my small heart, made of steel
Sick of those wounds that never heal
Cause I have lived my life in debt
I’ve spent my days in deep regret
Yeah I been living in the red
Oh, cause I can’t forgive and I can’t forget
Forget…
Forget, forget, forget
Ain’t no time to regret
Yeah, it’s time to forget
Ever since I can remember
Life was like a tipping scale
Like an abacus I played with
Counting every win and fail
Cause I have lived my life in debt
I’ve spent my days in deep regret
Yeah, I’ve been living in the red
But I wanna forgive and forget
Forget, forget, forget
Ain’t no time for regret
Yeah, it’s time…
To be letting go
Oh baby you know
What I’m talking about
Got nothing to lose and nothing to prove
Oh baby, I’m bowing out
Out, I’m bowing out
Yeah, I’ve been dancing with the devil
I love that he pretends to care
If I’ll ever get to heaven
When a million dollars gets you there
Oh, all the time that I have wasted
Chasing rabbits down a hole
When I was born to be the tortoise
I was born to walk alone
Forget about it
Forget about it
Forget about it
Forget, forget, forget
Ain’t no time to regret
I’m gonna leave the past behind
I’ve had enough, I’m breaking free
No pressing stop, erase, rewind
That chain of thought that followed me
I’ve put my money where my mouth is
For the first time in my life
I’ve made mistakes but I believe that
Everything was worth the fight
Cause in the end, the road is long
But only cause it makes you strong
It’s filled with peaks & twists & turns
Sometimes you have to learn forget about it
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Froot
I've seen seasons come and go
From winter sun to summer snow
This ain't my first time at the rodeo
Nature ain't a fruit machine
She's gotta keep her credits clean
Good things come to those who wait
But I ain't in a patient phase
It's summer time and I hang on a vine
They're gonna make me into sweet red wine
Hanging around like a fruit on a tree
Waiting to be picked, come on cut me free
Come on fill your cup up
Looking for some good luck
Good luck, good luck to you
Hanging like a fruit
Ready to be juiced
Juiced, juiced
Living la dolce vita
Life couldn't get much sweeter
Don't you give me a reason
That it's not the right season
Babe, I love you a lot
I'll give you all I've got
Yeah, you know that it's true
I've been saving all my summers for you
I've been saving all my summers for you
Like froot, like froot
Baby, I am plump and ripe
I'm pinker than shepherd's delight
Sweet like honeysuckle late at night
Leave it too long I'll go rot
Like an apple you forgot
Birds and worms will come for me
The cycle of life is complete
I'm your carnal flower, I'm your bloody rose
Pick my petals off and make my heart explode
I'm your deadly nightshade, I'm your cherry tree
You're my one true love, I'm your destiny
Come on fill your cup up
Looking for some good luck
Good luck, good luck to you
Autumn, I'll be gone
Birds will sing their mourning song
Song
Living la dolce vita
Life couldn't get much sweeter
Don't you give me a reason
That it's not the right season
Babe, I love you a lot
I'll give you all I've got
Yeah, you know that it's true
I've been saving all my summers for you
I've been saving all my summers for you
Like froot, like froot
Oh my body is ready
Yeah it's ready, yeah it's ready (for your love)
Oh my branches are heavy
Yeah they're heavy, yeah they're heavy
Living la dolce vita
Life couldn't get much sweeter
Don't you give me a reason
That it's not the right season
Babe, I love you a lot
I'll give you all I've got
Yeah, you know that it's true
I've been saving all my summers for you
I've been saving all my summers for you
Like froot (living la dolce vita)
Like froot (I'm in love)
Living la dolce vita
I'm in love
I'm in love
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Blue
We’ve broken up and now I regret it
I said goodbye when I shouldn’t have said it
I even cried but I never meant it
And I don’t know why but I can’t forget it
Gimme love, gimme dreams, gimme a good self esteem
Gimme good and pure, what you waiting for?
Gimme everything, all your heart can bring
Something good and true
I don’t wanna feel Blue anymore (Blue)
I don’t wanna feel blue anymore (Blue)
Gimme, gimme…
Gimme one more night
One last goodbye
Let’s do it one last time
Let’s do it one last time
One more time
No, I don’t love you
No, I don’t care
I just want to be held when I’m scared
And all I want is one night with you
Just cause I’m selfish
I know it’s true
Gimme love, gimme dreams, gimme a good self esteem
Gimme good and pure, what you waiting for?
Gimme everything, all your heart can bring
Something good and true
I don’t wanna feel Blue anymore (Blue)
I don’t wanna feel blue anymore (Blue)
Gimme, gimme…
Gimme one more night
One last goodbye
Let’s do it one last time
Let’s do it one last time
One more time
I’m sick of looking after you
I need a man to hold on to
I’m bored of everything we do
But I just keep coming back to you
I’m sick of looking after you
I need a man to hold on to
I’m bored of everything we do
But I just keep coming back to you
For one more night
One last goodbye
Let’s do it one last time
Let’s do it one last time
One more time
Gimme love, gimme dreams
Gimme a good self esteem
Gimme good and pure, what you waiting for?
Gimme everything, all your heart can bring
Something good and true
I don’t wanna feel blue anymore (Blue)
I don’t wanna feel blue anymore (Blue)
Gimme, gimme, gimme anything
But blue, blue, blue, royal Blue
I just wanna know who I’m looking for (Blue)
Gimme, gimme, gimme anything but blue, blue, blue…
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I'm A Ruin
I know that I can’t have it all
But without you I am afraid I’ll fall
I know I’m playing with your heart
And I could treat you better but I’m not that smart
When it comes to love, you’re an easy fight
A flower in a gun, a bird in flight
It isn’t fair and it isn’t right
To lead you on like it’s all alright
I played with your heart
And I could treat you better but I’m not that smart
You still mean everything to me
But I want to be free
I’ll ruin, yeah I’ll ruin you
I’ve been doing things I shouldn’t do
Yeah, uh huh, ooh, I’m a ruin
Yeah, uh huh, ooh, I’m a ruin
It’s difficult to move on when nothing was right and nothing’s wrong
You still can’t look me in the eye
Cause you’ve been bitten once and now you’re twice as shy
I’ve had my share of beautiful men
But I’m still young and I want to love again
It’s difficult to say goodbye
And easier to live a lover’s lie
And I’ve tried to say
Babe, I’m gonna ruin you if you let me stay
You still mean everything to me, to me
But I wanna be free
I’ll ruin, yeah I’ll ruin you
I’ve been doing things I shouldn’t do
Yeah, uh huh, ooh, I’m a ruin
Yeah, uh huh, ooh, I’m a ruin
It doesn’t feel right and it doesn’t feel fair
When I’m planning to move on and you’re still standing there
Don’t wanna keep a secret but I don’t know how to keep it fair, yeah
I’ll ruin, yeah I’ll ruin you
I’ve been doing things I shouldn’t do
But I don’t wanna say goodbye
But baby I don’t wanna lie
To lie, to lie to you
I’m a ruin
Yeah, Uh huh, Ooh, I’m a Ruin
Yeah, Uh huh, Ooh, I’m a Ruin
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Happy
Couldn’t relax
Couldn’t sit back
And let the sunlight
In my lap
I sang a hymn
To bring me peace
And then it came
A melody
It felt so sweet
It felt so strong
It made me feel like
I belonged
All the sadness inside me
Melted away
Like I was free
I found what I’d been looking for in myself
Found a life worth living for someone else
Never thought that I could be
Happy, Happy
Don’t go out
much at all
I’ve never been
the type to call
I realize to be happy
Maybe I need
a little company
So now you know
you know it all
That I’ve been
desperately alone
I haven’t found the one for me
But I believe in divinity
I found what I’d been looking for in myself
Found a life worth living for someone else
Never thought that I could be
Happy, Happy
I believe in possibility
I believe someone’s watching over me
And finally I have found a way to be
Happy, Happy
From the concrete to the coast
I was looking for a holy ghost
Like the land joining the sea
Happiness it followed me
I believe in possibility
I believe someone’s watching over me
And finally I have found a way to be
Happy, Happy
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Taylor Swift - 1989 - 06. Shake It Off
I stay out too late, got nothin' in my brain
That's what people say, that's what people say
I go on too many dates, but I can't make 'em stay
At least that's what people say, that's what people say
But I keep cruisin', can't stop, won't stop movin'
It's like I got this music in my mind sayin' it's gonna be alright
Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
I never miss a beat, I'm lightning on my feet
And that's what they don’t see, that's what they don’t see
I'm dancin' on my own, (dancin' on my own)
I make the moves up as I go (moves up as I go)
And that's what they don't know, that’s what they don’t know
But I keep cruisin', can't stop, won't stop groovin'
It's like I got this music in my mind sayin' it's gonna be alright
Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off
Hey, hey, hey, just think while you've been getting down and out about the liars and the dirty, dirty cheats of the world you coulda been getting down to this sick beat
My ex-man brought his new girlfriend
She's like “oh my God”, but I'm just gonna shake it
To the fella over there with the hella good hair
Won't you come on over, baby, we can shake, shake, shake
Cause the players gonna play, play, play, play, play
And the haters gonna hate, hate, hate, hate, hate
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break
And the fakers gonna fake, fake, fake, fake, fake
Baby, I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake, shake
I shake it off, I shake it off
Shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off
Shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off, I, I,
I shake it off, I shake it off
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Taylor Swift - 1989 - 05. All You Had To Do Was Stay
People like you always want back
The love they gave away
And people like me wanna believe you
When you say you've changed
The more I think about it now
The less I know
All I know is that you drove us
Off the road
(Stay) hey
All you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand
Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
(Stay) hey
Now you say you want it back
Now that it's just too late
Well coulda been easy
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was stay
Here you are now calling me up
But I don't know what to stay
I've been picking off the pieces
Off the mess you made
People like you always want back
The love they pushed aside
But people like me are gone forever
When you say goodbye
(Stay) hey
All you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand
Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
(Stay) hey
Now you say you want it back
Now that it's just too late
Well coulda been easy
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was stay
Let me remind you
This was what you wanted
(You ended it)
You were all I wanted
But not like this
Not like this, not like this
Oh, all you had to do was
(Stay) hey
All you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand
Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
(Stay) hey
Now you say you want it back
Now that it's just too late
Well coulda been easy
All you had to do was (stay)
Hey
All you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand
Then why'd you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
(Stay) hey
Now you say you want it back
Now that it's just too late
Well coulda been easy
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
All you had to do was (stay)
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Taylor Swift - 1989 - 04. Out Of The Woods
Looking at it now
It all seemed so simple
We were lying on your couch
I remember
You took a Polaroid of us
Then discovered (then discovered)
The rest of the world is black and white
But we were in screaming color
And I remember thinkin'
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
(Are we out of the wo-o-ods?!)
Looking at it now
Last December (last december)
We were built to fall apart
And fall back together (back together)
Your necklace hanging from my neck
The night we couldn't quite forget, when we decided
We decided, to move the furniture so we could dance
Baby like we stood a chance
Two paper airplanes flying, flying, flying
And I remember thinkin'
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
(Are we out of the wo-o-ods?!)
Remember when you hit the brakes too soon?
20 stitches in a hospital room
When you started cryin', baby I did too
But when the sun came up, I was lookin' at you
Remember when we couldn't take the heat
I walked out and said I'm settin' you free
But the monsters turned out to be just trees
When the sun came up, you were lookin' at me
You were lookin' at me, ooh
You were lookin' at me,
I remember, oh I remember
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods yet?
Are we out of the woods?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
Are we in the clear yet?
In the clear yet? Good
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