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'Tis the Damn Season Lyrics
[Verse 1]
If I wanted to know who you were hanging with
While I was gone, I would have asked you
It's the kind of cold, fogs up windshield glass
But I felt it when I passed you
There's an ache in you, put there by the ache in me
But if it's all the same to you
It's the same to me
[Chorus]
So we could call it even
You could call me "babe" for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down
I'm stayin' at my parents' house
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you in my hometown
[Verse 2]
I parkеd my car right between the Methodist
And thе school that used to be ours
The holidays linger like bad perfume
You can run, but only so far
I escaped it too, remember how you watched me leave
But if it's okay with you, it's okay with me
[Chorus]
We could call it even
You could call me "babe" for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down
I'm stayin' at my parents' house
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires
Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out
We could just ride around
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you in my hometown
[Bridge]
Sleep in half the day just for old times' sake
I won't ask you to wait if you don't ask me to stay
So I'll go back to L.A. and the so-called friends
Who'll write books about me, if I ever make it
And wonder about the only soul
Who can tell which smiles I'm fakin'
And the heart I know I'm breakin' is my own
To leave the warmest bed I've ever known
We could call it even
Even though I'm leavin'
And I'll be yours for the weekend
'Tis the damn season
[Chorus]
We could call it even
You could call me "babe" for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down
I'm stayin' at my parents' house
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires
Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out
We could just ride around
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you in my hometown
[Outro]
And it always leads to you in my hometown
If I wanted to know who you were hanging with
While I was gone, I would have asked you
It's the kind of cold, fogs up windshield glass
But I felt it when I passed you
There's an ache in you, put there by the ache in me
But if it's all the same to you
It's the same to me
So we could call it even
You could call me "babe" for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down
I'm stayin' at my parents' house
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you in my hometown
I parkеd my car right between the Methodist
And thе school that used to be ours
The holidays linger like bad perfume
You can run, but only so far
I escaped it too, remember how you watched me leave
But if it's okay with you, it's okay with me
We could call it even
You could call me "babe" for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down
I'm stayin' at my parents' house
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires
Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out
We could just ride around
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you in my hometown
Sleep in half the day just for old times' sake
I won't ask you to wait if you don't ask me to stay
So I'll go back to L.A. and the so-called friends
Who'll write books about me, if I ever make it
And wonder about the only soul
Who can tell which smiles I'm fakin'
And the heart I know I'm breakin' is my own
To leave the warmest bed I've ever known
We could call it even
Even though I'm leavin'
And I'll be yours for the weekend
'Tis the damn season
We could call it even
You could call me "babe" for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down
I'm stayin' at my parents' house
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies, messy as the mud on your truck tires
Now I'm missing your smile, hear me out
We could just ride around
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you in my hometown
And it always leads to you in my hometown
Song Info
Copyright
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/atv Music Publishing Llc
Writer
Aaron Brooking Dessner, Taylor A. Swift
Duration
3:49
Submitted by
mellow_harsher On Dec 11, 2020
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The fifth track off her latest studio album titled "evermore" was produced by Aaron Dessner, and released on December 11, 2020.
What the artist means She's been hearing all the news, she's been reading through the lines, and she's been driving through the streets, knowing all the dirt thrown on her legacy. That's why she's sitting and watching him reading with his head low, she's watching his every move, and she's noticing everything he's doing and not doing. She's singing about a relationship she had with an older man, which simply tested her limits and tolerance levels. She's taking all his indiscretions, she's staying and listening, maybe, just maybe that's part of him being older and wiser. She's waxing lyrical here, singing about torture, tolerance, and insecurities. This track comes off as quite different from the previous ones on the album thus far.
What the song means to me She is sounding utterly hurt on this record, it seems like she was wronged by an older lover, who assumes that she's fine, while she's the complete opposite. One thing I've noticed on this record is that Taylor is leaving her heart on these records, she's leaving no stones left unturned. This track is another example of the maturity in her songwriting, and it's a sterling reminder of her place in the list of musical greats. This track is spotless, it is riveting, and thought-provoking. I will give this song a rating of 10/10.
'tis the damn season' is Taylor Swift's ode to reconnecting with an old flame over the holidays. This is a song of heading back to your hometown and finding the passion you once shared. As she sings, "I'm staying at my parents' house/ And the road not taken looks real good now/ And it always leads to you in my hometown," we see that she is drawn to this person because of their shared history. Even if you run away from your hometown, you can still find your way home and take the road not taken. This is the person who knows the true you as the "only soul who can tell which smiles I', fakin'," and while it may only be for the weekend, it is still worth it to be with the person in your hometown. Swift here helps us all to remember our hometown during this holiday season and remember fondly our loved ones there, particularly our old flame that may or may not still be single.
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