Begin Again
Single | RED (2012) | RED (Taylor's Version) [2021]
Table of Contents
Background and Composition
«It’s a song about when you’ve gotten through a really bad relationship and you finally dust yourself off and go on that first date after a horrible break up. And the vulnerability that goes along with all of that. Even after a relationship explodes into a million pieces, and burns down, and you’re standing in a pile of the ash of what it once was, thinking, ‘Why did I have to meet this person? Why did this have to happen?’ But then, when you make eye contact with someone across the room and it clicks and, bam, you’re there. In love again.»
Taylor Swift
Music Video
Live Performances
«I was thinking about what to do and what to play on piano, and I thought, 'What are some of my favorite memories in Paris?' And I thought, ‘Oh, we shot a music video here…'»
Taylor Swift
Critical Reception
Commercial Performance
Accolades
Taylor's Version
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Took a deep breath in the mirror
He didn’t like it when I wore high heels
But I do
Turn the lock and put my headphones on
He always said he didn’t get this song
But I do, I do
[Verse 2]
Walked in expecting you’d be late
But you got here early and you stand and wave
I walk to you
You pull my chair out and help me in
And you don’t know how nice that is
But I do
[Chorus]
And you throw your head back laughing
Like a little kid
I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny ’cause
He never did
I’ve been spending the last 8 months
Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a café
I watched it begin again
[Verse 3]
You said you never met one girl who
Had as many James Taylor records as you
But I do
We tell stories and you don’t know why
I’m coming off a little shy
But I do
[Chorus]
And you throw your head back laughing
Like a little kid
I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny ’cause
He never did
I’ve been spending the last 8 months
Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a café
I watched it begin again
[Bridge]
And we walked down the block, to my car
And I almost brought him up
But you start to talk about the movies
That your family watches every single Christmas
And I want to talk about that
And for the first time
What’s past is past
[Chorus]
And you throw your head back laughing
Like a little kid
I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny ’cause
He never did
I’ve been spending the last 8 months
Thinking all love ever does
Is break and burn and end
But on a Wednesday in a café
I watched it begin again
[Outro]
But on a Wednesday in a café
I watched it begin again
Artist | Taylor Swift | |||
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Albums | RED RED (Taylor’s Version) | |||
Released | October 1, 2012 | |||
Re-Released | November 12, 2021 | |||
Studios | Blackbird (Nashville) Kitty Committee (Belfast) Prime Recording (Nashville) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:58 | |||
Labels | Big Machine Records Republic Records | |||
Songwriter | Taylor Swift | |||
Producers | Nathan Chapman (original) Dan Huff (original) Christopher Rowe Taylor Swift | |||
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