That's When (From The Vault)
Feat. Keith Urban | Fearless (Taylor's Version) [2021]
Background and Lyrical Theme
«I wrote the song ‘That’s When’ when I was co-writing a lot in Nashville. I would go to school, get picked up by my mom, and get driven downtown to go to songwriting meetings. I showed up to the songwriting session and the first idea I played them [Brad Warren and Brett Warren] was this idea called ‘That’s When.’ We ended up ultimately writing a song about someone who is in love, in a relationship, but just all of a sudden is like, ‘Wait. I need some space, I need to think about this.’ And kind of leaves…and what does the other person do?»
From the Vault
«In ‘That’s When’ I changed the perspectives because […] it wasn’t a duet originally. It was about a girl, and the person she loves comes to her, and says, ‘I need some space away from the relationship’. And she’s like, ‘Fine, whenever you wanna come back you can.’ And over time I just wanted to change the story into me singing about needing space from the relationship, even though I love the person. And that person being gracious enough to be like, ‘Take your time, whatever you need’. Because I just had not really explored that angle before, of needing your independence and somebody granting it to you.»
Feature from Keith Urban
«Looking back through [the songs] that I had written that I wanted to go on the Fearless album initially, I stumbled upon this song. I thought, ‘This would actually make a really amazing duet.’ And the only voice that I could hear in my head was Keith Urban. Thankfully, he said yes. I remember during the Fearless era, Keith was a really wonderful figure in my life. He was somebody I opened up for on tour. I was a huge fan, I listened to his music constantly. He was just constantly a positive part of my life when I was 18. And so now we have this incredible duet, featuring Keith. I actually called Brad and Brett Warren to tell them that I had decided to cut the song. They were like, ‘We think 15 years is the longest we’ve ever had a song on hold.'»
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I said, “I know”
He said, “Need some time, need some space
To think about all of this”
I watched him go
He watched me crushed to the floor
On my knees, just like that
He said, “When can I come back?”
[Chorus]
I said, “That’s when I wake up in the morning
That’s when after sun is always storming
Laughing when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when never see your face
I let you in, baby that’s when”
[Verse 2]
I said, “I know”
He said, “I did you wrong, made mistakes
Put you through all of this
‘Cause I let you go, you let me think
That I’ll be fine without you
Imagine that!
So baby I’ll come back”
[Chorus]
I said, “That’s when I wake up in the morning
That’s when after sun is always storming
Laughing when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when never see your face
I let you in, baby that’s when”
[Bridge]
And I said, “All this playing
Did you ever think of me?”
And he said
[Chorus]
I said, “That’s when I wake up in the morning
That’s when after sun is always storming
Laughing when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when never see your face
I let you in, baby that’s when”
[Outro]
I said, “I know”
He said, “I need some time, need some space”
[Verse 1]
I said I know
He said need some time, need some space
To think about all of this
I watched him go
He watched me crushed to the floor
On my knees, just like that
He said, “When can I come back?”
[Chorus]
I said, that’s when I wake up in the morning
That’s when after sun is always storming
Laughing when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when never see your face
I let you in, baby that’s when
[Verse 2]
I said I know
He said I did you wrong, made mistakes
Put you through all of this
‘Cause I let you go, you let me think
That I’ll be fine without you
Imagine that!
So baby I’ll come back
[Chorus]
I said, that’s when I wake up in the morning
That’s when after sun is always storming
Laughing when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when never see your face
I let you in, baby that’s when
[Bridge]
And I said all this playing
Did you ever think of me?
And he said
[Chorus]
I said, that’s when I wake up in the morning
That’s when after sun is always storming
Laughing when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when never see your face
I let you in, baby that’s when
[Outro]
I said I know
He said I need some time, need some space
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| Album | Fearless (Taylor’s Version) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feature | Keith Urban | |||
| Released | April 9, 2021 | |||
| Recorded | November 2020–February 2021 | |||
| Written | 2005 | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 3:09 | |||
| Label | Republic Records | |||
| Songwriters | Taylor Swift Brad Warren Brett Warren | |||
| Producers | Jack Antonoff Taylor Swift | |||
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