That's When (From The Vault)
Feat. Keith Urban | Fearless (Taylor's Version) [2021]
Table of Contents
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?»
Taylor Swift
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.»
Taylor Swift
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.'»
Taylor Swift
Lyrics
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
You said, “I know”
When I said, “Need some time, need some space
To think about all of this”
And you watched me go
And I knew my words were hard to hear
And I said,
“When can I come back?”
And you said
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
That’s when
When I wake up in the morning
That’s when
When it’s sunny or storming
Laughing, when I’m crying
And that’s when
I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when
When I see your face
I’ll let you in
And baby that’s when
[Verse 2: Keith Urban]
I said, “I know”
When you said, “I did you wrong
Made mistakes nad put you through all of this”
Then through the phone
Came all your tears
And I said, “Leave those all in your past”
And you said, “When can I come back?”
And I said
[Chorus: Keith Urban]
That’s when
When I wake up in the morning
That’s when
When it’s sunny or storming
Laughing, when I’m crying
And that’s when
I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when
When I see your face
I’ll let you in
And baby that’s when
[Bridge: Taylor Swift]
And you said, “Honestly,
When you were gone
Did you ever think of me?”
And I said
[Chorus Variation: Taylor Swift]
That’s when
When I woke up in the morning
That’s when
When it was sunny or storming
Laughing
When I was crying
And that’s when
You were waiting at the front gate
That’s when
When I saw your face
You let you in
And baby that’s when
[Outro: Taylor Swift & Keith Urban, Taylor Swift]
When I’m laughing
When I’m crying
That’s when I miss you
That’s when I want you
That’s when I love you
That’s when
[Verse 1]
I said, “I know”
He said, “I 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?”
I said
[Chorus]
That’s when
When I wake up in the morning
That’s when
After sun it’s always storming
Laughing, when I’m crying
That’s when
I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when
I 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”
I said
[Chorus]
That’s when
When I wake up in the morning
That’s when
After sun it’s always storming
Laughing, when I’m crying
That’s when I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when
I 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]
That’s when
When I wake up in the morning
That’s when
After sun it’s always storming
Laughing, when I’m crying
That’s when
I’ll be waiting at the front gate
That’s when
I 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”
Artist | Taylor Swift | |||
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Album | Fearless (Taylor’s Version) | |||
Feature | Keith Urban | |||
Released | April 9, 2021 | |||
Recorded | November 2020–February 2021 | |||
Written | 2005 | |||
Studios | Kitty Committee (London) Forbes Street (Sydney) Electric Lady (New York City) Rough Customer (Brooklyn) Conway (Los Angeles) | |||
Genre | Country | |||
Length | 3:09 | |||
Label | Republic Records | |||
Songwriters | Taylor Swift Brad Warren Brett Warren | |||
Producers | Jack Antonoff Taylor Swift | |||
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