Thursday, January 17, 2013

Come Back Be Here by Taylor Swift (Song Review)

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Lyrics
You said it in a simple way,
4 AM, the second day,
How strange that I don't know you at all.
Stumbled through the long goodbye,
One last kiss, then catch your flight,
Right when I was just about to fall

I told myself don't get attached,
But in my mind I play it back,
Spinning faster than the plane that took you...

And this is when the feeling sinks in,
I don't wanna miss you like this,
Come back... be here, come back... be here.
I guess you're in New York today,
I don't wanna need you this way,
Come back... be here, come back... be here.

The delicate beginning rush,
The feeling you can know so much,
Without knowing anything at all.
And now that I can put this down,
If I had known what I'd known now,
I never would have played so nonchalance.

Taxi cabs and busy streets,
That never bring you back to me,
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I can't help but wish you took me with you...

And this is when the feeling sinks in,
I don't wanna miss you like this,
Come back... be here, come back... be here.
I guess you're in London today,
I don't wanna need you this way,
Come back... be here, come back... be here.

This is falling in love in the cruelest way,
This is falling for you and you are worlds away.

New York... be here.
But you're in London and I break down,
'Cause it's not fair that you're not around.

This is when the feeling sinks in,
I don't wanna miss you like this,
Come back... be here, come back... be here.
I guess you're in New York today,
And I don't wanna need you this way,
Come back... be here, come back... be here.

I don't wanna miss you like this.
Come back... be here.
Come back... be here.

Review
I really love Come Back Be Here. It has a really catchy melody and tempo. It moves very well, not too fast or too slow. I love the chorus because it is so catchy and easy to sing along to. It's not just another sad slow song, but it is still a love song. 
I like it because while Taylor is longing for her boy, she is also moving on because she realizes she has to live without him. It's hard for her, because she misses him so much. I really like the lines "This is falling in love in the cruelest way, this is falling for you when you are worlds away" because it sums up the song so perfectly in just a few lines. She misses him but can't be with him. She has to learn how to live without him until the day he comes back. I like to believe that the boy Taylor sings about will come back.
Come Back Be Here is one of my favorite songs on Taylor's album Red. It's just overall a really nice song and Taylor's voice isn't so pop-ish like in some her other songs, like We Are Never Getting Back Together. It's a good pop-country mix song, and I really tend to favor songs of hers that are in the middle (even though I love her older more country-ish songs) Taylor is definitely headed more toward the pop genre and I will be doing some more song reviews in the coming weeks. 

Wishing everyone a good day! Comments are appreciated and welcome. Tell me what you think about Come Back Be Here.