(Verse 1)
Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago
I was in your sights, you got me alone
You found me, you bound me
You bound me-e-e-e-e
I guess you didn't care and I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard, you took a step back
Without me, without me
Without me-e-e-e-e
(Pre-Chorus)
And he's long gone
When he's next to me
And I realise, the blame is on me
(Chorus)
Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Till you put me down
Oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
(Verse 2)
No apologies, he'll never see you cry
Pretends he doesn't know that he's the reason why
You're drowning, you're drowning
You're drowning-ing-ing-ing
And I heard you moved on from whispers on the street
A new notch in your belt is all I'll ever be
Now I see, Now I see
Now I see-e-e-e-e
(Pre-Chorus)
[From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
And he was long gone
When he met me
And I realise, the joke is on me
(Chorus)
Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Till you put me down
Oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, Oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, Oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
(Bridge)
And the saddest fear comes creeping in
That you never loved me or her or anyone or anything
Yeah
(Chorus)
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Till you put me down
Oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now, flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, Oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, Oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble
Review
I honestly wasn't a big fan of this song when I first heard it, and I'm still not sure of it. Although, I do have some little cousins who absolutely love this song and the video is AMAZING. It might just be one of my favorite music videos that Taylor has ever done.
I knew you were trouble is about falling in love with the wrong boy. It's about losing yourself in the process of being in love. It's about being in a bad relationship.
About the video, Taylor said, "My favorite thing [about the video] is that this girl not only gets sucked into this relationship with him but she loses who she was before and that's the saddest part of losing him, is that she can't remember who she was before she met him."
I love the clips of her and him, showing just how dangerous and risky the boy she loves is.
I also love the symbolism of the key that she wears and how when she lets it go at the end, she's letting that part of her go. The ending is very hopeful, because even though she's lost herself, she can get herself back. The last line of the video goes something like "how do you know who you are unless you lose yourself."
The video is amazing; YOU HAVE TO WATCH IT.
About the song itself, I like the fast tempo and beat. I like how it flows. I like that it's fast. My favorite lines are "And the saddest fear comes creeping in That you never loved me or her or anyone or anything." I think it is this realization that Taylor has that forms the whole song. That's the problem with troubling boys, they might not know how to love anyone.
I found another review of I knew you were trouble that I thought was very well done, so here it is if you want to check that out as well: http://countrymusictattletale.com/2012/12/23/taylor-swift-i-knew-you-were-trouble-is-a-different-yet-more-intriguing-end-of-the-world-video-review/
Wishing everyone a good day! Comments are appreciated and welcomed. Tell me what you thought about I knew you were trouble, the song and/or the video.
