Speak Now Taylor's Version, Our Version

by - August 28, 2023

 


It was the year 2010, I was 19 and a struggling college student when this album was released. The majority of the songs in Speak Now truly speak volumes about how my life was. How my relationships have been since moving to a new place. How I've been dealing with friendships. So when Taylor has announced the re-recordings of her previous albums, Speak Now is the one I am looking forward to the most. I just could not wait for Speak Now, this time, Taylor's version, OUR version.

I am a little late in posting this because I've been busy with the move, but it is never too late to post about my main girl. 💜


Speak Now 2010 Deluxe Edition Tracklist


Speak Now Taylor's Version 2023


First, let me talk about my original favorites from this album:
  • The Story of Us
  • Superman
  • Enchanted
These are my main plays since this album came out in 2010. The Story of Us and Superman makes me remember someone who I was super close with back in the day. 

So many things that I wish you knew, so many walls up I can't break through.

The last time I saw that person again was in 2016(?), just want to tell you a quick story lol. So it was during our reunion, just got out of the bathroom and he was outside and The Story of Us was playing in the back of my head because I was just pacing, pretending not to notice, and IDEK why (?) To be honest, I already saw that person when we arrived, went on with my life, and did not even acknowledge his presence while I said hello to everyone. LOL I think I am just embarrassed because most people know how crazy I was for him and yeah, I can't deal with that. HAHAHAHA.

How'd we end up this way?
See me nervously pulling at my clothes
And trying to look busy
And you're doing your best to avoid me
I'm starting to think one day I'll tell the story of us
How I was losing my mind when I saw you here
But you held your pride like you should have held me

 Next, SUPERMAN. Yes, the same person and yes, the same feeling. 😭😁😂

He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition; I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him

And I watch you fly around the worldAnd I hope you don't save some other girlDon't forget, don't forget about meI'm far away but I'll never let you goI'm lovestruck and looking out the windowDon't forget, don't forget where I'll be
Right here, wishing the flowers were from youWishing the card was from youWishing the call was from you

'Cause I've loved you from the very first day 

And of course Enchanted. This may be one of the crowd favorites from the original release. And yes, to be honest, always for the same person. Same feeling. Same everything.

Please don't be in love with someone else. Please don't have somebody waiting on you.

Now on to the vault tracks.

You know what, when the I Can See You MV was released, it healed my inner childhood. Seeing Joey all grown and of course Taylor Lautner there -- suddenly, if we love again I swear I'd love you right doesn't sound too sad anymore. 

My favorite vault track is Foolish One, it's like Taylor speaking to my soul.

Foolish one, stop checking your mailbox for confessions of love that ain't never gonna come.

To sum it up, this entire record is about my youth. How I felt when I first fell in love and how I felt when I realized he will never feel the same. This record is about growing up from crushes to first loves and from first love to first heartbreak. How it felt the first time you moved out of your old room to a college dorm. This is about the many changes we all went through. This is Speak Now, our version.

Thank you, Taylor, for this record. This record has sustained me during my teen puppy love/heartbreak age and now my all-grown-up, healing adult self.
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