This Love
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Clear blue water
High tide came and brought you in
And I could go on and on, on and on
And I will, skies grow darker, currents swept you out again
And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone
In silent screams and wildest dreams
I never dreamed of this
This love is good
This love is bad
This love is alive back from the dead, oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh

Tossing, turning, struggle through the night for someone new
And I could go on and on, on and on
Lantern, burning, flickered in my mind, only you
But you were still gone, gone, gone
Been losing grip, on sinking ships
You showed up just in time

This love is good
This love is bad
This love is alive back from the dead, oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh

This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark, oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh

This love, this love, this love, this love (oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love

Your kiss, my cheek
I watched you leave
Your smile, my ghost
I fell to my knees
When you're young you just run
But you come back to what you need

This love is good
This love is bad
This love is alive back from the dead, oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh

(This love) This love that's a permanent mark
(This love) This love is glowing in the dark, oh-oh
(This love) These hands had to let it go free
(This love) And this love came back to me, oh-oh

This love, this love, this love, this love (oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (oh)




This love, this love, this love, this love (oh)
This love, this love, this love, this love (this love came back to me, oh-oh)

Overall Meaning

In Taylor Swift's song "This Love," she describes a tumultuous relationship that has been full of ups and downs. The opening lines describe the feeling of being brought together by fate, but also being swept apart by the tides of life. Swift reflects on this relationship with vivid imagery, describing how she has been losing her grip and sinking with a sinking ship until the person she loved showed up just in time. The tone of the song is one of reflection and introspection, with Swift seeming to understand that while this love has been both good and bad, it has also played a significant role in her life.


The chorus of the song describes how this love is "a life back from the dead," implying that it has renewed her spirit in some way. Swift explains that she had to let this love go free and that it has come back to her, perhaps implying that the couple has gone through a rough patch and have come out stronger on the other side. However, the mark this love has left on her appears to be permanent and is still glowing in the dark.


Overall, "This Love" is a powerful ballad about the power of love to break us apart and bring us back together again. Swift's lyrics are poignant and emotional, and they speak to the struggle that many people experience in their relationships.


Line by Line Meaning

Clear blue water
The relationship started off pure and clear


High tide, came and brought you in
The person came in with strong feelings and emotions


And I could go on and on, on and on
The feelings she has for this person are endless


And I will, skies grow darker, currents swept you out again
Even if things get difficult, she will always love this person


And you were just gone and gone, gone and gone
The person left suddenly and repeatedly, leaving her wanting more


In silent screams, and wildest dreams
She often thinks about this person and their relationship, even in her subconscious


I never dreamed of this
She was not expecting the intensity of this relationship


This love is good
The relationship has its positive aspects


This love is bad
The relationship also has its negative aspects


This love is a life back from the dead, oh
This relationship brought her back to life after previously feeling lost


These hands had to let it go free
In order to keep this love, she had to let it go and be free


And this love came back to me, oh
But the love eventually found its way back to her


Tossing, turning, struggle through the night for someone new
She had trouble sleeping and was searching for love elsewhere


Lanterns burning, flickered in the mind only you
Despite trying to move on, she could only think of this person


But you were still gone, gone, gone
The person was still gone, even though she was thinking of them


Been losing grip, on sinking ships
She was falling apart and losing control


You showed up, just in time
But the person came back into her life just when she needed them the most


This love left a permanent mark
This relationship will always be a part of her life, leaving a lasting impression


This love is glowing in the dark, oh
Even in tough times, this love shines brightly


Your kiss, my cheek
Remembering the intimacy of their past relationship


I watched you leave
The pain of watching the person leave, yet again


Your smile, my ghost
She is haunted by the memory of their happiness together


I fell to my knees
The breakup was devastating to her


When you're young, just to run
When you are young, you tend to run from things that scare you


But you come back to what you need
But eventually, you come back to what truly matters most to you


(This love) This love that's a permanent mark
Repeating the idea that this love is everlasting


(This love) This love is glowing in the dark, oh
Repeating the idea that this love shines in even the darkest times


(This love) These hands had to let it go free
Repeating the idea that in order to keep this love, she had to let it go


(This love) And this love came back to me, oh
Repeating the idea that this love eventually found its way back to her


This love, this love, this love, this love (Oh)
Repeating the phrase to emphasize the idea of everlasting love


This love, this love, this love, this love (This love came back to me, oh)
Repeating the phrase with added emphasis on the idea of love finding its way back to her




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift

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@georgepyros2840

In the old version she sounds broken and trying to heal from love and it's like she's desperately hoping love will find her again. In this version, she sounds happy, she sounds healed, she is the old girl telling to her younger self that love indeed will come back to her ♥️

@tooprandineshkumar3338

Of course

@redvelvetsexpiredicecream8455

aww this comment i hope everybody can find love someday like taylor and Joe :)

@agentnine3973

I love this

@simpforbangchan2919

That's how all the TV songs sound like to me now. It's so refreshing

@pureswift3859

im so glad she is better now 😭💙

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@PrinsesaPabuhat

Taylor's voice is really soothing and calming. This song's been underrated and it's finally getting the attention it deserves ✨🥺💖

@GriffinZambia

Dont read my Name!!

@alejandroguevara1212

This.

@taki-kun3900

@@tayluvofficial so what?

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