Speak Now
Taylor Swift⥮ Lyrics

I am not the kind of girl,
I am not the type of person who would normally interrupt a wedding.

Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion,
I believe it is impolite to interrupt someone else's wedding.

But you are not the kind of boy,
However, you are not the type of person who should be marrying the wrong person.

Who should be marryin' the wrong girl
I think your bride-to-be is the wrong choice for you.

I sneak in and see your friends,
I snuck in to see your friends.

And her snotty little family, all dressed in pastel,
Her stuck-up family is dressed in pastel colors.

And she is yelling at a bridesmaid,
She is shouting at one of her bridesmaids.

Somewhere back inside a room,
This is happening in another room.

Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry,
The bride is wearing a dress that looks like a pastry.

This is surely not what you thought it would be,
I imagine this is not what you expected your wedding to be like.

I lose myself in a daydream,
I get lost in a fantasy.

Where I stand and say
In my daydream, I stand up and speak my mind.

"Don't say yes, run away now,
I tell you not to say yes and to run away with me.

I'll meet you when you're out,
I promise to meet you outside the church.

Of the church at the back door,
I will meet you at the back of the church.

Don't wait or say a single vow,
Do not wait or say your vow before talking to me.

You need to hear me out,"
It is important that you listen to what I have to say.

And they said, "Speak now"
And the people at the wedding prompt me to speak now.

Fond gestures are exchanged,
People are making romantic gestures.

And the organ starts to play
The organ music starts to play.

A song that sounds like a death march,
The music sounds like a death march.

And I am hiding in the curtains,
I am hiding in the curtains.

It seems I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be,
Your bride-to-be did not invite me to the wedding.

She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen,
She walks down the aisle like a beauty pageant winner.

But I know you wish it was me,
But I believe that you secretly wish it was me.

You wish it was me, don't you?
You wish I was the one you were marrying, right?

Your time is running out,
Time is running out for you to make a decision.

I hear the preacher say,
I hear the preacher speak.

"Speak now or forever hold your peace,"
The preacher prompts anyone with objections to speak now or stay quiet forever.

There's a silence, there's my last chance,
There is a pause, and this is my last opportunity to speak up.

I stand up with shaking hands,
I stand up, my hands shaking.

All eyes on me,
Everybody is staring at me.

Horrified looks from everyone in the room,
Everyone in the room looks horrified.

But I'm only lookin' at you
But I am only looking at you.

And you say, "Let's run away now,
And you suggest that we should run away.

I'll meet you when I'm out of my tux at the back door,
You will meet me when you change out of your tuxedo at the back door.

Oh baby, I didn't say my vow,
You did not say your vow yet.

So glad you were around when they said, "Speak now"
I am so happy that you were here when the prompt to speak up was given.