All Too Well
Taylor Swift Lyrics

I walked through the door with you, the air was cold
I experienced new beginnings with you, amidst the coldness of the world.

But something 'bout it felt like home somehow
Despite it being new and unfamiliar, it felt comfortable and welcoming.

Left my scarf there at your sister's house
I left behind part of me, something that had sentimental value.

And you still got it in your drawer even now
You still keep something that belonged to me, which shows a part of you still holds on to me.

We're singing in the car, getting lost upstate
We shared moments of joy and bliss, getting lost in the music and each other's presence.

Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place
The beauty of nature reflected the progression of our relationship, step by step.

And I can picture it after all these days
Even after so long, the memories of our time together are still so vivid and alive in my mind.

And I know it's long gone and
I am aware that those moments are in the past, never to be repeated.

That magic's not here no more
That spark we once had is lost, and things can never be the same again.

And I might be okay
I might seem fine and coping but...

But I'm not fine at all
...the truth is that I am not coping well, and I am struggling to move on from you.

'Cause there we are again on that little town street
I keep seeing us reliving the same moments, as if life keeps throwing us back to where it all started.

You almost ran the red 'cause you were looking over me
You were so fixated on me that it caused dangers, but I couldn't help but feel flattered nonetheless.

Wind in my hair, I was there, I remember it all too well
The memories of that moment are still so vivid, as if it only happened yesterday.

Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red
We revisited moments from the past, and even then, the emotions felt fresh and alive.

You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin-size bed
You were once innocent and vulnerable, just like every other person in their childhood years, full of dreams and aspirations.

And your mother's telling stories 'bout you on a tee ball team
You were once a part of something, innocent and pure, with the world full of endless possibilities.

You tell me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me
You shared with me the secrets of your past, and we looked forward to a future together.

And I forget about you long enough
For a brief moment, I forget about you and you seem like a distant memory.

To forget why I needed to
But then, I remember why we parted ways, and it's all too clear again.

We dance around the kitchen in the refrigerator light
We shared moments of intimacy and joy, completely content and unburdened by the world outside.

Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much
Perhaps we didn't understand each other as much as we thought we did. Maybe it was unfair of me to have such high expectations.

But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up
Our love was once so beautiful, but it was destroyed by outside forces, and it can never be the same again.

Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well
The fear and panic of that moment are still so fresh and alive in my memory, even after all this time.

Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise
You keep coming back to hurt me, knowing well that you will never keep your promises.

So casually cruel in the name of being honest
You are brutally honest, uncaring of how your words may affect others, and make me feel small in the name of being truthful.

I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
I am broken, hurt, and discarded like a piece of trash.

'Cause I remember it all, all, all too well
Even if you try to forget me or the pain you caused, I will always remember everything that happened between us.

Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it
Time won't heal my wounds, and it feels like I'm stuck, unable to move on.

I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it
I miss my old self, the one who was happy and carefree, but it's hard to find her again amidst the pain and the struggle.

After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
After spending countless moments together, building a history and becoming one, I am still trying to move on from what we had.

Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone
All that remains of our love is the remnants of what we once shared, and I am left to face the world alone.

But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
You may have let go of me, but you still cling to the things we shared together, the memories and the nostalgia.

'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
It makes you remember the good times we had together, and the scent of me still lingers in your memory.

'Cause there we are again, when I loved you so
We keep coming back to the moments when we fell in love, and even though we can never return there, we still yearn for it.

Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
Before you lost me, the one real thing that truly mattered to you, and now it's too late to bring it back.

Wind in my hair, you were there, you remember it all
The memories of our love are still haunting us, and neither of us can ever truly forget the past.

Down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all
Our moments of love and joy are forever etched in our memories, and neither of us can ever truly move on from the past.

It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well
What we had was once rare, and despite it ending, I will always carry those memories with me, no matter how much time passes.