Music: All Too Well

Following on from my previous post about the most heartbreaking Taylor Swift song I thought I would talk about the one song that I find so earth shattering and agonizing to listen to from the first string of guitar playing, I almost cannot stand to hear it even at all, All Too Well.
This song tells a story with the most intricate detail, the little moments - from wearing his sisters scarf, the weather being described at the time to the highest point and the emotional factor 'I might be okay, but I'm not fine at all.' A line that has all gone through our heads at some point no matter the reason. I think what makes it even more HEARTBREAKING is how you can picture every single step she takes in your head 'cause here we are again on that little town street, you almost ran the red cause you were looking over at me' You can literally see it happening right in front of you, with the background music getting deeper and picking up you can see it crash and fall right in front of you, it makes it too real. Relationships, in my experience all come down the little things, the tiny habits you both have , the way one of you says something, the lines on your face, the small things that add up to big moments like 'here we are again in the middle of the night, we're dancing round the kitchen in the refrigerator light'. It's the memories like that we all hang on to.

If the whole story on it's own wasn't heart-wrenching enough it hits a climax at 3:46 with a bridge where Taylor with determination and anger looks back and gives her response, the effect of something which was perfect is just broken.
'Time won't fly it's like I'm paralyzed by it, I´d like to be my old self again
but I'm still trying to find it.' I think that's the saddest thing, when someone you once knew, changes and all memories you have of them become bad. You feel like you've lost yourself and the way she portrays this makes all those feelings come up to the surface and bubble. Originally 10 minutes, this song had to be cut down for the album but this just shows that clearly there is much to this story and situation than the six minute snippet she shows us. The way she breaks down and is vulnerable, that's scary, Taylor is a role model for so many girls especially with 'awkward boy' problems but the way she admits that she's actually broken down and torn into pieces about it instead of being more 'picture to burn' about it is scary. At one time in our lives I think we all go through something like this and the way the melody, the lyrics, and the background music can just bring the emotions back can be terrifying.....we remember it all too well.