I saw a Bumper Sticker on Facebook a while back that said "Taylor Swift sings about my life," or something like that. At the time I thought it was funny. That was when that song "Love Story" was really popular and basically the only song they played on the radio. The song was really catchy so I found myself singing along but it really bothered me because I didn't really like the lyrics. I couldn't help myself though. That song is SO catchy.
And ridiculous. A few of the lyrics:
Little did I know
That you were Romeo
You were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said to stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go
Most of my friends know that I hate the story of Romeo and Juliet. It's ridiculous. It's not a story about love. It's a story about youth and lust. And, it's not some awesome ideal that people should aspire to. Barely know someone and commit suicide together... not my idea of a love story. Also, this lyric portrays the girl as weak. Yuck.
Some more:
Romeo save me
They're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby, just say yes
If the "love" is so difficult and people are telling you that he's bad news, chances are, you should listen to them.
Another:
I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said, marry me Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all i really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes
Seriously? I mean, a few lines ago, Daddy hated the boy and now he's agreed to let you marry his daughter? Not that I think dads have the right to "give their daughters away" to a suitable husband, but the lyrics don't make sense. Also, at the beginning of this, she was losing faith in him and wasn't sure they were going to make it, but then he proposes and everything is peachy again? WTF?? That doesn't make sense. If you can't make a relationship work, how do you make a marriage work?
Ugh. It's disgusting. And yet, I still sing the damn song when I hear it on the radio. It pisses me off. Damn you, Taylor Swift, for having such an awful but catchy song.
Anyway, back to the bumper sticker. I listened to a song by Taylor Swift a few weeks ago called "Fifteen." And it really does talk about my life. My high school life, that is.
A few lyrics:
'Cause when you're fifteen and
Somebody tells you they love you
You're gonna believe them
When you're fifteen and your first kiss
Makes you head spin 'round but
In your life you'll do things greater
Than dating the boy on the football team
But I didn't know it at fifteen
When all you wanted
Was to be wanted
Wish you could go back
And tell yourself what you know now
Back then I swore I was gonna
Marry him someday
But I realized some bigger dreams of mine
Those lyrics definitely speak to me. When I was 15, I thought that I was going to marry my high school sweetheart, Michael. He was my world. And completely awful for me. ♫♪ But, I didn't know that at 15. ♪♫ And after I finally broke up with him for the 87th time and it was really and truly over, I really did wish I could go back and shake some sense into myself. I know now that nothing would have turned out the way it is now if I wouldn't have done what I did, so I don't want to change it. It's still not a proud point of my life though.
So, I could say that the bumper sticker was true for me now, but I don't want people to confuse it with the "Love Story" song... that one is stupid. lol
