Taylor Swift On The Meaning Of ‘Out Of The Woods’ & Loving The Single Life

It didn’t take long for Taylor Swift’s “Out of the Woods” to reach the top of the charts.

After being released at midnight on Monday, the song – the second track released on iTunes off of her upcoming “1989” album – quickly ascended to the peak of the iTunes charts.

But whereas the album’s first single, “Shake It Off,” was Taylor taking aim at her critics, “Out of Woods” returns to a more Taylor-esque musical theme – a tale of love gone wrong.

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“I wrote that about a time in my life where I was in a relationship and it just kind of, I was always wondering, ‘Where do we stand? What are we?'” Taylor explained in a new interview with Access Hollywood’s Liz Hernandez. “It’s the anxiety… that frantic anxiety of wondering if you’re on solid ground yet.”

While Taylor has remained mum on who exactly the song is about – as is the case for most of her lovelorn numbers – there are some hints in the lyrics that the song is about One Direction’s Harry Styles.

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“Last December, we were built to fall apart / Then fall back together / Your necklace hanging from my neck The night we couldn’t quite forget,” she sings.

Taylor and Harry dated from November 2012 – January 2013.

Besides relationship anxiety, “Out of the Woods” also recounts a surprising snowmobile accident with her ex.

“You talk about a snowmobile accident and having to go to the emergency room. You’re so truthful in your songs – how did that not make it to the press?” Liz asked, of the incident.

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“Honestly, I think I put that in there because people think they know the exact narrative of the way that my life has gone,” Taylor revealed. “They think that everybody who reports something is telling the truth. Like, every source is a real friend close to me. When truly, the reason most of the things in the media that are written about me aren’t true because none of my real friends would ever talk to the press.”

Among those friends are some very famous faces, including Lena Dunham, Karlie Kloss, Jamie King, Selena Gomez and Lorde – but as for a boyfriend, Taylor insists she is loving the single life!

“It’s interesting how people say to you when you tell them that you’re happy on your own, the first thing they say is, ‘Oh don’t worry, you’ll find someone.’ And I’m like no you don’t understand. I’m good!” the 24-year-old singer explained.

“People say all the time, ‘You need to spend some time to yourself and figure out who you are’ and I never really understood it until it happened to me. I woke up one day and I just realized I’m in New York because I want to be in New York. I cut my hair short because I wanted to. I made a pop album because I wanted to,” she continued. “There was absolutely no one else influencing me and that was something I was very proud of.”

As for what lies ahead in love, Taylor said, right now, it’s the furthest thing from her mind.

“Right now, it’s not something that I’m interested in. I’m not going to change that part of my life because my life is working right now and I’m happy,” Taylor told Liz. “I’m happy about simple things. I’m happy about friendships. I’m happy about music more so that I’ve ever been before, so that’s the part of my life I am really dead set on not changing.”

— Eric Anderson

 

 

 

 

 

 

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