Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift & Bon Iver
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
“the 1,” the second single from the album, centers around the nostalgic remembrance of myths and lost loves. Taylor contemplates an alternate life in which her old wishes had “come true” and resulted in a relationship with an ex-lover.
Sharing a similar sentiment to Swift’s track “I Almost Do” from...
[Verse 1]
I'm doing good, I'm on some new shit
Been saying "yes" instead of "no"
I thought I saw you at the bus stop, I didn't though
I hit the ground running each night
I hit the Sunday matinée
You know the greatest films of all time were never made
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess you never know, never know
And if you wanted me, you really should've showed
And if you never bleed, you're never gonna grow
And it's alright now
[Chorus]
But we were something, don't you think so?
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
And if my wishes came true
It would've been you
In my defense, I have none
For never leaving well enough alone
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one
(Ooh)
[Verse 2]
I have this dream you're doing cool shit
Having adventures on your own
You meet some woman on the internet and take her home
We never painted by the numbers, baby
But we were making it count
You know the greatest loves of all time are over now
[Pre-Chorus]
I guess you never know, never know
And it's another day waking up alone
[Chorus]
But we were something, don't you think so?
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
And if my wishes came true
It would've been you
In my defense, I have none
For never leaving well enough alone
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one
[Bridge]
I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you
If one thing had been different
Would everything be different today?
[Chorus]
We were something, don't you think so?
Rosé flowing with your chosen family
And it would've been sweet
If it could've been me
In my defense, I have none
For digging up the grave another time
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one
(Ooh)
the 1 was written by Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift.
the 1 was produced by Aaron Dessner.
Taylor Swift released the 1 on Fri Jul 24 2020.
“the 1” debuted at #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 during the chart week of August 8, 2020.
During an interview with Vulture, co-writer Aaron Dessner revealed that the song is not written from the perspective of Swift:
It’s clear that “the 1” is not written from her perspective. It’s written from another friend’s perspective.
On a conversation with Aron Dessener for folklore: the long pond studio sessions, they said this:
Aron:
It was funny because I feel like you captured the spirit of the whole record with that song. With “the 1” in the sense of, just the way it opens, “i’m doing good, i’m on some new shit, been sayi...
“the 1” is certified Platinum by the RIAA.