Released: December 13, 2019
Songwriter: Taylor Swift
[Verse 1]
Loving him is like
Driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin
Ending so suddenly
Loving him is like tryin' to change your mind
When you're already flying through the free fall
Like the colors in autumn, so bright
Just before they lose it all
[Chorus]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like
Tryin' to know somebody that you never met
But loving him was red
Loving him was red
[Verse 2]
Touching him was like
Realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
Memorizing him was as
Easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
Fighting with him was like
Trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer
Regretting him was like
Wishing you never found out that love could be all
[Chorus]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like
Tryin' to know somebody that you never met
But loving him was red
Burning red
[Bridge]
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go
But moving on from him is impossible
When I still see it all in my head
In burning red
[Chorus]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like
Tryin' to know somebody that you never met
'Cause loving him was red
Loving him is like
Driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin
Ending so suddenly
Loving him is like tryin' to change your mind
When you're already flying through the free fall
Like the colors in autumn, so bright
Just before they lose it all
[Chorus]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like
Tryin' to know somebody that you never met
But loving him was red
Loving him was red
[Verse 2]
Touching him was like
Realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
Memorizing him was as
Easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
Fighting with him was like
Trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer
Regretting him was like
Wishing you never found out that love could be all
[Chorus]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like
Tryin' to know somebody that you never met
But loving him was red
Burning red
[Bridge]
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go
But moving on from him is impossible
When I still see it all in my head
In burning red
[Chorus]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like
Tryin' to know somebody that you never met
'Cause loving him was red