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You’re on the phone with your girlfriend she’s upset
She’s going off about something that you said
Opening image
Very visual opening as opening images should be. Lots of external detail. I can picture the character in a specific setting. It shows the situation or problem in detail
We can just picture the poor guy trying to calm down his girlfriend on the phone but she keeps on yelling at him
She doesn’t get your humor like I do
We completely understands who the hero is at the opening of this story/song:
A girl who wants to be with a guy who’s clearly has a bitch for a girlfriend
We get an impression of taylor’s wants; this particular boy and the obstacle/conflict in the way: his bitch of a girlfriend.
I’m in my room it’s a typical Tuesday night
I’m listening to the kind of music she doesn’t like
Setup
We see the hero In her “before” world, thesis world, which is the status quo of her life before the journey begins.
She’ll never know your story like I do
prechorus
But She wears short skirts
I wear tshirts
She’s cheer captain and
I’m on the bleachers
Dreaming bout the day when you wake up and find
That what you’re looking for has been here the whole time
Debate
This part of the song Taylor is debating if he’ll ever truly see that she’s the one that he’s been looking for and not the bitch that he’s with.
If you can see that I’m the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can’t you see ee ee
You belong with mee ee ee
You belong with me
Theme
The theme of the song is
how can you make a guy that you love realize that you’re the one for him. Chorus carries the theme and it tells a good deal about the characters and the situation. Words, phrases, images used in the chorus related to the title.
Walking the streets with you and your worn out jeans
I can’t help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself
“Hey isn’t this easy”
And you’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven’t seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you’re fine I know you better than that
Hey what you’re doing with a girl like that
Break into two/B story
We break into the second verse. The upside down world. The antithesis. The antithesis of this song is the hero walking with the boy she likes to the park enjoying each other’s company with no drama
The break into two, 2nd act, should always be an extreme opposite of the first act and the songs capture that with the guy smiling instead of being yelled at by his girlfriend. We see the guy opening up, enjoying taylor’s company. He’s leaving that drama behind an entering a new, unknown place.
She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She’s cheer captain and
I’m on the bleachers
Fun and games
With this lyric, we get a small glimpse of the fun taylor is having comparing herself to the bitch ass girlfriend. Staying true to the spirit of the “fun and games” section, this lighter lyric is a nice break from the heavier drama of the verses.
Dreaming bout the day when you wake up and find that what you’re looking for has been her the whole time
Midpoint
We’ve reached the middle of the song and all seems to be going well with taylor and the guy she likes. This is a “false victory” however because has he really realized that they’re met to be together. Is he ready to move on from the bitch his dating. No cause she’s still dreaming bout that day, that day hasn’t come yet.
if you can see that I’m the one who undersdans you
Been her all along so why can’t you see ee
You belong with mee ee ee
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know baby ee ee
You belong with mee ee ee
You belong with me
Bad guys close in
A repeat of the chorus and our theme reminds us the hero is still trying to get this guy to realize she’s the one for him. Which is why she added words to the lyric “standing by and waiting at your back door” “all this time how could you not know baby ee ee”, reminds us that she’s still trying to get the guy to see she’s the one he’s been looking for. She’s having internal debate on wether he’ll ever realize she’s the one for him
Oh I remember you driving to my house
in the middle of the night
I’m the one who makes you laugh
When you know you’re bout to cry
I know your favorite songs
And you tell me bout your dreams
Think I know where you belong
Think I know it’s with me ee
All is lost/dark night of the soul
She brings up the ghost of her past with him. Which could make him see that she’s the one for him. And prove to him that he belongs with her and not his bitch ass girlfriend
Can’t you see that I’m the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can’t you see ee ee
You belong with mee ee ee
Break into three/finale
But then, right as she’s about to crumble and collapse, based on the music going very slow at this point, the guy sees her in her brand new dress at Prom(in the music video) and he’s eyes open wide.
Just as all great hero’s do when they break into act 3, the guy has an epiphany. He turns his girlfriend down and goes to Taylor. Taylor shows him a letter that says I love you and he pulls out his own that says I love you. He’s proven he’s finally learned the theme. He’s finally see her in a new light, not just as a neighbor. But a lover.
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know baby ee ee
You belong with me ee ee
You belong with me
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe ee ee
You belong with mee ee ee
You belong with me
Final image
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