Taylor Swift - I Know Places (Taylor's Version)

“I Know Places (Taylor’s Version)” is a new take on Taylor Swift’s original song from her 2014 album, “1989”. It came out on October 27, 2023, as part of Taylor’s re-recorded “1989 (Taylor’s Version)” album.

This song explores more about the media attention she got during her relationship with Harry Styles. The idea of the song is that Taylor knows places were they can’t find her (fans, paparazzi, etc). It uses the metaphor of a fox hunt, where the animals' only chance of escaping the dogs, horses and guns lies in their cunning and ability to hide.

While it still feels like the original, “I Know Places (Taylor’s Version)” has subtle changes that show how Taylor has grown as an artist. Her more mature voice and evolved musical style give the song a deeper feeling.

Written By: Adam Feeney, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift

Produced By: Taylor Swift, Ryan Tedder &

Noel Zancanella

[Intro]

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I, I-I (I, I)

[Verse 1]

You stand with your hand on my waistline

It's a scene and we're out here in plain sight

I can hear them whisper as we pass by

It's a bad sign, bad sign

Somethin' happens when everybody finds out

See the vultures circlin', dark clouds

Love's a fragile little flame, it could burn out

It could burn out

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause they got the cages, they got the boxes and guns

They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run

[Chorus]

Baby, I know places we won't be found

And they'll be chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places, I know places

[Verse 2]

Lights flash and we'll run for the fences

Let them say what they want, we won't hear it

Loose lips sink ships all the damn time

Not this time

[Pre-Chorus]

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it, my love

They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run

[Chorus]

Baby (Baby), I know places we won't be found

And they'll (They'll) be (Be) chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

[Bridge]

They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it, my love

[Chorus]

Baby (Baby), I know places we won't be found

And they'll (They'll) be (Be) chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

[Post-Chorus]

(I) They take their shots, but we're bulletproof (I know places)

(Hide) And you know, for me, it's always you (I know places)

(I) In the dead of night, your eyes so green (I know places)

(Hide) And I know, for you, it's always me (I know places)

[Outro]

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I (I, I)

STOLEN

VERSION

Written By: Adam Feeney, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift

Produced By: Noel Zancanella, Ryan Tedder &

Taylor Swift

LYRICS

[Intro]

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I, I-I (I, I)

[Verse 1]

You stand with your hand on my waistline

It's a scene and we're out here in plain sight

I can hear them whisper as we pass by

It's a bad sign, bad sign

Somethin' happens when everybody finds out

See the vultures circling, dark clouds

Love's a fragile little flame, it could burn out

It could burn out

[Pre-Chorus]

'Cause they got the cages, they got the boxes and guns

They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run

[Chorus]

Baby, I know places we won't be found

And they'll be chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places, I know places

[Verse 2]

Lights flash and we'll run for the fences

Let them say what they want, we won't hear it

Loose lips sink ships all the damn time

Not this time

[Pre-Chorus]

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it, my love

They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run

[Chorus]

Baby (Baby), I know places we won't be found

And they'll (They'll) be (Be) chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

[Bridge]

They are the hunters, we are the foxes and we run

Just grab my hand and don't ever drop it, my love

[Chorus]

Baby (Baby), I know places we won't be found

And they'll (They'll) be (Be) chasing their tails tryin' to track us down

'Cause I, I know places we can hide

I know places

[Post-Chorus]

(I) They take their shots, but we're bulletproof (I know places)

(Hide) And you know, for me, it's always you (I know places)

(I) In the dead of night, your eyes so green (I know places)

(Hide) And I know, for you, it's always me (I know places)

[Outro]

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I

I-I-I-I, I-I-I-I (I, I)

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I wrote “I Know Places” with Ryan Tedder and it’s the first song that I wrote with him. So, I brought this idea in that I had kind of done very roughly on piano and sent him this voice memo of me singing the chorus and kind of babbling my way through the verse and he liked it and wanted to work on it. It’s a song about how other people will really ruin a relationship if they get a chance to and how the best way to go about starting a relationship might be to keep it as secret as possible, just because it’s very fragile. And I think this is a song that I wrote about sort of how covered it would have to be in order for me to make something work, essentially.

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