Taylor Swift - I Think He Knows

Written By: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff

Produced By: Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift

“I Think He Knows” is an uptempo song on which Swift describes her attraction to Joe Alwyn, her boyfriend as of the track’s release. Like on her 2010 song “Last Kiss,” Swift includes several small details about her lover and his mannerisms, which emphasizes her attention and observation.

It’s also worth noting the confidence Swift exudes in the second verse and pre-chorus — this song follows “The Archer,” a vulnerable track about her insecurities in a relationship.

[Verse 1]

I think he knows

His footprints on the sidewalk

Lead to where I can't stop

Go there every night

I think he knows

His hands around a cold glass

Make me wanna know that

Body like it's mine

[Pre-Chorus]

He got that boyish look that I like in a man

I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans

It's like I'm 17, nobody understands

No one understands

[Chorus]

He got my heartbeat

Skipping down 16th Avenue

Got that, ah, I mean

Wanna see what's under that attitude like

I want you, bless my soul

And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows

I think he knows

[Verse 2]

I think he knows

When we get all alone

I'll make myself at home

And he'll want me to stay

I think he knows

He'd better lock it down

Or I won't stick around

'Cause good ones never wait (Ha)

[Pre-Chorus]

He got that boyish look that I like in a man

I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans

He's so obsessed with me and, boy, I understand

Boy, I understand

[Chorus]

He got my heartbeat (Heartbeat)

Skipping down 16th Avenue

Got that, ah, I mean (I mean)

Wanna see what's under that attitude like

I want you, bless my soul

And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows

I think he knows

[Post-Chorus]

I want you, bless my

I want you, bless my soul

[Bridge]

Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh

We could follow the sparks, I'll drive

Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh

We could follow the sparks, I'll drive

"So where we gonna go?"

I whisper in the dark

"Where we gonna go?"

I think he knows

[Chorus]

He got my heartbeat (Heartbeat)

Skipping down 16th Avenue (Baby)

Got that, ah, I mean (I mean)

Wanna see what's under that attitude like (Yeah)

I want you, bless my soul

And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows

I think he knows

[Post-Chorus]

I want you, bless my

I want you, bless my (Oh, baby)

I want you, bless my soul (He got my heartbeat)

I want you, bless my (Skipping down 16th Avenue, baby)

I want you, bless my

I want you, bless my soul

And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows

I Think He Knows by Taylor Swift: Song Meaning, Lyrics, & Easter Eggs"I Think He Knows" is the sixth track on Taylor Swift's "Lover album." Here's what you need to know about the song's meaning, full lyrics, and any hidden Easter eggs.

Basically, I was playing around with the idea of quiet confidence. There’s something so sick about quiet confidence; somebody who, they’re not arrogant, they’re not cocky, like, that’s obnoxious. But, there are certain people who just walk in and they don’t need to be arrogant because there’s something beaming from within them that they probably aren’t even in control of. And when you meet a person like this, you’re like, ‘Why do I want to walk over there and talk to that person?’ I can’t explain it, but I think it’s this quality. It can be a really shy person, it’s not like you gotta be loud. Some people just seem like they know who they are, they don’t need to brag about it. And I think that’s such an interesting quality because I can’t really explain it. And so I wrote a song about that. I mention a street called 16th Avenue, and that’s a street in Nashville where I used to write songs. The songwriting/publishing houses are on that street, so if you’re wondering if I just picked a random number, I didn’t.

— Via the iHeartRadio Lover Album Release Party and Secret Session

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