Taylor Swift - Paper Rings

Written By: Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff

Produced By: Jack Antonoff & Taylor Swift

In this song, Swift reveals her commitment to her lover, recounting the story of their love and declaring that she is so willing to stay with him forever, she would forgo any formalities and marry him with homemade paper rings.

Swift has shared the concept of this song at the secret sessions with some fans:

The whole song is just basically reminiscing on fun memories. And then in the chorus, it talks about how […], your whole life you talk with your friends about how, like, ‘Oh my God. Do you wanna get married? What do you want your ring to look like? What kind of ring do you want?’ I don’t know, I just feel like if you really love someone, love someone, you’d be like, ‘I don’t care.’ And so, it talks about that concept as the hook.

With the “uh-huhs” and the “that’s right’s” and the turned-up finishes to her line delivery, this is Swift’s let-down-your-hair song on Lover — a happy-go-lucky bit of rollicking fun. “Darling, you’re the one that I want,” she insists (which feels of a part with Grease and that famous Sandy-Danny duet), “and I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this.” “This,” of course, is happily paired up — a state she seems to relish

[Verse 1]

The moon is high

Like your friends were the night that we first met

Went home and tried to stalk you on the internet

Now I've read all of the books beside your bed

The wine is cold

Like the shoulder that I gave you in the street

Cat and mouse for a month or two or three

Now I wake up in the night and watch you breathe

[Pre-Chorus]

(Ayy)

Kiss me once 'cause you know I had a long night (Oh)

Kiss me twice 'cause it's gonna be alright (Uh)

Three times 'cause I waited my whole life (One, two, one, two, three, four)

[Chorus]

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings

Uh-huh, that's right

Darling, you're the one I want, and

I hate accidents, except when we went from friends to this

Uh-huh, that's right

Darling, you're the one I want

In paper rings, in picture frames, in dirty dreams

Oh, you're the one I want

[Verse 2]

In the winter, in the icy outdoor pool

When you jumped in first, I went in too

I'm with you even if it makes me blue

Which takes me back

To the color that we painted your brother's wall

Honey, without all the exes, fights and flaws

We wouldn't be standing here so tall, so

[Pre-Chorus]

(Ayy)

Kiss you once 'cause I know you had a long night (Oh)

Kiss you twice 'cause it's gonna be alright (Uh)

Three times 'cause you waited your whole life (One, two, one, two, three, four)

[Chorus]

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings

Uh-huh, that's right

Darling, you're the one I want, and

I hate accidents, except when we went from friends to this

Uh-huh, that's right

Darling, you're the one I want

In paper rings, in picture frames, in dirty dreams

Oh, you're the one I want

[Bridge]

I want to drive away with you

I want your complications too

I want your dreary Mondays

Wrap your arms around me, baby boy

I want to drive away with you

I want your complications too

I want your dreary Mondays

Wrap your arms around me, baby boy

Uh-huh

[Chorus]

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings

Ah-ah, that's right, you're the one I want

I hate accidents, except when we went from friends to this

Ah-ah, darling, you're the one I want

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings

Uh-huh, that's right

Darling, you're the one I want, and

I hate accidents, except when we went from friends to this

Uh-huh, that's right

Darling, you're the one I want

In paper rings, in picture frames, in all my dreams

You're the one I want

In paper rings, in picture frames, in all my dreams

Oh, you're the one I want

[Outro]

You're the one I want, one I want

What Does Paper Rings Mean? Taylor Swift Named a Song After ItThe eighth track in Taylor Swift's album "Lover" is titled "Paper Rings." Here's what fans are saying about what the song means, and what paper rings are a symbol for.

The Meaning Behind The Song: Paper Rings by Taylor Swift - Old Time Music

[This] is a song that me and Jack [Antonoff] basically wrote … part of the template for what I wanted to do with some of the songs was imagining that I was a wedding band at a reception, playing the love songs that the bride and groom wanted to hear in, like, 1978 or something. It’s called ‘Paper Rings.’ The whole song is just basically reminiscing on fun memories. And then in the chorus, it talks about how, basically the concept of, like, your whole life you talk with your friends about how, like, ‘Oh my God. Do you wanna get married? What do you want your ring to look like? What kind of ring do you want?’ I don’t know, I just feel like if you really love someone, love someone, you’d be like, ‘I don’t care.’ And so, it talks about that concept as the hook. And in the bridge, there’s some fun, kind of, punk, like inspired by punk girl groups and the way they used to sing, shouting them in a really unapologetic way. And so, I made this one with Jack, and you can hear him counting in the chorus. That’s how much we wanted to sound like a wedding band. This one’s a really fun one, I really like this one.

— Via the iHeartRadio Lover Album Release Party and Secret Session

"I wrote ‘Paper Rings’ with this idea of throwback sounds. We didn’t want to use any sounds that were very modern on this song. This song talks about true love and if you really find true love, you probably don’t really care what the symbolism of that love is. Material things wouldn’t matter to you anymore if you found someone that you just wanted to live your life with."

Taylor Swift (Lover Enchanted Spotify Campaign)

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