I Know Places
Written By Taylor Swift & Ryan Tedder
Produced By Taylor Swift, Noel Zancanella & Ryan Tedder
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Track 12 on "1989".
The twelfth song on Swift's first all-pop album 1989 is about the difficulty of a high-profile couple finding any privacy from paparazzi and gossip magazines. 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.
The song may be about the media circus when Taylor and Harry Styles of One Direction started dating.
Lyrics
[Intro]
[Recorder click]
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I-I
I, I, 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
Something 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 trying 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, I know places we won't be found
And they'll be chasing their tails trying 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, I know places we won't be found
And they'll be chasing their tails trying to track us down
'Cause I, I know places we can hide
I know places
[Outro]
They take their shots, but we're bulletproof (I know places)
And you know for me, it's always you (I know places)
In the dead of night, your eyes so green (I know places)
And I know for you, it's always me (I know places)
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I-I
I, I, I, I, I, I, I, I-I
[Recorder click]