Come Back...Be Here
Written By Taylor Swift & Dan Wilson
Produced By Dan Wilson
About
From Genius, the ultimate source of music knowledge
Track 18 on "Red".
"Come Back… Be Here" is the 18th track of Taylor's Swift second re-recorded album, Red, that was released in the 12th of November.
Lyrically, the song talks about trying to have a relationship where the guy is always away.
Taylor told at the release party of the album, in 2012:
It's a song I wrote about this guy that I met. You know, you meet someone and then they just kinda happen to go away and it's, like, long distance all of a sudden. And you're, like, 'b-b-but, but, come back, be here!' So it's a song that I wrote about having distance separate you, which is something I face constantly.
Taylor never confirmed the identity of the person who inspired the song, but many people assume that the song was written about Harry Styles, her ex-boyfriend.
The only time the song was ever performed is in Reputation Stadium Tour, as an acoustic performance.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You said it in a simple way
4 AM, the second day
How strange that I don't know you at all
Stumbled through the long goodbye
One last kiss, then catch your flight
Right when I was just about to fall
[Pre-Chorus]
I told myself, "Don't get attached"
But in my mind, I play it back
Spinning faster than the plane that took you
[Chorus]
And this is when the feeling sinks in
I don't wanna miss you like this
Come back, be here, come back, be here
I guess you're in New York today
I don't wanna need you this way
Come back, be here, come back, be here
[Verse 2]
The delicate beginning rush
The feeling you can know so much
Without knowing anything at all
And now that I can put this down
If I had known what I know now
I never would've played so nonchalant
[Pre-Chorus]
Taxi cabs and busy streets
That never bring you back to me
I can't help but wish you took me with you
[Chorus]
And this is when the feeling sinks in
I don't wanna miss you like this
Come back, be here, come back, be here
I guess you're in London today
And I don't wanna need you this way
Come back, be here, come back, be here
[Breakdown]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Oh-oh, oh-oh
[Bridge]
This is falling in love in the cruelest way
This is falling for you when you are worlds away
In New York, be here
But you're in London, and I break down
'Cause it's not fair that you're not around
[Chorus]
This is when the feeling sinks in
I don't wanna miss you like this
Come back, be here, come back, be here
I guess you're in New York today
And I don't wanna need you this way
Come back, be here, come back, be here
[Outro]
Oh-oh, oh-oh
I don't wanna miss you like this
Oh-oh, oh-oh
Come back, be here
Come back, be here