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Track 13 on "Taylor Swift".

The thirteenth track on Taylor Swift's eponymous debut album finds her lamenting on someone who doesn't even notice her.

People have theorized that the song is about Drew Hardwick, the person who inspired "Teardrops On My Guitar," where she also conveys a similar feeling of longing for a boy she likes as she talks about not being able to sleep at night because of him.

It has never been confirmed, but in an email exchange about her summer days at Jersey Shore, she said that she was inspired to write this song as she looked back on one of the summers she spent there.

She frequented the Shore until she was about fourteen years old, which was also the same age she was when she was in love with Drew. (It was her freshman year in high school at the time). If this song was inspired by her last summer at the shore, which would've been right after her freshman year, the dates would line up perfectly to further indicate that this song is about Drew.

The song is also comparable to "You Belong With Me," in that in both songs the boy is dating a girl who isn't as good for him as Taylor would be.

Lyrics

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[Verse 1]
She can't see the way your eyes
Light up when you smile
She'll never notice how you stop and stare
Whenever she walks by


[Pre-Chorus]
And you can't see me wanting you the way you want her
But you are everything to me


[Chorus]
And I just wanna show you
She don't even know you
She's never gonna love you like I want to
And you just see right through me
But if you only knew me
We could be a beautiful miracle, unbelievable
Instead of just invisible


[Post-Chorus]
Oh, yeah, oh


[Verse 2]
There's a fire inside of you
That can't help but shine through
She's never gonna see the light
No matter what you do


[Pre-Chorus]
And all I think about is how to make you think of me
And everything that we could be


[Chorus]
And I just wanna show you
She don't even know you
She's never gonna love you like I want to
And you just see right through me
But if you only knew me
We could be a beautiful miracle, unbelievable
Instead of just invisible


[Bridge]
Like shadows in a faded light
Oh, we're invisible
I just wanna open your eyes
And make you realize


[Chorus]
I just wanna show you
She don't even know you
Baby, let me love you, let me want you
You just see right through me
But if you only knew me
We could be a beautiful miracle, unbelievable
Instead of just invisible


[Post-Chorus]
Oh, yeah


[Outro]
She can't see the way your eyes
Light up when you smile

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