State Of Grace (Acoustic Version)
Written By Taylor Swift
Produced By Taylor Swift & Christopher Rowe
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Track 20 on "Red".
State of Grace (Taylor's Version) (Acoustic Version)" is the 20th track of Taylor Swift second re-recorded album, Red, which talks about (in Taylor's own words) "falling in love for the first time" and sounds like "the feeling of falling in love in an epic way".
Some of Taylor's fans assume that the song was inspired by Jake Gyllenhaal, Taylor's ex-boyfriend. The lines that tell us about it is "twin fire signs" - Jake's astrological sign is Sagittarius (a "fire sign") and "four blue eyes" - he has blue eyes.
Also, the standard version of the song is the first track of the album.
In "The Stories Behind the Red Songs" Taylor said:
State of Grace is a song I wrote at the beginning process of making this album, and I think it helps to define what the rest of the record is about, just with one line. There's a line in the song that says 'Love is a ruthless game, nless you play it good and right'.
That's kind of like a warning, for the rest of the record. This is what's going to happen if you don't play this right. This is what could happen if you do. It almost serves as the perfect kind of warning label for the rest of the record. As soon as you hear that song, there are two ways this could go, you could be good to people, or you could not play fair, and both the outcomes are reflected on the record.
And also in "Good Morning America":
I wrote this song about when you first fall in love with someone the possibilities, kind of thinking about the different ways that it could go. It's a really big sound. To me, this sounds like the feeling of falling in love in an epic way
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm walking fast through the traffic lights
Busy streets and busy lives
And all we know is touch and go
We are alone with our changing minds
We fall in love 'til it hurts or bleeds
Or fades in time
[Chorus]
And I never saw you comin'
And I'll never be the same
[Verse 2]
You come around and the armor falls
Pierce the room like a cannonball
Now all we know is don't let go
We are alone, just you and me
Up in your room and our slates are clean
Just twin fire signs, four blue eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
So you were never a saint
And I've loved in shades of wrong
We learn to live with the pain
Mosaic broken hearts
But this love is brave and wild
[Chorus]
I never saw you comin'
And I'll never be the same
[Bridge]
This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right
These are the hands of fate
You're my Achilles heel
This is the golden age of something good and right and real
[Chorus]
And I never saw you comin'
And I'll never be the same, oh
Oh, I never saw you comin'
And I'll never be the same
[Outro]
This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right