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Speak Now – Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

Speak Now lyrics

Language
English
Level
Intermediate
Released
2010
Genre
Pop
Length
4:01

  1. I am not the kind of girl

  2. Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion

  3. But you are not the kind of boy

  4. Who should be marrying the wrong girl

  5. I sneak in and see your friends

  6. And her snotty little family all dressed in pastel

  7. And she is yelling at a bridesmaid

  8. Somewhere back inside a room

  9. Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

  10. This is surely not what you thought it would be

  11. I lose myself in a daydream

  12. Where I stand and say

  13. Don't say yes, run away now

  14. I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

  15. Don't wait, or say a single vow

  16. You need to hear me out

  17. And they said, "Speak now"

  18. Fond gestures are exchanged

  19. And the organ starts to play

  20. A song that sounds like a death march

  21. And I am hiding in the curtains

  22. It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be

  23. She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen

  24. But I know you wish it was me

  25. You wish it was me

  26. Don't you?

  27. Don't say yes, run away now

  28. I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

  29. Don't wait, or say a single vow

  30. You need to hear me out

  31. And they said, "Speak now"

  32. Don't say yes, run away now

  33. I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

  34. Don't wait, or say a single vow

  35. Your time is running out

  36. And they said, "Speak now"

  37. (Say a single vow)

  38. I hear the preacher say, "Speak now or forever hold your peace"

  39. There's the silence, there's my last chance

  40. I stand up with shaky hands, all eyes on me

  41. Horrified looks from everyone in the room

  42. But I'm only looking at you

  43. I am not the kind of girl

  44. Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion

  45. But you are not the kind of boy

  46. Who should be marrying the wrong girl

  47. So don't say yes, run away now

  48. I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

  49. Don't wait, or say a single vow

  50. You need to hear me out

  51. And they said, "Speak now"

  52. And you'll say, "Let's run away now"

  53. I'll meet you when I'm out of my tux at the back door

  54. Baby, I didn't say my vows

  55. So glad you were around

  56. When they said, "Speak now"

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Key vocabulary

pastel
light, soft color
bridesmaid
woman in wedding party
daydream
dream while awake
uninvited
not invited
lovely
very beautiful; kind
last
final oneA1
shaky
not steady; trembling
horrified
very shocked; disgusted
didn't
did notA2
hear
perceive soundA1

About this song

Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter who works in country and pop, known for albums and songwriting that blend autobiographical details with wide-ranging pop production and narrative storytelling. She is recognized for her major crossover from Nashville country to mainstream pop, including landmark releases like Red and 1989, and for the global Eras Tour.

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Speak Now

I am not the kind of girl

Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion

But you are not the kind of boy

Who should be marrying the wrong girl

I sneak in and see your friends

And her snotty little family all dressed in pastel

And she is yelling at a bridesmaid

Somewhere back inside a room

Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry

This is surely not what you thought it would be

I lose myself in a daydream

Where I stand and say

Don't say yes, run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait, or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now"

Fond gestures are exchanged

And the organ starts to play

A song that sounds like a death march

And I am hiding in the curtains

It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be

She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen

But I know you wish it was me

You wish it was me

Don't you?

Don't say yes, run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait, or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now"

Don't say yes, run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait, or say a single vow

Your time is running out

And they said, "Speak now"

(Say a single vow)

I hear the preacher say, "Speak now or forever hold your peace"

There's the silence, there's my last chance

I stand up with shaky hands, all eyes on me

Horrified looks from everyone in the room

But I'm only looking at you

I am not the kind of girl

Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion

But you are not the kind of boy

Who should be marrying the wrong girl

So don't say yes, run away now

I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the back door

Don't wait, or say a single vow

You need to hear me out

And they said, "Speak now"

And you'll say, "Let's run away now"

I'll meet you when I'm out of my tux at the back door

Baby, I didn't say my vows

So glad you were around

When they said, "Speak now"