Taylor Swift
State of Grace (acoustic version) lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 5:22
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
And I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
You come around and the armor falls
Pierce the room like a cannon ball
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
So you were never a saint
And I loved in shades of wrong
We learn to live with the pain
Mosaic broken hearts
But this love is brave and wild
I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
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
And I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
I never saw you coming
And I'll never be the same
This is a state of grace
This is the worthwhile fight
Love is a ruthless game
Unless you play it good and right
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Key vocabulary
- til
- until
- bleeds
- loses bloodC1
- fades
- becomes less strongC1
- saw
- cut with a toolB1
- armor
- protective coveringB1
- pierce
- make a holeB2
- cannon
- large gun; fires shellsC1
- don't
- do notA1
- slates
- thin flat sheets
- right
- correctA1
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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.