I’ve been spending the last eight months/
Thinking all love ever does is break and burn and end/
But on a Wednesday in a cafe I watched it begin again.

“Begin Again” is a story of a woman on a first date. The narrator’s inner-dialogue is great, as she navigates potential dating minefields like bringing up the exes name too much and her inner insecurities. She still carries baggage from breaking up with her ex-boyfriend.

Overall, the song is hopeful about the future without being overbearing. We feel that the narrator will recover from her heartbreak. Maybe with this guy, maybe not. She’s telling you where she is on her journey and she’s out of the valley and things are looking better. This song shows that Swift can write with the best of them. The theme, lyrics and melody are great.

The arraignment of Swift’s “Begin Again” feels slightly off. It sounds too country. Caitlyn Hart & Madilyn Bailey deliver a cover that sounds contemporary and something like you would hear in a coffeehouse-which is the subject of the song.

I would love to hear Swift perform an arrangement like this. Dylan said that after he heard Hendrix play All Along the Watchtower, he copied Hendrix’s version. No shame in that.

Begin Again Lyrics

Took a deep breath in the mirror,
He didn’t like it when I wore high heels, but I do.
Turned the lock and put my headphones on,
He always said he didn’t get this song but I do, I do.

Walked in expecting you’d be late,
But you got here early and you stand and wait,
I walk to you.
You pull my chair out and help me in,
And you don’t know how nice that is, but I do.

And you throw your head back laughing like a little kid,
I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny ’cause he never did.
I’ve been spending the last eight months thinking all love ever does
Is break, and burn, and end.
But on a Wednesday in a café I watched it begin again.

You said you never met one girl who
Had as many James Taylor records as you, but I do.
We tell stories and you don’t know why
I’m coming off a little shy, but I do.

But you throw your head back laughing like a little kid,
I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny ’cause he never did.
I’ve been spending the last eight months thinking all love ever does
Is break, and burn, and end.
But on a Wednesday in a café I watched it begin again.

And we walk down the block to my car,
And I almost brought him up.
But you start to talk about the movies,
That your family watches
Every single Christmas and I won’t
Talk about that.
And for the first time,
What’s past is past.

‘Cause you throw your head back laughing like a little kid,
I think it’s strange that you think I’m funny ’cause he never did.
I’ve been spending the last eight months thinking all love ever does
Is break, and burn, and end.
Then on a Wednesday in a café I watched it begin again.
Then on a Wednesday in a café I watched it begin again.

Songwriters: Taylor Swift