TAYLOR'S CONNECTIONS
August
August è una canzone che parla di nostalgia estiva, di un amore segreto e sfuggente, di ricordi che naufragano insieme alla speranza di riportarli in vita.
Salt air, and the rust on your door
I never needed anything more
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
"Never have I ever before"
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Back when we were still changin' for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you'd call
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
So much for summer love and saying "us"
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
You weren't mine to lose, no
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
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'Cause you were never mine
Never mine
But do you remember?
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
"Meet me behind the mall"
(Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car")
(And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?)
(Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)
("Meet me behind the mall")
Remember when I pulled up and said "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (For the hope of it all)
For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
(For the hope of it all, for the hope of it all)
August non racconta solo di un amore vissuto e finito, esprime anche la voglia di viverne uno
'Cause I'm a mastermind
Ciò che riesce a vivere la protagonista non è che il ricordo della speranza che la loro relazione andasse avanti.
"Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all"
Così la Augustine o Augusta, così chiamata da Taylor secondo The Teenage Love Triangle, sparirà dalla scena con una relazione estiva.
"So much for summer love and saying "us""
Lasciandoci però uno dei sentimenti che spesso passano in sordina, ma che almeno una volta ognuno di noi ha provato, quel senso di transitorietà e caducità, ma anche profonda consapevolezza di non appartenere a qualcuno.
" 'Cause you were never mine"
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You weren't mine to lose, no"