On February 14th, 2011 par Adam Young
One blustery evening last October, I waited impatiently until the clock tolled midnight and then promptly bought Taylor Swift’s new record on iTunes. I played it in the kitchen, I played it in the car, I played it at the studio, I played it on flights to Japon and back; I just couldn’t keep away from it. Speak Now was the indisputable leader of my “top 5″ record liste of 2010, which is slightly ironic because the other four albums were abstract experimental/post-rock/ambient works.
I always l’amour decoding the sneaky secret messages hidden in Taylor’s written lyrics, so naturally the jour Speak Now came out, I played the whole thing from haut, retour au début to bottom as I added up the capital letters per each song’s set of lyrics.
As track 8 came to a close and the album switched over to track 9 (a breathtaking song called Il était une fois and one of my favoris on the entire record), something began to feel curiously “familiar.”
I couldn’t put my finger on it. Why did the song feel so personal? Why was it ringing a bell? Perhaps it was merely the word “wonderstruck” that indeed struck a sweet chord, but before the seconde chorus hit, I’d already added up the letters:
A-D-A
And then it hit me like a freight train. I didn’t even need to find that last letter “M.” A colorful swirl of memories flashed before my eyes as it all added up. My jaw hit the floor.
The track is absolutely gorgeous and I’m so tremendously honored that Taylor would write such an elegant song and thereby offer a gracious nod in my direction. Needless to say, I was Lost for words and utterly smitten. I couldn’t stop smiling.
I figured such an eloquent gesture should be reciprocated par the most polite, heartfelt and respectful response I could possibly muster. It’s no secret that I’m a bit shy, so naturally musique was the most articulate way of attempting such a sincere endeavor. How does one respond to such a personal outpouring of emotion and sentiment? I tossed and turned over that one.
They say “timing is everything” and that brings us to now. Today is Valentine’s Day.
And thus, here is my reply…
Listen to the song here:
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Dearest Taylor,
I’ll be the first to admit I’m a rather shy boy and since musique is the most eloquent form of communication I can muster, I decided to record something for toi — as sort of a “reply” to the breathtaking song on your current record. This is what I wanted so badly to tell toi in person but could never quite put into words:
Everything about toi is beautiful. You’re an immensely charming girl with a wonderful cœur, coeur and plus grace and elegance than I know how to describe. toi are a true princess from a dreamy fairy tale; a modern Cinderella. I’m terribly sorry it’s taken me such a long time to reply but I figured Valentine’s jour was the perfect time to write this note to toi and simply say… I was Il était une fois to meet toi too.
Love,
Adam
