Sad Beautiful Tragic Lyrics
Taylor Swift
Lyrics
Long handwritten note, deep in your pocket
Words, how little they mean when you're a little too late
Good girls, hopeful they'll be and long they will wait
We had a beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
In dreams, I meet you in warm conversation
We both wake in lonely beds, different cities
And time is taking its sweet time erasing you
And you've got your demons and darling they all look like me
‘Cause we had a beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
Distance, timing, breakdown, fighting
Kiss me, try to fix it
Could you just try to listen?
Hang up, give up, and for the life of us
We can't get back
A beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic, beautiful tragic, beautiful
What we had, a beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
We had a beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
Song & Lyrics Facts
Taylor Swift's song "Sad Beautiful Tragic" is from her fourth studio album, Red, released in 2012. The track was written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff from the band fun., who also co-produced it with Swift.
Genre wise, this song can be classified as a country pop ballad. The lyrics of the song are about being in love with someone even if it means that it will end tragically. It talks about the beauty of experiencing such feelings despite the pain and sadness that come later on. The music video for the song features clips of several romantic scenes from classic films like An Affair to Remember, Breakfast at Tiffany’s, Roman Holiday, and Love Story. According to Rolling Stone magazine, “the song is a sweeping tribute to doomed romance, complete with an orchestra and plenty of heartache."