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“Dress” is one of Taylor’s most sexually charged songs on the album, and a sonically slow steamy ballad. The song details Taylor’s wants and lusts over another lover. As the name implies, many of the sexual references throughout the song pertain to dresses. Taylor has a history of fascination with dresses dating back to her country music roots from when she first stepped foot in the music industry.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Our secret moments in a crowded room They got no idea about me and you There is an indentation in the shape of you Made your mark on me, a golden tattoo
[Pre-Chorus]
All of this silence and patience, pining and anticipation My hands are shaking from holding back from you Ha, ah, ah All of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting My hands are shaking from all this Ah, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Chorus]
Say my name and everything just stops I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it oh, ha, ha, ha-ah Carve your name into my bedpost ’Cause I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it oh, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Verse 2]
Inescapable, I'm not even gonna try And if I get burned, at least we were electrified I’m spilling wine in the bathtub You kiss my face and we're both drunk Everyone thinks that they know us But they know nothing about—
[Pre-Chorus]
All of this silence and patience, pining and anticipation My hands are shaking from holding back from you Ha, ah, ah All of this silence and patience, pining and desperately waiting My hands are shaking from all this Ah, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Chorus]
Say my name and everything just stops I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it oh, ha, ha, ha-ah Carve your name into my bedpost 'Cause I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it oh, ha, ha...
[Post-Chorus]
Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah-ah Only bought this dress so you could take it off Ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah, ha-ah-ah-ah Only bought this dress so you could take it off
[Bridge]
Flashback when you met me Your buzzcut and my hair bleached Even in my worst times, you could see the best in me Flashback to my mistakes My rebounds, my earthquakes Even in my worst lies, you saw the truth in me And I woke up just in time Now I wake up by your side My one and only, my lifeline I woke up just in time Now I wake up by your side My hands shake, I can't explain this Ah, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Chorus]
Say my name and everything just stops... I don't want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it oh, ha, ha, ha-ah Carve your name into my bedpost 'Cause I don’t want you like a best friend Only bought this dress so you could take it off Take it oh, ha, ha, ha-ah
[Outro]
There is an indentation in the shape of you Only bought this dress so you could take it off Only bought this dress so you could take it off
