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T
he thirteenth track on Taylor Swift’s eponymous debut album finds her lamenting on someone who doesn’t even notice her.
People have theorized that the song is about Drew Hardwick, the person who inspired “Teardrops On My Guitar,” where she also conveys a similar feeling of longing for a boy she likes as she talks about not being able to sleep at nightbecause of him.
It has never been confirmed, but in an email exchange about her summer days at Jersey Shore, she said that she was inspired to write this song as she looked back on one of the summers she spent there.
She frequented the Shore until she was about fourteen years old, which was also the same age she was when she was in love with Drew. (It was her freshman year in high school at the time). If this song was inspired by her last summer at the shore, which would’ve been right after her freshman year, the dates would line up perfectly to further indicate that this song is about Drew.
The song is also comparable to “You Belong With Me,” in that in both songs the boy is dating a girl who isn’t as good for him as Taylor would be.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She can't see the way your eyes Light up when you smile She'll never notice how you stop and stare Whenever she walks by
[Pre-Chorus]
And you can't see me wanting you the way you want her But you are everything to me
[Chorus]
I just want to show you She don't even know you She's never going to love you like I want to And you just see right through me But if you only knew me We could be a beautiful Miracle Unbelievable Instead of just invisible
[Verse 2]
There's a fire inside of you That can't help but shine through She's never going to see the light No matter what you do
[Pre-Chorus]
And all I think about is how to make you think of me And everything that we could be
[Chorus]
I just want to show you She don't even know you She's never going to love you like I want to And you just see right through me If you only knew me We could be a beautiful Miracle Unbelievable Instead of just invisible
[Bridge]
Like shadows in a faded light Oh, we're invisible I just want to open your eyes And make you realize
[Chorus - Variation]
I just want to show you She don't even know you Baby, let me love you Let me want you You just see right through me But if you only knew me We could be a beautiful Miracle Unbelievable Instead of just invisible
[Outro]
She can't see the way your eyes Light up when you smile
