Love Story

Love Story
Taylor Swift

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes
And the flashback starts
I'm standing there
On a balcony in summer air

See the lights,
See the party, the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello
Little did I know

That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
And I was crying on the staircase
Begging you please don't go, and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they know
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while

Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go and I said:

Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story baby just say yes

Romeo save me, they try to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real,
Don't be afraid
We'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story baby just say yes, oh,

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town I said:

Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
He knealt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said:

Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad go pick out a white dress
It's a love story baby just say yes

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Cause we were both young when I first saw you

Through Taylor Swift's comparison to Romeo and Juliet we are reminded of the young lovers who took their lives to be together, as we look at the world today it seems hard to believe that love like this still exists. We all have a great want to fall in love, whether it is now or in the future, and this song presents the fact that true love does still prevail.

Through her references to Romeo and Juliet, Taylor Swift, creates an allusion for the listener. This allusion helps the listener to recognize the feelings that each character has for one another, and their enduring want to be together against all odds. This affects the audience because it gains their attention and helps them to identify with the characters and understand their true emotions. It also appeals to one's personal emotions, because as humans, we all have a want to be loved.

Taylor Swift also uses imagery to appeal to the listener. The entire song is a memory described by a young girl in love, and presents many details to help the listener understand their love story. She gives descriptions of her standing on the balcony, meeting him in the garden,and the anger of her father. This imagery creates a vivid scene for the listener, so that they too can be apart of this great story. It also helps the listener to understand each character's emotions and relate with them. Through this identification, the listener has the ability to realize that true love does still exist, and that it is possible for us to have a love like this as well.