Argument 4

Argument 4 theory 1:

Taylor Swift wrote this song because she wanted to share her story about a time when she was brave and fearless, when it came to being with the one she loved. Most songwriters write songs about things that they have experienced or felt. Taylor Swift wrote this because she probably had a situation where people did not like the guy she loved even though she really wanted to be with him. She did not care that her dad and other people did not want them to be together. This shows that she had no fear of dealing with her dad and other people being negative about their relationship.

            The lyrics in one of the stanzas are:

And I said,

“Romeo save me – I’ve been feeling so alone.

I keep waiting for you but you never come.

Is this in thy head? I don’t know what to think”

            In this song Juliet acts as Taylor and Romeo acts as the guy she loves. In the first and second line of the stanza there is a repeated line. She tells Romeo to save her, meaning that she wants Romeo to rescue her from everyone talking negatively about their relationship. She also says that she’s been feeling alone because she can never see Romeo and if she does she sneaks around with him so that no one will know they were together. She also is feeling alone because no one knows how she feels. She can’t tell people how she feels about Romeo because they do not accept them being together.

            In the third line of the stanza she says, “I keep waiting for you but you never come.” This means that she keeps trying to see him but he never shows up. This shows she is a lot more fearless than him of getting caught together. She is taking a risk by trying to see him but he is more scared of getting caught with her.

            In the forth line Taylor/Juliet is basically wondering if he really likes her because he isn’t showing up to see her. She doesn’t know what to think of him not showing up to see her. This confirms that Taylor Swift wrote this song because she wanted to share her story about a time when she was brave and fearless, when it came to being with the one she loved.