subject: What Do the Back to December Lyrics Mean? [print this page] What Do the Back to December Lyrics Mean?
"Back to December" by Taylor Swift has been called an apology song, not only by music critics but also by the production team behind Back to December. The song, written by Swift herself, debuted on country radio. The Back to December lyrics are obviously apologetic in tone, which makes one wonder what exactly inspired the song.
Taylor Swift herself explains that this track is the first time she "ever apologized to someone in a song." However, music critics and fans took the gossip much further, and speculated that the lead character in the song was Taylor Swift herself, and that she was apologizing to her ex-boyfriend for a mysterious incident that took place right after the cold month of December.
Of course, if you follow Taylor Swift then you know that she formerly dated Taylor Lautner of "Twilight" fame. Of course, neither celebrity will go on record to admit this contemporary urban legend. Taylor never said the boy in question was Lautner, just that it was an ex-lover, and that she experienced "a lot of different kinds of learning lessons." The idea of the Back to December lyrics is that sometimes a person learns a lesson too late, and that is what brings about the heartfelt apology.
The song, and particularly the accompanying music video, reveals much of the story. On a snowy December day, Swift apologizes to a young man whose heart she broke, someone that deserved better by the writer's own verses. ("You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye," and "You gave me roses, and I left them there to die.") Entertainment Weekly magazine called the song a "melancholy mea culpa", one with "age-appropriate honesty." Back to December lyrics are scored according to common time and a ballad tempo of 72 beats per minute. It was written in D major, while Ms. Swift's voice runs down an entire octave of emotion.
Back to December lyrics were written by Swift and produced by Nathan Chapman, while the video was directed by Yoann Lemoine. It was conceived as an orchestral country pop ballad. Whether or not the guy ever forgave Swift remains a mystery, but country and pop fans can certainly weep along with Swift, as the song is timeless and universal in its life learning lessons. Why not download the song now or see the music video online and find out what the hype is all about?
