Taylor Swift’s “Out Of The Woods” beautifully captures the ambivalence of this situation.
In 2014, Swift released avideoexplaining the meaning behind “Out Of The Woods.”
She began by gushing about the track as one of her faves on the album.
Swift said, “This song is about the fragility and breakable nature of some relationships.”
As always, Swift and Antonoff’s songwriting and production abilities were on full display in this song.
Through the chorus, Swift frantically repeats, “Are we out of the woods yet?”
and “Are we in the clear yet?”
to portray the ramblings of her anxious mind as she desperately clings to the love.
I walked out, I said, ‘I’m setting you free.'"
These memorable lyrics are perfectly complemented by the explosive production.
And then the bridge hits, and it gets even more huge."
Is ‘Out Of The Woods’ about Harry Styles?
Swift and Styles reportedly had a short-lived and tumultuous relationship from November 2012 to January 2013.
She also directly references the accessory with “two paper airplanes flying.”
Even the lyric, “Remember when you couldn’t take the heat?”
could be referencing the magnitude of the media’s eye as they started dating.
