Red Lyrics
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
Faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly
Loving him is like trying to change your mind once you're already flying through the free fall
Like the colors in autumn, so bright just before they lose it all
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you've never met
But loving him was red
[Post-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
(Red, red)
(Red, red)
Loving him was red
(Red, red)
(Red, red)
[Verse 2: Taylor Swift]
Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone (Whoa)
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you've never met
But loving him was red
[Post-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
(Red, red)
Oh, red (Red, red)
Burning red (Red, red)
(Red, red)
[Bridge: Taylor Swift]
Remembering him comes in flashbacks and echoes
Tell myself it's time now, gotta let go
But moving on from him is impossible
When I still see it all in my head
In burning red
Burning, it was red
[Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Oh, losing him was blue like I'd never known
Missing him was dark gray, all alone (Whoa)
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you've never met
'Cause loving him was red
[Post-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
(Red, red) Yeah, yeah, red (Red, red)
Burning red (Red, red)
(Red, red)
[Breakdown: Taylor Swift]
And that's why (Red, red) he's spinning 'round in my head
Comes back to me (Red, red), burning red
(Red, red) Yeah, yeah
(Red, red)
[Outro: Taylor Swift]
His love was like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street
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Red Song FAQs
Who produced 'Red' by Taylor Swift?
+It was produced by Dann Huff,Nathan Chapman and Taylor Swift.
Who wrote 'Red' by Taylor Swift?
+It was written by Taylor Swift.
When did Taylor Swift release 'Red'?
+It was released on October 2, 2012.

Taylor Swift's Singles
- 1.
22
- 2.
A Message From Taylor
- 3.
All Of The Girls
- 4.
All Too Well (10 Minute Version)
- 5.
All You Had To Do Was Stay (Taylor’s Version)
- 6.
Anti-Hero
- 7.
August
- 8.
Babe
- 9.
Back To December (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 10.
Bad Blood (Taylor’s Version)
- 11.
Begin Again
- 12.
Bejeweled
- 13.
Better Man
- 14.
Better Than Revenge (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 15.
Betty
- 16.
Blank Space (Taylor’s Version)
- 17.
But Daddy I Love Him
- 18.
Cardigan
- 19.
Carolina
- 20.
Cassandra
- 21.
Castles Crumbling (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 22.
Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
- 23.
Clara Bow
- 24.
Clean (Taylor’s Version)
- 25.
Come Back... Be Here
- 26.
Coney Island
- 27.
Dear John (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 28.
Down Bad
- 29.
Electric Touch (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 30.
Enchanted
- 31.
Epiphany
- 32.
Everything Has Changed
- 33.
Exile
- 34.
Florida!!!
- 35.
Foolish One (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 36.
Forever Winter
- 37.
Fortnight
- 38.
Fresh Out the Slammer
- 39.
Girl At Home
- 40.
Guilty as Sin?
- 41.
Hits Different
- 42.
Hoax
- 43.
Holy Ground
- 44.
How Did It End?
- 45.
How You Get The Girl (Taylor’s Version)
- 46.
I Almost Do
- 47.
I Bet You Think About Me
- 48.
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
- 49.
I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
- 50.
I Can See You (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 51.
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
- 52.
I Hate It Here
- 53.
I Knew You Were Trouble
- 54.
I Know Places (Taylor’s Version)
- 55.
I Look in People’s Windows
- 56.
I Wish You Would (Taylor’s Version)
- 57.
Illicit Affairs
- 58.
imgonnagetyouback
- 59.
Invisible String
- 60.
Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version)
- 61.
Karma (Remix)
- 62.
Labyrinth
- 63.
Lavender Haze
- 64.
loml
- 65.
Lover
- 66.
Mad Woman
- 67.
Maroon
- 68.
Mastermind
- 69.
Message In A Bottle
- 70.
Midnight Rain
- 71.
Mine (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 72.
Mirrorball
- 73.
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
- 74.
My Tears Ricochet
- 75.
Need
- 76.
New Romantics (Taylor’s Version)
- 77.
No Body, No Crime
- 78.
Nothing New
- 79.
Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version)
- 80.
Out of the Woods (Taylor’s Version)
- 81.
Peace
- 82.
Peter
- 83.
Question...?
- 84.
Red
- 85.
Robin
- 86.
Ronan
- 87.
Run
- 88.
Sad Beautiful Tragic
- 89.
Say Don’t Go (Taylor’s Version)
- 90.
Seven
- 91.
Shake It Off (Taylor’s Version)
- 92.
Slut! (Taylor’s Version)
- 93.
Snow On The Beach (More Lana Del Rey Version)
- 94.
So High School
- 95.
So Long, London
- 96.
Sparks Fly (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 97.
Speak Now (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 98.
Starlight
- 99.
State of Grace
- 100.
Stay Stay Stay
- 101.
Style (Taylor’s Version)
- 102.
Suburban Legends (Taylor’s Version)
- 103.
Sweet Nothing
- 104.
Sweeter Than Fiction (Taylor’s Version)
- 105.
Thank You Aimee
- 106.
The 1
- 107.
The Albatross
- 108.
The Alchemy
- 109.
The Alcott
- 110.
The Black Dog
- 111.
The Bolter
- 112.
The Joker And The Queen (Remix)
- 113.
The Lakes
- 114.
The Last Great American Dynasty
- 115.
The Last Time
- 116.
The Lucky One
- 117.
The Manuscript
- 118.
The Moment I Knew
- 119.
The Prophecy
- 120.
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
- 121.
The Tortured Poets Department
- 122.
The Very First Night
- 123.
This Is Me Trying
- 124.
This Love (Taylor’s Version)
- 125.
Timeless (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 126.
Treacherous
- 127.
us.
- 128.
Vigilante Shit
- 129.
We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- 130.
Welcome To New York (Taylor’s Version)
- 131.
When Emma Falls in Love (Taylor’s Ver.)
- 132.
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
- 133.
Wildest Dreams (Taylor’s Version)
- 134.
Wonderland (Taylor’s Version)
- 135.
You Are In Love (Taylor’s Version)
- 136.
You’re On Your Own Kid
Song Credits
Writer
Producer
Dann Huff, Nathan Chapman & Taylor SwiftArtist
Released on
October 2, 2012