Midnight Rain
Taylor Swift
[Chorus]
Rain, he wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight
[Verse 1]
My town was a wasteland
Full of cages, full of fences
Pageant queens and big pretenders
But for some, it was paradise
[Chorus]
He was sunshine, I was midnight rain
He wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed like midnight
[Bridge]
I guess sometimes we all get
Just what we wanted, just what we wanted
And he never thinks of me
Except when I'm on TV
I guess sometimes we all get
Some kind of haunted, some kind of haunted
And I never think of him
Except on midnights like this
About this Song
"Midnight Rain" explores the contrast between two lovers with different life paths. Swift reflects on a past relationship where she chose her career ("fame") over a traditional domestic life ("bride"), acknowledging the pain and transformation that came with that choice.