Meaning

Swift explained the meaning and inspiration of the song to Ryan Seacrest during an interview on iHeartRadio in October 2014.


"I loved comparing these timeless visuals with a feeling that never goes out of style ... It's basically one of those relationships that's always a bit off ... The two people are trying to forget each other. So, it's like, "All right, I heard you went off with her," and well, I've done that, too ... My previous albums have also been sort of like, "I was right, you were wrong, you did this, it made me feel like this"—a righteous sense of right and wrong in a relationship. What happens when you grow up is you realize the rules in a relationship are very blurred and that it gets very complicated very quickly, and there's not a case of who was right or who was wrong"

Lyrics

Midnight
You come and pick me up, no headlights
Long drive
Could end in burning flames or paradise
fade into view, oh
It's been a while since I have even heard from you
(Heard from you)

I should just tell you to leave 'cause I
Know exactly where it leads but I
Watch us go 'round and 'round each time

U got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down
We come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style
We never go out of style

You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
And when we go crashing down
We come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style
We never go out of style

He can't keep his wild eyes on the road
Takes me home
Lights are off, he's taking off his coat
I say, "I heard, oh
That you've been out and about with some other girl,
Some other girl."

He says, "What you've heard is true but I
Can't stop thinking about you," and I...
I said, "i've been there too a few times."

U got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down
We come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style
We never go out of style

You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
And when we go crashing down
We come back every time
'Cause we never go out of style
We never go out of style

Take me home
Just take me home, yeah.
Just take me home
(Out of style)

U got that James Dean daydream look in your eye
And I got that red lip classic thing that you like
And when we go crashing down
We come back every time
'Cos we never go out of style
We never go out of style
Play with the song, fill the gaps
Legend
  • The video player plays from the time specified
  • Chorus
  • People Talking

Vocabulary

pick me up

To pick someone up, means go somewhere to collect someone, typically in one’s car:

Fade into

To gradually assume a new degree or quality of visibility, brightness, or color
Each scene of the movie fades into black before the next one starts.

go 'round and 'round

To quarrel; squabble; fight
They went round and round on the same issues for hours

go out of style

Become unfashionable, This usage is sometimes amplified to go out of fashion or go out of style,
This kind of film has gone out of fashion
These boots are going out of style.

I've been there

It is common expression to mean that someone's gone through something similar to your circumstance.
2 girls talking to each other, one says," I always pick the wrong guy." The other responds by saying, "I've been there (before)."

So it goes

C'est la vie. Thats life, thats how it is. Life goes on. This is from Vonnegut's classic Slaughter House V.

out and about

If someone is out and about, they have left their home and are getting things done that they need to do.

slicked back

made smooth by applying a sticky or glossy substance. The slicked back undercut is a hairstyle that involves keeping the sides and back of your head in an undercut haircut while the hair on the top is kept long enough to be able to slick it back. Such a hairstyle setup keeps the hair polished and sharp as the hair on the top is slicked flat so that it blends into the undercut on the sides and back of the head.

tight

close-fitting

crashing down

collapse, fall

headlights

often plural (vehicle's front light)

Go out

1. To be extinguished (light, fire:) 2. exit, go outdoors
Could you put another log on the fire, please, before it goes out