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Taylor Swift Talks About Writing "Blank Space" Behind-The-Scenes During NME Cover Shoot [YouTube Official Videos]

Zac Lavender

by Zac Lavender

Published October 12, 2015

NME has just released two new videos starring pop sensation Taylor Swift. In the first video, Taylor describes her songwriting process with regards to one of her biggest hits to date, "Blank Space." Also featured below is behind-the-scenes footage of her recent NME Cover shoot, appropriately synced up to the hit song.

Taylor Swift - how I wrote my massive hit "Blank Space"
Taylor Swift - Behind The Scenes of her NME Cover Shoot

LYRICS

 
Taylor Swift "Blank Space" Lyrics

Nice to meet you, where you been?
I could show you incredible things
Magic, madness, heaven, sin
Saw you there and I thought
Oh my God, look at that face
You look like my next mistake
Love’s a game, want to play?
New money, suit & tie
I can read you like a magazine
Ain't it funny, rumors fly
And I know you heard about me
So hey, let's be friends
I'm dying to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend

The origins of "Blank Space" begin with Swift's realization that there are essentially two outcomes for a relationship ("So it's gonna be forever, or it's gonna go down in flames"). In exploring this dichotomy, Taylor states that she began to write down related thoughts. "It was really more like a crossword puzzle." Swift explains, "'Blank Space' was kind of a culmination of all my best [lines], one after the other."

She goes on to explain that the Billboard #1 hit was also a response to the media's portrayal of her as a "serial dater" during 2012-2013, in spite of the fact that she only dated two people in that year-and-a-half. She redirects the depictions placed on her by the media to create the materialistic, boy-crazy character exemplified in the song lyrics and music video. Check out the full official music video for the song here on Zumic.

For more information, you can read the full NME cover article.

1989 is available on Amazon (Vinyl, CD, MP3).

For Taylor Swift's latest music, news, and tour dates, check out her Zumic artist page.

Source: NME Official YouTube Channel

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