Timeless Lyrics (English Meaning) – Taylor Swift

Timeless Lyrics (English Meaning)

Down the block
There’s an antique shop
And something in my head said
Stop, so I walked in

The narrator describes coming across an antique shop while walking down the block. They feel a strong urge to enter the shop.

On the counter was a cardboard box
And the sign said, Photos 25 cents each
Black and white, saw a ’30s bride
And school lovers laughing
On the porch of their first house

Inside the shop, the narrator notices a cardboard box on the counter with a sign indicating that photos are being sold for 25 cents each. They see black and white photos, including one of a bride from the 1930s and a picture of school lovers happily laughing on the porch of their first house.

The kinda love that you
Only find once in a lifetime
The kind you don’t put down
And that’s when I called you
And it’s so hard to explain

The narrator reflects on the love depicted in the photos, describing it as the kind of love that is rare and can only be found once in a lifetime. They feel compelled to call someone, presumably their partner, but find it difficult to put into words the emotions evoked by the photos.

But in those photos I saw us instead
And, somehow, I know that you
And I would’ve found each other
In another life
You still would’ve turned my head
Even if we’d met
On a crowded street in 1944
And you were headed off to
Fight in the war
You still would’ve been mine
We would have been timeless

The narrator sees themselves and their partner in the photos, feeling a strong connection and a sense of destiny. They believe that even if they had met in a different time, such as on a crowded street in 1944 when the partner was leaving for war, their love would still have existed and endured. They express the belief that they would have been meant for each other, transcending time and circumstances.

I would’ve read your
Love letters every single night
And prayed to God
You’d be coming home all right
And you would’ve been fine
We would have been timeless

The narrator imagines a scenario where they would have written and read love letters to each other every night during the partner’s time away at war. They express their concern for the partner’s safety and well-being, praying for their safe return. They believe their love would have stood the test of time and remained timeless.

‘Cause I believe that we were
Supposed to find this
So, even in a different life
You still would’ve been mine
We would’ve been timeless

The narrator holds a firm belief that their connection and love were meant to be, even if it meant existing in different lives and circumstances. They reiterate that their partner would still belong to them, and their love would have transcended time.

I had to smile when it caught my eye
There was one of a teenage couple
In the driveway
Holding hands on the way to a dance
And the date on the back said 1958

The narrator comes across another photo that brings back memories. It depicts a teenage couple holding hands and heading to a dance in the driveway. The date on the back of the photo indicates it was taken in 1958.

Which brought me back to the first time I saw you
Time stood still like something in this old shop
I thought about it as I started looking ’round
At these precious things that time forgot

The photo reminds the narrator of the first time they saw their partner. They recall the feeling of time standing still, similar to the atmosphere in the old antique shop. They reflect on the significance of these preserved memories and precious objects that seem to defy the passage of time.

That’s when I came upon
A book covered in cobwebs
Story of a romance torn apart by fate
Hundreds of years ago
They fell in love, like we did
And I’d die for you in the same way
If I first saw your face
In the 1500s off in a foreign land
And I was forced to marry another man
You still would’ve been mine
We would have been timeless

The narrator discovers a book covered in cobwebs, symbolizing a forgotten story of a romance that was tragically separated by fate centuries ago. They draw a parallel between that story and their own love, expressing their willingness to make sacrifices and even die for their partner. They imagine a scenario where they first saw their partner’s face in the 1500s in a foreign land, despite being forced to marry someone else. They believe their love would have transcended those circumstances and remained timeless.

I would’ve read your
Love letters every single night
And run away and left it all behind
You still would’ve been mine
We would’ve been timeless

The narrator envisions a scenario where they would have read their partner’s love letters every night and run away together, leaving everything behind. They reiterate that their love would have endured and remained timeless.

Time breaks down your mind and body
Don’t you let it touch your soul
It was like an age-old classic
The first time that you saw me
The story started when you said, Hello

The narrator reflects on the passing of time and its impact on the physical and mental aspects of life. They encourage not allowing time to diminish the essence of one’s soul. They describe their first meeting with their partner as a timeless and classic moment, where their story began with a simple greeting.

In a crowded room
A few short years ago
And sometimes there’s no proof
You just know
You’re always gonna be mine
We’re gonna be

The narrator recalls meeting their partner in a crowded room a few years ago. They acknowledge that sometimes there’s no tangible proof or explanation for love, but it’s simply something you feel and know deep within. They express confidence that their partner will always belong to them, and they will be together.

I’m gonna love you
When our hair is turning grey
We’ll have a cardboard box of
Photos of the life we’ve made
And you’ll say
Oh my, we really were timeless

The narrator expresses their commitment to love their partner even asthey both grow older and their hair turns grey. They envision a future where they will have a cardboard box filled with photos that capture the memories they’ve created together throughout their life. They imagine their partner looking at those photos and exclaiming how timeless their love truly was.

We’re gonna be timeless, timeless
You still would’ve been mine
We would’ve been

Even if we’d met
On a crowded street in 1944
You still would’ve been mine
We would’ve been

The narrator reiterates their belief that their love would have existed regardless of the time or place they had met. They emphasize that their partner would still belong to them, and their love would have endured and remained timeless.

Down the block
There’s an antique shop
And something in my head said
Stop, so I walked in

The song concludes by bringing the narrative back to the present moment, where the narrator reflects on their experience in the antique shop. They recall feeling compelled to enter the shop and the profound impact it had on their perspective on love and the passage of time.