"cardigan" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift. It was released as the lead single of her eighth studio album, Folklore (2020), on July 27, 2020, via Republic Records. Swift co-wrote the song with its producer Aaron Dessner.

"cardigan" is a slow-burning, folk, soft rock, and indie rock ballad, with a stripped-down arrangement of a tender piano, clopping drums and melancholic violins. Lyrically, it sees Swift singing about a comforting romance lost in memories, from the perspective of a female narrator named Betty, one of the several fictitious characters narrated in Folklore. An accompanying music video for the song, written, directed, and styled by Swift, was released alongside the album launch. The video has been described as dreamy, following a cottagecore aesthetic, and featuring Swift in three different settings: a "cozy cabin" in the woods, a moss-covered forest, and a dark stormy sea, which represent different phases of relationships. "Cardigan" was praised by music critics for its poetic songwriting and laid-back sound. It received nominations for Song of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance at the 63rd Annual Grammy Awards. An acoustic version of the song, branded "Cabin in Candlelight", was also released.

Prior to the release of the music video, Swift hosted a live Q&A in which she explained the meaning of “cardigan”.

"The song is about a lost romance and why young love is often fixed so permanently within our memories. Why it leaves such an indelible mark."

She elaborated to BBC Radio 1:

"This is a song that’s about long lost love, and looking back on it and how special it made you feel, all the good things it made you feel, all the pain that it made you feel."

Lyrics:

[Verse 1]
Vintage tee, brand new phone
High heels on cobblestones
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
Sequin smile, black lipstick
Sensual politics
When you are young, they assume you know nothing

[Chorus]
But I knew you
Dancin' in your Levi's
Drunk under a streetlight, I
I knew you
Hand under my sweatshirt
Baby, kiss it better, I

[Refrain]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite

[Verse 2]
A friend to all is a friend to none
Chase two girls, lose the one
When you are young, they assume you know nothing

[Chorus]
But I knew you
Playing hide-and-seek and
Giving me your weekends, I
I knew you
Your heartbeat on the High Line
Once in twenty lifetimes, I

[Refrain]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite

[Bridge]
To kiss in cars and downtown bars
Was all we needed
You drew stars around my scars
But now I'm bleedin'

[Chorus]
'Cause I knew you
Steppin' on the last train
Marked me like a bloodstain, I
I knew you
Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy, I
I knew you
Leavin' like a father
Running like water, I
And when you are young, they assume you know nothing

[Verse 3]
But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
I knew I'd curse you for the longest time
Chasin' shadows in the grocery line
I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired
And you'd be standin' in my front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me
And you'd come back to me
And you'd come back

[Refrain]
And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite

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Taylor Swift - cardigan (Official Audio) (incl. Piano Intro) [HQ]

𝗧𝗮𝘆𝗹𝗼𝗿 𝗦𝘄𝗶𝗳𝘁 -𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗧𝗼𝗼 𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗹 ( S𝗮𝗱 G𝗶𝗿𝗹 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 V𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 )

ceilings (slowed) - lizzy mcalpine

taylor swift - labyrinth (slowed & reverb)

𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 - 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵

𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦 𝘈𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘮𝘴 - 𝘐 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬

The P sessions - No kings day

I been in my zone, no stress
Phone blowin’ up, no text
Whole world movin’, I rest
She said I changed, that’s progress
New ice, same veins though
Still cool, never chase though
If it fade, let it fade slow
I just learn, then I lay low


I don’t trip, I just drift
Everything I lost, I flipped
She want love, I want peace
Ain’t the same, that’s the risk

Still got time, I don’t need to rush love
If it’s real, it’ll show up
Yeah, I’m good where I’m at right now
Still got time, I ain’t gotta grow up
Whole life, still a glow-up
And I’m cool if you fall back down
Still got time


Late night, windows half-cracked
New flame, still don’t match that
Every move, I detach fast
Peace first, yeah, I learned that
Every L put me on game
New city, still the same name
Now they act like they all came
But I built this with my pain


I don’t trip, I just drift
Everything I lost, I flipped
She want love, I want peace
Ain’t the same, that’s the risk


Still got time, I don’t need to rush love
If it’s real, it’ll show up
Yeah, I’m good where I’m at right now
Still got time, I ain’t gotta grow up
Whole life, still a glow-up
And I’m cool if you fall back down
Still got time

Still got time… yeah
Still got time

Taylor Swift - Right Where You Left Me

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