Taylor Swift, 22 – Video Ufficiale e testo

Lanciato proprio nelle scorse ore, in occasione del kickoff del tour nel Nord America, 22 è decisamente un pezzo fresco e adatto ai mesi a cui andiamo incontro. Colorato, frizzante, potremmo rivedere il brano nei gradini alti della Billboard Hot 100.

La canzone è stata scritta dalla stessa Swift in collaborazione con Max Martin e Shellback. Così la Swift ha raccontato la scrittura del testo

“Per me, 22 è stato l’età preferita della mia vita. Mi piacciono tutte le possibilità, come tu stia ancora imparando conoscenza già abbastanza. Ancora non sai niente, ma lo sai che non sai niente. Sei abbastanza grande per iniziare a pianificare la tua vita, ma sei abbastanza giovane per sapere che ci sono così tante domande senza risposta. Questo provoca una sensazione di spensieratezza, una sorta di indecisione di base e paura. Avere 22 anni mi ha insegnato tanto”

Dopo il salto, il video ufficiale di 22, diretto da Anthony Mandler e che vede come protagonisti i veri amici della star americana, senza comparse:

It feels like a perfect night to dress up like hipsters
And make fun of our exes, ah ah, ah ah.
It feels like a perfect night for breakfast at midnight
To fall in love with strangers, ah ah, ah ah.

Yeah,
We’re happy free confused and lonely at the same time
It’s miserable and magical, oh, yeah
Tonight’s the night when we forget about the deadlines
It’s time

Uh oh!
I don’t know about you
But I’m feeling 22
Everything will be alright
If you keep me next to you
You don’t know about me
But I’ll bet you want to
Everything will be alright
If we just keep dancing like we’re
22
22

It seems like one of those nights,
This place is too crowded.
Too many cool kids, ah ah, ah ah (who’s Taylor Swift anyway, ew?)
It seems like one of those nights,
We ditch the whole scene and end up dreaming
Instead of sleeping.

Yeah,
We’re happy free confused and lonely in the best way
It’s miserable and magical, oh, yeah
Tonight’s the night when we forget about the heartbreaks
It’s time

Uh oh!
I don’t know about you
But I’m feeling 22
Everything will be alright
If you keep me next to you
You don’t know about me
But I’ll bet you want to
Everything will be alright (alright)
If we just keep dancing like we’re
22
22
I don’t know about you
22
22

It feels like one of those nights,
We ditch the whole scene.
It feels like one of those nights,
We won’t be sleeping.
It feels like one of those nights,
You look like bad news,
I gotta have you,
I gotta have you.

Ohh ohhh yeaah

I don’t know about you
But I’m feeling 22
Everything will be alright
If you keep me next to you
You don’t know about me (you don’t know about me)
But I’ll bet you want to
Everything will be alright
If we just keep dancing like we’re
22
22
22, yeah, yeah
22, yeah, yeah

It feels like one of those nights,
We ditch the whole scene
It feels like one of those nights,
We won’t be sleeping
It feels like one of those nights,
You look like bad news,
I gotta have you,
I gotta have you.