"You Are In Love" is the fifteenth track from the standard edition of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's fifth studio album, 1989, released on October 27, 2014, through Big Machine Records. It is also the fifteenth track from Swift's fourth re-recorded album, 1989 (Taylor's Version), released on October 27, 2023, through Republic Records.
Background[]
The song is written about her friends Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff's relationship. When she talked to Jack Antonoff about the song in an interview with him, she said: "Basically, this song was a track that you Jack Antonoff sent me and it was the most beautiful, poignant, simple track I've ever received and I wrote it really quickly, I remember writing it really fast, 'cause I just remember thinking it sounded so much like the sound of like, actual love. True love. Like through thick and thin, sickness and health love."
She also talked about the song in an interview with Jimmy Kimmel, where she said: "I wrote it with my friend Jack Antonoff who's dating my friend Lena, and Jack sent me this track to this song, it was just an instrumental track he was working on and immediately I knew what this song needed to be, and I wrote it as kind of a commentary on what their relationship has been like."
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
One look, dark room
Meant just for you
Time moved too fast, you play it back
Buttons on a coat, lighthearted joke
No proof, not much, but you saw enough
Small talk, he drives
Coffee at midnight
The light reflects the chain on your neck
He says, "Look up"
And your shoulders brush
No proof, one touch, but you felt enough
[Chorus]
You can hear it in the silence (Silence) silence (Silence) you
You can feel it on the way home (Way home) way home (Way home) you
You can see it with the lights out (Lights out) lights out (Lights out)
You are in love, true love
You are in love
[Verse 2]
Morning, his place
Burnt toast, Sunday
You keep his shirt, he keeps his word
And for once, you let go
Of your fears and your ghosts
One step, not much, but it said enough
You kiss on sidewalks
You fight and you talk
One night, he wakes
Strange look on his face
Pauses, then says, "You're my best friend"
And you knew what it was, he is in love
[Chorus]
You can hear it in the silence (Silence) silence (Silence) you
You can feel it on the way home (Way home) way home (Way home) you
You can see it with the lights out (Lights out) lights out (Lights out)
You are in love, true love
[Bridge]
And so it goes
You two are dancing in a snow globe, 'round and 'round
And he keeps a picture of you in his office downtown
And you understand now
Why they lost their minds and fought the wars
And why I've spent my whole life trying to put it into words
[Breakdown]
'Cause you can hear it in the silence
You can feel it on the way home
You can see it with the lights out
You are in love, true love
You are in love
[Chorus]
You can hear it in the silence (Silence) silence (Silence) you
You can feel it on the way home (Way home) way home (Way home) you
You can see it with the lights out (Lights out) lights out (Lights out)
You are in love, true love
You are in love (Ah)
You can hear it in the silence (Silence) silence (Silence) you (Ah)
You can feel it on the way home (Way home) way home (Way home) you (Ah)
You can see it with the lights out (Lights out) lights out (Lights out)
You are in love, true love
You are in love
Taymoji pack[]
 You’re toast!  Handle with care...  Enough said!  You’re pushing the wrong button.  Love isn’t a destination. It’s a journey!  Take the scenic route.  I keep you close to my heart.  Sometimes you need to shake things up.  Box |
Live performance[]
Trivia[]
- This song was never put on an official set list for her tours, but she performed it as a surprise song on the 1989 World Tour and The Eras Tour.
- "You Are In Love" was featured on the 1989 World Tour movie as the featured surprise song on her setlist.
| 1989 | ||
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| "Welcome to New York" • "Blank Space" • "Style" • "Out of the Woods" • "All You Had to Do Was Stay" • "Shake It Off" • "I Wish You Would" • "Bad Blood" • "Wildest Dreams" • "How You Get the Girl" • "This Love" • "I Know Places" • "Clean" | ||
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