Wildest Dreams Lyrics

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The ninth track and fifth single on 1989 is about Swift hoping her lover will remember their best moments after they’re over. It expresses mixed feelings: hoping that they last, but knowing that they’ll end.

Surprisingly, the famous figure who gets the most elaborate attention is Lana Del Rey: Swift flat-out mimics her on “Wildest Dreams,” flitting between a fluttery soprano and deadpan alto, flipping lyrics so Lana — “His hands are in my hair, his clothes are in my room” — that it’s hard to tell if the song is homage or parody.
-Billboard Magazine

In the US, the song reached number five, becoming her fifth consecutive top ten from 1989.

According to Swift, the beats heard at the beginning of the song resemble her real heartbeats.

Q&A

Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning

What did Taylor Swift say about "Wildest Dreams"?
Genius Answer

I think the way I used to approach relationships was very idealistic. I used to go into them thinking, ‘Maybe this is the one – we’ll get married and have a family, this could be forever’. Whereas now I go in thinking, ‘How long do we have on the clock – before something comes along and puts a wrench in it, or your publicist calls and says this isn’t a good idea?’

— Via Rolling Stone.

What have the artists said about the song?
Genius Answer

“Wildest Dreams” is kind of a good example of the way that my outlook on love has changed. Over the years, I think, as you get more experience under your belt, as you become disappointed a few times, you start to kind of think of things in more realistic terms. It’s not like you need someone and that’s it, you know, if they like you and you like them, well, it’s gonna be forever, of course. I don’t really look at love like that anymore. I think the way I see love is kind of a little more fatalistic, which means, to me, that when I meet someone and we have a connection, the first thought I really have is, “When this is over, I hope you think well of me.” So, this song is about having that immediate connection with someone, and these were my vivid thoughts right as I met him.

— Via Yahoo! Live.

Have any pictures of the handwritten lyrics surfaced?
Genius Answer

Yes, and this picture reveals many of the original lyrics of the song.

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Guitar
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Percussion
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Recorded At
MXM Studios, Stockholm, Sweden and Conway Studios, Los Angeles, California
Released on
October 27, 2014
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