*1 hour later*
Taylor's POV:
"OH MY GOSH!!" i screamed as the show ended to a blackout. "I need to know what happen, dont leave me hangin!" i shouted again to the tv. "OMG IKR I NEED TO KNOW." karlie screamed as well. After the show ended, memories of Harry and I suddenly flooded back into my mind, i had already cried till I couldn't cry anymore, Karlie soon left and i went up to my room and laid on my bed. i looked at my songbook on my pillow and lyrics popped into my mind. "heartbreakers gonna break break break break break" i took my pen and jotted down the words onto my book. i heaved a sigh and thought about harry, i just cant accept the fact that he's with another girl. i wonder how long this had been happening... i decided to send a text to harry, after much consideration, to let him know that we're over.
haz 💘
goodbye harry, we're over.
i began crying again, i felt shocked that i had just sent him that message but harry was cheating on me. i should have listened to my family, my friends, they told me that he was a player and he doesn't take relationships seriously. instead, i ignored them and i loved harry so much. even now that he cheated, i still cant accept the fact that this is reality, and its happening. "players gonna play play play play play" i thought of another lyric and i jotted it down into my songbook. i brushed away my tears and thought, why am i upset? i shouldn't waste my tears on him or be mad at him! he's a jerk and i should just focus on songwriting. lyrics then naturally began appearing into my mind and i immediately wrote it down before i could forget them,
" Once upon time
A few mistakes ago
I was in your sights
You got me alone
You found me
You found me
You found me
I guess you didn't care
And I guess I liked that
And when I fell hard
You took a step back
Without me, without me, without me
And he's long gone
When he's next to me
And I realize the blame is on me
Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Till you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
No apologies
He'll never see you cry
Pretend he doesn't know
That he's the reason why
You're drowning, you're drowning, you're drowning
(a/n: im removing some irrelevant parts of ikywt ok)
A new notch in your belt
Is all I'll ever be
And now I see, now I see, now I see
He was long gone
When he met me
And I realize the joke is on me
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Till you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
When your saddest fear comes creeping in
That you never loved me or her or anyone or anything
Yeah
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Till you put me down oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in (you were right there, you were right there)
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
Trouble, trouble, trouble. "
i read through the lyrics again to make sure they were alright and then moved on to phase 2 of songwriting, the music chords. i grabbed my acoustic guitar and sat on my bed, i strummed the note D and the rest of the notes naturally flooded into my mind. eventually, i named the song "Trouble" (a/n: ikywt is a lil too long so trouble) in about 3 to 4 hours, i was done with the song- it was a record yay! i sent a voice message of me singing my song while playing my guitar to Ryan Tedder as i really wanted to work with him and Liz Rose, my songwriting pal. Not long after, Ryan replied my message saying, "hi Taylor, trouble is amazing!! The lyrics, the music, it all goes together so perfectly! Ryan. x" i smiled at his message and did a lil victory dance, this was one of the few times he complimented me! Liz then also replied, "omg Taylor i love this! you sounded really awesome! Liz. x" i chuckled and sent a thank you with a lil smiley face to em'. i glanced at my clock and realised that it was already 11pm, almost midnight. "hey Taylor, heard from Liz your new song. Perform the song as a surprise tomorrow at Ellen's. x" I then decided to sleep in earlier than usual as i just got a reminder by my manager, Dan Dymtrow. I off my lights and changed into my pjs and finally dozed off into my wildest dreams.
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a/n: hey guys!! hope you like this chapter, oh and i dont actually know if Dan Dymtrow is still Taylor's current manager but oh well idrc bye :-)