I Know Places We Can Hide (Kaylor FanFic)

All Too Well

The rest of the night passed in a blur. A string of artists took the stage and I was overwhelmed with how many talented people were in attendance.

Taylor got her time to shine as she got up to perform her much anticipated - and demanded by fans - All Too Well from RED.

I walked through the door with you, the air was cold,
But something 'bout it felt like home somehow.
And I left my scarf there at your sister's house,
And you've still got it in your drawer even now.

To say it was a moving, emotional and raw performance would be an understatement. Taylor really bared her soul on the stage. It was almost as if we were back in her bedroom together sharing stories, getting to know each other and crying our hearts out.

Oh, your sweet disposition and my wide-eyed gaze.
We're singing in the car, getting lost Upstate.
Autumn leaves falling down like pieces into place,
And I can picture it after all these days.

And I know it's long gone,
And that magic's not here no more,
And I might be okay,
But I'm not fine at all...

I can't deny that I cried during and after the performance. I felt so proud of her in that moment. And I shared the heartbreak that fueled that raw and exposing performance. The lyrics reached places within me that I thought had been forgotten...

Cause there we are again on that little town street.
You almost ran the red 'cause you were looking over at me.
Wind in my hair, I was there, I remember it all too well.

Photo album on the counter, your cheeks were turning red.
You used to be a little kid with glasses in a twin sized bed
And your mother's telling stories about you on a tee ball team
You taught me 'bout your past, thinking your future was me.

And I know it's long gone
And there was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to...

'Cause there we are again in the middle of the night.
We're dancing around the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there, I remember it all too well, yeah.

Well, maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much,
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up.
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well.

Hey, you call me up again just to break me like a promise.
So casually cruel in the name of being honest.
I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here
'Cause I remember it all, all, all... too well.

Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it
After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone

But you keep my old scarf from that very first week
'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me
You can't get rid of it 'cause you remember it all too well, yeah

'Cause there we are again, when I loved you so
Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well

Wind in my hair, you were there, you remember it all
Down the stairs, you were there, you remember it all
It was rare, I was there, I remember it all too well.

The song finished and I stood to applaud Taylor.

Much of the auditorium followed suit and soon enough, every person was standing and applauding her phenomenal performance.

When Taylor returned to her seat, I stood to meet her and we folded into each others' arms. I still had tears in my eyes and more pricked at my eyes when we hugged.

I felt her own tears on my shoulder and cheek as she pressed close into my body. "I'm so proud of you, Tay! That was amazing and raw and... Tragic. But now they can see how you feel. What they've done to you and how they can't touch you. And soon, I know you'll climb high and be higher above them than you already are. And you'll show them... You'll prove them wrong. I just know it!"

"Thank you darling! I'm so glad that I'm here with you tonight. I wouldn't want anyone else by my side." She turned her head and gave me a kiss on the cheek.

I smiled back at her and we took our seats. The host came back on stage and began introducing the next Grammy category. Without looking, I lifted my hand and placed it on top of Taylor's in her lap.

Without looking down or worrying, she took hold of my hand and squeezed it in response.