Superman

Album: Speak Now Deluxe Edition (2011)
Charted: 26
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Songfacts®:

  • Taylor debuted this track from her deluxe edition of Speak Now during a special solo acoustic segment at her September 24, 2011 concert in Kansas City. She explained before performing it, "This is about, well, a guy, as usual. This was a guy that I was sort of enamored with. This song got its title by something that I just said randomly in conversation. [When] he walked out of the room, I turned to one of my friends and said, 'It's like watching Superman fly away.'"

Comments: 2

  • Taylor Swift from Florida, U.s.This song might be about her dad, because when she says, "I loved you from the very first day" she means she loved her dad since the day she was born. Then again, she did have a really tight bond with her mom, so it might be about an ex. Who knows?
  • Roland Aranjo from Bisbee, AzI wonder who this song is about.
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