"Safe and Sound" official music video - Taylor Swift
"Safe and Sound" lyrics
by Taylor Swift
Hunger Games soundtrack
I remember tears streaming down your face
When I said "I'll never let you go"
When all those shadows almost killed your light
I remember you said "Don't leave me here alone"
But all that's dead and gone and past tonight.
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound
Don't you dare look out your window
Darling everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold on to this lullaby
Even when the music's gone
gone
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| Taylor Swift - "Safe and Sound" (image via wikipedia) |
Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound
Just close your eyes
You'll be alright
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound
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| Safe and Sound by Taylor Swift feat. The Civil Wars The Hunger Games Soundtrack (image via wikipedia) |
"Safe & Sound" is a song by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring country/folk duo The Civil Wars, and a promotional single from the soundtrack of the 2012 film, The Hunger Games.
Swift premiered the song via Twitter. Even before the release of the song, Swift had tweeted "Something I've been VERY excited about for a VERY long time is going to be happening VERY soon (and I'm not referring to Christmas)," later adding: "And this is it, the big surprise... Go get it!". The day of the release date, Swift tweeted the link to the song, which is being sold exclusively on iTunes.
Not long after tweeting the link to the song, "Safe & Sound" became the top-trending topic on Twitter in the US and number two worldwide, with many fans being surprised that Swift was part of the soundtrack.
The song entered the Billboard Hot Digital Songs tally at number 19 with 136,000 sold in two days. The song debuted at number 30 on the Billboard Hot 100. In its second week it dropped to number 31. After the release of the song's music video, it re-entered the Hot 100 at number 56. Prior from the released of the album, the song rebounds from number 71 to number 35 in its 11th week. As of April 2012, the song has sold 970,000 copies in the United States.
The song's music video, which is directed by Philip Andelman, premiered on February 13, 2012 at 7:54 p.m. ET on MTV. The video features Swift, walking barefoot through a forest in Watertown, Tennessee, wearing a long white gown. In between scenes, The Civil Wars are seen inside a cottage house sitting in front of a fireplace as they sing along to the song.
The video was shot in a cemetery and the scene with Swift on the graves are a real couple's grave from 1853. (source: wikipedia)