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TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
BY: TAYLOR SWIFT

RAMONITO O. ELUMBARING IV-ROE (ESEP C)

July 14, 2011

I. LYRICS OF THE SONG

TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR
BY: TAYLOR SWIFT

Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he wont see That I want and Im needing everything that we should be Ill bet shes beautiful, that girl he talks about And shes got everything that I have to live without Drew talks to me, I laugh cause its so damn funny That I cant even see anyone when hes with me He says hes so in love, hes finally got it right, I wonder if he knows hes all I think about at night [Chorus:] Hes the reason for the teardrops on my guitar The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star Hes the song in the car I keep singing, dont know why I do Drew walks by me, can he tell that I cant breathe? And there he goes, so perfectly, The kind of flawless I wish I could be Shed better hold him tight, give him all her love Look in those beautiful eyes and know shes lucky cause [Repeat Chorus] So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light Ill put his picture down and maybe Get some sleep tonight Hes the reason for the teardrops on my guitar The only one whos got enough of me to break my heart Hes the song in the car I keep singing, dont know why I do Hes the time taken up, but theres never enough And hes all that I need to fall into..

II. BACKGROUND OF THE SINGER

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American country pop singer-songwriter, musician and
actress. In 2006, she released her debut single "Tim McGraw", then her self-titled debut album, which was subsequently certified multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America. In November 2008, Swift released her second album, Fearless, and the recording earned Swift fourGrammy Awards, including the Album of the Year, at the 52nd Grammy Awards. Fearless andTaylor Swift finished 2008 at number-three and number-six respectively, with sales of 2.1 and 1.5 million. Fearless topped the Billboard 200 for 11 non-consecutive weeks;no album has spent more time at No. 1 since 2000. Swift was named Artist of the Year by Billboard Magazinein 2009.Swift released her third album Speak Now on October 25, 2010 which sold 1,047,000 copies in its first week. In 2008, her albums sold a combined four million copies, making her the best-selling musician of the year in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Forbes ranked Swift 2009's 69th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $18 million, 2010's 12th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of $45 million and 2011's 7th-most powerful celebrity with earnings of 45 million too.Swift was ranked the 38th best selling Artist of the 200010 decade by Billboard.In January 2010 Nielsen SoundScan listed Swift as the most successful digital artist in music history with over 34 million digital tracks sold.On June 2011, renowned site The Boot named Swift and Carrie Underwood The Country Royalty, as they were the only female country artists to be ranked on Rolling Stone's Queens of Pop list. As of March 2011, she has sold over 20 million albums and 34 million singles worldwide. At age 11, Swift made her first trip to Nashville, hoping to obtain a record deal by distributing a demo tape of her singing with karaoke songs. She gave a copy to every label in town, but was rejected. After Swift returned to Pennsylvania, she was asked to sing at the U.S. Open tennis tournament, where her rendition of the national anthem received much attention. When Swift was 15, she rejected RCA Records because the company wanted to keep her on an artist development deal.
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After performing at Nashville's songwriters' venue, The Bluebird Caf, she caught the attention of Scott Borchetta, who

signed her to his newly formed record label, Big Machine Records. At age 14, she became the youngest staff songwriter ever hired by the Sony/ATV Tree publishing house.

III. A. UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULT WORDS THERE IS NO UNLOCKING OF DIFFICULTIES III. B. SONG ANALYSIS What is the mood of the song? The song is full of BETRAYAL and LONELINESS. Betrayal because the girl expects that she and the boy will lasts forever but one day she just know that the boy is in love to another girl. Loneliness because she felt that she was left on air and the boy love her with no choice, so that now that the boy has a choice it is easy for the boy to let go the girl. To whom does the song talk to? The song is for everyone who has experienced or experiencing break up. For the person, who gives everything to the one he love, yet the boy is not contented and the worst, he finds another girl that will make him happy. And that girl is helpless, she has nothing to do but to move on and let go of the past. The past that can make her happy and most especially can make her cry. And fake a smile so that the boy wont see how she really feel seeing him and hes new found love happy. Which part of the song strike you most? Why? The refrain affected the most. I cant even see Anyone when hes with me.. It strikes me because this part shows the intense love of the girl to the boy that she cant see anyone when she is talking or when she is with the boy. And her attention is fully focused to the boy and for her when they are talking the world stops for awhile. In which part of the song was the message best delivered? Paraphrase that part. The refrain best delivered the message of this song. The refrain because the soft voice of Taylor Swift shows loneliness because she made a fake smile just to hide her true feelings to the boy. What is the message of the song? The pain of being left alone. The best thing that you can do is to learn how to move on and remember that in every person that leave there is one that will takes the place of that person in your life. And you cant say that this person can be better than the who left you. What can you say about the song? The song is sad because this song shows how the boy left the girl in just one click.