Real life is a funny thing, آپ know. In real life, saying the right thing at the right moment is beyond crucial. So crucial, in fact, that most of us start to hesitate, for fear of saying the wrong thing at the wrong time. But lately what I’ve begun to fear مزید than that is letting the moment pass without saying anything.
I think most of us fear reaching the end of our life, and looking back regretting the moments we didn’t speak up. When we didn’t say ‘I love you.’ When we should’ve کہا ‘I’m sorry.’ When we didn’t stand up for ourselves یا someone who needed help.
These songs are made up of words I didn’t say when the moment was right in front of me. There songs are open letters. Each is written with a specific person in mind, telling them what I meant to tell them in person. To the beautiful boy whose دل I broke in December. To my first love who I never thought would be my first heartbreak. To my band. To a mean man I used to be afraid of. To someone who made my world very dark for a while. To a girl who چرا لیا, چوری کی something of mine. To someone I forgive for what he کہا in front of the whole world.
Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope آپ use yours for good, because the only words you’ll regret مزید than the ones left unsaid are the ones آپ use to intentionally hurt someone.
What آپ say might be too much for some people. Maybe it will come out all wrong and you’ll stutter and you’ll walk away embarrassed, wincing as آپ play it all back in your head. But I think the words آپ stop yourself from saying are the ones that will haunt آپ the longest.
So say it to them. یا say it to yourself in the mirror. Say it in a letter you’ll never send یا in a book millions might read someday. I think آپ deserve to look back on your life without a chorus of resounding voices saying ‘I could’ve, but it’s too late now.’
There is a time for silence. There is a time waiting your turn. But if آپ know how آپ feel, and آپ so clearly know what آپ need to say, you’ll know it.
I don’t think آپ should wait. I think آپ should speak now.
-Taylor Swift
