Taylor Swift: I'm Only Me When I'm With You Meaning

Song Released: 2007

I'm Only Me When I'm With You Lyrics

Friday night beneath the stars
in a field behind your yard
you and I are painting pictures in the sky
sometimes we don't say a thing
just listen to the crickets sing
everything I need is right here by my side
and I know everything about you...

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   #1 top rated interpretation:
   _Teaapot

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   Aug 9th 2010 !⃝

   it's not just about her friends. its about her family too. Basically it's just the people who she feels closest too, and how she loves them and how she can only true be herself around them

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   #2 top rated interpretation:
   anonymous

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   Dec 20th 2008 !⃝

   This song is one of my favorites. It's about Taylor talking about her best friend and how they know everything about her. And how even though they "drive her crazy half the time" she still knows that they're the one who she can always be herself around.
3. anonymous

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   Nov 3rd 2020 !⃝

   Out of al Taylor's songs this one is my favorite. It's about how she always feels like she has to be someone she's not, and with this one guy, she can really be herself and it dosen't matter what she does because he knows her inside and out, and she knows that he will always love her. How they tackle life's struggles together and they are comfordable with each other and can just enjoy the time spent together without worrying about being perfect.
4. anonymous

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   Apr 6th 2017 !⃝

   Well a friend recommend that I listen to this song cause there is a girl that I like, and she acts like herself when I'm around. I think it is saying that I only act like myself when I'm with you.
5. anonymous

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   May 13th 2015 !⃝

   The song is about Taylor and her best friend Abigail, and how they know each other so well and can only be themselves when they are with each other. The video has Abigail in there a lot. It can also be about her family, but I doubt they'd be 'in the field behind your yard' if she is talking about close family. However, the song can also be interpreted about a boy, because of the line saying 'just a small town boy and girl', unless it is about a close friend who is a boy. It could easily be explaining how she is only herself when she is with the boy. It all depends on how you want to interpret it. Maybe the best idea is to ask Taylor Swift about who she wrote the song about!
6. anonymous

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   May 5th 2014 !⃝

   I think this song is about Taylor and Abigail being themselves and just having fun with friends.
7. anonymous

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   Apr 25th 2011 !⃝

   It’s obvious that this song is written for the person Taylor Swift is closest to and is most comfortable around, possibly a boyfriend, maybe even a best friend. The song is about how she loves the comfort they share and how she enjoys being herself around that person and not having to pretend she’s anything else other than what she truly is. You can tell she loves this person dearly especially when she says she don’t want to do anything with out the person. You can also tell that they know everything about each other and they trust each other very much.
8. anonymous

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   Jul 8th 2010 !⃝

   This song is great. It's about Taylor and Abigail and their other best friends that surround them. Taylor and Abigail even made this video on imovie together!
9. anonymous

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   Mar 13th 2010 !⃝

   It's about her friends. Go to YouTube for the Official music video.
10. anonymous

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    Nov 30th 2009 !⃝

    this song is about the girls bf or ex bf. he drived her crazy half the time, the other half she was only trying to et him know that what she feels is true, se knew eveyrthin about him, its all pretty self-explanatory...
11. anonymous

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    Oct 1st 2009 !⃝

    I think it's about Taylor and her best guy friend, who've basically been through everything together, and she's finally starting to fall for him. She's saying that he knows everything about her, and that makes her comfortable. She's saying she's only her when she's with him.

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