Out of the Woods

**Out of the Woods** is the sixth single and fourth track on Taylor Swift's fifth studio album *1989*. It was released on October 14, 2014.

## Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Looking at it now

It all seems so simple

We were lying on your couch

I remember

You took a Polaroid of us

Then discovered (Then discovered)

The rest of the world was black and white

But we were in screaming color

And I remember thinking

[Chorus]

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good

(Are we out of the woods?)

[Verse 2]

Looking at it now

Last December (Last December)

We were built to fall apart

Then fall back together (Back together)

Ooh, your necklace hanging from my neck

The night we couldn't quite forget

When we decided, we decided

To move the furniture so we could dance

Baby, like we stood a chance

Two paper airplanes flying, flying, flying

And I remember thinking

[Chorus]

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? (Oh) Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good

(Are we out of the woods?)

[Bridge]

Remember when you hit the brakes too soon?

Twenty stitches in the hospital room

When you started crying, baby, I did too

But when the sun came up, I was looking at you

Remember when we couldn't take the heat?

I walked out, I said, "I'm setting you free"

But the monsters turned out to be just trees

When the sun came up, you were looking at me

You were looking at me, ooh

You were looking at me

(Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?)

(Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?)

I remember

(Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?)

(Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good)

Oh, I remember

[Chorus]

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet? (Yeah, yeah)

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet? (Say, are we?)

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? (Yeah) Are we in the clear yet? (Yeah)

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good (Clear yet? Good)

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good (Do you remember?)

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods yet?

Are we out of the woods yet? Are we out of the woods?

Are we in the clear yet? Are we in the clear yet?

Are we in the clear yet, in the clear yet? Good

## Commentary

* “It’s funny, because if nobody listens to your song, you’re still a songwriter. If nobody watches your band, you’re still a performer. But if nobody lets you produce their album? You can’t really call yourself a producer. Taylor was the first person to take me seriously and just say, ‘OK, that’s done’. That song was [2014’s] ‘Out Of The Woods’. She really kicked the door down for me and now, it just makes me feel like she trusts and believes in me.” -Jack Antonoff, in an August 2021 interview with *DIY*
* “Literally, we made *‘Out of the Woods.’* I fucking put my heart and soul into that thing. Right at the moment when I was expecting some heavy was going to come in and do the production, she was like, ‘Can’t wait for this to come out!’ And I was like, ‘That’s it?’ She was like, ‘Yes, perfect.’ Overnight, you’re allowed to produce records, and it filled me with joy and fucking resentment because it’s a reminder of why I keep myself extremely separate from the business. It’s a reminder that all these herbs are ambulance chasers. Where are the ears, man? It’s happened over and over and over, every record I’ve made that has become a really important, big record. I mean, the stories I can tell you of what the herbs said about those when they heard them for the first time . . . cut to everyone high-fiving.” — Jack Antonoff to *Rolling Stone* on how his work with Taylor and "Out of the Woods" opened doors for his career

## Trivia

* The song’s hidden message is, “They loved each other recklessly.”

## References

1. ↑ Jersey Boy: Bleachers' Jack Antonoff https://diymag.com/2021/08/06/jack-antonoff-bleachers-take-the-sadness-out-of-saturday-night-august-2021-interview
2. ↑ Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/jack-antonoff-bleachers-album-taylor-swift-lorde-bruce-springsteen-lana-del-rey-1183389/