Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Matt Billingslea
Drums
Amos Heller
Bass Guitar
Paul Sidoti
Electric Guitar
Mike Meadows
Acoustic Guitar
Max Bernstein
Synthesizer
Dan Burns
Programming
Derek Garten
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Producer
Christopher Rowe
Vocal Recording Engineer
David Payne
Recording Engineer
Lowell Reynolds
Assistant Recording Engineer
Derek Garten
Editing Engineer
Dan Burns
Additional Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
Bryce Bordone
Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Clear blue water
High tide came and brought you in
And I could go on and on
On and on, and I will
Skies grew darker
Currents swept you out again
And you were just gone and gone
Gone and gone
[PreChorus]
In silent screams
In wildest dreams
I never dreamed of this
[Chorus]
This love is good, this love is bad
This love is alive, back from the dead, oh-oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh
[Verse 2]
Tossing, turning
Struggled through the night with someone new
Baby, I could go on and on
On and on
Lantern burning
Flickered in my mind for only you
But you were still gone
Gone, gone
[PreChorus]
Been losing grip
On sinking ships
You showed up just in time
[Chorus]
This love is good, this love is bad
This love is alive, back from the dead, oh-oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark, oh-oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh-oh
[Chorus]
This love, this love, this love, this love
This love, this love, this love, this love
This love, this love, this love, this love
This love, this love, this love, this love
[Bridge]
Your kiss, my cheek
I watched you leave
Your smile, my ghost
I fell to my knees
When you're young, you just run
But you come back to what you need
[Chorus]
This love is good, this love is bad
This love is alive, back from the dead, oh-oh-oh
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh-oh (This love)
[Chorus]
This love left a permanent mark
This love is glowing in the dark, oh-oh-oh (This love)
These hands had to let it go free
And this love came back to me, oh-oh-oh (This love)
[Outro]
This love, this love, this love, this love
This love, this love, this love, this love
This love, this love, this love, this love
This love, this love came back to me, oh-oh-oh
Written by: Taylor Swift