"I Look in People's Windows" is the twenty-fifth track from The Anthology edition of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, released on April 19, 2024 through Republic Records.
Background[]
"I Look in People's Windows" is a track exclusive to the Anthology edition of The Tortured Poets Department. Along with the other Anthology edition tracks, the song was surprise-released at 2:00 AM EST on April 19.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
I had died the tiniest death
I spied the catch in your breath
Out, out, out, out, out, out
Northbound I got carried away
As you boarded your train
South, south, south, south, south, south
[Pre-Chorus]
A feather taken by the wind blowing
I’m afflicted by the not knowing so
[Chorus]
I look in people’s windows
Transfixed by rose golden glows
They have their friends over to drink nice wine
I look in people’s windows
In case you’re at their table
What if your eyes looked up and met mine
One more time
[Verse 2]
You had stopped and tilted your head
I still ponder what it meant
Now, now, now, now, now, now
I tried searching faces on streets
What are the chances you’d be
Downtown, downtown, downtown
[Pre-Chorus]
Does it feel alright to not know me?
I’m addicted to the “if only”
[Chorus]
So I look in people’s windows
Like I’m some deranged weirdo
I attend Christmas parties from outside
I look in people’s windows
In case you’re at their table
What if your eyes looked up and met mine
One more time
Audio[]
Live performances[]
"I Look in People's Windows" was performed as a surprise song on The Eras Tour on May 29, 2024 in Madrid, Spain mashed-up with "Snow On The Beach".
Trivia[]
- "I Look in People's Windows" is the shortest song in Swift's discography, at 2 minutes and 11 seconds long.
- ”I Look in People’s Windows” has many sonic similarities to “Death By A Thousand Cuts”, including them being in very similar BPM[1][2], as well as being in relative keys to each other. [3] Additionally, the melodies of the first lines of the choruses of both songs are very similar.
References[]
| THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | ||
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| "Fortnight" • "The Tortured Poets Department" • "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" • "Down Bad" • "So Long, London" • "But Daddy I Love Him" • "Fresh Out The Slammer" • "Florida!!!" • "Guilty as Sin?" • "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" • "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" • "loml" • "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" • "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" • "The Alchemy" • "Clara Bow" | ||
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