La canción I Knew You Were Trouble fue escrita por Taylor Swift, Max Martin y Shellback para el cuarto álbum de estudio de Swift, Red, lanzado en 2012. El tema marca una notable partida de Swift de sus anteriores raíces country, incorporando elementos pop y electrónicos. La letra habla sobre darse cuenta retroactivamente de que una relación estaba condenada desde el inicio debido a la naturaleza problemática de la otra persona. La canción recibió ... Ver más [+] críticas positivas por su producción, los vocales de Swift y su capacidad para reinventarse musicalmente. Se considera una de las pistas destacadas del álbum y tuvo un éxito comercial en todo el mundo.
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Introducción:
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Once upon a time, a few mistakes ago
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I was in your sights, you got me alone
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You found me, you found me, you found me-e-e-e-e
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I guess you didn't care, and I guess liked that
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And when I fell hard, you took a step back
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Without me, without me, without me-e-e-e-e
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And he's long gone, when he's next to me and I
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Realize the blame is on me
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* 'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
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* So shame on me now-ow
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* Flew me to places I'd never been
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* Till you put me down, oh
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I knew you were trouble when you walked in
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So shame on me now-ow
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Flew me to places I'd never been
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Now I'm lyin' on the cold hard ground!
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Aahh oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
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Aahh oohh, trouble, trouble, trouble
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No apologies, he'll never see you cry
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Pretends he doesn't know, that he's the reason why