"I Knew You Were Trouble" (CD Single)

Listen closely. This is a nice song. Taylor shares her unbearable pain with her fans by singing a song about her bad dating choices. I know it seems sad,- don't get me wrong, it's really sad-but it makes you realize that you need to be careful about who you date. You ned to trust your true instincts about what you should do and what you shouldn't. I rated this for 13 year olds because they will understand the song. The music video was recently released, and it explains the song perfectly. Taylor discovers her punk rocker side of herself and lets it get to her head. Taylor goes out with tattoo maniac who influences her to become some one she's not. Her "boyfriend" is seen shirtless and on a bed with her. He beckons her over, but instead off coming closer, Taylor pulls HIM close and then kisses him fully on the lips. Taylor stands on train tracks kissing. Taylor was kissing at a rock concert. Did I mention Taylor was KISSING? Then, Taylor's boyfriend goes off and cheats on her right in front of her face. Taylor describes this as,"Now I'm lying on the cold hard ground." Don't let kids watch the music video. It's WAY too inappropriate.

I really like this song (I know all the lyrics to it :D). It's one of my favorite songs on Red. It does get old at times, but I think I'd give it 3.5/5 stars :). This song is about another breakup, but this time Taylor's saying that she knew her ex was trouble-which could be seen as a takeaway message. The lyrics are fairly bitter-not to mention one-sided-and younger listeners probably won't understand what it's about. But it's fine for them, as it includes nothing offensive. The music video may not be appropriate for them; there is some making out between Taylor and her boyfriend (some take place on a bed, though no sex occurs).

Taylor has more talent than many other artists today, I will admit. However, I wish she would put that talent to good use instead of just writing songs about how some guy betrayed her. It would be nice to be able to wonder what her next song will be about, instead of just "oh yeah, it's gonna be a break up song".

Taylor's song is very clean with a message about taking blame for your mistake. The track has no sex, violence or language in it. It is a little mature because it talks about a man who is a liar, but it is overall clean.