Taylor Swift’s dream about ex-boyfriend inspired ‘All You Had To Do Was Stay’ [Watch]

Grammy-winner Taylor Swift has revealed that her song “All You Had To Do Was Stay” was actually inspired by a dream about her ex-boyfriend.

In an interview with GQ magazine, Swift told rockstar Ryan Adams the whole story behind her song.

“I had a dream that my ex showed up at my door, knocked on my door, and I opened it up, and I was about ready to launch into the perfect thing to say. And instead, all that would come out of my mouth was that high-pitched chorus of people singing, ‘Stay,’” she said.

Swift said that she thought that her dream was “mortifying” and the line “stay, stay, stay” was “kind of a cool vocal part.” She, however, didn’t reveal the name of the ex-boyfriend who appeared in her dream.

The “Blank Space” singer also compared her version with Adam’s version of “All You Had To Do Was Stay.”

"You know when actors say a line, they say a sentence, but they say it with different emphasis on different words and they completely change it? That's what you did with my album,” Swift said.

The 25-year-old singer explained that her version was saying “all you had to do was stay! Sorry about it! I don’t miss you and now you’re back,” while Adam’s version was telling “All you had to do was stay. You broke my heart. That’s all you had to do.”

Adam released a full digital album cover of Swift’s album “1989” on Sept. 21, according to Billboard.

Meanwhile, Swift also revealed that she has a unique songwriting process. The singer said she keeps an endless notepad on her phone that includes the lyrics she previously thought about.

The singer-songwriter added that she watched John Hughes movies while writing lyrics for her “1989” album.

Swift’s best selling album “1989” has sold over 1.28 million copies worldwide when it was first released. It later on became the bestselling album of 2014, The Independent reported.

Her hit singles from the album are “Shake It Off,” “Blank Space,” “Style” and “Bad Blood.”

[The Scene/GQ]

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