Song
Eyes Open
Non-Album Songs · 2012 · Track 4
Sole author
Written byTaylor Swift
Produced byNathan Chapman
Details
- Stated inspiration
- Written for The Hunger Games (2012). Taylor described it as being about Katniss Everdeen's relationship with the Capitol, the opposite of the melancholic Safe & Sound: "more frantic and fast-paced, a completely different shade of music".
Feet
Incidental
Identity & Self
“Keep your feet ready, heartbeat steady”
Feet held ready are a fighter's stance, planted and braced for whatever comes. The line makes composure a matter of where you stand, steadiness in the body before steadiness in the nerve.
Lore & Lyrics