“Begin Again (Taylor’s Version)” sees Taylor singing about the hope of falling in love again after a hard break-up and previous romantic mistakes. The song uses Taylor’s signature storytelling style and a pop-country sound marked with fiddles and mandolins.

Taylor told Good Morning America:

It’s about when you’ve gotten through a really bad relationship and you finally dust yourself off and go on that first date after a horrible breakup, and the vulnerability that goes along with all that.

Many assume that the song was inspired by Conor Kennedy, Taylor’s ex-boyfriend, and by the relationship they shared.

Taylor and Conor