Speak Now by Taylor Swift
I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion
But you are not the kind of boy
Who should be marrying the wrong girl
Why? Why did he love her? Why did he have to fall for her? Perfect, beautiful, glowing, vivacious Victoire? The one who saw an opportunity to shine and took it.
And why wouldn't she love him? Teddy was smart and kind and brave and funny. And maybe if Victoire loved him for him, she could let it go. She could be the perfect bridesmaid. She would paint a smile on her face and breathe deeply and not cry.
But Victoire didn't love Teddy for Teddy.
She loved him because he was a favorite amongst the Weasleys. Because with him by her side, she looked good.
I sneak in and see your friends, and her snotty little family
Okay, maybe that wasn't true. After all, they were her family too.
But how could they support this?
All dressed in pastel
And she is yelling at a bridesmaid, somewhere back inside a room
She doesn't care. As long as it isn't her.
Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry
Too bad she could make anything look amazing.
This is surely not what you thought it would be
Did he really think he could change her? Take away the mean, hurtful parts and just leave the parts that could be occasionally good.
She remembered when they were little, and Victoire saved her doll from the mean playground bullies while Aunt Hermione watched Hugo take his first steps.
She also remembered later that year, when Victoire pulled the arm off that same doll beacause she was getting more attention for singing a Christmas song for their family.
I lose myself in a daydream where I stand and say
Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the backdoor
Don't wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out and they said "Speak now"
She could picture it. She could step up and say "Don't leave me."
Fond gestures are exchanged
She saw Victoire smile as she entered the room and glanced around at all her beaming admirers. Her family.
And the organ starts to play a song that sounds like a death march
And I am hiding in the curtains
It seems that I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be
How could she forget? After Victoire yelled at her for an hour about floral arrangements, she decided to yell back. She was kicked out of the wedding.
At least that's what everyone thought.
The real reason was that Victoire was scared. She knew how she felt about Teddy. How Teddy felt about her.
She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen
But I know you wish it was me, you wish it was me
Don't you?
He must.
Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the backdoor
Don't wait or say a single vow
You need to hear me out and they said "Speak now"
This is her last chance. She needs to step out. Now.
So don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the backdoor
Don't wait or say a single vow
Your time is running out and they said speak now
Hurry.
I hear the preacher say speak now or forever hold your peace
There's the silence, there's my last chance
I stand up with shaking hands, all eyes on me
Horrified looks from everyone in the room
But I'm only looking at you
Teddy, oh, Teddy. Here goes nothing.
I am not the kind of girl
Who should be rudely barging in on a white veil occasion
But you are not the kind of boy
Who should be marrying the wrong girl
What was he thinking? She didn't even want him to wear his hair blue. It was his favorite hair color and he always wore it, he was always happy. And now, the supposed happiest freakin' day of his life and she made him leave it brown.
She saw him smile and the tips turn blue and she feels a stab of fear in her stomach.
Don't say yes, run away now
I'll meet you when you're out of the church at the backdoor
Don't wait or say a single vow
Please.
You need to hear me out and they said speak now
He looked at her and smiled. Sure she wasn't beautiful, blonde, blue-eyed Victoire, she was just plain, redheaded, brown-eyed Dominique. Victoire's more boring sister.
But she knew, without a doubt, in that moment, that he loved her.
And you say let's run away now
I'll meet when I'm out of my tux at the backdoor
Baby I didn't say my vows, so glad you were around
When they said "Speak now"
I love you.