Adams, Ryan - Clean Lyrics

Nice to fantasize a woman’s perspective although I always write with that oversight: yes. I wrote every lyric on the album and a lengthy session for discussing the impetus per cut would necessitate

Ryan musical interpretation, however, including the seagull overwatch

Still watching this in 2019?

Now Taylor should cover an indie rock album.

THIS IS SO DAMN BEAUTIFUL.

OMG I have chills!!!

Strong influence of Johnny Marr (The Smiths) here.

The drought was the very worst, ah, ah
When the flowers that we'd grown together
Died of thirst
It was months and months of back and forth, ah, ah
You're still all over me like a wine-stained dress
I can't wear anymore

Hung my head as I lost the war
And the sky turned black like a perfect storm

Rain came pouring down
When I was drowning
That's when I could finally breathe
And by morning
Gone was any trace of you
I think I am finally clean

There was nothing left to do, ah, ah
When the butterflies turned to dust
That covered my whole room
So I punched a hole in the roof, ah, ah
Let the flood carry away
All my pictures of you

The water filled my lungs, I screamed
So loud, but no one heard a thing

Rain came pouring down
When I was drowning
That's when I could finally breathe
And by morning
Gone was any trace of you
I think I am finally clean

I think I am finally clean, ahh
Said, I think I am finally clean, ahh

Ten months sober, I must admit
Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it
Ten months older, I won't give in
Now that I'm clean, I'm never gonna risk it

The drought was the very worst, ah, ah
When the flowers that we'd grown together
Died of thirst

The rain came pouring down
When I was drowning
That's when I could finally breathe
And by morning
Gone was any trace of you
I think I am finally clean

Rain came pouring down
When I was drowning
That's when I could finally breathe
And by morning
Gone was any trace of you
I think I am finally clean

Finally clean
Think I'm finally clean
Ah, ah
Think I'm finally clean

A seca foi a pior parte, ah, ah
Quando as flores que cultivamos juntos
Morreram de sede
Foram meses e meses de idas e vindas, ah, ah
Você ainda está em mim como um vestido manchado de vinho
Que eu não posso mais usar

Ergui minha cabeça enquanto perdia a guerra
E o céu se tornou escuro como numa tempestade perfeita

A chuva caiu forte
Quando eu estava me afogando
Foi aí que eu pude finalmente respirar
E pela manhã
Se foi qualquer vestígio seu
Eu acho que estou finalmente limpa

Não havia mais nada a fazer, ah, ah
Quando as borboletas se tornaram poeira
Que cobriu todo o meu quarto
Então eu fiz um buraco no telhado, ah, ah
Deixei a enchente carregar
Todas as minhas fotos suas

A água encheu os meus pulmões, eu gritei
Tão alto, mas ninguém ouviu nada

A chuva caiu forte
Quando eu estava me afogando
Foi aí que eu pude finalmente respirar
E pela manhã
Se foi qualquer vestígio seu
Eu acho que estou finalmente limpa

Acho que estou finalmente limpa
Eu disse, acho que estou finalmente limpa

Dez meses sóbria, tenho que admitir
Só porque você está limpa, não significa que não sinta falta
Dez meses mais velha, não vou desistir
Agora que estou limpa, nunca mais vou arriscar

A seca foi a pior parte, ah, ah
Quando as flores que cultivamos juntos
Morreram de sede

A chuva caiu forte
Quando eu estava me afogando
Foi aí que eu pude finalmente respirar
E pela manhã
Se foi qualquer vestígio seu
Eu acho que estou finalmente limpa

A chuva caiu forte
Quando eu estava me afogando
Foi aí que eu pude finalmente respirar
E pela manhã
Se foi qualquer vestígio seu
Eu acho que estou finalmente limpa

Finalmente limpa
Acho que estou finalmente limpa
Ah, ah
Acho que estou finalmente limpa

wonderful........
so moving...

Easily the best song in the album. Ryan took it on a whole freaking different level!

I don't know-- his cover of Wildest Dreams and All You Had to Do Was Stay are phenomenal lol but this one is beautiful too

Just love it still. I was 27 when this came out and that was 27 years ago. Will still love in 27 more years.

Start reminds me of Coldplay(THE HARDEST PART).

my loving family..the enormity..

MY NIECE GAVE THESE LYRICS TO ADAMS..WELL, maybe not as a gift: i still wonder how i didn't notice these missing from my portfolio..

the hr..that is succinctly the reality: adams composed them before swift got them.

Just listened to entire album after seeing it in a B&N, really weird vibe but I do like it, never heard Taylor Swift before have to listen to her originals next....

Ken Ward You definitely should. She writes all her own music and she's worked very hard on it. She completely jumped into an entirely new genre when she switched to pop (previously a country singer) and it became the most popular album in history. No other album has won as many awards as her album and she now has 3 albums that have sold 1 million copies in the first week which no other singer has done. And because of this album she became the first woman to win Album of the Year twice. It truly is a beautiful album of losing who you are because of a guy and then being able to be happy even if you are single. As she previously explained she never thought she could be happy while she's single but she found herself and happiness alone. Clean is her message that you should be happy. If you find yourself you should never risk losing who you are to be with a guy which is basically what she did. "Now that I'm clean I'm never gonna risk it" She really has beautiful lyrics and I hope you enjoy her music.

It's Swift's only good album.

@Joseph Muir no...listen to red and speak now. her new album lover is good too. 1989 is her 4th best album

CSpan1993 i disagree.

The drought was the very worst

When the flowers that we'd grown together died of thirst

It was months and months of back-and-forth

You're still all over me like a wine-stained shirt I can't wear anymore

Hung my head as I lost the war

And the sky turned black like a perfect storm



[Chorus:]

The rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

And by morning, gone was any trace of you

Think that I am finally clean



There was nothing left to do

When the butterflies turned to dust, they covered my whole room

So I punched a hole in the roof

Let the flood carry away all my pictures of you

The water filled my lungs, and I screamed so loud

But nobody heard a thing



[Chorus:]

And the rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

That morning, gone was any trace of you

Think that I am finally clean



Ten months sober, I must admit

Just because you're clean don't mean you don't miss it

Ten months older, I won't give in

Now that I'm clean, I'm never gonna risk it

Now that I'm clean, I'm never gonna risk it



[Chorus:]

The rain came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

By morning, gone was any trace of you

I think that I am finally clean

It came pouring down

When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe

By morning, gone was any trace of you

Gone was any trace of you

Gone was any trace, gone was any trace

Gone was any trace, gone was any trace

Gone was any trace, gone was any trace

Do summer of '69

fredfinks It's meant to be '89

I thought this is his 'original' single.
I'm drowning everytime i hear this song. And just now, i realize this is just a cover. I dont know why , but my heart breaks a little knowing that was cover from swift's.
so? This is the best cover i've ever heard! Such a perfect arrangement ryan! Love it. :)
i'm listening Taylor's as well

Adinda Sholiha Why is it bad? Writers write for one reason: for others to relate. Taylor is a writer. She's gained her fame because she writes all her own music and knows what she wants. She knows how to get her message out there and that's what people want. We listen to music because the lyrics say what we feel without us being able to make the music ourselves. Ryan said 1989 helped him through his divorce and that's why he did tma cover of her album. Just like us he found meaning behind the lyrics. Our hearts shouldn't break because it's a cover, they should be excited because he's just like everyone else. He finds meaning in other pieces of art. And he. changed it to make it his own. The music was changed because he wanted to make it his own. Have your her heard the original Bad Blood? It's very upbeat. Its like "you messed up and I'm over it and you're hurting while I'm shining." Ryan's version of Bad Blood is not like that. For him it's sad. Its like "well it's over and it hurts and I don't want to move on."

Taylor Swift has co-writers......Imogen Heap co-wrote this with her.

SONIC FOXX MUSIC...(D.N.A... Developing New Artists)
Actually Imogen Heap wrote in a blog that the entire lyrics and melody were completely by Taylor.

@SONIC FOXX MUSIC imogen heap was a co-producer not a co-writer

not a cowrite mcfarley..my storyline, adams delivery

I am obsessed w this whole album..Ryan Adams makes this even more of a masterpiece..My favorites are this song, All u had to do was stay; Wish u would; this love ; bad blood and welcome to NY..literally can relate to all the emotions..love..happiness and heartbreak..love this so much

Kelly Bond I know Right. I think the greatest part is seeing how differently he interpretated the album. To him it's sad and bittersweet where Taylor's is more independent and free and happy.

best song.

OBSESSED

Love this version because of the arrangement and the vibe but taylor's version is the only one that could make me cry.

I love the guitar work throughout this album. I look forward to buying it.

buen final de este gran disco, imagino yendo por una ruta desembocando en una linda playa al atardecer , y referente a Ryan su voz ha mejorado y madurado , percibo que este es su golpe ascendente mundial , una gira de " 1989" vendria bien por sudamerica , aunque 1ro haria falta unos lindos videos difundiendo este gran material del sr Ryan Adams

I love it how WTNY starts with seagulls and Clean ends with them.

Eerika E What do you mean?

Minxy Moo if you listen closely, Ryan Adams' WTNY has seagull sounds in the beginning, and Clean has them in the end

clean is my favorite song put of all the song shes released

great job ryan! you're an awesome musician! you're so talented!

omg he ruined the song ewwwwwwwwwww the only thing that was good is the chorus the rest is TRASH this is blasphemous!

CSpan1993 He didn't ruin it.

Interestingly...practically every other comment on here says the polar opposite....thumbs-down for the song it is for you then CSpan1993...i guess....blasphemous seems a little inappropriate...TRASH...well..some folk do talk it...not suggesting anything here CSpan1993...music is all subjective after all.

Amazing Ryan - the whole album x

I like Taylor swift

Taylor is a great songwriter but let's admit it, RA did a better job in arranging it.

Been listening to this song on repeat for 2 straight days; it's that great!

Im going crazy over this song! Love it! Want more.

Beautiful lyrics by Taylor; Hauntingly sad voice of Ryan. Gorgeous!

1980s vibes..

the correct word for my comment is 'gleaning'

kayla and fitch: the epitome of useless politic..the music is Ryan Adams melodic composition, all swift did was pretend the creative cultural discovery in a pact with Adams to release( render) first<><> how does your appropriate form matter in that reality? the maturity of imbeciles....

Amazing. Really amazing.

Pure 1980s heartland Americana. Love this.

When Taylor heard this, she was all like "why didn't I do it country-style?"!

i can´t put words together when it comes to actually say something to describe this amazing use of my time, literally i´m shocked, because i thought only tay can sing her songs and make you feel exactly what she felt, but ryan OMG... congrats THIS IS FUCKING AWESOME

NICE ONE...couldn't have put it any better myself.

you hear what you are capable of gleaming capped ( predominated) by what you listen to:

I didnt like this version.. Has no rythim. Sorry.

now taylor has to rerelease 1989 in this style :)

AND YET...WHY HAS SWIFTS RENDERING BEEN SWEPT OFF ONLINE

I'm a saints' fan though I don't confuse cover with originality in an i dusty deal: 1989 is originally adams minus the swift cosmetics

and then Katie tops it with more meaning less

adams creations. not swifts

or possibly the next investment should be for ryan one entitled 'clear'

Brian..all is clean

skayla..for the like predomination for screaming and one minded swift fans, your empty statement t is revealing

honestly, this is my least favorite of his version of 1989. the emotion is gone and some of his vocals sounded very flat with the tune :/

+LifeAsKayla Interesting, because it is one of my 3 favorites along with Wildest Dreams and All You Had to do was Stay. Not a criticism - just interesting how a song can have such different reactions. What are your favorites of the record?

+brian chaput Points to you for being one of the few that can disagree on the Internet so respectfully. Cool to see:) And my favorite by far is All You Had To Do Was Stay!

+brian chaput I agree with Haley, props to you for respectfully disagreeing! on Ryan's record, All You Had to Do Was Stay but on Taylor's, Clean. thank you for showing everyone that you're allowed to have different opinions without fighting!

+brian chaput I really liked All You Had To Do Was Stay but this cover is lackluster the chorus is good but the rest of the song sounds weird.

LifeAsKayla I don't think it had a lot of meaning to him. You have to remember he did this album because he did nothing but sit around and listen to it all day after he got divorced. At the time of making this he was not over the divorce. He missed his wife. He was not Clean. Maybe he is now, but at the time he made this he wasn't over it, he was still hurt. Notice how all of Taylor's songs are upbeat and happy music despite being hurt before? That because she was over it at the time she made this album. She's as clean when she made her album, but Ryan was not. Thats why he put no effort to make it meaningful. It's sort of like "I'm not Clean yet, but one day."

Why do I feel like this was his favorite?

After hearing Ryan's versions of these songs, it has had the surprising effect of making me appreciate Taylor Swift's versions more than I think I ever would have.

new romantics?

i want to request his whole 1989 remake album on my prom night... 👌

Honestly the lyrics to this song work best with Taylor's version. Soft, sweet and pure poetry. This is good but Taylor's is WAY better

masterpiece. love. it.

The lyrics are so well written. Taylor is a genius, really. Ryan did a beautiful job at making these songs his own

TheHRJR Yes. I love how he interpretated the words differently. Taylor album is more free and independent and happy while his is hurtful and bittersweet. It really shows that no matter what the lyrics are they always have different meanings to different people.

So, effectively what you are saying is that Ryan Adams now OWNS these songs.....i know what you are saying..credited on the song are Taylor and Imogen Heap.

Folk should be worried...an opinion...Ryan Adams could OWN any song he chose to sing. Betting he'd OWN this one in a heartbeat..mellow but play it and tell me i'm wrong...listen to the words in it...
STRONG by JASMINE LAMPORT.

What about WONDERLAND, YOU'RE IN LOVE AND NEW ROMANTICS?????? :'(

Angel Rodriguez because it's just a bonus track :3

I have been a fan of Ryan Adams since his early "Whiskeytown" Days. The only thing that would have made RA's masterpiece upgrading of Taylor Swift's 1989 would to bring in Whiskeytown"s Caitlin Cary on a song or two. Watching Adams on some of his home videos of making the LP in his home studio with his two ears I can see why he didn't want to muddy up the process. I find it Ironic the Ryan has the blessing of Taylor and now some of her fans are "Coming Over to the Other Side" of the POP world into non-mainstream music.

Welcome those fans...Ryan gains appreciation...what's not to like?...he's a cool cat and a cracking all-rounder.

the magnitude of musical envelopment requires a tremendous amount of collating(working at it) and ryan adams does that to an extent that is hard to ignore when the product is constantly producing original(innovative) and 'good' music that requires listeners to notice the improvement with each of the many presentations.

an artist in progress not an electronic overdub

I really would love to see whiskeytown get back together for a reunion. They were such a great Country band. I just loved how Ryan and Caitlin would sing together!

banjo playing bison....I would love a reunion too and maybe Ryan will get together with Caitlin and make some more music. They made some remarkable music during those years. 🍾🍹🍸🥃🍷🍺🎼🎤🤑🤑🤑

Did you just redo her whole album?

Finally!!!

What about New Romantic, Your are in love and Wonderland? We want the bonus track too!

Easily my fave on his version of "1989"...

what the fuck?
this is crazy
so good!!!!!!
wow

i can't stop listening... just beautiful

Ryan King, Taylor who?

are u stupid taylor wrote this song

Taylor supports Ryan, you who ??

@Mauricio Vazquez it's a joke, i love taylor

@M.T. Nguyễn It's a joke lol

@Elver Galarga so funny, I forgot to laugh

I prefer to The original, but this is good.

yesss i've been waiting for this !!

If you want to see an amazing cover of this song you should check out ingrid michaelson's live rendition. I repeat, it's amazing.

No way would I have bought (or made a point of listening to) any of Swift's works... but I sure as hell would by Ryan's. The interpretation is just breathtaking. Is it fair to say they complement each other very well?

nnnnnnnnnnnn

I hope New Romantics will pop up soon too. Great job Ryan (as usual)!

Oh ok,thank you

+John hearts T. Swift #DealWithIt it is sad because i like the songs in the deluxe version more

+Youtube's Fangirl Yeah i love New Romantics.... i think it's gonna be like the Red music video

+John hearts T. Swift #DealWithIt you mean tour video? i agree :') and btw im kinda sad that he wont the deluxe version because you r in love's cover would have been really cool...

Yeah i mean tour video 😂😂😂
But yeah YAIL made by Ryan would've been cool

Perfection...

Ryan adams u r the fucking man ... bravo

Can't stop listening / downloading! <3

I hate everything this represents

Masterpiece

Such a different feel but i love it

So loud... The message is so loud... <3

AMAZINGG. Love Taylor's version just as much, but oh my days, these lyrics in general are a masterpiece👏🏼

⭐️🙌🏼

made my day

classic vibeeee 👌👍

I absolutely love this it's amazing I am not saying it is better than the original but it's different

so few views!!!!!!!!!! WTF

He released it later than the others. That might be why.

hope u r rite!
such a beaut song

Sargoss Golek Sadly even Taylor's version of this song doesn't get as much recognition as the rest of the album. It truly is the most meaningful and beautiful songs on both albums.

Pretty much about as perfect as a record could be. From start to finish, no gimmicks and no filler. Bravo!

this cover has all wow factors

this shows what a talented and versatile artist Ryan Adams is...

WELCOME.

soo niiice

YES been waiting for this

I hear a bit of Chris Issac.  Especially in the background vocals.

+Scott Zaccagnini Yessir. Without question.

+Scott Zaccagnini Also Matt Nathanson. And Bruce Springsteen. Possibly the Smiths.

+Scott Zaccagnini Sorry, I just listened to the whole album playlist and was referring to that. Never mind.

What took so long?  This is amazig!

Just amazing.

+ChloeGilbert4 I agree!