Ronan
Taylor Swift
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I remember your bare feet down the hallway I remember your little laugh Race cars on the kitchen floor Plastic dinosaurs, I love you to the moon and back I remember your blue eyes looking into mine like we had our own secret club I remember you dancing before bed time then jumping on me waking me up I can still feel you hold my hand Little man, from even that moment I knew You fought it hard like an army guy Remember I leaned in and whispered to you Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here You were my best four years I remember the drive home when the blind hope Turned to crying and screaming, "Why?" Flowers piled up in the worst way No one knows what to say about a beautiful boy who died And it's about to be Halloween You could be anything you wanted if you were still here I remember the last day when I kissed your face I whispered in your ear Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here Out of this curtained room in this hospital We'll just disappear Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here You were my best four years What if I'm standing in your closet trying to talk to you? What if I kept the hand me downs you won't grow into? And what if I really thought some miracle would see us through? But what if the miracle was even getting one moment with you Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here Come on baby with me We're gonna fly away from here You were my best four years I remember your bare feet down the hallway I love you to the moon and back
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Written by: Taylor Alison Swift, Maya Maria Thompson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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10 facts about this song
Inspiration"Ronan" is directly inspired and based on a blog post by Maya Thompson, the mother of a four-year-old cancer patient named Ronan.
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Songwriting CreditsThis is the only song in Taylor Swift's discography that she has co-written with someone who is not a professional songwriter. Maya Thompson shares a songwriting credit with her for writing out the words Taylor used as lyrics.
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Before Release"Ronan" was first performed by Swift at the 2012 Stand Up To Cancer telethon, before its official release.
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Initial ReactionAfter the telethon performance, "Ronan" climbed up to No. 2 on the iTunes chart, second only to Swift's own lead single from "Red," "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together."
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FundraisingThe proceeds from the sales of "Ronan" and its performances have gone to various cancer-related charities, as Swift wished to help in raising awareness and funds for cancer research.
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Song Repetition"Ronan" is not included in any of Swift's studio albums. But, it was added as a bonus track in the re-recorded album "Red (Taylor's Version)" released in 2021.
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PerformancesSwift has only ever performed "Ronan" live a few times. One of the performances was at a 2015 concert in Arizona, where she invited Maya Thompson, Ronan's mother, on stage.
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Emotional Lyrics"Ronan" is considered as one of the most emotional songs by Taylor Swift, given the context and the lyrics. Swift herself has spoken about how deeply moved she was by Ronan's story.
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Age of RonanRonan was just four when he lost his battle to neuroblastoma, a type of cancer that mostly occurs in children.
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RecognitionBecause of Swift's fame and the subsequent fame of "Ronan", the song has worked effectively to increase public awareness around childhood cancer and the need for research and funding in the field.
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