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Nam Luong Posted 4 years ago
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What does "get knocked off our feet" mean in this song?

I saw these lyrics from the song "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift and I was wondering what "to get knocked off our feet" means in the song's context. Can you help me?

"Heartbreak is the national anthem (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
We sing it proudly
We are too busy dancing (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)
To get knocked off our feet
Baby, we're the new romantics (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)"

  

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Nam Luong I saw these lyrics from the song "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift and I was wondering what "to get knocked off our feet" means in the song's context. Can you help me? She meant "swept off our feet", not "knocked", but she apparently doesn't know the difference.

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  • Nam Luong I saw these lyrics from the song "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift and I was wondering what "to get knocked off our feet" means in the song's context.
  • Can you help me?
  • She meant "swept off our feet", not "knocked", but she apparently doesn't know the difference.
  • A boxer might get knocked off his feet, meaning knocked down, hit so hard he falls over.
  • In the old days of romance, before the "new romantics", a man could sweep a woman off her feet, meaning dazzle her so that she loses control of her life and surrenders to him.
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Nam LuongI saw these lyrics from the song "New Romantics" by Taylor Swift and I was wondering what "to get knocked off our feet" means in the song's context. Can you help me?

She meant "swept off our feet", not "knocked", but she apparently doesn't know the difference. A boxer might get knocked off his feet, meaning knocked down, hit so hard he falls over.

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