Taylor Swift explains apology 'Back to December'

Bring on the snow machine and the forlorn looks sent out of frosty windows. Taylor Swift is quietly rolling out her pensive "Back to December" new video Thursday morning for her heartbreaking apology song "Back to December," which tells the story of two lovelorn teens on a wintry day and has graced us with its presence. She takes the "December" mention seriously, as snowflakes fall from inside her home. Though she hasn't said who the song is about, but it certainly sheds light on the level of regret she has for pushing him away, and did admit to being careless in the relationship. The promo projects a mood of darkness, regret and melancholy.
The track, is considered an orchestral country pop ballad and its expressive lyrics are a remorseful plea for forgiveness for breaking up with a former lover, was written solely by Swift as the second single off her latest chart-topping third album, "Speak Now." Swift has elaborated on the painful feelings that went into her new song, "Back to December" is the first time she ever apologizes to someone in a song, something that she never did before. She admitted the song is dedicated to an actual person to whom she had done wrong: "It addresses a first for me in that I've never apologized in song. The person I wrote this song about deserves this. This is about a person who was incredible to me, just perfect to me in a relationship, and I was really careless with him."
In this dreamy and emotional video, the 21-year-old country princess trades glamor for a seemingly makeup-free, casual look that enhances the sheer honesty of the tune. The video shows the pop star singing about her lost love with a mood of melancholy and regret: Swift in tank top and a ribbed cardigan made of sad, wandering the rooms of a sparely furnished house and mourning the love she let go, her misery manifesting as indoor snowflakes of the mind. The singer belts out the lyrics as her lost love walks a wintry landscape. "This is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you, saying I'm sorry for that night. I go back to December all the time," she sings.
The beautifully wintry and romantic video was directed by Yoann Lemoine, who did Katy Perry's equally dreamy, equally girly clip for "Teenage Dream." The new clip joins her pantheon of modern classics, as while it skimps a bit on narrative, it makes up for it with an almost haunting visual sense. MTV described the video as a bummer, writing it "isn't just about a girl with her calendar permanently stuck on the twelfth month of the year. It's not just about feeling like a Lady Antebellum song. It's about getting stuck in a place of romantic regret." Meanwhile, the video ends with Swift in her snowy home while the ex-boyfriend finds her breakup letter in his coat pocket as he sits alone in the bleachers. Watch it below!