Safe & Sound (Taylor Swift song)
"Safe & Sound" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift featuring the American musical duo the Civil Wars, taken from the soundtrack of The Hunger Games (2012). Swift and the Civil Wars wrote the track with its producer T Bone Burnett. The track is an indie folk ballad with a spare arrangement evoking Americana, alternative country, and Appalachian music. The lyrics are about the Hunger Games protagonist Katniss Everdeen's empathy and compassion for other characters, even as she fights to survive in the eponymous Games. Swift sings lead vocals with a high-pitched vibrato, and the Civil Wars provide vocal harmonies.
The Civil Wars (pictured) co-wrote and sang vocal harmonies on "Safe & Sound".
Swift performed "Safe & Sound" during the Australasian leg of her Speak Now World Tour in March 2012.
The Civil Wars were an American musical duo composed of Joy Williams and John Paul White. Formed in 2008, The Civil Wars won four Grammy Awards prior to their 2014 breakup.
The Civil Wars in 2012
The Civil Wars performing at The Sugar Club, Dublin in September 2011
The Civil Wars in 2012