OK, the rhyming of “stars” and “scars” on its own is enough to send our hearts all a-flutter. "You drew stars around my scars but now I’m bleeding" – “Cardigan” from “Folklore” Review: 'Folklore' is the album Taylor Swift was born to makeĤ8. Snappy, romantic, poetic: The Taylor Swift trifecta. "Untouchable, burning brighter than the sun / And when you’re close I feel like coming undone" – "Untouchable" from "Fearless"
Spoiler alert: It only gets messier from there. Phoebe Bridgers) (Taylor’s Version)" from "Red (Taylor's Version)" Squeeze our hand three times, why don't you.ĥ0. "How can a person know everything at eighteen / But nothin' at twenty-two?" – "Nothing New (feat. "Please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere" – "New Year's Day" from "Reputation" Go ahead and save this one for your next Instagram caption.ĥ1.
"I had a marvelous time ruining everything" – "The Last Great American Dynasty" from "Folklore" “Did you hear about the girl who lives in delusion? / Breakups happen every day, you don't have to lose it / She's still 23 inside her fantasy” – “Right Where You Left Me - Bonus Track” from “Evermore”Īnother case of tongue-in-cheek self-awareness from the queen of breakup songs reminds us that we're totally fine living inside the fantasy of Swift’s discography.ĥ2. 'Evermore' review: Taylor Swift returns to the woods for a spellbinding 'Folklore' companionĥ4. “Clover blooms in the fields / Spring breaks loose, the time is near” – “ivy” from “Evermore”ĥ3. Self-aware self-correction: classic Swift. "You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes" – "Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince" from "Lover"ĥ5. “Sorry, I can't see facts through all of my fury” – “Happiness” from “Evermore” Putting specific and universal feelings into words: What Swift does best.ĥ6. Two people finding love against all odds: we love to see it.ĥ7. "You understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars / And why I've spent my whole life trying to put it in words." – "You Are in Love" from "1989 (Deluxe Edition)"
"Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in" – “Hoax” from "Folklore"īelieving in “faithless” love?! We have no choice but to stan a paradoxical queen.ĥ8. “The skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to f- this up” – “Cowboy Like Me” from “Evermore” We can never run away from our problems Swift (and Morris) articulate that like the country queens they are.ĥ9. Maren Morris) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” from “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” “No amount of freedom gets you clean / I’ve still got you all over me” – “You All Over Me (feat. "Don’t treat me like some situation that needs to be handled / I’m fine with my spite and my tears, and my beers and my candles" – "Closure" from "Evermore"Ī line that will go down in Swift’s breakup song hall of fame.Ħ0. More: Billie Eilish, Taylor Swift, and the pressure – and shaming – of celebrity women changing their imageĦ1.
Phoebe Bridgers) (Taylor’s Version)" from "Red (Taylor's Version)"Īlso us every time we update this article. "Lord, what will become of me / Once I've lost my novelty?" – "Nothing New (feat. We ranked Swift's 62 best song lyrics from over the years – some heartbreaking, some triumphant – all works of lyrical genius that her biggest fans can't help but to sing again and again.Ħ2. If I continue to write songs about my life, and my life is always changing, then my music will always be changing," Swift told USA TODAY in 2010. Longtime listeners know her discography all too well: They associate certain albums with specific periods of their lives and tether some of her most memorable lines to moments of their own. Taylor Swift's years in the spotlight have taken listeners from her country roots in 2006's self-titled "Taylor Swift" to the moody surprise quarantine albums "Folklore" and "Evermore" and now a triumphant return to her past with her "Red (Taylor's Version)" rerecording.Ĭrossing genres and countless style choices, Swift has taken her place as a music icon. From “I hope you think of me” to “all’s well that ends well to end up with you,” Taylor Swift’s lyrics have “enchanted” us for more than a decade.