Taylor Swift’s 91 Best Lyrics of All Time
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Taylor Swift is set to release her sixth studio album, Reputation, on Friday, Nov. 10. And, regardless of your thoughts on the 27-year-old, she’s always had a way with words.
Which is why for months (years, arguably), die-hard fans, gossip lovers and even the media have been anxious to get a true glimpse into Swift’s life over the past three years.
The GRAMMY-winning artist has always let the music do the talking – it’s one of her greatest strengths. Heck, when she released 1989, she included packs of Polaroid photos in each hard copy – with a handwritten lyric from the album printed on each one. And we’re confident that this album will be no different. We’ve learned so much from the songs she’s already released — not to mention the caption she left on an Instagram post on Aug. 25 after announcing the album: “There will be no further explanation. There will just be reputation.”
Whether she’s singing about romance, heartbreak or friendship, Swift has a way of crafting smart, timeless, vibrant and universal lyrics that are easily applicable to anyone’s life.
So, as we get ready for Reputation, we’ve listed out Swift’s best lyrics OF. ALL. TIME. And we’ve done it all by album.
“When you think Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me.” – Tim McGraw
“So watch me strike a match on all my wasted time.” – Picture to Burn
“I’ll be strong, I’ll be wrong, oh but life goes on…” – A Place in This World
“And when you take, you take the very best of me.” – Cold As You
“But no one notices until it’s too late to do anything.” – The Outside
“Our song is the slamming screen door, sneakin’ out late, tapping on your window.” – Our Song
“And I don’t know why, but with you I’d dance in a storm in my best dress, fearless.” – Fearless
“But in your life, you’ll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team…But I didn’t know it at fifteen.” – Fifteen
“I’ve found time can heal most anything and you just might find who you’re supposed to be.” – Fifteen
“Romeo, save me. They’re trying to tell me how to feel. This love is difficult but it’s real.” – Love Story
“Why are people always leaving? I think you and I should stay the same.” – Hey Stephen
“My mistake, I didn’t know to be in love you had to fight to have the upper hand.” – White Horse
“This is a big world, that was a small town there in my rear view mirror disappearing now.” – White Horse
“You’ve got a smile that could light up this whole town.” – You Belong With Me
“And we know it’s never simple, never easy. Never a clean break, no one here to save me.” – Breathe
“You took a swing, I took it hard. And down here from the ground I see who you are.” – Tell Me Why
“All this time I was wasting, hoping you would come around… I’ve been giving out chances every time and all you do is let me down.” – You’re Not Sorry
“You used to shine so bright, but I watched all of it fade.” – You’re Not Sorry
“And my heart’s not breaking ‘cause I’m not feeling anything at all.” – The Way I Loved You
“And then you feel so low you can’t feel nothing at all.” – Forever and Always
“It rains when you’re here and it rains when you’re gone.” – Forever and Always
“These walls that they put up to hold us back will fall down…” – Change
“My mind forgets to remind me you’re a bad idea.” – Sparks Fly
“It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you.” – Back to December
“She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen, but I know you wish it was me… don’t you?” – Speak Now
“I lived in your chess game, but you changed the rules every day.” – Dear John
“You are an expert at ‘sorry’ and keeping lines blurry, never impressed by me acing your tests.” – Dear John
“I’m shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town.” – Dear John
“Someday I’ll be living in a big, old city and all you’re ever gonna be is mean.” – Mean
“I’d tell you I miss you, but I don’t know how, I’ve never heard silence quite this loud.” – The Story of Us
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