Speak Now
lead single
Over time she falls in love with someone who convinces her to start believing in love again, but she still fears that something will go wrong.
Mine
The first promotional single from Taylor Swift’s sixth album, reputation, debuted in an ad shown during a college football game
...ready for it?
Throughout the song, Swift brings this character to life through juxtaposition that showcases her raging passion. She also included the noise of a pen clicking towards the end of the chorus, suggesting that the character is writing her new lover’s name in her ________
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“Best Song Ever” served as the lead single for One Direction’s third album, Midnight Memories. It was also a promotional single for This Is Us, a 3D movie about the band.
best song ever
"I wrote it in a hotel room in Cologne and I wrote it specifically for them. It’s the first time I’ve done that, so it’s a One Direction song rather than a ‘me’ song that they record." - Ed Sheeran
18
______ is about Taylor apologizing to her ex Taylor Lautner, actor and Valentine’s Day co-star, for ending their relationship.
Back to December
evolves around the idea of Taylor wanting to be her lover’s soulmate. While she never mentions who this person is, the Internet seems to be convinced that since he has a huge “reputation,” he must be Tom Hiddleston
end game
_____ details a tumultuous relationship between two people who keep coming back to each other. Swift seems to have taken inspiration from her romance with Harry Styles, even referencing some of his band’s music.
style
Lyrically, the song is a tribute to girls who have been through bad times. However, in an interview, it was revealed that it was not about that and that One Direction had originally wanted to call it “Johanna”. The name was changed because Louis’s mother is named Johanna.
diana
The track arose some controversy when Chad Gilbert, New Found Glory’s guitarrist, and Hayley Williams, his girlfriend at the time, accused 1D of ripping off NFG’s 2006 song “It’s Not Your Fault”.
steal my girl
in response to music critic Bob Lefsetz, who gave her a cruel review after a February 2010 performance with Stevie Nicks. Lefsetz claimed that Swift “can’t sing” and that the performance “shortened her career,” but she ultimately proved him wrong.
Mean
takes shots at several unnamed rivals, who most fans suspect to be Kanye West, Kim Kardashian West, and Katy Perry
look what you made me do
_____ captures the anxiety and excitement of a past relationship that Taylor treasures the memories of
might be about harry styles
out of the woods
The music video for the song was released on April 18, 2014 and arose some controversy because it apparently plagiarized the music video of “Everything You Wanted”, from Australian band Clubfeet.
Swift referred to the titular character as a “girl who left her small town to chase down Hollywood dreams.”
dorothea
details Taylor’s infatuation with Owl City’s Adam Young, who Taylor corresponded with via email for quite some time. When she finally met him in New York City, she was “wonderstruck” but worried she would never see him again and worried he was in love with another girl.
enchanted
On this lighthearted, anthemic, and almost comical track Taylor Swift throws some major shade at all the haters.
this is why we can't have nice things
Much speculation has been made about who this song is about, with one popular theory suggesting Katy Perry.
Bad Blood
The song moves away from the general uptempo songs the band is used to , towards a more soft-rock, mid-tempo song—appropriate for the band’s transition to a more mature look and feel. This also serves for a nostalgic [yet comforting] feeling, appropriate for the song’s context.
don't forget where you belong
is a meditative piano ballad tracking the narrator’s journey from a seemingly unending period of deep depression and hurt to a place of hope
wrote this song after Kanye West stormed the stage at the 2009 Video Music Awards after Taylor won an award for her “You Belong With Me” music video. The song talks about learning from your mistakes and growing into a better person, which Kanye sadly did not do.
Innocent
The closing track on reputation uses a New Year’s party as a metaphor to discuss holding on to people and memories from both good and bad times.
new years day
The ninth track and fifth single on 1989 is about Swift hoping her lover will remember their best moments after they’re over. It expresses mixed feelings: hoping that they last, but knowing that they’ll end.
wildest dreams
This song is about a person who is in an uncomfortable setting and is wishing their partner was there with them.
right now
the third song on Taylor Swift’s ninth studio album evermore, is a song depicting the jealousy she has because she is attracted to someone who everyone admires.
gold rush