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Taylor Swift – happiness
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Despite its appearance, “happiness” has a deceptive title—as Taylor acknowledged herself during the “willow” premiere. It’s a classic Taylor track about moving on from a decaying
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Taylor Swift – Tim McGraw
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“Tim McGraw,” which Taylor wrote in her freshman math class, was her debut single and first-ever published song. At the time, she was dating a senior named Drew Dunlap and believed
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Taylor Swift – dorothea
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“dorothea” is the eighth song on evermore, as well as the first song that Taylor Swift wrote for this album.
Swift referred to the titular character as a “girl who left her small
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Taylor Swift – The Moment I Knew
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“The Moment I Knew” tells the true story of how Taylor’s then-boyfriend, Jake Gyllenhaal, didn’t show up to her birthday party. When he called her later to say sorry, Taylor says
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Taylor Swift – happiness Samples
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See all of “happiness” by Taylor Swift’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Phoebe Bridgers) – Nothing New (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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Swift mentions “Nothing New” in the journals she released alongside her 2019 record Lover. In the journal, she reveals she wrote it for her 2012 record Red — she later included it
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Taylor Swift (Ft. The National) – coney island
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“coney island” marks Swift’s first collaboration with The National after working heavily with band member Aaron Dessner on both the writing and production of evermore and folklore.
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Taylor Swift – Christmas Must Be Something More
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Written and sung by Taylor, “Christmas Must Be Something More” explores the meaning of Christmas in a different perspective than many Christmas carols.
Tay wonders what would
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Taylor Swift – Karma
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On “Karma,” Taylor confronts people from her past, warning them about the consequences of their actions. Considering the way they acted towards her previously, Taylor is relieved
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Taylor Swift – Death By A Thousand Cuts
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“Death By A Thousand Cuts” compares the possible break-up of a relationship to a slow, painful death. It was inspired by the Netflix film Someone Great, rather than an aspect of
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Bon Iver) – evermore
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The titular closing track on the standard edition of evermore is a meditative piano ballad tracking the narrator’s journey from a seemingly unending period of deep depression and
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Genius Srpski Prevodi – Taylor Swift - happiness (Srpski Prevod)
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[Prevod pesme "happiness" od Taylor Swift] / [Prva strofa] / Dragi, kad sam iznad drveća / Vidim ovo onako kako jeste / Ali sad sam u njemu. Sve godine koje sam dala / Sad su
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Taylor Swift – Live for the Little Things
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[Verse 1] / One daybreak, one heartache / Every once upon a time / That black dress, happiness / Bubble baths and quarter lines / [Pre-Chorus] / They mean so much to everyone / But
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Genius Traduceri în română – Taylor Swift - happiness (Traducere în română)
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[Versul 1] / Dragă, când sunt deasupra copacilor / Văd asta așa cum este / Dar acum sunt chiar acolo, toți anii pe care i-am dat / Sunt doar rahaturi pe care le despărțim / Ți-am
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Taylor Swift – closure
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Closure is the 14th track on evermore. It is a wild industrial-folk number with Nine Inch Nails-style drums.
In her Apple Music Awards 2020 interview, Taylor notes that closure is
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Genius Ukrainian Translations (Український переклад) – Taylor Swift - happiness (Український переклад)
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[Куплет 1] / Дорогий, коли я понад деревами / Я бачу усе таким, яким воно є / Але зараз я спустилася вниз, усі роки, що я віддала / Це просто лайно, яке ми розподіляємо / Показала
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Taylor Swift – cowboy like me
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“cowboy like me” is the 11th track on Taylor Swift’s ninth studio album, evermore. It is a country song reminiscent of Taylor’s early days. It tells the story of two swindlers who
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Taylor Swift – tolerate it
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Throughout Swift’s discography, track 5’s are known to be her most vulnerable songs on each album. “tolerate it” is no different — It tells a story about the continuous struggle of
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Taylor Swift – New Year's Day
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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. Taylor recognizes that when the ‘
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Genius Traductions françaises – Taylor Swift - happiness (Traduction française)
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[Couplet 1] / Chéri, quand je suis au-dessus des arbres / Je vois les choses comme elles sont / Mais maintenant que je suis en plein dedans, toutes ces années que j'ai données / Ne
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Polskie tłumaczenia Genius – Taylor Swift - happiness (polskie tłumaczenie)
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[Zwrotka 1] / Skarbie, kiedy jestem nad drzewami / To widzę jak jest / Ale teraz jestem na dole w tym, wszystkie lata które oddałam / To jedynie bałagan, który rozdzielamy
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Taylor Swift – hoax
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An appropriate final track to an album filled with melancholy and darkness, “hoax” narrates the struggles Taylor endures in a toxic relationship. Although she has been driven to
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Colbie Caillat) – Breathe (Taylor's Version)
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“Breathe (Taylor’s Version)” is the seventh track from Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and features country artist, Colbie Caillat.
Lyrically, this song finds both artists singing
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Taylor Swift – 1989 [Liner Notes]
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The liner notes for her fifth studio album include credits, lyrics and hidden messages. Unlike the liner notes for her past albums, the hidden messages, when put together, actually
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Gary Lightbody) – The Last Time
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This song ties into the theme of what can happen throughout a relationship similar to one in songs like “I Almost Do” or “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”. The relationship
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Taylor Swift – State of Grace
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“State of Grace” was released as the fourth and final promotional single from Red, and was the only promotional single that wasn’t re-issued as an official single.
Lyrically, the
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Taylor Swift (Ft. The Civil Wars) – Safe & Sound
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Inspired by the first Hunger Games movie, “Safe & Sound” is a lullaby sung by Katniss' character to her 12-year-old sister Prim. In the song, Katniss promises to protect her and
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Genius magyar fordítások – Taylor Swift - happiness (Magyar Fordítás)
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[Első versszak] / Édesem, amikor a fák fölött vagyok / Annak látom ezt, ami valójában / De most nyakig benne vagyok, az összes év, amit adtam / Csak szarság, amit felosztunk
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Taylor Swift – Daylight
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In the final song on her album Lover, Taylor Swift sings about struggling through previous relationships, beginning to doubt her ability to find true love, until she meets someone
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Taylor Swift - happiness (Traducción al español)
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A pesar de su apariencia, “happiness” tiene un título engañoso– así es como Taylor lo reconoció durante el estreno de “willow”. Es una pista clásica de Taylor sobre como superar
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Genius Brasil Traduções – Taylor Swift - happiness (Tradução em Português)
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[Tradução de "happiness" por Taylor Swift] / [Verso 1] / Querido, quando eu estou sob as árvores / Eu vejo isso pelo que realmente é / Mas agora eu estou bem fundo nisso, todos os
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Taylor Swift – right where you left me
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In addition to the fifteen tracks released on the standard issue of evermore, two bonus tracks–“right where you left me” and “it’s time to go”–were made available on the physical
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Taylor Swift – gold rush
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“gold rush” is a song depicting the jealousy the narrator has because she is attracted to someone who everyone admires.
Because of this, she has to stop picturing her life with
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Taylor Swift - happiness (Русский перевод)
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[Verse 1] / Когда я забираюсь на самую верхушку дерева / Я вижу все как есть / Но сейчас я в самой гуще леса, и все годы, что я отдала / Просто стали грязью, в которой мы увязли по
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Genius English Translations – Daddy Yankee - Intro (English Translation)
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[Intro: Gavilán] / I was born where life has made me a man / Surrounded by good people / Excited by the idea of being great / Avoiding pain and sorrow / I was born among dark
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Taylor Swift – Welcome Distraction
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One of Taylor Swift’s unreleased songs. She sings about not wanting to get involved in a serious relationship, but evidently falling for a guy that she can’t stay away from.
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Taylor Swift – Mean
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Swift wrote “Mean” 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
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Taylor Swift – Evermore [Liner Notes]
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Prologue / To put it plainly, we just couldn't stop writing songs. To try and put it more poetically, it feels like we were standing on the edge of the folklorian woods and had a
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Taylor Swift – marjorie
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“marjorie” is track 13 off of Taylor Swift’s ninth album evermore, and is a tribute to her late grandmother Marjorie Finlay. Appropriately, “epiphany” (the 13th track on evermore’s
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Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen – Taylor Swift - happiness (Deutsche Übersetzung)
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[Deutscher Songtext zu „happines“] / [Strophe 1] / Schatz, wenn ich über den Bäumen bin / Ich sehe das als das, was es ist / Aber jetzt stecke ich mittendrin, all die Jahre, die
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Taylor Swift – it's time to go
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In addition to the fifteen tracks released on the standard issue of evermore, two bonus tracks–“it’s time to go” and “right where you left me”–were made available on the physical
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