 Genius Meanings
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Taylor Swift – Love Story
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Taylor was inspired to write “Love Story” when she was going through a difficult situation with a boy she liked, whom she wasn’t “officially” dating. The song has been rumored to
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Taylor Swift – Love Story (Taylor's Version)
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The 2021 re-recording of “Love Story” was released following a surprise announcement on Good Morning America on Feb 12, 2021. During the interview, Taylor announced that she had
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Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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Widely regarded as one of Swift’s best songs, “All Too Well” sees her picking up shards of memories after a gut-wrenching breakup. She jumps through time to reflect on her best and
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Taylor Swift – Love Story (Taylor's Version) [Elvira Remix]
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[Verse 1] / We were both young when I first saw you / I close my eyes and the flashback starts / I'm standing there / On a balcony in summer air / See the lights, see the party
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Taylor Swift – The Other Side of the Door (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / In the heat of the fight, I walked away / Ignorin' words that you were sayin', tryna make me stay / I said, "This time I've had enough" / And you've called a hundred
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Taylor Swift – Timeless (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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In the nostalgic “Timeless,” the narrator ruminates on the idea of fate, wistfully imagining herself and her lover throughout time. The song is ultimately about a love so powerful
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Taylor Swift – Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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The track’s subject matter deals with a player-type boy who makes wonderful promises to Taylor that he will stay, only to turn around and run off once he’s bored. The song
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Taylor Swift – Forever & Always (Taylor's Version)
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Lyrically, “Forever & Always (Taylor’s Version)” finds Swift looking back on an affair which her lover promised to stay, but she just watched him gradually fade away.
This song is
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Taylor Swift – White Horse (Taylor's Version)
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“White Horse (Taylor’s Version)” follows Swift’s tradition of putting the most vulnerable, deep and personal songs on her albums as a track 5. Lyrically, it’s about reality
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Taylor Swift – Sad Beautiful Tragic (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / Long handwritten notes deep in your pocket / Words, how little they mean when you're a little too late / I stood right by the tracks, your face in a locket / Good girls
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Taylor Swift – Don't You (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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Formerly one of Taylor Swift’s rarest unreleased songs, “Don’t You” was added to the tracklist of Swift’s re-release of her sophomore album.
It describes Swift running into her ex
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Taylor Swift – Superstar (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / This is wrong, but I can't help but feel like / There ain't nothin' more right, babe / Misty mornin' comes again and I can't / Help but wish I could see your face / I
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Taylor Swift – Love Story (Taylor's Version) Samples
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See all of “Love Story (Taylor's Version)” by Taylor Swift’s samples, covers, remixes, interpolations and live versions
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Taylor Swift – When Emma Falls in Love (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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[Verse 1] / When Emma falls in love, she paces the floor / Closes the blinds and locks the door / When Emma falls in love, she calls up her mom / Jokes about the ways that this one
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Taylor Swift – Come In With The Rain (Taylor's Version)
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“Come In With The Rain (Taylor’s Version)” calls back to an old expression whose meaning is, when bad times come, people will come to their senses and realize what they were always
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Taylor Swift – Tell Me Why (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / I took a chance, I took a shot / And you might think I'm bulletproof, but I'm not / You took a swing, I took it hard / And down here from the ground, I see who you are
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Taylor Swift – The Way I Loved You (Taylor's Version)
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Lyrically, “The Way I Loved You (Taylor’s Version)” finds Swift singing about being in relationship with someone who’s apparently perfect for her, but missing the passion she had
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Chris Stapleton) – I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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In “I Bet You Think About Me,” Taylor confronts her ex now that she was able to move on, knowing he still hasn’t. Using an angry and disappointed tone, Taylor puts the blame on her
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Taylor Swift – Today Was a Fairytale (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / Today was a fairytale, you were the prince / I used to be a damsel in distress / You took me by the hand and you picked me up at six / Today was a fairytale / Today was
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Taylor Swift – Fearless (Taylor's Version)
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A snippet of “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)” was released on April 8th, on Good Morning America. According to Swift herself, this track is lyrically about “the fearlessness of
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Taylor Swift – Blank Space
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Taylor Swift plays her “serial dater” image to her advantage with “Blank Space,” a synth-pop anthem that the RIAA certified 8x platinum in July 2018. Swift explained to GQ in
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Taylor Swift – The Story Of Us
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Swift wrote “The Story of Us” after an awkward encounter with ex John Mayer at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, where both parties tried to ignore each other’s presence. She told USA
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Taylor Swift – Fifteen (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / You take a deep breath and you walk through the doors / It's the mornin' of your very first day / You say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a while / Try and stay
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Taylor Swift – I Can See You (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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“I Can See You” shows Swift seductively addressing her potential lover. Ensnared with a sexual atmosphere, she continuously challenges and invites her partner to explore their
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Taylor Swift – Ours
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“Ours” is a track on the deluxe edition of Taylor Swift’s 2010 album Speak Now. Like her song “Love Story,” it tells the tale of a love frowned upon by others.
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Taylor Swift – Treacherous (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / Put your lips close to mine / As long as they don't touch / Out of focus, eye to eye / 'Til the gravity's too much / And I'll do anything you say / If you say it with
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Maren Morris) – You All Over Me (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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“You All Over Me” is a once-unreleased song that leaked in 2017, written in 2008 for Swift’s sophomore album, Fearless. Swift released the song in March 2021 as a single from her
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Taylor Swift – Lover
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The title track of Lover was first unveiled in Swift’s September 2019 Vogue cover story, along with a pair of lyrics from its bridge. The interviewer described the song as a “
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Taylor Swift – Enchanted
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“Enchanted” 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
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Taylor Swift – Getaway Car
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Taylor uses the image of criminals in a speeding car as the central metaphor for a doomed romance. She likens her rebound relationship with Tom Hiddleston to a “getaway car” ride
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Taylor Swift – Our Song
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Swift solely composed “Our Song” for the talent show of her freshman year in high school.. It’s about Taylor’s first boyfriend, Drew Dunlop. It was included on Taylor Swift due to
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