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Taylor Swift – Only The Young
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“Only The Young” is a political anthem encouraging young adults and teenagers to use their voice for what they believe in. Swift first announced the song in an interview with
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Genius Farsi Translations (ترجمهی فارسی) – Taylor Swift - Only The Young (ترجمه ی فارسی)
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[Verse 1] / It keeps me awake, the look on your face / نگاه روی صورتت، بیدارم نگه میداره / The moment you heard the news / لحظه ای که خبرها رو شنیدی / You're screaming inside and
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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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Genius Traducciones al Español – Taylor Swift - Only The Young (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Taylor Swift - Only The Young (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Me mantiene despierta, la mirada en tu cara / En el momento en que escuchaste la noticia / Estás
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Taylor Swift – cardigan
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Accompanied by the release of her project written and recorded during the lockdown due to COVID-19, “cardigan” is the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, folklore.
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This Week On Genius [1/27 - 2/3]
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Hey everyone!
This Week On Genius highlights all the dope stuff that’s happened in the Genius Community in the past week. It drops every Monday and includes stuff like hot annotations, dope scribes, cool articles, fresh editors, and those up and coming users who might not be on your radar yet. If you have any suggestions on what should be included, send it to a community staffer by Sunday and one of us will make sure we include it :)
Check out the last edition of this thread here.
Knowledge Drops
@theheartbreakprince gave a dope summary of these Taylor Swift lines:
https://genius.com/18918963
@chancelorr and @scottydakid remembered when Weezy took up skateboarding:
https://genius.com/18954840
@vinylzombie_mcr and @musicforsabri teamed up for a great breakdown:
https://genius.com/18954526
Fire transcriptions
Michelle, All Monsters Are Human: @HolUp @mil23 @15thnovember
Kesha, High Road: @HolUp @angeleyez90s @AlexanderJamesM @daniellavender
Key Glock, Yellow Tape: @robbingg @OriSiegler @Symb
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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 – This Love
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The 11th track on 1989 finds Taylor using cyclical metaphors to ponder on the cycles of a relationship. Sometimes it’s good, sometimes it’s bad, but regardless, it’s still love. It
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Genius Traductions françaises – Taylor Swift - Only The Young (Traduction française)
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[Couplet 1] / Ça m'empêche de dormir, l'expression sur ton visage / Le moment où tu as entendu les nouvelles / Tu cries à l'intérieur et tu es figé dans le temps / Tu as fait tout
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Genius Pagsasalin Sa Filipino – Taylor Swift - Only The Young (Filipino Translation)
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[Verse 1] / Ginigising ako nito, ang tingin sa mukha mo / Nung narinig mo na ang balita / Ika'y timtimang sumigaw at oras ay natigil / Ginawa mo ang lahat ng makakaya / Laban ay
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Genius Russian Translations (Русские переводы) – Taylor Swift - Only The Young (Русский перевод)
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[Verse 1] / Не могу уснуть с тех пор, как увидела твое лицо / В момент, когда были объявлены новости / Крик раздирает изнутри, время застыло / Но ты сделал все, что мог / Игра была
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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 – 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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Genius (Ft. Taylor Swift) – Artist Archive: Taylor Swift
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Welcome to the Taylor Swift Artist Archive! The goal of this page is to become a comprehensive guide on Taylor’s career for both annotation purposes and for interested fans. This
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Taylor Swift – Would've, Could've, Should've
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In “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve”, Taylor uses morbid and religious overtones in order to express regret for a youthful relationship that left her deeply scarred. This draws on
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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 – betty
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“betty” touches on the aftermath of “august,” which describes a summer love that was doomed from the start. Listeners learn that while the summer affair was going on, the speaker
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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 – How You Get The Girl
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Taylor Swift unveiled a little snippet of this song in her Diet Coke ad.
https://twitter.com/taylorswift13/status/522413036729298944
The song works as an advice to a guy who
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Taylor Swift – You're On Your Own, Kid
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“You’re On Your Own, Kid” recounts a young person who longs for love but eventually understands that they are on their own as the song progresses toward its conclusion. The verses
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Taylor Swift – Dear John
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“Dear John” is a reflection on Taylor’s short-lived relationship with fellow singer-songwriter John Mayer. Taylor conveys her feelings of frustration over the way she was treated
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Taylor Swift – Dear John (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / Long were the nights / When my days once revolved around you / Counting my footsteps / Prayin' the floor won't fall through again / And my mother accused me of losin
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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 – Innocent
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Taylor penned “Innocent” 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. In the song, she
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Taylor Swift – "Slut!" (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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“Slut!” leans fully into Swift’s media reputation as a “slut,” accepting that branding as long as it means she’s dating “the one.” The song, the first From The Vault track from
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Taylor Swift – Mastermind
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“Mastermind” is the closing track to the standard edition of Taylor Swift’s tenth studio album, Midnights. She revealed the song’s title and track number in the first video of her
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Taylor Swift – Bejeweled
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“Bejeweled” describes the narrator’s frustration with her lover, who does not value her as she deserves. In retaliation, she goes out for a night on the town. Despite her lover no
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Taylor Swift – epiphany
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“epiphany” describes someone hoping to find peace in their dreams despite living in a world of chaos and violence, specifically in the midst of the current COVID-19 pandemic. In
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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 – 22
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The sixth track on Red finds Taylor Swift celebrating her early twenties by having some (reckless) fun.
The song was written when Taylor Swift celebrated her 22nd birthday. The
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Taylor Swift – Dress
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“Dress” is one of Taylor’s most sexually charged songs on reputation and it details Taylor’s wants and lusts over another lover. As the name implies, many of the sexual references
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Taylor Swift – New Romantics
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“New Romantics” is a satirical song discussing how “new romantics” view love and life. It addresses the nonchalant and whimsical nature of the way young adults approach love
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Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero
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Described by Taylor herself as “one of my favorite songs that I have ever written”, “Anti-Hero” is the scintillating lead single from Midnights, her tenth studio album. Largely
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Taylor Swift – Ronan
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Swift wrote “Ronan” about a three-year-old boy named Ronan Thompson, who died of neuroblastoma after an eight-month battle in 2011. Ronan’s mother, Maya Thompson, who gets credit
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Genius Türkçe Çeviri – Taylor Swift - Only The Young (Türkçe Çeviri)
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[Verse 1] / Farkına varmamı sağlıyor, yüzündeki o ifade / Haberleri duyduğun anda / Içten içe serzenişlerde bulunuyorsun ve zaman o anda senin için duruyor / Sen elinden gelen her
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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 – Bad Blood
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As Swift said in her Rolling Stone interview:
For years, I was never sure if we were friends or not. She would come up to me at awards shows and say something and walk away, and
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Taylor Swift – illicit affairs
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“illicit affairs” tackles the idea of infidelity, which she first discussed on 2006’s “Should’ve Said No.” In the decade since she released “Should’ve Said No,” Swift’s conception
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