 Genius Meanings
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Keith Urban) – That's When (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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“That’s When” is a duet describing the aftermath of a relationship breakup, with Swift in the role of the individual who stepped away from a relationship due to needing space and
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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 – willow
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“willow” is the lead single of evermore, Swift’s second surprise album of 2020 and her ninth record overall. She released the accompanying music video at midnight EST on December
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Taylor Swift – Question...?
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Reflecting upon a past relationship on “Question…?,” Swift asks her former lover if their newer romantic experiences compare to the time that they spent together. Implicitly, she
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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 – Maroon
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“Maroon” is the second song on Taylor Swift’s tenth album Midnights. It has similarities to “Red” and “Clean.”
While “Red” describes a love that was “burning red,” this track is a
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Taylor Swift – Cruel Summer
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“Cruel Summer” narrates the fragility and uncertainty at the beginning of Taylor’s relationship with Joe Alwyn. The two met officially at the Met Gala in May 2016, although she was
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Taylor Swift – I Almost Do
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“I Almost Do,” is a song that describes the internal conflict that goes on when reminiscing about a romance. Taylor commented on the song saying—
“I Almost Do'” is a song I wrote
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Taylor Swift – Clean
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In an interview with Elle magazine, Taylor said the following about “Clean”:
“Clean” I wrote as I was walking out of Liberty in London. Someone I used to date— it hit me that I’d
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Taylor Swift – Shake It Off
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“Shake It Off” is an upbeat track that encourages listeners to let go of small problems. It spent four weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 song chart, staying on the chart for a
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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 – Mine
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“Mine” is the lead single from Taylor’s third studio album Speak Now.
It tells the story of a girl whose parents' failed marriage has caused her to take a pessimistic view on love
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The National (Ft. Taylor Swift) – The Alcott
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[Verse 1: Matt Berninger] / I get myself twisted in threads / To meet you at The Alcott / I'd go to the corner in the back / Where you'd always be / And there you are, sittin' as
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Taylor Swift – Now That We Don't Talk (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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“Now That We Don’t Talk” explores the feelings that arise as a once-important relationship fades away, painting a picture of change and distance between two people who used to be
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Taylor Swift – You Are In Love
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Taylor Swift told Jimmy Kimmel:
It’s a song I wrote that is loosely based on… I wrote it with my friend Jack Antonoff (of Fun. and Bleachers) who’s dating my friend Lena [Dunham
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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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Taylor Swift – Cornelia Street
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“Cornelia Street” focuses on the central role the Manhattan street played in Taylor’s memories of an early relationship. Taylor really did rent an apartment on the street in 2016
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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 – Hits Different
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“Hits Different” was a bonus track on the Target-exclusive Midnights: Lavender Edition. However, due to requests from fans, Taylor announced on May 24, 2023 that the track would be
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Taylor Swift – Style
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“Style” 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
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Taylor Swift – Glitch
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“Glitch” reflects on a relationship that was never meant to be. It started off through friendship, casually evolved into friendship with benefits, but somehow turned into a true
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Taylor Swift – This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
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On this lighthearted, anthemic, and almost comical track Taylor Swift throws some major shade at all the haters.
During the Secret Sessions held before the release of reputation
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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 – 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 – 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 – seven
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This song is about one of Taylor’s childhood friends who seemed to have had an unhappy life at home. Taylor reflects back on her innocence back then, how she thought that their
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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 – Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
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“Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince” is a layered song that can be interpreted as describing a high school romance or Swift’s reasons for becoming politically vocal. It
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Taylor Swift – august
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“august” is another folklore track produced with Swift’s frequent collaborator and friend Jack Antonoff, who called the song one of his “favorite things [they’ve] done together.”
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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 – 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 – Message In A Bottle (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault]
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“Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault]” is Swift’s admission of fascination and admiration for a new potential lover. Although frightening, this new infatuation
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Taylor Swift – peace
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“peace” is a calm tune describing Swift’s maturation and changing view of romance. Like August 2019’s “The Archer,” Swift explains her shortcomings in a relationship and hopes that
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Taylor Swift – the lakes
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Per the unforeseen announcement of Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album “folklore” and the subsequent release of the album’s track list, “the lakes” is the featured bonus track on
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Taylor Swift (Ft. The Chicks) – Soon You'll Get Better
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Swift dedicates this heartbreaking tune to her mother, Andrea, who was diagnosed with cancer in April 2015, then re-diagnosed some time in 2018. Swift previously spoke about her
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Taylor Swift (Ft. Ed Sheeran) – Everything Has Changed
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“Everything Has Changed” is a song about realizing your life has flipped upside down after falling for someone new. The track appears on Taylor’s fourth album, Red, and features
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Taylor Swift – mad woman
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Much like her previous songs “Blank Space” and “Look What You Made Me Do,” which she references throughout the song, Swift connects the concept of a delusional woman to her
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Taylor Swift – my tears ricochet
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Swift shared via Instagram that “my tears ricochet” is about an “embittered tormentor showing up at the funeral of his fallen object of obsession.” She revealed in a YouTube
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Taylor Swift – Come Back... Be Here
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On “Come Back…Be Here”, Swift croons about a lover lost to time over a simple production reminiscent of her Speak Now days. On the deluxe version of Red, it appears as the 18th
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Taylor Swift – That's Life
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[Verse 1] / Like one of those fireflies / Oh, it looks so good till it's in your hand / It's like one of those memories / Where you can't let go but you just can't stand / It's
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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 (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 (Ft. Ed Sheeran & Future) – End Game
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This star-studded track is the sole collaboration on reputation. Before it was announced, “Eddie” and “Future” were written in graffiti in certain shots of the “…Ready For It
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Taylor Swift – Paper Rings
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In this song, Swift reveals her commitment to her lover, recounting the story of their love and declaring that she is so willing to stay with him forever, she would forgo any
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