 Genius Meanings
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Taylor Swift – We Were Happy (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault]
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“We Were Happy” was a formerly unreleased song by Taylor Swift, detailing her feelings of guilt due to falling out of love with a boy, and the lost future they dreamed of together
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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 – 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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Genius Deutsche Übersetzungen – Taylor Swift - We Were Happy (Taylor's Version) [Deutsche Übersetzung]
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[Strophe 1] / Wir sind früher die Straßen entlanggelaufen / Als die Lichter an der Veranda hell leuchteten / Bevor ich irgendwo sein musste / Früher, als wir die ganze Nacht hatten
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Taylor Swift - We Were Happy (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault] (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Taylor Swift - We Were Happy (Taylor's Version) [From the Vault] (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Solíamos caminar a lo largo de las calles / Cuando las luces de
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Taylor Swift – Out Of The Woods
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“Out Of The Woods” captures the anxiety and excitement of a past relationship that Taylor treasures the memories of. It was the second promo single released from 1989, and later
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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 Türkçe Çeviri – Taylor Swift - We Were Happy (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] (Türkçe Çeviri)
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[Verse 1] / Cadde boyunca yürürdük / Veranda ışıkları parladığında / Olmam gereken bir yer olmadan önce / Bütün gecemiz ve mutlu olduğumuz zamanlara / Geri dönerken sirke gizlice
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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 – 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 (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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Genius Brasil Traduções – Taylor Swift - We Were Happy (Taylor's Version) [From The Vault] (Tradução em Português)
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[Tradução de "We Were Happy" com Taylor Swift] / [Verso 1] / Nós costumávamos caminhar ao longo da rua / Quando as luzes da varanda estavam brilhando / Antes eu tinha um lugar para
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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 (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 – 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 – 22 (Taylor's Version)
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[Verse 1] / It feels like a perfect night / To dress up like hipsters / And make fun of our exes / Uh-uh, uh-uh / It feels like a perfect night / For breakfast at midnight / To
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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 – Long Live
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“Long Live” is the last track on the standard version of Taylor’s 2010 album, Speak Now. In the song, Taylor finds herself looking back at her fondest memories of her career, none
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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 – 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 – I Wish You Would
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This is a song about an ex-lover who she doesn’t exactly think she will never ever get back together with. Although their relationship is over, she has no bitter feelings towards
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Taylor Swift – Eyes Open
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“Eyes Open” is one of two songs Taylor wrote for the soundtrack of the first Hunger Games movie, but it is not included in the film. The song appears to be about Katniss’s
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Taylor Swift – You’re Losing Me (From The Vault)
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“You’re Losing Me” is a From The Vault track of her tenth studio album, Midnights. At first, the track was available to purchase for 24 hours on Taylor’s website, then released
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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 – 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 – Starlight (Taylor's Version)
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[Chorus] / I said, "Oh my, what a marvelous tune" / It was the best night, never would forget how he moved / The whole place was dressed to the nines / And we were dancin', dancin
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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 – 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 – 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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Taylor Swift – Starlight
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This 1940’s themed song was inspired by Ethel and Bobby Kennedy.
Starlight is a song I wrote actually after seeing a picture of um, Ethel and Bobby Kennedy when they were
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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 – Picture to Burn
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“Picture to Burn” is an angsty breakup song about Jordan Alford, who went on to date, and later marry, one of Taylor’s former friends named Chelsea. Chelsea told Daily Mail:
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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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