Genius Meanings
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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 – Mary's Song (Oh My My My)
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“Mary’s Song (Oh My My My)” was inspired by Taylor’s next-door neighbors, an old couple that had known each other since they were just kids. They were talking with Taylor one night
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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 – Seven / Wildest Dreams (Spoken Word)
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If you wish to romanticize the woman I became / Then, say you'll remember me standing in a nice dress / Staring at the sunset / Or you could begin at the beginning / And in that
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Taylor Swift – The Best Day
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Swift wrote “The Best Day” about her mother, Andrea Swift, and the good effects her mother had on her growing up.
In an interview with Taste of Country, Swift talked about how
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Taylor Swift – seven (the long pond studio sessions)
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[Verse 1] / Please picture me in the trees / I hit my peak at seven / Feet in the swing over the creek / I was too scared to jump in / But I, I was high in the sky / With
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Taylor Swift – You Need To Calm Down
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“You Need To Calm Down” finds Taylor Swift addressing various detractors who post hurtful comments online, following themes of self-love and being true to one’s identity which
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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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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 – 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 – 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 – Folklore Interlude (Wildest Dreams x Seven)
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[Intro x Wildest Dreams] / If you wish to romanticize the woman I became / Then say you'll remember me / Standin' in a nice dress / Starin' at the sunset / Or you could begin at
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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 – invisible string
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“invisible string” references an east Asian folk myth about a red thread of fate tying two soulmates together. Like on Swift’s 2019 track “Lover,” she expresses gratitude for past
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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 – this is me trying
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Much like Swift’s August 2019 track “Afterglow,” “this is me trying” sees her accepting fault for relationship issues and making an effort to repair them. Fear, alcohol, and a
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Taylor Swift Examines Old Wounds On New Song “Maroon”
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Track two on ‘Midnights’ is attracting lots of attention.
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Taylor Swift – mirrorball
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On “mirrorball,” the sixth track off of Taylor Swift’s surprise eighth studio album, folklore, she compares herself to a reflective disco ball: she sees herself as reflecting all
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John Mayer – Shot in the Dark
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[Verse 1] / It's a hard run / Loving like we do / Takes way too long to get over you / And remember the line we drew / But call me over and I'm coming through / [Chorus] / We're
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