Genius Meanings
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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 – 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 (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 – marjorie
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“marjorie” is track 13 off of Taylor Swift’s ninth album evermore, and is a tribute to her late grandmother Marjorie Finlay. Appropriately, “epiphany” (the 13th track on evermore’s
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Taylor Swift – Dear Reader
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“Dear Reader” is the final track of the 3AM edition of Taylor Swift’s 2022 album Midnights. The song is written from the perspective of an advice columnist, and in it, Taylor
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Taylor Swift – The Man
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“The Man” was confirmed as an official Lover track in Taylor’s Vogue interview from August 8, 2019. In the song, Taylor “plays with the idea of perception.” According to Vogue, "
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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 – Vigilante Shit
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“Vigilante Shit” follows the topic of a woman who’s seeking revenge. Swift and the subject of the song ostensibly obtain their revenge – instead of getting sad, they get even.
The
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Taylor Swift – It’s Nice To Have A Friend
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Infused with steel drums and choral backing vocals, “It’s Nice to Have a Friend” is a dreamy track that follows two friends from childhood to their marriage. The narrative is
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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 – Fire
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“Fire” was featured on a 2003 demo CD, which was shared by Brian Mansfield via Instagram in November 2018. As of July 2019, no audio has surfaced online.
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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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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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Taylor Swift – I Heart ?
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In “I Heart ?”, Taylor speaks off a recent break up. The break seems to have been rough, so the question mark could stand for her pondering love. She isn’t sure why what happened
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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 – 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 – Karma
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On “Karma,” Taylor confronts people from her past, warning them about the consequences of their actions. Considering the way they acted towards her previously, Taylor is relieved
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Taylor Swift – the 1
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“the 1,” the second single from the album, centers around the nostalgic remembrance of myths and lost loves. Taylor contemplates an alternate life in which her old wishes had “come
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Taylor Swift – champagne problems
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“champagne problems” tells the story of a woman who shocks her would-be fiancé and their loved ones by turning down a marriage proposal right before Christmas. In an essay about
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Taylor Swift – Labyrinth
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[Verse 1] / "It only hurts this much right now" / Was what I was thinkin' the whole time / Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out / I'll be gettin' over you my
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Taylor Swift – ivy
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“ivy,” the tenth track from evermore, tells the story of a married woman falling in love with a person who is not her husband, leading to an affair.
Swift has sung about
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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 – 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 – 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 – Paris
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“Paris” is the sixteenth track on Taylor Swift’s tenth album, Midnights. It was released as apart of the surprise drop of Midnights 3AM edition and is the third Taylor swift song
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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 – 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 – 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 – Enchanted (Live/2011)
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Live version of Taylor’s song, Enchanted, on the Speak Now World Tour.
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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 – Delicate
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Much like “Gorgeous,” “Delicate” sees Taylor taking a more hesitant approach while pursuing a new man, likely Joe Alwyn, her boyfriend as of the song’s release. Sonically, the
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Taylor Swift – the last great american dynasty
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“the last great american dynasty” follows the story of Rebekah Harkness, a patron of the arts, and founder of the Rebekah Harkness Foundation.
In 2013, Swift bought a Rhode Island
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – gold rush
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“gold rush” is a song depicting the jealousy the narrator has because she is attracted to someone who everyone admires.
Because of this, she has to stop picturing her life with
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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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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 – The Great War
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The first bonus track off Midnights (3am Edition) sees Taylor Swift compare her relationship to “The Great War.” Detailing a devastating conflict within a romantic relationship
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