Ranking and Review of Taylor Swift Albums

Here are all my picks for the ranking of Taylor Swift's albums. I take into consideration the lyrics, music, listenability, and themes of the songs. Do you agree or disagree? Also note I know Taylor has seen this blog before, if you see this list know that I love you. Also I’m being honest. 

The Number 1 Taylor Swift album so far is Folklore. Why? Folklore came out of the blue during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. The songs were just what every one needed at the time. They were whimsical and folksy, but not too slow. "Epiphany" was a great song that described what was happening during the pandemic. "Illicit Affairs", "Betty" and "Mirrorball" had great melodies. The lyrical and melodic genius is very apparent in this album. I think Taylor gets undersold on her melodic genius because it is not as easy for the common listener to notice. She has a grasp of music theory that is collegiate level and it is apparent in her songs. The only thing I do not get about this album is it was labeled Alternative when it clearly is folk and her duet with Bon Iver, "Exile" was horrible. I do not like his voice at at all with hers.

I will say it again and again, Lover was robbed. It did not get the Tour it deserved or the singles it deserved either. Lover comes in at Number 2 Taylor Swift album. Why? This album was pure genius. "Love" and "The Archer" are perfect wedding songs. "Cruel Summer" would have been the perfect summer single if the summer of 2020 was not literally a Cruel Summer to everyone. "The Man" was a perfect commentary on the patriarchy of American society. "Paper Rings" had the coolest bridge. "Death By a Thousand Cuts" had the best running melody. Try playing that on the piano. "Me!" was a great bob single. "Soon You'll Get Better" perfectly portrayed Taylor's feelings about her mothers sickness, a song that so many can relate to. "Cornelia Street" was genius, a perfect song about that moments that can either go really good or really bad. It was everything Reputation was not. It was cohesive, light and super fun.

1989 and Red are somewhat tied for number 3, but 1989 takes the spot barely for number 3 Taylor Swift album. Why? This was Taylor's first official statement that she was a pop artist. It was her entry into the pop world officially. Many people love "Shake It Off" and while I think that is a good song, it is not the best on the album. The best on the album goes to "Out of the Woods", "Welcome to New York", "Style", "I Wish You Would", "Wonderland" and "You Are In Love". Some of the songs such as "All You Had to Do Was Stay", "How You Get the Girl" and "Clean" were not as strong. My only complaint about this era for Taylor was her music videos were a little weird, mostly because she used Joseph Khan to direct them. I was never a big fan of his. Style was supposed to be this fun and cool song, but ended up being weird looking out of a piece of glass the whole time. "Bad Blood" was the coolest music video in this era.

Red is the album that inspired me to write this blog, and if it were not for the fact that I met Taylor during the 1989 era, it might be third. Red is the number 4 Taylor Swift album. "Red" was an amazing album even if the pull between country and pop was super apparent in the album. She was fighting with her label what type of music to put on the album. She wanted pop, they wanted country. The best song on Red without a doubt is "All Too Well". I will say that the 10 minute version of the song was okay. I am glad she shortened it. The 10 minute version worked for the music video, but it is still missing verses and the outro was so long. It makes sense when combined with the music video, but as a song on it's own it is long. "Message In a Bottle" is the best new song that came from Taylor's re release of the albums. "Stay Stay Stay", "Begin Again" and "I Almost Do" were the weakest songs on the album, but they were still good. Her duet with Ed Sheeren "Everything has Changed" was one of her best duets ever! Their voices work very well together. "Sad Beautiful Tragic" was a sad commentary on her parents marriage and "The Lucky One" was a perfect commentary on her life as a music star.

The Speak Now album is the number 5 Taylor Swift album. Why? This album is full on country with a pop twist. "Haunted" is almost a rock song and so powerful. "Mine" is the song about what everyone wants in their life some day. Everyone has had someone that is "Mean" to them. "The Story of Us" perfectly describes the ins and outs of dating. "Never Grow Up" is the perfect song for a new mom even though Taylor has never been a parent. Her insights are incredible. "Enchanted" describes perfectly the magical moment of meeting someone. "Ours" had the best music video. Taylor wrote this album all by herself and her lyrical and musical genius is very apparent.

I have only written a review one Taylor Swift album, Reputation. And if I wrote it again it would probably be different. I see now why she wrote it since she has explained it. Reputation is the most disjointed album Taylor has ever made. But it is the number 6 Taylor Swift album because upon further reflection it shows the chaotic nature of life. This was not an album like Red where she was fighting with her label about what kind of music to put on, they wanted country she wanted pop. This was an album when she was dealing with some insanely daunting press coverage. Kim Kardashian was calling her a snake, Kanye West was twisting her words and making her seem like the bad guy. She was going through a public breakup with Calvin Harris. She was fighting with her label, Karlie Kloss betrayed her talking to Scooter Braun. It was the time in her life where she was seeing who her true friends were. But she was also falling in love. That is why the album is so different. Half of it was about all this insane hurt and dealing with it and the other half was falling in love. "Getaway Car" is the best song on the album along with "New Year's Day". 

Evermore comes in as the number 7 Taylor Swift album because it was boring...There was some great songs on there, but it dragged like no other. I can not listen to it by itself. "Champagne Problems" had a great melody, "Tolerate It", "tis the damn season" and "Marjorie" were very good, but the others were just meh. I did not like her duets with The National on "coney island" or with Bon Iver on "evermore". Their voices do not mesh. I skip them when I am listening to the album. It is interesting since it is the sister album to Folklore and so different, but there was something about this album that was super boring.

Why is the Taylor Swift album so low? The Taylor Swift album is the number 8 Taylor Swift album. It was her first album, and while good still it was her entry into music. She has so much to learn and perfect. It was still genius for it's time, but the songs are definitely more country and sophomoric. It makes me think of being in middle school, while some of her later albums relate to my life more currently right now. It is her intro album. The songs "A Place In this World", "The Outside", "Tied Together with a Smile" and "Invisible" are very deep perspectives into teenage life, perspectives many her age would not comprehend. "Tim McGraw" describes those moments and memories one can have with a person. "Teardrops on My Gutair" is a great song to describe longing for someone. I honestly think this album should have won album of the year over fearless. It is genius for someone her age.

Why is Fearless last? Fearless is the number 9 Taylor Swift album. It has some great songs, but I am definitely more of a fan of her pop work. When the re release of fearless came out I listened to it over and over again to get her listening streams up that week and I got sick of it. I will say her new songs on that album were amazing. "That's When" is the perfect duet with Keith Urban. I could listen to this all day long. "Mr. Perfectly Fine" was a fun song poking fun at her ex Joe Jonas. Even his current wife liked it. "Today Was a Fairytale" is a super great song. "We Were Happy" was a great breakup song longing for the moments of days past. I think her additional songs were better, but maybe that is because I have not heard them for years. Change is the best song on the album.

“I Forgot That You Existed” Song Meaning

Today’s Taylor Swift song is “I Forgot That You Existed” from her “Lover” album. 

This song tells the story of a friendship gone bad. A friendship that was everything at one point and then the person “you showed who you are, then one magical night”. Something happened one night to show what truly went down with these friends. 

Photo courtesy of Taylor Swift

Who is this song about? It’s the same person that “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” from “Reputation” album is about. KARLIE KLOSS. 

Karlie and Taylor were instant friends probably meeting before the Victoria Secret Show in December 2013. They had started talking on Twitter in January 2012 when Taylor said she wanted to bake cookies with her. 

Picture courtesy of Vogue

After that their friendship took off like wild fire. They did EVERYTHING together. They were featured on one another’s instagrams, in magazines together, everything. 

But then in 2016 Taylor had a major “Reputation” episode with Kanye West. Read about it here. It turns out from the lyrics to the song that Karlie was not on team Taylor and dumped her as a friend as soon as this happened. “ Got out some popcorn/As soon as my rep started going down, down, down/

Laughed on the school yard/
As soon as I tripped up and hit the ground, ground, ground“. Karlie watched from a distance and laughed at Taylor. She did not support her. Taylor would have “ stuck around” for Karlie. But Karlie didn’t do the same for her. She went and talked to Scooter Braun about Taylor. She showed who she really was and threw shade at Taylor. 

Who can relate to this? I certainly can. There was a time I bore my soul to a friend only to have her never speak to me again. Turns out she only wanted to know the juicy details and didn’t really care about me. There have been countless others. But know what? I did what Taylor did. “I Forgot That You Existed”. I “thought it’d kill me, but it didn’t”.” What is the best way to do this? Move and and care about people who care about you. “ It isn't love, it isn't hate, it's just indifference.” Just forget the negative people in life. They can stew in anger but by forgetting about toxic people life can move forward and “be so happy and bright”. I think it is SO IMPORTANT to do this. It can be devastating when good friends leave my life, "'Til all of my sunshine was gone, gone, gone." So much truth to this line. When someone leaves my life there is a giant hole, dwelling on it makes it worse.

Taylor was able to find peace and move that friend out of her mind, "And I thought that it would kill me, but it didn't/And it was so nice/So peaceful and quiet". It did not kill her. And the next time that a "friend" leaves her life it will be that much easier. And now she can really enjoy life. Good job Taylor.

Here are the lyrics to the song "I Forgot That You Existed".

"The Archer" Song Meaning

Today's Taylor Swift song is the meaning of the song "The Archer" from her album, "Lover".

Taylor teased this as track five, a track usually known on her albums as being very emotional and ballad like, "All Too Well", "'Delicate", and "Dear John". Does it compare to "All Too Well"? Unfortunately no...It has a cool 80's sound reminiscent of Stranger Things, but it is super soft and melancholy. It is a great song, but never reaches the full ballad belt it out I want it to. I kept waiting and waiting for it to climax, but it never did.  The lyrics are great however. They are super deep. It really shows Taylor in a vulnerable state. 

Who is this song about?

"The Archer"is reflective song about Taylor's perception of herself. It references her boyfriend Joe Alwyn and "enemies" that "started out friends".  One famous friendship is Karlie Kloss who apparently started telling Scooter Braun about Taylor's career. She also sings about the loss of their friendship in "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things". Taylor has had some beef with Scooter Braun. Just recently he bought Big Machine Records and owns all of Taylor's old masters. (She is going to re record them though). He manages a number of people, Demi Levato, Justin Bieber, Karlie Kloss and many more. He was involved in the incident with Kayne West and Taylor. He is not famous but in the background of all the action. For Karlie to leak information to him is wrong.

Taylor doubts herself in this song, but also shows her strength. It is perfectly illustrated in the line, "Who could ever leave me darling?/But who could stay?". She realizes that friendships are "easy they come/easy they go". "They see right through me." "I hate my reflection/for years and years". No one is perfect and everyone makes mistakes. I know I do. There are friendships that are over for one reason or another because of mistakes I have made. She knows that she has "been the archer", she has instigated wars, ie with Katy Perry. But she has also "been the prey", all the drama with Kanye West and Kim Kardashian. She however does not want to end up alone, "all my heroes/die all alone".

She worries that Joe will leave her, "Can you see right through me?". She wonders if he will stay. But she gains her confidence. "Combat/She's ready for combat". She realizes that he is going to stay, "you could stay".

I am so glad for this song. The lyrics are beautiful and telling. It is a sad world and unfortunately not isolated to celebrities. There are so many times in life that people go in and out of my life. All of the sudden I check facebook and we are no longer friends. I think it is important to recognize those people that will stay no matter what and treasure those friendships. And who will love one another no matter the flaws. After all everyone is always growing. No one is perfect. There is really no time in life to spend energy on people that do not want to be friends. I am so glad that Joe and her other friends are sticking around. Those people are so worth it.

Click here to see the lyrics to "The Archer".

"You Need To Calm Down" Song Meaning

Today's Taylor Swift song is the meaning of "You Need To Calm Down" from her "Lover" album.

Who is this song about?

It is not really about a single person, but a different groups of people and ideas. These groups are really illustrated in the music video.

Click here to see the music video for "You Need To Calm Down".

Who are these people? The song is mainly about support for the LBGTQ community. The music video features many people from this community;  Ellen DeGeneres, Adam Lambert,  RuPaul, Todrick Hall, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Hayley Kiyoko, Laverne Cox, Antoni Porowski, Karamo, Johnathan Van Ness, Bobby Berk, Hannah Hart, Dexter Mayfield, Adam Rippon, Chester Lockhart, Jade Jolie, Drew Kirsch, and Billy Porter.

The lyrics also support this community. "Why are you made when you could be GLADD?" and " 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay." There are people that protest these groups of people people and try to make them feel small. To answer this Taylor says "You Need To Calm Down", especially because "you are somebody we don't know." Let people live their life how they want and not live "in the dark ages" by telling the LBGTQ community can not live how they want. She specifically calls out support for the Equality Act at the end of the video. She even made a petition which says,

https://taylorswift.lnk.to/petition
"HAPPY PRIDE MONTH! While we have so much to celebrate, we also have a great distance to go before everyone in this country is truly treated equally. In excellent recent news, the House has passed the Equality Act, which would protect LGBTQ people from discrimination in their places of work, homes, schools, and other public accommodations. The next step is that the bill will go before the Senate.  

While there’s no information yet as to when the Equality Act will go before the Senate for a vote, we do know this: Politicians need votes to stay in office. Votes come from the people. Pressure from massive amounts of people is a major way to push politicians towards positive change. That’s why I’ve created this petition to urge the Senate to support the Equality Act.

Our country’s lack of protection for its own citizens ensures that LGBTQ people must live in fear that their lives could be turned upside down by an employer or landlord who is homophobic or transphobic. The fact that, legally, some people are completely at the mercy of the hatred and bigotry of others is disgusting and unacceptable.

Let’s show our pride by demanding that, on a national level, our laws truly treat all of our citizens equally. "

The song also touches on other issues, Donald Trump being one of them. The first verse says "It's 7AM...But you say it in a Tweet, that's a cop-out." Donald Trump is known for tweeting at all hours of the day. Many of his tweets are angry hate filled tweets directed at others, calling them names and trying to make other people feel small. Taylor responds to him and the others saying "You Need To Calm Down" and "take several seats and then try to restore the people/And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate." Trump definitely needs to calm down, stop publicly airing his anger and get out of office.

The other group Taylor touches on is protesters. These protesters are not limited to the protesters against the LBGTQ community, but protesters that spread hate in general . She does not want to "mess with your self-expression", but wants them to realize that "stressing and obsession about somebody else is no fun". She pokes fun of them saying "makin' that sign must've taken all night". There is a good way to protest about ideas and such. But protesting to spread hate is not right and they "need to calm down".

The other issue the song touches on is how society treats women. To illustrate this she brings Katy Perry into the music video to illustrate their beef is gone. There was some "Bad Blood" there for a while. Taylor and Katy said and did some things I bet they are both not proud of. Taylor says her and Katy "figured you out." They know society is "over there on the internet/Comparing all the girls who are killing it." But that does not matter. Katy and Taylor realize that "We all know now we all got crowns." This is reference to her song "Look What You Made Me Do". In that song she says "I don't like your kingdom keys/They once belonged to me".  This references how society tries to pit females against one another and how "another name goes up in lights" all the time in Hollywood/the celebrity world and "all the young things line up to take your place". (These lyrics from "The Lucky One") I am so glad that Taylor realized it does not have to be a competition, but everyone can be friends and support one another. Females can be so strong together and not against one another. Demi Levato, please pay attention to this.

What a great empowering song Taylor. Thanks for calling out hate and such in this world. We all need to love one another and not spread hate and "just calm down".

Click here for lyrics to the song, "You Need To Calm Down".

"Lover" Song Meaning

Today's Taylor Swift's song is the meaning of  "Lover" from album "Lover".

Let me just say this is one of my favorite songs from Taylor Swift ever!!! It is the perfect slow dance, wedding song. It really shows what it means to love someone. I am also glad that she is not afraid to make slow songs anymore. Did Scott tell her she could not if she wanted to be pop? It is the song I have been waiting years for!

Who is this song about?

It is about Taylor and Joe Alwyn's relationship. It has completely evolved from her unsure days of "Reputation".

It is official. Taylor Swift is redefining the term lover officially. Just like she redefined the year 1989. How is she redefining "Lover"? Lover typically means a taboo relationship, either a fling, affair something not permanent. From this song "Lover" we see the new definition of Lover. It means to love someone completely...to "be this close...forever and ever." Lover is committing to someone else, starting a new life together and loving them forever.

In this song she first talks about the freedom that comes from being on her own with her new "lover". They can leave the "Christmas lights up 'til January." They "make the rules." They live together, "let our friends crash in the living room." They are starting their new life together making their own traditions.

Without mentioning the word marriage she talks about all the elements of marriage, making this a perfect wedding song. She mentions loving Joe "three summers" but now she wants "them all". In the third verse it sounds very much like a wedding. "Ladies and gentleman, will you please stand?" What do people do at a wedding? "I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover" sounds very much like the vow to enter into marriage. Then she mentions  Her "heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue".  It is traditional to wear something borrowed and blue at a wedding.

Are Joe and Taylor engaged or married? This would be a perfect wedding vow. I could totally see Taylor singing it at her wedding. Only time will tell, but they are definitely committed to one another and very much in love. I am sooooo happy for her.

Click here for lyrics to the song "Lover".

"Lover" Lyrics

"Lover" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift

We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January
This is our place, we make the rules
And there's a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you dear
Have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years?

Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close?
Forever and ever

Take me out and take me home
You're my, my, my, my...
Lover

We could let our friends crash in the living room
This is our place, we make the call
I'm highly suspicious that everyone who sees you wants you
I've loved you three summers now honey but I want them all

Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close?
Forever and ever

Take me out and take me home
You're my, my, my, my...
Lover

Ladies and gentleman, will you please stand?
With every guitar string scar on my hand
I take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover
My heart's been borrowed and yours has been blue
All's well that ends well to end up with you
Swear to be over dramatic and true to my lover

And you'll save all your dirtiest jokes for me
And at every table, I'll save you a seat

Can I go where you go?
Can we always be this close?
Forever and ever

Take me out and take me home
You're my, my, my, my...
Lover
Oh you're my, my, my, my...
Darling you're my, my, my, my...
Lover

"You Need To Calm Down" Music Video

Here is the music video for "You Need To Calm Down" from Taylor Swift's Lover album.

 

"The Archer" Lyrics

"The Archer" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift & Jack Antonoff

Combat
I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that
But what if I do?

'Cause cruelty
Wins in the movies
I've got a hundred thrown-out speeches
I almost said to you

Easy they come,
Easy they go
I jump from the train
I ride off alone
I never grew up
It's getting so old
Help me hold on to you

I've been the archer
I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me darling?
But who could stay?

Dark side
I search for your dark side
But what if I'm alright
Right, right, right here?

And I cut off
My nose just to spite my face
And I hate my reflection
For years and years

I wake in the night
I pace like a ghost
The room is on fire
Invisible smoke
And all of my heroes
Die all alone
Help me hold on to you

I've been the archer
I've been the prey
Screaming, "Who could ever leave me darling?
But who could stay?"

I see right through me, I see right through me

'Cause they see right through me
They see right through me
They see right through
Can you see right through me?
They see right through
They see right through me
I see right through me
I see right through me

All the king's horses
All the king's men
Couldn't put me together again
'Cause all of my enemies
Started out friends
Help me hold on to you

I've been the archer
I've been the prey
Who could ever leave me darling?
But who could stay?

I see right through me, I see right through me

Who could stay?
Who could stay?
Who could stay?
You could stay
You could stay

Combat
I'm ready for combat

"You Need To Calm Down" Lyrics

"You Need To Calm Down" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift & Joel Little

You are somebody that I don't know
But you're takin' shots at me like it's Patrón
And I'm just like, damn, it's 7 AM
Say it in the street, that's a knock-out
But you say it in a Tweet, that's a cop-out
And I'm just like, "Hey, are you okay?"

And I ain't tryna mess with your self-expression
But I've learned a lesson that stressin' and obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun
And snakes and stones never broke my bones

So oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
You need to calm down, you're being too loud
And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh)
You need to just stop, like can you just not step on my gown?
You need to calm down

You are somebody that we don't know
But you're comin' at my friends like a missile
Why are you mad when you could be GLAAD? (You could be GLAAD)
Sunshine on the street at the parade
But you would rather be in the dark ages
Makin' that sign must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace
And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate
'Cause shade never made anybody less gay

So oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
You need to calm down, you're being too loud
And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh)
You need to just stop, like can you just not step on his gown?
You need to calm down

And we see you over there on the internet
Comparing all the girls who are killing it
But we figured you out
We all know now we all got crowns
You need to calm down

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh
You need to calm down (You need to calm down)
You're being too loud (You're being too loud)
And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh (Oh)
You need to just stop (Can you stop?)
Like can you just not step on our gowns?
You need to calm down

"Daylight" Lyrics

"Daylight" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift

My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in
Everyone looked worse in the light
There are so many lines that I've crossed unforgiven
I'll tell you the truth, but never goodbye

I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you
I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you
I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night
And now I see daylight, I only see daylight

Luck of the draw only draws the unlucky
And so I became the butt of the joke
I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked
Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke
Maybe you ran with the wolves and refused to settle down
Maybe I've stormed out of every single room in this town
Threw out our cloaks and our daggers because it's morning now
It's brighter now, now

I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you
(I can never look away)
I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you
(Things will never be the same)
I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night
(Now I'm wide awake)
And now I see daylight (Daylight), I only see daylight (Daylight)
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight

And I can still see it all (In my mind)
All of you, all of me (Intertwined)
I once believed love would be (Black and white)
But it's golden (Golden)
And I can still see it all (In my head)
Back and forth from New York (Singing in your bed)
I once believed love would be (Burning red)
But it's golden
Like daylight, like daylight
Like daylight, daylight

I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you
(I can never look away)
And I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you
(Things will never be the same)
I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night
(Now I'm wide awake)
And now I see daylight (I see daylight), I only see daylight (Ah)
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight (Ah)
(And I can still see it all)
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
(And I can still see it all, back and forth from New York)
I only see daylight, daylight, daylight, daylight
(I once believed love would be burning red)

Like daylight
It's golden like daylight
You gotta step into the daylight and let it go
Just let it go, let it go

I wanna be defined by the things that I love
Not the things I hate
Not the things that I'm afraid of, I'm afraid of
Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night
I, I just think that
You are what you love

"It’s Nice to Have a Friend" Lyrics

"It’s Nice to Have a Friend" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney

Ooh
Ooh

School bell rings, walk me home
Sidewalk chalk covered in snow
Lost my gloves, you give me one
"Wanna hang out?" Yes, sounds like fun
Video games, you pass me a note
Sleeping in tents

It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)

Light pink sky up on the roof
Sun sinks down, no curfew
20 questions, we tell the truth
You've been stressed out lately, yeah, me too
Something gave you the nerve
To touch my hand

It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)

Church bells ring, carry me home
Rice on the ground looks like snow
Call my bluff, call you "Babe"
Have my back, yeah, every day
Feels like home, stay in bed
The whole weekend

It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
(Ooh)

"Afterglow" Lyrics

"Afterglow" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Louis Bell, Adam Feeney

I blew things out of proportion, now you're blue
Put you in jail for something you didn’t do
I pinned your hands behind your back, oh
Thought I had reason to attack, but no

Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves
Chemistry 'til it blows up, 'til there’s no us
Why'd I have to break what I love so much?
It's on your face, and I'm to blame, I need to say

Hey, it's all me, in my head
I'm the one who burned us down
But it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna do, I don’t wanna do this to you (Ooh)
I don’t wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh)
I need to say, hey, it’s all me, just don't go
Meet me in the afterglow

It's so excruciating to see you low
Just wanna lift you up and not let you go
This ultraviolet morning light below
Tells me this love is worth the fight, oh

I lived like an island, punished you in silence
Went off like sirens, just crying
Why'd I have to break what I love so much?
It’s on your face, don't walk away, I need to say

Hey, it's all me, in my head
I'm the one who burned us down
But it's not what I meant
I'm sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you (Ooh)
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh)
I need to say, hey, it's all me, just don't go
Meet me in the afterglow

Tell me that you're still mine
Tell me that we'll be just fine
Even when I lose my mind
I need to say
Tell me that it's not my fault
Tell me that I'm all you want
Even when I break your heart
I need to say

Hey, it's all me, in my head
I'm the one who burned us down
But it's not what I meant
Sorry that I hurt you
I don't wanna do, I don't wanna do this to you (Ooh)
I don't wanna lose, I don't wanna lose this with you (Ooh)
I need to say, hey, it's all me, just don't go
Meet me in the afterglow

"False God" Lyrics

"False God" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

We were crazy to think
Crazy to think that this could work
Remember how I said I'd die for you?
We were stupid to jump
In the ocean separating us
Remember how I’d lie to you?

And I can't talk to you when you're like this
Staring out the window like I’m not your favorite town
I'm New York City, I'd still do it for you, babe
They all warned us about times like this
They say the road gets hard and you get lost
When you're led by blind faith, blind faith

But we might just get away with it
Religion's in your lips
Even if it's a false god
We'd still worship
We might just get away with it
The altar is my hips
Even if it's a false god
We’d still worship this love
We’d still worship this love
We'd still worship this love

I know heaven’s a thing
I go there when you touch me, honey
Hell is when I fight with you
But we can patch it up good
Make confessions and we're begging for forgiveness
Got the wine for you

And you can't talk to me when I'm like this
Daring you to leave me just so I can try and scare you
You’re the West Village
You still do it for me, babe
They all warned us about times like this
They say the road gets hard and you get lost
When you're led by blind faith, blind faith

But we might just get away with it
Religion's in your lips
Even if it's a false god
We'd still worship
We might just get away with it
The altar is my hips
Even if it's a false god
We'd still worship this love
We'd still worship this love
We'd still worship this love, ah

Still worship this love
Even if it's a false god
Even if it's a false god
Still worship this love

"Soon You'll Get Better" Lyrics

"Soon You'll Get Better" featuring Dixie Chicks Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair
In doctor's office lighting, I didn't tell you I was scared
That was the first time we were there
Holy orange bottles, each night, I pray to you
Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too
And I say to you...

Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
You'll get better soon
'Cause you have to

I know delusion when I see it in the mirror
You like the nicer nurses, you make the best of a bad deal
I just pretend it isn't real
I'll paint the kitchen neon, I'll brighten up the sky
I know I'll never get it, there's not a day that I won't try
And I say to you...

Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
You'll get better soon
'Cause you have to

And I hate to make this all about me
But who am I supposed to talk to?
What am I supposed to do
If there's no you?

This won't go back to normal, if it ever was
It's been years of hoping, and I keep saying it because
'Cause I have to

Ooh-ah
You'll get better
Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
You'll get better soon
Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
Soon, you'll get better
Ooh-ah
You'll get better soon
'Cause you have to

"London Boy" Lyrics

"London Boy" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Cautious Clay, Mark Anthony Spears

We can go driving in, on my scooter
Uh, you know, just riding in London
Alright, yeah

I love my hometown as much as Motown, I love SoCal
And you know I love Springsteen, faded blue jeans, Tennessee whiskey
But something happened, I heard him laughing
I saw the dimples first and then I heard the accent
They say home is where the heart is
But that's not where mine lives

You know I love a London boy
I enjoy walking Camden Market in the afternoon
He likes my American smile, like a child when our eyes meet

Darling, I fancy you
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
So I guess all the rumors are true
You know I love a London boy
Boy, I fancy you (Ooh)

And now I love high tea, stories from Uni, and the West End
You can find me in the pub, we are watching rugby with his school friends
Show me a gray sky, a rainy cab ride
Babe, don't threaten me with a good time
They say home is where the heart is
But God, I love the English

You know I love a London boy, I enjoy nights in Brixton
Shoreditch in the afternoon
He likes my American smile, like a child when our eyes meet
Darling, I fancy you
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
So I guess all the rumors are true
You know I love a London boy

Boy, I fancy you

So please show me Hackney
Doesn't have to be Louis V up on Bond Street
Just wanna be with you
Wanna be with you
Stick with me, I'm your queen
Like a Tennessee Stella McCartney, I'm the heat
Just wanna be with you (Wanna be with you)
Wanna be with you (Oh)

You know I love a London boy, I enjoy walking SoHo
Drinking in the afternoon (Yeah)
He likes my American smile, like a child when our eyes meet
Darling, I fancy you (You)
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
So I guess all the rumors are true (Yeah)
You know I love a London boy (Oh)
Boy (Oh), I fancy you (I fancy you, ooh)

So please show me Hackney
Doesn't have to be Louis V up on Bond Street
Just wanna be with you
I, I, I fancy you
Oh whoa, oh, I
Stick with me, I'm your queen
Like a Tennessee Stella McCartney, I'm the heat
Just wanna be with you (Ooh)
Wanna be with you
I fancy you (Yeah), I fancy you
Oh whoa, ah

"Death by a Thousand Cuts" Lyrics

"Death by a Thousand Cuts" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my
My, my, my, my

Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
Flashbacks waking me up
I get drunk, but it's not enough
’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
I look through the windows of this love
Even though we boarded them up
Chandelier still flickering here
'Cause I can’t pretend it's okay when it's not
It's death by a thousand cuts

I dress to kill my time, I take the long way home
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
They say, "I don't know"
And what once was ours is no one's now
I see you everywhere, the only thing we share
Is this small town
You said it was a great love, one for the ages
But if the story's over, why am I still writing pages?

Saying goodbye is death by a thousand cuts
Flashbacks waking me up
I get drunk, but it’s not enough
’Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby
I look through the windows of this love
Even though we boarded them up
Chandelier still flickering here
’Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
It’s death by a thousand cuts

My heart, my hips, my body, my love
Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
Now I'm searching for signs in a haunted club
Our songs, our films, united, we stand
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
Why are my fears at the touch of your hands?
Paper cut stains from my paper-thin plans
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
Tryna find a part of me you didn't take up
Gave you so much, but it wasn't enough
But I'll be alright, it's just a thousand cuts

I get drunk, but it's not enough
'Cause you're not my baby
I look through the windows of this love
Even though we boarded them up
Chandelier still flickering here
'Cause I can't pretend it's okay when it's not
No, it's not
It's death by a thousand cuts (You didn't touch)

Tryna find a part of me that you didn't touch
My body, my love, my trust (It's death by a thousand cuts)
But it wasn't enough, it wasn't enough, no, no

I take the long way home
I ask the traffic lights if it'll be alright
They say, "I don't know"

"Cornelia Street" Lyrics

"Cornelia Street" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift

We were in the backseat
Drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar
"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"
I say casually in the car
We were a fresh page on the desk
Filling in the blanks as we go
As if the street lights pointed in an arrow head
Leading us home

And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

Windows swung right open, autumn air
Jacket 'round my shoulders is yours
We bless the rains on Cornelia Street
Memorize the creaks in the floor
Back when we were card sharks, playing games
I thought you were leading me on
I packed my bags, left Cornelia Street
Before you even knew I was gone

But then you called, showed your hand
I turned around before I hit the tunnel
Sat on the roof, you and I

I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
That's the kinda heartbreak time could never mend
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

You hold my hand on the street
Walk me back to that apartment
Years ago, we were just inside
Barefoot in the kitchen
Sacred new beginnings
That became my religion, listen

I hope I never lose you
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
Oh, never again
And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
And baby, I'm so terrified of if you ever walk away
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again

I don't wanna lose you (Hope it never ends)
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
I don't wanna lose you (Yeah)

"I rent a place on Cornelia Street"
I said casually in the car

"Paper Rings" Lyrics

"Paper Rings" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

The moon is high
Like your friends were the night that we first met
Went home and tried to stalk you on the internet
Now I've read all of the books beside your bed
The wine is cold
Like the shoulder that I gave you in the street
Cat and mouse for a month or two or three
Now I wake up in the night and watch you breathe

(Ayy)
Kiss me once 'cause you know I had a long night (Oh)
Kiss me twice 'cause it's gonna be alright (Uh)
Three times 'cause I've waited my whole life (1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4)

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings
Uh huh, that's right
Darling, you're the one I want, and
I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this
Uh huh, that's right
Darling, you're the one I want, and
Paper rings and picture frames and dirty dreams
Oh, you're the one I want

In the winter, in the icy outdoor pool
When you jumped in first, I went in too
I'm with you even if it makes me blue
Which takes me back
To the color that we painted your brother's wall
Honey, without all the exes, fights, and flaws
We wouldn't be standing here so tall, so

(Ayy)
Kiss you once 'cause I know you had a long night (Oh)
Kiss you twice 'cause it's gonna be alright (Uh)
Three times 'cause you waited your whole life (1, 2, 1, 2, 3, 4)
Ah

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings
Uh huh, that's right
Darling, you're the one I want, and
I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this
Uh huh, that's right
Darling, you're the one I want, and
Paper rings and picture frames and dirty dreams
Oh, you're the one I want

I want to drive away with you
I want your complications too
I want your dreary Mondays
Wrap your arms around me, baby boy
I want to drive away with you
I want your complications too
I want your dreary Mondays
Wrap your arms around me, baby boy
Uh huh

I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings
Uh huh, that's right, you're the one I want
I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this
Ah-ah, darling, you're the one I want
I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings
Uh huh, that's right
Darling, you're the one I want, and
I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this
Uh huh, that's right
Darling, you're the one I want, and
Paper rings and picture frames and all my dreams
You're the one I want, and
Paper rings and picture frames and all my dreams
Oh, you're the one I want

You're the one I want, one I want
You're the one I want, one I want

"I Think He Knows" Lyrics

"I Think He Knows" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff

I think he knows
His footprints on the sidewalk
Lead to where I can't stop
Go there every night
I think he knows
His hands around a cold glass
Make me wanna know that
Body like it's mine

He got that boyish look that I like in a man
I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans
It's like I'm 17, nobody understands
No one understands

He got my heartbeat
Skipping down 16th Avenue
Got that, oh, I mean
Wanna see what's under that attitude like
I want you, bless my soul
And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows
I think he knows

I think he knows
When we get all alone
I'll make myself at home
And he'll want me to stay
I think he knows
He better lock it down
Or I won't stick around
'Cause good ones never wait (Ha)

He got that boyish look that I like in a man
I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans
He's so obsessed with me and, boy, I understand
Boy, I understand

He got my heartbeat (Heartbeat)
Skipping down 16th Avenue
Got that, oh, I mean (I mean)
Wanna see what's under that attitude like
I want you, bless my soul
And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows
I think he knows

I want you, bless my
I want you, bless my soul
I want you, bless my
I want you, bless my soul

Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh
We can follow the sparks, I'll drive
Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh
We can follow the sparks, I'll drive
"So where we gonna go?"
I whisper in the dark
"Where we gonna go?"
I think he knows

He got my heartbeat (Heartbeat)
Skipping down 16th Avenue (Baby)
Got that, oh, I mean (I mean)
Wanna see what's under that attitude like (Yeah)
I want you, bless my soul
And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows
I think he knows

I want you, bless my
I want you, bless my soul
I want you, bless my (Oh, baby)
I want you, bless my soul (He got my heartbeat)
I want you, bless my (Skipping down 16th Avenue, baby)
I want you, bless my soul
I want you, bless my soul
And I ain't gotta tell him, I think he knows

"The Man" Lyrics

"The Man" Lyrics (Lover album)

Written By Taylor Swift, Joel Little

I would be complex, I would be cool
They'd say I played the field before I found someone to commit to
And that would be okay for me to do
Every conquest I had made would make me more of a boss to you

I’d be a fearless leader
I'd be an alpha type
When everyone believes ya
What's that like?

I’m so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man, then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man

They'd say I hustled, put in the work
They wouldn’t shake their heads and question how much of this I deserve
What I was wearing, if I was rude
Could all be separated from my good ideas and power moves

And they would toast to me, oh, let the players play
I’d be just like Leo in Saint Tropez

I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I’d get there quicker if I was a man
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again
'Cause if I was a man, then I'd be the man
I’d be the man
I'd be the man

What's it like to brag about drinking and dollars
And getting bitches and models?
And it's all good if you're bad
And it's okay if you're mad
If I was out flashing my dollars, I'd be a bitch not a baller
They'd paint me out to be bad
So, it's okay that I'm mad

I'm so sick of running as fast as I can
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man (You know that)
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again (Coming at me again)
'Cause if I was a man (If I was a man)
Then I'd be the man (Then I'd be the man)
I'm so sick of running as fast as I can (As fast as I can)
Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man (Hey)
And I'm so sick of them coming at me again (Coming at me again)
'Cause if I was a man (If I was a man), then I'd be the man
I'd be the man
I'd be the man (Oh)
I'd be the man (Yeah)
I'd be the man (I'd be the man)

If I was a man, then I'd be the man