Watch Video: How Taylor Swift became a pop iconThe song has been certified Gold in Australia, after its debut at number three on the ARIA Charts. The song describes looking back wistfully on life, a love interest he had as a teenager, and how things have changed and how quickly his life (and the opportunity. 'Story of My Life' is a 1990 song by Social Distortion, written by Mike Ness, which was released as a single and also appeared on their self-titled album as well as Live at the Roxy.
Longtime listeners know her discography all too well: They associate certain albums with specific periods of their lives and tether some of her most memorable lines to moments of their own."I have this formula for music. Just Your Love - HOFMAN, CompanyFrom “I hope you think of me” to “all’s well that ends well to end up with you,” Taylor Swift’s lyrics have “enchanted” us for more than a decade.Taylor Swift's years in the spotlight have taken listeners from her country roots in 2006's self-titled "Taylor Swift" to the moody surprise quarantine albums "Folklore" and "Evermore" and now a triumphant return to her past with her "Fearless (Taylor's Version)" rerecording.Crossing genres and countless style choices, Swift has taken her place as a music icon. Weve Tried - HOFMAN, Company, 5. The One You Left Behind - HOFMAN, Company, 4. The Story Of My Life - HOFMAN, Company, 3.
"Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in" – “Hoax” from "Folklore"Believing in “faithless” love?! We have no choice but to stan a paradoxical queen.52. “The skeletons in both our closets plotted hard to f- this up” – “Cowboy Like Me” from “Evermore”Two people finding love against all odds: we love to see it.51. "You understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars / And why I've spent my whole life trying to put it in words." – "You Are in Love" from "1989 (Deluxe Edition)"Putting specific and universal feelings into words: What Swift does best.50. Maren Morris) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)” from “Fearless (Taylor’s Version)”We can never run away from our problems Swift (and Morris) articulate that like the country queens they are.53. “No amount of freedom gets you clean / I’ve still got you all over me” – “You All Over Me (feat. "Don’t treat me like some situation that needs to be handled / I’m fine with my spite and my tears, and my beers and my candles" – "Closure" from "Evermore"A line that will go down in Swift’s breakup song hall of fame.54. She was right.We ranked Swift's 55 best song lyrics from over the years – some heartbreaking, some triumphant – all works of lyrical genius that her biggest fans can't help but to sing again and again.More: Taylor Swift's 'Evermore' review: Pop star returns to the woods for a spellbinding 'Folklore' companion55.
“He's got my past frozen behind glass / But I've got me” – “It’s Time To Go - Bonus Track” from “Evermore”This melancholy summation of Swift's public battle against music executive Scooter Braun for her masters (the reason she's rerecording her first six studio albums) is heartbreakingly weary. "My castle crumbled overnight / I brought a knife to a gunfight / They took the crown but it's alright" – "Call It What You Want" from "Reputation"Referencing your own lyrics? Ultimate power move.Review: Taylor Swift is a kid again on 'Lover,' a big, messy embrace of a new album39. "I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me" – "New Romantics" from "1989"This is a very tall castle, if you think about Scooter Braun, Katy Perry and Kimye.40. "Barefoot in the kitchen / Sacred new beginnings / That became my religion, listen" – "Cornelia Street" from "Lover"Swift's storytelling works best with tiny details like these.41. We’re bleeding (metaphorically) with you, Taylor.42. But the violent shift to “bleeding” shows how even though we may heal, it doesn’t take much to send us spiraling now and again.
"Back when you fit in my poems like a perfect rhyme" – "Holy Ground" from "Red"In the first moments of her first pop-but-not-technically-pop album, Swift proved to naysayers that her lyrical genius isn't defined to one genre.'Reputation' review: A fully-formed look at Taylor Swift in love, and in control34. Wish you could go back and tell yourself that.35. "Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday but I realized some bigger dreams of mine / And Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind" – "Fifteen" from "Fearless"Bigger dreams? Try 11-time winner and 41-time nominee at the Grammys, two-time Time 100 Most Influential People recipient and 2019 American Music Awards Artist of the Decade honoree. "He says he's so in love / He's finally got it right / I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night" – "Teardrops on My Guitar" from "Taylor Swift"No, you're crying over a musical instrument.36. "Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart / Now I send their babies presents" – "Invisible String" from "Folklore"From exposing your teenage ex-boyfriend for dumping you over the phone to sending gifts to his newborn: That's forever and always for you.37.
"He said the way my blue eyes shined / Put those Georgia stars to shame that night / I said, 'That's a lie'" – "Tim McGraw" from "Taylor Swift"31.“I want auroras and sad prose / I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet / ‘Cause I haven’t moved in years / And I want you right here” – “The Lakes” from “Folklore”Swift waxes poetic about finding happiness in quiet moments of solitude with her “lover,” and we couldn’t be happier for her.30. Defend us, Taylor, please!32. I think I've seen this film before / And I didn't like the ending / You're not my homeland anymore / So what am I defending now? – “Exile” from “Folklore”A classic excellent Taylor Swift lyrical run.
"But I took your matches before fire could catch me / So don't look now, I'm shining like fireworks over your sad, empty town" – "Dear John" from "Speak Now"Looking back on 'Fearless': On its 10-year anniversary, Taylor Swift's 'Fearless' is still a classic25. "I never grew up, it's getting so old" – "The Archer" from "Lover"In which Swift lays out in eight words just how aware she is of all the criticisms thrown at her (and also sneaks in a reference to "Never Grow Up" track from "Speak Now").27. “You booked the night train for a reason / So you could sit there in this hurt” – “Champagne Problems” from “Evermore”We imagine this is what it would sound like if Journey actually did stop believing.26. "I snuck in through the garden gate / Every night that summer just to seal my fate" – "Cruel Summer" from "Lover"Who wouldn't want to traipse around through gardens all summer long?28. Perfectly Fine (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault) from "Fearless (Taylor's Version)The sarcasm jumped out and did a backflip.
And we love her for it.21. "I knew you dancing in your Levis, drunk under a streetlight" – "Cardigan" from "Folklore"Swift loves writing these tiny details about knowing someone intimately. Who is counting?23.“I made you my temple, my mural, my sky / Now I'm begging for footnotes in the story of your life” – “Tolerate It” from “Evermore”Death by a thousand cuts in a single sentence, from, yes, the singer of “Death By a Thousand Cuts.” Honorable mention to the line that follows: “Drawing hearts in the byline,” which we can only assume was about us.22. "You did a number on me / But honestly, baby, who’s counting?" – "So It Goes." from "Reputation"Taylor reinvented math with 11 iconic words.
"Hello" and "goodbye" never seemed so loaded. "It never ever occurred to you / That I can't say 'hello' to you / And risk another goodbye" – "I Almost Do" from "Red"Those chills you feel? Yeah, we get those reading these every time.
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