50 Best Taylor Swift Song Lyrics

November 7, 2023 by Span

No matter what genre of music anyone listens to, they cannot deny that there is at least one Taylor Swift song that they know the words to, that’s just her impact. To honor the “mother” of many, I have decided to put together a list of the 50 best Taylor Swift song lyrics because everyone should know what a mastermind Taylor is (pun intended).

On this list, I have heartbreak songs that she is most famous for, along with songs about broken families and patriarchy. Taylor’s lyricism and pen-work have managed to secure her many awards and you will see why in our article.

Here are the 50 best Taylor Swift song lyrics, listed:

1. Seven

“I think your house is haunted

Your dad is always mad and that must be why”

This was my most played song on Spotify in 2023 and if you have daddy issues then you can relate to me when I say this is one of the saddest songs about broken family. Taylor’s soft vocals and the soothing beat are a great choice to play in the background while you cry.

2. Maroon

“The mark you saw on my collarbone, the rust that grew between telephones

The lips I used to call home, so scarlet, it was maroon”

Taylor uses the color “Red” to describe different emotions very cleverly. You can see her use “Burgundy,” “blood,” “scarlet,” “rust,” and “maroon” to describe a relationship that she thought was end game (pun intended) but it ended up being not the case.

Moreover, “the rust that grew between telephones” is an insane way to describe the lack of connection between two lovers.

3. Exile

“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?”

Taylor Swift and Bon Iver sing this song as two lovers, who are seeing each other after a break-up. One of them sings about how there were so many signs given that this relationship is over, while the other sings that there were never any.

4. Blank Space

“I get drunk on jealousy

But you’ll come back each time you leave

‘Cause, darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream”

Taylor Swift had the Instagram captions of everyone wrapped around her finger in 2015 with this song. The song won many awards and was also nominated for three Grammy awards.

5. This Is Me Trying

“I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere

Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here

Pouring out my heart to a stranger”

This song by Taylor is about her seeing her faults in a relationship and trying to fix them. Fear, alcohol, and a sense of failure are expressed in this heartfelt song and I recommend you give this song a listen.

6. Vigilante Shit

“Draw the cat eye, sharp enough to kill a man

You did some bad things, but I’m the worst of them”

What a better opening line than this, am I right? Vigilante Shit is about a woman who opts to get revenge after a break-up rather than be sad and mull over how things ended.

7. Invisible String

“And isn’t it just so pretty to think

All along there was some

Invisible string

Tying you to me?”

This song is for anyone who highly believes in fate and who has a history with their partner before they ever got into a relationship. Taylor uses many colors throughout the song to describe different things, I urge you to give this sweet track a listen.

8. Style

“You got that long hair, slicked back, white T-shirt

And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt

And when we go crashing down, we come back every time”

If you are unaware of Taylor’s dating history, I am here to inform you that this song was written about Harry Styles, the famous ex-One Direction band member. With the release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version), this song has some new lyrics added to it that you should give a listen to.

9. August

“But I can see us lost in the memory

August slipped away into a moment in time

‘Cause it was never mine”

If you had an affair in August, then you should stream this song as it was made for you. The song is a part of a trio that tells the story of a love triangle with “Cardigan” preceding it followed by “Betty”.

10. Love Story

“Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

I’ll be waiting, all there’s left to do is run

You’ll be the prince, and I’ll be the princess

It’s a love story, baby, just say yes”

If you haven’t heard Love Story then I’m sorry but you can’t sit with us. This track is a modern spin on Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” but the ending of this is much more happy, I promise.

11. Midnight Rain

“He was sunshine, I was midnight rain

He wanted it comfortable

I wanted that pain

He wanted a bride

I was making my own name”

If you ever had to leave a relationship because both of you had different plans, or perhaps you weren’t ready for marriage because of your career then this song is for you. The heartbreak in this song is portrayed cleverly and you should listen to this song.

12. Lover

“Can I go where you go?

Can we always be this close forever and ever?”

This is the perfect first wedding dance song, in my opinion, the softness, the slow waltz music, and the lovely lyrics of it are just perfection. Swift explains her deep love for her partner in this.

13. Dress

“Say my name and everything just stops

I don’t want you like a best friend

Only bought this dress so you could take it off”

I can be biased but I think this is the best Taylor Swift song on the album “Reputation”. It’s about two people who are having an affair that nobody knows about, this song was made for two lovers in a friend group.

14. Snow on The Beach

“Flying in a dream, stars by the pocketful

You wanting me tonight feels impossible”

This is a collaboration between Taylor Swift and Lana Del Rey and it’s about the feeling of when two people fall for each other at the same time. This dreamy track encapsulates the feeling of being in love perfectly, as it compares it to “snow on the beach”.

15. Getaway Car

“There were sirens in the beat of your heart

Should’ve known I’d be the first to leave”

Swift is currently dating Travis Kelce, and the number of edits made on this song after they were both photographed leaving in a car is insane. The song is actually about a doomed romance (written about Tom Hiddleston), the getaway car being a metaphor.

16. King of My Heart

“Is this the end of all the endings?

My broken bones are mending

With all these nights we’re spending”

Taylor never misses when it comes to portraying feelings in a song, and this one is perfect for someone who has a heavy crush on someone

17. Mirrorball

“You’ll find me on my tallest tiptoes

Spinning in my highest heels, love

Shining just for you”

Swift uses a mirrorball as a metaphor to describe how she sees herself reflecting the personalities of everyone around her. She is the “entertainer” of the group and when her heart is broken, she shatters like glass.

18. I Knew You Were Trouble

“I knew you were trouble when you walked in

So shame on me now

Flew me to places I’d never been (never been)

‘Til you put me down, oh”

Yet another song about her ex, Harry Styles, it describes how she always knew he was in trouble since she first met him. Swift sings about how someone who looks so angelic could be this way, a universal feeling.

19. Bejeweled

“Did all the extra credit, then got graded on a curve

I think it’s time to teach some lessons

I made you my world (huh), have you heard? (Huh)

I can reclaim the land”

There are too many good lyrics in this song and I am struggling with which ones to shine the spotlight on. This song is about having a partner who dims your shine and how to “reclaim the land” after crowning someone as “their world”.

20. Wildest Dreams

“He’s so tall and handsome as hell

He’s so bad, but he does it so well”

This track from 1989 is about hoping that a past lover will remember her by all the good memories they have. It has mixed feelings, wishing the couple would last but at the same time knowing they will end.

21. Delicate

“This ain’t for the best

My reputation’s never been worse, so

You must like me for me”

Taylor wrote this song for her ex, Joe Alwyn, in which she expresses her hesitancy in approaching him at the beginning. This was mostly because Swift’s reputation wasn’t the best at that time.

22. It’s Time To Go

“When the words of a sister come back in whispers

That prove she was not in fact what she seemed

Not a twin from your dreams

She’s a crook who was caught”

Taylor wrote this song for her ex-best friend, Karlie Kloss, who went behind Swift’s back to tell her secrets to Scooter Braun, who falsely owns Taylor’s discography. The song in general, is about a friend who backstabs you, asking them to leave now.

23. Death By A Thousand Cuts

“My heart, my hips, my body, my love

Trying to find a part of me that you didn’t touch”

This song describes the possible, slow break-up in a relationship, which the singer symbolizes as “death by a thousand cuts”.

24. I Can See You

“But what would you do if I went to touch you now?

What would you do if they never found us out?”

This song addresses a potential lover, inviting them to explore their romantic relationship more. The sexual tension in this is insane, and you have to check it out!

25. All Too Well

“And maybe we got lost in translation

Maybe I asked for too much

But maybe this thing was a masterpiece ’til you tore it all up

Running scared, I was there

I remember it all too well”

This chorus is too iconic to not post all of it. This song is about Jake Gyllenhall and Swift even made a short film on it after she released the ten-minute version of the song.

26. Cornelia Street

“And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends

I’d never walk Cornelia Street again

That’s the kind of heartbreak time could never mend”

Whatever you do in life, just don’t ever associate this song with any lover. Swift wrote this song about Joe Alwyn and her house on Cornelia Street as she emphasizes how she will never walk on that street again if she loses him.

27. Afterglow

“I blew things out of proportion, now you’re blue

Put you in jail for something you didn’t do”

This painful song is about any anxious, overthinking girl (or boy) who sabotages a relationship by overreacting and jumping to conclusions. She asks for forgiveness as she takes the blame for the meaningless fights.

28. Back To December

“I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile

So good to me, so right”

This song is about Taylor Lautner, whom many Swifties would say is her best ex. The track shows her regret for how things ended, describing how he treated her best and that she would “back to December” to change how things ended.

29. Paper Rings

“I like shiny things, but I’d marry you with paper rings

Uh-huh, that’s right

Darling, you’re the one I want”

This track is my top 3 Taylor Swift songs and if you listen to it then you will understand why. Swift sings about her love for a partner and how she would marry them with even paper rings.

30. Cardigan

“And when I felt like I was an old cardigan

Under someone’s bed

You put me on and said I was your favorite”

This single from the album “Folklore” had everyone, including me, in a chokehold. The song is the first part of the Teenage Love Triangle, as Swift explained.

31. Karma

“Sweet like honey, karma is a cat

Purring in my lap ’cause it loves me”

The singer addresses people who wronged her in the past, warning them that karma will catch onto them.

32. London Boy

“You know I love a London boy

I enjoy walking Camden Market in the afternoon

He likes my American smile”

This song is another number written for Joe Alwyn, Taylor’s (ex) London boy. This is a very sweet song and if you also have a London boy then do listen to this song.

33. Ready For It

“But if he’s a ghost, then I can be a phantom

Holdin’ him for ransom”

There are too many great lyrics in this song, in which Taylor addresses a lover, suggesting some things to him, the girls who get it, get it.

34. Call It What You Want

“I want to wear his initial

On a chain ’round my neck, chain ’round my neck

Not because he owns me

But ’cause he really knows me”

I think the best way to soft launch a boyfriend on social media is to post a picture of wearing an initial necklace with these lyrics. This song is just the cutest, and you should give it a listen.

35. I Think He Knows

“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 seventeen, nobody understands”

This song describes the singer’s attraction for her lover and when you listen to it you will understand why people call her a lyrical genius.

36. I Forgot That You Existed

“I forgot that you existed

It isn’t love, it isn’t hate

It’s just indifference”

If you still have your ex added on your socials and want them to cry a little then post a selfie to this song to remind them that you are over them!

37. Bad Blood

“’Cause baby, now we got bad blood

You know it used to be mad love

So take a look what you’ve done”

The iconic music video of this song should be played in cinemas. The track itself is about the people who wronged the singer and how they have “bad blood” now (hint: it is about the Yeezy and Skims owner).

38. Illicit Affairs

“And that’s the thing about illicit affairs

And clandestine meetings and longing stares

It’s born from just one single glance”

As the name suggests, the song is about an illicit affair i.e., infidelity. I do not condone such behavior but the song is a fun listen.

39. Mastermind

“I laid the groundwork, and then

Just like clockwork

The dominoes cascaded in a line

What if I told you I’m a mastermind?

And now you’re mine

It was all by dеsign”

This song is for Joe Alywn and Taylor talks about how their meeting was not an accident, rather she planned it all. Swifties used this song for Travis Kelce recently, after it was made public that he made a friendship bracelet for the pop star with his number on it.

40. You’re Losing Me

“I sent you signals and bit my nails down to the quick

My face was gray, but you wouldn’t admit that we were sick”

If you are in a relationship that slowly faded out because your partner stopped putting in effort, do not listen to this song! This heartwrenching song is a plea to a lover, about how he is losing her and her heart can’t start anymore, for him.

41. End Game

“I wanna be your endgame

I wanna be your first string”

This is a collaboration between Swift, Ed Sheeran, and Future. It is about a lover wanting to be the soulmate of their partner and their “end game”.

42. Look What You Made Me Do

“Honey, I rose up from the dead, I do it all the time

I got a list of names, and yours is in red, underlined

I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!”

Taylor made her comeback with “Reputation” album with “Look What You Made Me Do” as the single. The music video is iconic and Taylor had the music world in her fist with this comeback, this song is about Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, just so you know.

43. Tolerate It

“I greet you with a battle hero’s welcome

I take your indiscretions all in good fun”

This track is from her album “Evermore” and it is about wanting and yearning for love from someone who doesn’t care or pay attention to you.

44. Cruel Summer

“I love you, ” ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?

He looks up grinning like a devil”

This song portrays the uncertainty and fragility at the beginning of a relationship. This is also about Joe Alwyn, the main star of her album “Lover”,

45. The 1

“But we were something, don’t you think so?

Roaring 20s, tossing pennies in the pool

And if my wishes came true

It would’ve been you”

If I could, I would list each song of Folklore on this list, I’m that obsessed with this album. This track is about an ex-lover, reminiscing on their memories and wondering that if her wishes came true, he would be the one.

46. Anti Hero

“It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me

At tea time, everybody agrees”

This song from her album “Midnights” is the most mainstream as it went viral. Mostly it was because Taylor darkly discussed her past failures.

47. My Tears Ricochet

“And if I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake?

Cursing my name, wishing I stayed

Look at how my tears ricochet”

This heartbreaking number by Swift is about a person who tormented her attending her funeral. Many think it is about Scott Borchetta’s betrayal of Taylor.

48. You’re On Your Own Kid

“From sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes

I waited ages to see you there”

This sad song is about a person who is desperately searching for love but realizes in the end that she is “on her own”.

49. Gorgeous

“Whisky on ice, Sunset and Vine

You’ve ruined my life, by not being mine”

In this song, Taylor talks about an intoxication infatuation that is not openly reciprocated. The person she is talking about is very gorgeous by the way, in case you couldn’t tell by the lyrics.

50. This is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things

“Did you think I wouldn’t hear all the things you said about me?

This is why we can’t have nice things”

This song by Taylor is a satirical song that humor the media and how they twist whatever she does into something bad. It is about her experiences with fame.

FAQs

How many Grammy Awards does Taylor Swift have?

In her long and influential discography, Taylor Swift has won a total of 12 Grammy Awards. She has also won 14 MTV Video Music Awards and nearly 100 Guinness World Records.

Why is Taylor Swift rerecording all her previous albums?

Swift is rerecording her albums so she can completely own her music. The original recordings of her first 6 albums were owned by a record label and then sold to a private equity firm (owned by Scooter Braun) instead of Swift, who publicly opposed it.

What is the Eras Tour?

Eras Tour is the ongoing 6th tour of Taylor Swift who describes it as a journey through all her musical “eras”. It pays tribute to all her albums and has been dated the most tour yet, with 146 dates across five continents.

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