Taylor Swift is a very versatile musician, as she has songs on many different types of experiences and situations that a lot of people can relate to. One of the most common themes she discusses in her songs, after our love and heartbreak, is friendship and for this reason, I have put together a list of 30 Taylor Swift lyrics about friendship.
On this list, there are lyrics in which Swift expresses her gratitude for her friends but at the same time, there are lyrics in which you can see her portray the heartache that comes from a friend’s betrayal. I suggest you hold on tight for this crazy, emotional ride.
Here are the 30 Taylor Swift lyrics about friendship, listed:
- It’s Nice to Have a Friend
- I’m Only Me When I’m With You
- This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
- 22
- Peace
- The Archer
- It’s Time To Go
- Lover
- You Need To Calm Down
- Holy Ground
- Long Live
- The Best Day
- Soon You’ll Get Better
- We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
- Fifteen
- Breathe
- ’tis The Damn Season
- Betty
- Beautiful Ghosts
- Paper Rings
- Blank Space
- Better Than Revenge
- Last Kiss
- The Way I Loved You
- Seven
- September
- New Romantics
- Cornelia Street
- Invisible String
- Soon You’ll Get Better
1. It’s Nice to Have a Friend
“Wanna hang out?”
Yeah, sounds like fun
Video games, you pass me a note
Sleeping in tents
It’s nice to have a friend”
This is the number one song on my list because of how sweet and lovely it is, especially as it is about what it is like to have a friend. It shows the simple, wholesome, and spiritual love two friends share.
If you want to post a selfie with a friend on your social media and need a caption or are wondering what music to play in the background then this is the perfect choice for that.
2. I’m Only Me When I’m With You
“I’m only up when you’re not down
Don’t wanna fly if you’re still on the ground
It’s like no matter what I do
Well, you drive me crazy half the time”
Having a friend is much like having a sibling, where you are always bickering and arguing over stupid things but then forget about it the next moment and start doing something fun together.
This song perfectly shows that bond, as it also shows how a friend can bring out the best in you. When you are with your friends, you can be your true self, doing silly things and saying stupid things together.
3. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
“Here’s a toast to my real friends
They don’t care about the he said, she said”
This song by Swift is a reality check for many people, reminding them how we take things for granted at times and should not do that. She talks about taking your parents for granted, your romantic relationships, and most of all, friendship.
So if you have a friend who you haven’t checked up on in a while, and are a bit guilty of not expressing your gratitude for their friendship often, then send this song to them and make their day!
4. 22
“It feels like a perfect night
To dress up like hipsters
And make fun of our exes”
This song by Taylor Swift is the perfect anthem for anyone turning 22 but it is also a great a great track for anyone who wants to celebrate spending some time hanging out with their friends. Nothing speaks more for girlhood than gathering with your friends and making fun of your exes.
22 went viral and was on top of many charts and also got three platinum certifications in the US alone.
5. Peace
“All these people think love’s for show
But I would die for you in secret
The devil’s in the details, but you got a friend in me”
What a sweet way of expressing your love for a friend and how clever Taylor is with that pen. The song is quite depressing and about not being able to give anyone peace but these lyrics are heartwarming.
I recommend you give this song a listen, the soft melody and Swift’s vocals make this song one of my favorites by her.
6. The Archer
“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 onto you”
This song by Taylor leans more onto the gut-wrenching, betrayal side of friendship than the sweet side. She begs someone to stay, to not leave her, just as all of her friends turned into her enemies.
This sad lyric could be pointing towards the pop star’s famous ex-best friend, Karlie Kloss, who betrayed Taylor by spilling her personal information to Scooter Braun, the guy who wrongly owns the first 6 albums of Swift.
7. 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”
Breka-up sucks yes, but have you ever had a friendship break-up? It sucks ten times more because it is like losing a piece of your soul, like losing a sibling. This song by Taylor describes the pain that follows after the realization that your friend is not “a twin from your dreams”.
This track is yet again, about Karlie Kloss. I urge you to listen to this song but don’t that if you are not ready to ball your eyes out to it.
8. Lover
“We could let our friends crash in the living room
This is our place, we make the call”
I think it is very cute how even when Taylor is singing about her lover, she never forgets her friends. She wants to include them, invite and host them with her partner and that’s just wholesome.
This song is also relatable for people who are in a relationship with the same friend group.
9. You Need To Calm Down
“You are somebody that we don’t know
But you’re coming at my friends like a missile
Why are you mad?
When you could be GLAAD?”
This track by Swift is about haters and how they target not only her but her friends too, Selena Gomez is at the top of the list. Moreover, this song is also in support of the LGBTQ community, as GLAAD (The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) is an American organization founded by members of the LGBT community.
10. Holy Ground
“Tonight I’m gonna dance
For all that we’ve been through
But I don’t wanna dance
If I’m not dancing with you”
If you and your bestie love to dance then you should give this song a listen, put on your dresses, and dance the night away. In this song, Taylor talks about a special someone and how being with them is like being on the Holy Ground.
Hat’s one thing about Swift, you can dedicate her songs to your lover and best friend at the same time.
11. Long Live
“I said remember this feeling
I passed the pictures around
Of all the years that we stood there on the sidelines
Wishing for right now”
Taylor Swift somehow always finds the right words to explain the emotions we feel and perhaps that’s why she is such a big artist. This song is about reminiscing on old times and hoping the memories and bonds we have made with friends last forever.
There is not one friend group whom I haven’t ever seen posting old pictures, we are all nostalgic beings in this messed-up world.
12. The Best Day
“I’m thirteen now
And don’t know how
My friends could be so mean”
We have all been through the teenage phase where we had some mean friends, whether it was the backhanded compliments or the passive-aggressive jabs. This song is about having a loving family and how even if you don’t have many friends, you’ll be alright with your family.
I think this song is great for people who have had not the best luck with friends, it gives you hope that you can find such love in other bonds.
13. Soon You’ll Get Better
“Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too
And I say to you
Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better”
A big part of friendship is to be there for each other in rough times and this song is like a sweet reminder to those friends that soon everything will be alright. The soothing melody and vocals are a lovely combination and you should give this track a listen.
14. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
“You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never, ever, ever, ever getting back together
Like, ever”
Everyone has had that one obsessive ex who realizes what they lost after everything is over for good and goes around talking to not only their friends but yours too. This song is based on this universal experience and you should give it a listen.
This song won a Guinness World Record for Fastest Selling Single in Digital History in 2012 along with many other accolades.
15. Fifteen
“And soon enough, you’re best friends
Laughin’ at the other girls who think they’re so cool
We’ll be outta here as soon as we can”
Fifteen by Taylor Swift is about different aspects of life that a fifteen-year-old faces at this age. It’s about having a crush, being in high school, and most important of all, the experience of making a new best friend as you both talk crap about other people.
The song is about her high school and hometown best friend, Abigail.
16. Breathe
“It’s two am
Feelin’ like I just lost a friend
Hope you know it’s not easy,
Easy for me”
Taylor Swift compares losing a lover to losing a friend in this song and I think that shows how deep the pain is of losing a friend. You should listen to this track, it is a lovely song that is also heart-breaking.
17. ’tis The Damn Season
“I won’t ask you to wait if you don’t ask me to stay
So I’ll go back to L.A. and the so-called friends
Who’ll write books about me, if I ever make it”
Taylor is a relatable artist, as her songs are never only about one specific thing. If she has made songs about cherishing her friends, she has also made songs about friends who betray and are fake.
Los Angeles is quite notorious for the fake friends you can find there, so it’s not uncommon that Taylor decided to mention some in her heartbreak song.
18. Betty
“Will you kiss me on the porch
In front of all your stupid friends?
If you kiss me, will it be just like I dreamed it?”
Betty is part of a trilogy by Taylor which describes a love triangle and Betty is the last song on it. It’s from the point of view of James, a guy who cheated on his girlfriend with her friend.
In this song, James is wondering if Betty will take him back and if she will forgive him, as he realizes his mistake. Betty, however, seems to have finally realized her worth.
19. Beautiful Ghosts
“Out here the wild ones
Are taming the fear within me
Scared to call them my friends
And be broken again”
This track was specifically written for the motion picture adaptation, CATS. A lonely, old cat sings this song as she yearns for her past, which is filled with many amazing memories.
The song expresses fear over calling someone their friend, in case they betray and break the protagonist’s heart again.
20. Paper Rings
“I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this
Uh-huh, that’s right
Darling, you’re the one I want”
This song is without a doubt in my top 3 Taylor Swift songs list. It’s about a special someone and how Taylor loves him so much that she is ready to marry him with paper rings.
Where is the friendship in this song you may ask? Well, it shows two friends turned lovers, and I think nothing is more lovely than two people who become friends first and then lovers.
21. Blank Space
“So hey, let’s be friends
I’m dying to see how this one ends
Grab your passport and my hand
I can make the bad guys good for a weekend”
Just like the previous song, this one also shows hints of the friends-to-lovers plotline, as Taylor invites a guy to become friends with her to see where it will lead them.
The song ranked #1 on the US Billboard Hot 100 in 2014 and has topped many other charts too.
22. Better Than Revenge
“Soon she’s gonna find
Stealing other people’s toys on the playground
Won’t make you many friends”
This song is about a girl who stole the guy Taylor likes from her. The song is a reminder to other girls who do things like this that such behavior is not going to land them many friends.
And of course, Taylor also reminds her that there is nothing she does better than revenge. It’s a teen angsty song that I recommend you give a listen to.
23. Last Kiss
“And I’ll keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are
Hope it’s nice where you are”
This is a heartbreak song that reminisces on the memories with a lover, portraying how she misses it and how she will keep up with their mutual friends to know what he is doing in life.
I think it is important to acknowledge how important friends are, when two people drift apart the other friends stay there, forever.
24. The Way I Loved You
“He is sensible and so incredible
And all my single friends are jealous”
This song is about how amazing a man is the singer is expressing how all her single friends are jealous of how she landed such a man. I think we all have such friends who sometimes act in ways that remind us that they may have a thing for our boyfriends.
25. Seven
“And I think you should come live with
Me and we can be pirates
Then you won’t have to cry
Or hide in the closet”
This song is by a friend of another friend, who has a dysfunctional family. She invites her friend to her house so that she won’t have to endure all the pain her family causes.
I would like to admit that this song has brought tears to my eyes way too many times and I would urge you to listen to this song. Nothing is more tragic than seeing a close friend struggle with something and being unable to help them.
26. September
“Do you remember
The 21st night of September?
Love was changin’ the minds of pretenders
While chasin’ the clouds away”
This song is perfect for anyone who has made many memories with their friends in September, such as holding hands on cold nights and dancing in pajamas. You should listen to this song, it has a nostalgic vibe to it and it reminds me of many sweet memories in this month.
27. New Romantics
“We play dumb but we know exactly what we’re doin’
We cry tears of mascara in the bathroom
Honey, life is just a classroom”
This song describes how young people view love through the lens of rose-colored glasses. She also expresses how she is just like them as she touches on different topics by relating them to teenagers hanging out and whatnot.
28. Cornelia Street
“And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
I’d never walk Cornelia Street again”
We all love our friends so much that we are at times very scared of losing them and how if such a thing happened, all the places you used to go to would become forbidden for you. This track portrays that in the most realistic way ever.
29. Invisible String
“And isn’t it just so pretty to think
All along there was some
Invisible string
Tying you to me?”
If you believe in fate and think everything in our lives is pre-planned then this song is for you. This song talks about how an invisible string ties two people since the start of time, whether it’s two best friends or two lovers.
I suggest everyone listen to this lovely ballad, Swift’s lyricism is very evident as she uses colors to explain different things.
30. Dorothea
“You got shiny friends since you left town
A tiny screen’s the only place I see you now”
This song is about a girl named Dorothea who has left her small town to chase her big dreams, and the people back home are addressing her “shiny friends” in the city.
FAQs
Who is Taylor Swift’s best friend?
Taylor has many close friends, and everyone knows about her friendship with Selena Gomez, but her best friend is Abigail Anderson Berard. The two have been friends since high school and grew up in the same hometown.
What happened between Taylor Swift and Karlie Kloss?
Taylor Swift’s friendship with Karlie Kloss came to an end after it was revealed that Karlie went behind her back and told Taylor’s private information to Scooter Braun, the guy who acquired all rights to Swift’s first 6 albums, much to Taylor’s dismay.
What is the Taylor Swift and Kanye West feud?
At the 2009 VMAs, Kanye ambushed Taylor’s speech while she was receiving her award for Winning Best Female Music Video. He said, in front of everyone, how it should’ve been Beyonce and not Taylor. Since then, both have had unsettled beef for years.