Born in West Reading, Pennsylvania, Swift relocated to Nashville, Tennessee in 2004 to pursue a career in country music. She broke into the country music scene with her eponymous self-titled debut studio album, Taylor Swift in 2006, which included the singles "Teardrops on My Guitar" and "Our Song". Swift also released the holiday album, Sounds of the Season: The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection, later titled as The Taylor Swift Holiday Collection in October 2007.
Swift rose to mainstream prominence with her sophomore studio album, Fearless (2008), a country pop record with crossover appeal. Aided by the top-five singles "Love Story" and "You Belong with Me", Fearless was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Swift's third studio album, Speak Now (2010), blended country pop with elements of rock and featured the top-ten singles "Mine" and "Back to December".
Drawing inspiration from various pop, rock, and electronic genres, Swift's fourth studio album Red (2012) saw her transcending her country roots. She completely moved to pop with her synth-pop fifth studio album, 1989 (2014), and expanded the electropop sound on her next two studio albums, reputation (2017) and Lover (2019), which respectively embraced urban and retro styles. The four albums spawned a string of international top-five singles, including "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together", "I Knew You Were Trouble", "Shake It Off", "Blank Space", "Bad Blood", "Look What You Made Me Do", "ME! (feat. Brendon Urie of Panic! at the Disco)", "You Need to Calm Down", and "Lover".
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, Swift experimented with folk and alternative rock on her eighth and ninth studio albums, folklore and evermore (both 2020), whose lead singles "cardigan" and "willow" topped charts around the world. She also released the critically acclaimed documentaries Miss Americana and Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions that year. Swift's tenth studio album, Midnights (2022), marked her triumphant return to pop after two folk albums. The album set the record for biggest first day and first week ever on Spotify, spawned the hits Anti-Hero and Lavender Haze, and sold over 1.5 million copies in its first week becoming not only the biggest debut of the decade but also Swift's biggest debut ever. She would make history by becoming the first artist to occupy the entire top ten of the Billboard Hot 100 with tracks from Midnights.
Additionally, Swift began re-recording her back catalog in November 2020 as a result of a publicized dispute with talent manager Scooter Braun and her former label Big Machine, regarding the acquisition of the masters of her back catalog. In April 2021, Swift released a re-recorded issue of her 2008 album Fearless, titled Fearless (Taylor's Version). It debuted at number one in the US. Swift continued releasing re-recorded versions of her back catalog in November, 2021 with the release of Red (Taylor's Version), a 30 track re-issue of her 2012 critical smash. The album debuted at #1 in the US, spawned the #1 hit All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From the Vault), and broke the record at the time for biggest first day for a female album on Spotify. Red (Taylor's Version) was a critical and commercial hit, and proved that Swift's ambitious plan to re-record her first 6 albums was well worth it.
Along with the release of Red (Taylor's Version) came All Too Well: The Short Film (2021), Swift's filmmaking debut. The 15 minute romantic drama was based on the lyrical content from Swift's 2012 fan favorite "All Too Well" starring Sadie Sink and Dylan O'Brien. It had a limited theatrical release in major cities, and Swift held special screenings of the film throughout 2022 at various film festivals. In December, 2022 Taylor announced that she would be making her feature directorial debut with Oscar-winning studio Searchlight Pictures.
Following the release of Midnights, Swift would embark on her first tour in five years, The Eras Tour.
Swift has released several songs for film soundtracks. She co-wrote two songs for the Hannah Montana: The Movie soundtrack— "You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home" and "Crazier", and contributed two songs to the Valentine's Day soundtrack, including the single "Today Was a Fairytale", which was her first number one on the Canadian Hot 100, and peaked at number two on the Billboard Hot 100. She also contributed two original songs to The Hunger Games soundtrack album: "Safe & Sound - from The Hunger Games Soundtrack", co-written and recorded with The Civil Wars and T-Bone Burnett, and "Eyes Open". "Safe & Sound" won the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media and was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. In 2013, Swift recorded "Sweeter than Fiction", a song she wrote and produced with Jack Antonoff for the One Chance film soundtrack, which received a Best Original Song nomination at the 71st Golden Globe Awards. Swift and English singer Zayn Malik, mononymously known as Zayn, released a single together, "I Don't Wanna Live Forever", for the soundtrack of the film Fifty Shades Darker (2017). She also recorded an original song called "Beautiful Ghosts", which she wrote with Andrew Lloyd Webber for the Cats's soundtrack (2019). In 2020, Swift's documentary Miss Americana featured the song "Only the Young" which was written after the 2018 United States elections. In 2022, she released an original song titled "Carolina" for Where The Crawdads Sing (2022) inspired by the novel written by Delia Owens.
With sales of over 200 million records worldwide, Swift is a best-selling music artist. Her accolades include 12 Grammy Awards (including three Album of the Year wins), two Brit Awards (including a Global Icon award), an Emmy Award, 28 [https://guinnessworldrecords.com/]Guinness World Records, 32 American Music Awards (the most wins by an artist), and 23 Billboard Music Awards (the most wins by a woman). She ranked eighth on Billboard's Greatest of All Time Artists Chart (2019) and was listed on Rolling Stone's 100 Greatest Songwriters of All Time (2015). Swift has been included in various power rankings, such as Time's annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world (2010, 2015 and 2019) and Forbes Celebrity 100 (placing first in 2016 and 2019). She was named Woman of the Decade (2010s) by Billboard and Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards.
01 Track 1
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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In a field behind your yard
You and I are painting pictures in the sky
Sometimes we don't say a thing
Just listen to the crickets sing
Everything I need is right here by my side
And I know everything about 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
The other half I'm only trying
To let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me when I'm with you
Just a small-town boy and girl
Living in the crazy world
Trying to figure out what is and isn't true
And I don't try to hide my tears
My secrets or my deepest fears
Through it all nobody gets me like you do
And you know everything about me
You say that you can't live without me
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
The other half I'm only trying
To let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me when I'm with you
When I'm with anybody else
It's so hard to be myself
And only you can tell
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
The other half I'm only trying
To let you know that what I feel is true
And I'm only me when I'm with you
The lyrics to Taylor Swift's song "01 Track 1" talk about a small-town boy and girl who are trying to navigate the crazy world they live in. They spend their Friday night beneath the stars, painting pictures in the sky and listening to the crickets sing. Even when they don't say anything, they feel that everything they need is right there by their side. The two of them know everything about each other, and they can't imagine living without each other.
The chorus repeats the phrase "I'm only me when I'm with you." This implies that the singer feels like a different person when they're alone or with anyone else. Only when they're with the person they're singing about do they feel like they can truly be themselves. The singer seems to be deeply in love with this person, despite their flaws and moments of craziness. They know that their love is true, and they just want to let this person know how they feel.
The song overall is a sweet, nostalgic ode to young love, and the feeling of being truly understood by someone special. It captures the sense of comfort and safety that comes with having someone who knows you better than anyone else, and the idea that true love allows you to be your true self.
Line by Line Meaning
Friday night beneath the stars
It's a beautiful night and they're outside looking up at the stars
In a field behind your yard
They're in a rural area, probably the countryside or outskirts of a town or city
You and I are painting pictures in the sky
They're enjoying the night sky and spending time together
Sometimes we don't say a thing
They can enjoy each other's company without having to fill the silence with words
Just listen to the crickets sing
They can appreciate the sounds of nature around them
Everything I need is right here by my side
Being together is enough for her, she doesn't need anything else
And I know everything about you
They know each other so well, there are no secrets or surprises
I don't wanna live without you
She can't imagine her life without him in it
I'm only up when you're not down
She's happy when he's happy
Don't wanna fly if you're still on the ground
She doesn't want to leave him behind or be without him
It's like no matter what I do
No matter what she does, he still has an effect on her
Well, you drive me crazy half the time
Sometimes he can be frustrating or make her mad
The other half I'm only trying
But most of the time she's just trying to show him how she feels
To let you know that what I feel is true
Her feelings for him are genuine and real
And I'm only me when I'm with you
She feels most like herself when she's with him
Just a small-town boy and girl
They come from humble beginnings and have a simple life
Living in the crazy world
They're surrounded by chaos and craziness in the world around them
Trying to figure out what is and isn't true
They're trying to navigate through the confusing aspects of life and relationships
And I don't try to hide my tears
She's comfortable being vulnerable and showing her emotions around him
My secrets or my deepest fears
She trusts him with her most personal thoughts and feelings
Through it all nobody gets me like you do
He's the only person who truly understands and gets her
And you know everything about me
They have a deep connection and he knows everything about her
You say that you can't live without me
He feels the same way she does about him and can't imagine his life without her
When I'm with anybody else
She's not herself when she's with other people
It's so hard to be myself
She feels like she has to put on a mask when she's not with him
And only you can tell
He's the only one who can see through her facade and know her true self
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave
Written by: ANGELO T. PETRAGLIA, ROBERT ELLIS ORRALL, TAYLOR SWIFT
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mdlynn J
The whole album is dedicated as if you’re sipping a hot coffee during winter season
abi 🌺
Is winter here in South America 🥺💕💗💗💓💕💖💖
Amina Razzaque
Someone finally put it into words
Captaingabz
I get late spring lush forest vibes. Crazy how music gives everyone different feels
Miss Reliable
Hey, thats what i thought hahaha even though i never have winter in the country, but yeah for rain season is okay too😁
URVILLAGESPIRIT
@abi 🌺
Oh wow 😁
Chinny P.
"And if my wishes came true, it would've been you."
Just hits different. Especially when you've experienced a relationship you fell madly in love with someone and then you broke up before it could have been a thing.
anonymous
I am exactly in this situation now 🥺
Oki Doki
going through that right now and it hurts so much
okkurrrr
Truth hurts babes ❤️
But I just hope I can get her back ♥️