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 soundtrackโ "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.
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Taylor Swift Lyrics
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I fake a smile so he won't see
That I want and I'm needing, everything that we should be
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she's got everything that I have to live without
Drew talks to me
I laugh 'cause it's so damn funny
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
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do
Drew walks by me
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
And there he goes so perfectly, the kind of flawless I wish I could be
She better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky 'cause
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do
So I drive home alone
As I turn out the light
I'll put his picture down
And maybe get some sleep tonight
'Cause he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do
He's the time taken up, but there's never enough
And he's all that I need to fall into
Drew looks at me
I fake a smile so he won't see
The lyrics of Taylor Swiftโs โTeardrops on My Guitarโ describe the bittersweet feelings of unrequited love. The singer, who has a crush on her friend Drew, gets her heart broken every time she sees him. She fakes a smile when he looks at her, so he won't notice the way she feels. She thinks about him all night and canโt get him out of her head. She sees him with another girl, and she realizes that she may never be more than just a friend to him. She continues to sing about him, even though it only causes her more pain.
Throughout the song, the singerโs voice is one of longing and desperation. She is unable to express her feelings to Drew because she is afraid of rejection, and this makes her feel trapped. Her sadness is palpable in the lyrics and the way they are sung. The song is relatable to many people who have experienced unrequited love or a broken heart.
Line by Line Meaning
Drew looks at me
The singer is acknowledging Drew's presence.
I fake a smile so he won't see
The singer is hiding her true emotions from Drew.
That I want and I'm needing, everything that we should be
The singer desires to have a relationship with Drew that they don't currently have.
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl he talks about
Drew talks about another girl who the artist assumes is beautiful.
And she's got everything that I have to live without
The other girl has qualities that the artist lacks.
Drew talks to me
Drew is engaging in conversation with the singer.
I laugh 'cause it's so damn funny
The singer is hiding her true emotions by laughing at Drew's jokes.
That I can't even see anyone when he's with me
The artist is so focused on Drew that she doesn't pay attention to anyone else around her.
He says he's so in love, he's finally got it right
Drew claims to be in love with someone else and has found the right person for him.
I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night
Despite Drew's relationship with someone else, the artist still thinks about him constantly.
He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
Drew is the cause of the singer's emotional pain and heartbreak.
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
Despite the heartbreak, the artist still hopes for a chance with Drew.
He's the song in the car I keep singing, don't know why I do
The singer can't help but think and sing about Drew, even though it causes her pain.
Drew walks by me
Drew is physically close to the singer once again.
Can he tell that I can't breathe?
The singer is feeling overwhelmed and emotional in Drew's presence.
And there he goes so perfectly, the kind of flawless I wish I could be
The artist perceives Drew as flawless and thinks of herself as less than perfect compared to him.
She better hold him tight, give him all her love
The other girl should cherish Drew and love him deeply.
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky 'cause
The other girl is lucky to have Drew's love and attention.
So I drive home alone
The singer leaves Drew's presence and goes home by herself.
As I turn out the light
The artist is getting ready for bed.
I'll put his picture down
The artist has a picture of Drew that she needs to put away in order to move on.
And maybe get some sleep tonight
The artist hopes to be able to get some rest and stop thinking about Drew.
'Cause he's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
Drew is the cause of the singer's sadness and tears.
The only one who's got enough of me to break my heart
The artist has given Drew her heart and he has broken it.
He's the time taken up, but there's never enough
The singer spends a lot of time thinking about Drew, but it's never enough for her.
And he's all that I need to fall into
The singer is still in love with Drew and wants to be with him.
Contributed by Tristan W. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
ZombieXCorn
As much as I need 1989, rep, and speak now can she just drop tear drops for fun๐ฅฒ
kuroneko
I thought i was alone here ๐ญ
Ally Sharpe
How do you feel
Maggie ๐ชฉ
Speak now is coming!
Alucard Morningstar
โ@Maggie ๐ชฉ this song is from debut, what are you two on about ??
jade
@Alucard Morningstar TV, what are you on about?
honguyen
Country Taylor is something I can't get over with. Wish she will do country one more time.
CaptainAyaAya28
Definitely give Cowboy Like Me, Dorothea, Invisible Strings Betty, and Soon Youโll Get Better a listen
Abzinthe Z
Songs from her Red TV from the vault are mostly country.
T Shape
I think at some point shell swing back and do some more country. I also think well get some rock n roll from her eventually ๐