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. Following Midnights, Taylor Swift announced her eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024) which was released on April 19, 2024. She announced this record at 66th Annual Grammy Award Show accepting the award for Best Pop Vocal Album for her previous album, Midnights (2022) in honour of receiving her 13th Grammy.
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, yet ongoing 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—a retrospective tour covering the entirety of her discography. During her ongoing tour, Swift would release her next two re-recorded albums, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) in July and 1989 (Taylor's Version) in October of 2023. The former of which would land Swift as the woman with the most number-one albums (12) in Billboard 200 history, surpassing Barbra Streisand. The latter was her sixth album to sell one million copies in a single week in the US, her largest album sales in a week span. “Is It Over Now? (Taylor's Version)”, the lead single for 1989 (Taylor's Version), would peak at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.
At the 66th annual GRAMMY Awards, Taylor Swift surprised viewers by announcing her eleventh studio album, THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT. On April 19, 2024, the album was released globally, breaking records: it became the first ever to amass 1 billion Spotify streams in a week and sold 2.6 million units in its first week in the US. Swift dominated the charts, monopolizing the top 14 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 and securing the top 10 positions on Australia’s ARIA Singles Chart. The lead single, Fortnight, featuring Post Malone, quickly soared to the number-one position on the Hot 100. Additionally, just two hours after the album’s release, Swift surprised fans with a reissue titled THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY, which included 15 extra songs.
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 14 Grammy Awards, including four Album of the Year wins, which makes Swift the artist with the most awards for that category in history, 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, Artist of the Decade (2010s) by the American Music Awards, and Person of the Year (2023) by Time Magazine.
Back To December/Apologize/You're Not Sorry
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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How's life
Tell me, how's your family?
I haven't seem them in a while
You've been good, busier than ever
We small talk, work, and the weather
Your guard is up and I know why
Because, the last time you saw me it still burned in the back of your mind
So, this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I realized what I had when you were mine
And I go back to December, turn around and make it all right
I go back to December all the time
These days, I haven't been sleeping
Staying up, playing back myself leaving
When your birthday passed and I didn't call
Then I think about summer all the beautiful times I watched you laughing from the passenger side and
Realized I loved you in the fall
And when the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind
You gave me all your love and all I gave you was.. Goodbye
So, this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile
So good to me so right
And how you held me in your arms that September night
The first time you ever saw me cry
Maybe this is wishful thinking, probably mindless dreaming
But If you loved again, I swear I'd love you right
I'd go back in time and change it
But I can't
So if the chain is on your door I understand
And then I said its too late to apologize
It's too late
I said it too late to apologize
It's too late
So, this is me swallowing my pride, standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I realized what I had when you were mine
I said you're not sorry
No, no, no
You're not sorry
No, no, no
You're not sorry
No, no, no
You're not sorry
No, no, no
The lyrics to Taylor Swift's Back To December/Apologize/You're Not Sorry are a complex and poignant exploration of regret and desire. Beginning with a conversation between two former lovers, the lyrics delve into the emotional complexities of lost love, highlighting the pain and longing that can accompany a breakup. The singer expresses remorse for their past actions, acknowledging that their pride and stubbornness led to the dissolution of the relationship. The haunting refrain of "And I go back to December all the time" underscores the longing and regret that permeates the song.
As the lyrics progress, the singer reflects on the happier times in their relationship, recalling moments of tenderness and connection that they now yearn to recapture. The subsequent admission of fault and a plea for forgiveness are followed by an acknowledgement that it may be too late to salvage the relationship. Despite the singer's apology, the other person remains distant and unresponsive, as evidenced by the repeated refrain "You're not sorry." The song concludes with a heartbreaking recognition that sometimes, even when love is still present, it cannot overcome past mistakes.
Overall, the lyrics of Back To December/Apologize/You're Not Sorry are a poignant exploration of the complexities of romantic relationships. Through its exploration of desire, regret, and loss, the song presents a nuanced and authentic portrayal of the human experience.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm so glad you made time to see me
I'm grateful that you're willing to talk to me despite everything that happened between us
How's life
I'm genuinely asking how you're doing in life
Tell me, how's your family?
I'm also inquiring about how your family is doing
I haven't seem them in a while
It's been a long time since I last saw your family
You've been good, busier than ever
You seem to have been doing well and have been very busy
We small talk, work, and the weather
We're just making small talk, talking about work and the weather to avoid the real issues
Your guard is up and I know why
I know that you're being cautious around me due to what happened in the past
Because, the last time you saw me it still burned in the back of your mind
You still remember what happened the last time we saw each other very clearly, it seems to still be affecting you
You gave me roses and I left them there to die
You showed me love and affection in the past, but I didn't reciprocate and let it die off
These days, I haven't been sleeping
I've been having trouble sleeping lately due to everything that's happened
Staying up, playing back myself leaving
I keep replaying the moment when I left you over and over again in my head
When your birthday passed and I didn't call
I regret not calling you on your birthday and acknowledging your special day
Then I think about summer all the beautiful times I watched you laughing from the passenger side and
I remember all the wonderful moments we shared together during the summer months, especially when you were happy and carefree
Realized I loved you in the fall
It was during the autumn months that I realized I truly loved you, but it was too late
And when the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind
When winter came and the days became darker, I became fearful and uncertain about everything
You gave me all your love and all I gave you was.. Goodbye
You gave me so much love, but I didn't give you the same in return and I left you
Maybe this is wishful thinking, probably mindless dreaming
This may be unrealistic or foolish to believe, but I can't help dreaming or hoping
But If you loved again, I swear I'd love you right
If you were to ever love again, I promise that I would treat you better and love you the right way this time
I'd go back in time and change it
I wish I could turn back time and change what happened between us
But I can't
Unfortunately, I'm unable to change what happened between us
So if the chain is on your door I understand
If you choose not to forgive me and keep me out of your life, I would understand and accept it
And then I said its too late to apologize
I acknowledged that it was too late to apologize for what I had done
It's too late
The time to apologize is past and there's nothing that can be done to change that
I said it too late to apologize
I specifically stated that it was too late to apologize for past actions
I said you're not sorry
I pointed out that you aren't sorry for what happened
No, no, no
I repeated this phrase several times to emphasize my point
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anon
on Blank Space
Nice to meet you, where you been?
Hey there, I'm interested in getting to know you. What's your story? test
I could show you incredible things. Magic, madness, heaven, sin
I can offer you an exciting, unpredictable experience. It could be heavenly or dangerous.
Saw you there and I thought, Oh my God, look at that face. You look like my next mistake
When I saw you, I was immediately drawn to you. But I have a habit of getting into relationships that end poorly.
Love's a game, wanna play? Ayy
I view relationships as a game, and I want to see if you're up for playing it with me.
New money, suit and tie. I can read you like a magazine
You appear to be wealthy and put together, but I can tell that you're not as perfect as you may seem.
Ain't it funny, rumors fly. And I know you heard about me. So hey, let's be friends
There are likely rumors and gossip about me, but I want to befriend you despite what you might have heard.
I'm dyin' to see how this one ends. Grab your passport and my hand. I can make the bad guys good for a weekend
I'm curious to see where this relationship will go. Let's go on an adventure together and I can change your perspective on things.
So it's gonna be forever. Or it's gonna go down in flames. You can tell me when it's over, mm. If the high was worth the pain
Our relationship might be long-lasting or it might be a complete disaster. Once it's over, let me know if it was worth all the trouble.
Got a long list of ex lovers. They'll tell you I'm insane. 'Cause you know I love the players. And you love the game
I've had many past relationships that didn't end well, and they might say I'm crazy. But I can tell that you're a player, and I like the game.
Cherry lips, crystal skies. I could show you incredible things. Stolen kisses, pretty lies
I can give you thrilling, romantic experiences. But I might also deceive you with sweet lies.
You're the king, baby, I'm your queen. Find out what you want. Be that girl for a month
You can be in charge of this relationship, and I'll be there to fulfill your desires. I can try being someone different for a month.
The worst is yet to come, oh no. Screaming, crying, perfect storms. I can make all the tables turn. Rose garden filled with thorns
Things might get even worse between us. We could have explosive fights and difficulties. But I have the power to change things around. Our relationship might seem wonderful, but it has hidden dangers.
Keep you second guessing like. Oh my God, who is she? I get drunk on jealousy. But you'll come back each time you leave
I can be unpredictable and keep you on your toes. I'm prone to jealousy, but you'll keep coming back to me despite my flaws.
'Cause darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream
I might seem lovely and sweet, but I can turn into a total nightmare in a relationship.
Boys only want love if it's torture. Don't say I didn't, say I didn't warn ya
Many men enjoy being in dramatic, tumultuous relationships. I'm warning you that's what you're in for with me.
But I've got a blank space, baby. And I'll write your name
I may have a history of failed relationships, but now there's an opportunity for something new and exciting with you. I'll make you mine, and it'll be unforgettable.
Starpaw
on Welcome to New York
Nice song
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on Wildest Dreams (Taylor's Version)
amazing song
Avery Jennings
on You Belong with Me
I Love Taylor Swift ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
jazmin viente
on Love Story
I am a fan
Frances Noriega
on Look What You Made Me Do
i love your music
Aletha Alba Dichoso
on Blank Space
super anonymous
Yazmin Carrizo
on 22
VERY GOOD... TAYLOR SWIFT
Egin Putra Asomething
on Shake It Off
bf
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on Shake It Off
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