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.
Bye Bye Baby
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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The rain didn't soak through my clothes, down to my skin
I'm driving away and I, I guess you could say
This is the last time I'll drive this way again
Lost in the gray and I try to grab at the fray
'Cause I, I still love you but I can't
Bye, bye, to everything I thought was on my side
I want you bad but it's come down to nothing
And all I have is your sympathy
'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me
Bye, bye, baby
Bye, bye, baby
The picture frame is empty
On the dresser, vacant just like me
I see your writing on the dash
Then back to your hesitation
I was so sure of everything
Everything I thought we'd always have
Guess I never doubted it
Then the here and the now floods in
Feels like I'm becoming a part of your past
Bye, bye, to everything I thought was on my side
Bye, bye, baby
I want you bad but it's come down to nothing
And all I have is your sympathy
'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me
Bye, bye, baby
There's so much that I can't touch
You're all I want but it's not enough this time
And all the pages are just slipping through my hands
And I'm so scared of how this ends
Bye, bye, to everything I thought was on my side
Bye, bye, baby
I want you bad but it's come down to nothing
And all I have is your sympathy
'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me
Bye, bye, to everything I thought was on my side
Bye, bye, baby
I want you bad but it's come down to nothing
And all I have is your sympathy
'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me
Oh, you took me home, I thought you were gonna keep me
Bye, bye, baby
Bye, bye, baby
In "Bye Bye Baby," Taylor Swift describes a breakup that's different from what you see in the movies. The rain isn't soaking through her clothes and she's not dramatically running away. Instead, she's driving away with a sense of resignation—the last time she'll take that route. She loves the person she's leaving behind, but she can't be with them anymore. The picture frame on the dresser is empty, and she sees their writing on the dashboard, but it's just a reminder of what they had before. She's scared of how it's going to end, but she knows it's time to say goodbye.
This song is about the end of a relationship that seemed like it would last forever. Taylor Swift talks about how she was so sure of everything they had, and how she never doubted it. But now, she's saying goodbye to everything she thought was on her side. She wants the person she's leaving behind, but it's come down to nothing. All she has left is their sympathy. They took her home, but they just couldn't keep her. In the end, she's saying goodbye to the relationship and the person in a sad and poignant way.
Line by Line Meaning
It wasn't just like a movie
This situation wasn't as perfect as how movies usually portray love stories
The rain didn't soak through my clothes, down to my skin
The weather wasn't sad or depressing, but it's my emotions making me feel that way
I'm driving away and I, I guess you could say
I'm leaving you and this place behind and it's safe to say that this would be the last time I'll ever come back here
This is the last time I'll drive this way again
I'm ending this chapter of my life and taking a different route from now on
Lost in the gray and I try to grab at the fray
My thoughts and emotions are all over the place and I'm trying my best to hold on to something
'Cause I, I still love you but I can't
I'm still in love with you, but I can't continue to hold on to something that's not there anymore
Bye, bye, to everything I thought was on my side
Farewell to all the things I thought were there to support me
I want you bad but it's come down to nothing
I still desire you so strongly but this relationship has amounted to nothing
And all I have is your sympathy
All you have to offer me now is your pity and understanding
'Cause you took me home but you just couldn't keep me
You brought me into your life but couldn't keep me there
The picture frame is empty
There's nothing left of the memories we once shared
On the dresser, vacant just like me
The space between us is now empty and devoid of any feelings or emotions
I see your writing on the dash
I see a reminder of you and the time we spent together
Then back to your hesitation
But then I'm reminded that you weren't willing to commit yourself fully to me
I was so sure of everything
I was certain about us and our future together
Everything I thought we'd always have
All the things I imagined we'd have forever
Guess I never doubted it
I never even thought about the possibility that we wouldn't make it
Then the here and the now floods in
But now reality sets in and everything is in the present moment
Feels like I'm becoming a part of your past
It feels like I'm slowly being left behind, and becoming just another part of your past
There's so much that I can't touch
There are so many things that I can't control or change
You're all I want but it's not enough this time
All I want is you, but this time it's just not enough to make this relationship work
And all the pages are just slipping through my hands
Everything seems to be falling apart despite my best efforts to hold it together
And I'm so scared of how this ends
I'm terrified of the outcome that awaits me
Oh, you took me home, I thought you were gonna keep me
I thought I found a home in you, a place where I could belong forever
Bye, bye, baby
Goodbye to you, my love
Bye, bye, baby
Goodbye to you, my love
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
t_swizzzle13
let’s appreciate taylor releasing it on youtube for those who don’t have the album or the money to get it AND providing us with lyric videos 💜
Elizabeth Poulos
Yes💗
Amanda McAbee
Yes
Dyas Zil
omg yess
Gerene Rhodes
Same and I will download all of these new songs and put it on my playlists with all her songs but should I delete the old version of songs or keep it?
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@Gerene Rhodes deleteee!!!!!
evermore 13
The vault songs are like birds that were caged but Taylor got the key and she flew them all. I am so proud and happy for her.
AMugglebornartist
You are brilliant. That is a perfect description.
enchanted dreams
YES.
Taylorswiftismybuddi
@evermore13 , Stop letting TS see pics of herself and also stop doing all of the things that makes TS starve herself .