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.
Taylor Swift is the Music Industry.
I`d Lie
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Has ever looked this good to me
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He likes to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him...
I'd lie
He looks around the room
And innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on
Doesn't he know
That I've had him memorized for so long
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishing he was mine
I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He likes to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him...
I'd lie
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you,
But he can play guitar
I think he can see through
Everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up,
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up
And pray for a miracle
Yes I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He likes to argue
Oh, and it kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him...
If you ask me if I love him...
I'd lie
The song "I'd Lie" by Taylor Swift is about a girl who is in love with a guy who sees her only as a friend. She is always around him and knows everything about him, but he never thinks that she is interested in him romantically. She talks about how she can tell that he will never fall in love and that he is always putting on a tough exterior, never wanting to show his emotions or cry. However, she can see through all of his walls and wishes that he would see her the same way.
The girl describes how she would do anything for him and how she knows all of his favorite things, such as his favorite color, that he likes to argue, and that his sister is beautiful. She also talks about how she wishes she could tell him how she feels, but she knows that he would never feel the same way.
Overall, the song portrays unrequited love and the pain of wanting someone who doesn't feel the same way. It also shows the frustration of trying to hide your feelings for someone and pretending to be just friends.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't think that passenger seat
Has ever looked this good to me
The singer is riding in the passenger seat and notes how good it looks to her.
He tells me about his night
And I count the colors in his eyes
The singer listens to the man talk about his night while admiring the colors in his eyes.
He'll never fall in love
He swears, as he runs his fingers through his hair
I'm laughing 'cause I hope he's wrong
And I don't think it ever crossed his mind
The man claims he won't fall in love, but the singer laughs because she hopes he is wrong and doesn't think he realizes the possibility.
He tells a joke, I fake a smile
But I know all his favorite songs
The man tells a joke, and though the artist feigns a smile, she knows all his favorite songs.
And I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He likes to argue
Born on the seventeenth
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him...
I'd lie
The artist knows many details about the man, from his favorite color to family members, and if asked if she loves him, she would lie.
He looks around the room
And innocently overlooks the truth
Shouldn't a light go on
Doesn't he know
That I've had him memorized for so long
The man looks around the room and doesn't realize that the singer has been observing him for so long, she has him memorized.
He sees everything in black and white
Never let nobody see him cry
I don't let nobody see me wishing he was mine
The man views things as black and white and doesn't show his emotions, while the singer keeps her feelings for him hidden.
He stands there, then walks away
My God, if I could only say
I'm holding every breath for you
He'd never tell you,
But he can play guitar
The man stands there and walks away, and the artist wishes she could express her feelings for him. In addition, the man can play guitar, but he hasn't shared this with others.
I think he can see through
Everything but my heart
First thought when I wake up,
My God, he's beautiful
So I put on my make-up
And pray for a miracle
The artist thinks the man can see everything but her feelings for him. He is her first thought when she wakes up and she hopes for a miracle to make him hers.
Yes I could tell you
His favorite color's green
He likes to argue
Oh, and it kills me
His sister's beautiful
He has his father's eyes
And if you ask me if I love him...
If you ask me if I love him...
I'd lie
The artist could tell you many details about the man, and if asked if she loves him, she would still lie despite how much it hurts her.
Contributed by Wyatt F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@laurajaeger5075
Manifesting a re-record of this!!!! It’s my favorite song😭😭😭
@albertrico3400
same thing
@laurenschechter1401
there’s no way it won’t be a vault track on Taylor’s version
@jeffreytuquiero3581
Maybe on the rerecord of debut
@allisonhyde4703
Same… been my favorite since 2006!!! 🤞
@BinBin-hr8ry
During 1989 era where cellphone is not really relevant, I used to listen to this song on my keypad phone and it is my favorite song of her.
@TheMangomelon789
This still brings me back to middle school and the crush that 100% fit everything about this song. Like… do I still have a crush on him? — who I haven’t seen in years? Because this song brings it ALL BACK
@ruby6209
Hahaha I have a crush born on the 17th too….this song makes me think of him
@chloecuttle
My fifth grade crush was born on the 17th 😭 this song was so relatable and iconic
@seaborntheunready6139
Just for context, this song was written about an old rugby buddy of mine from UT Knoxville. Not joking at all, Grant went to Hendersonville High School (TN) with Taylor. Great song about a good dude.