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.
Last Kiss
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Lit through the darkness at 1:58
The words that you whispered for just us to know
You told me you loved me, so why did you go
Away?
Away
I do recall now the smell of the rain
That July 9th, the beat of your heart
It jumps through your shirt, I can still feel your arms
But now I'll go
Sit on the floor wearin' your clothes
All that I know is I don't know
How to be somethin' you miss
I never thought we'd have a last kiss
I never imagined we'd end like this
Your name, forever the name on my lips
I do remember the swing of your step
The life of the party, you're showin' off again
And I'd roll my eyes, and then you pull me in
I'm not much for dancin', but for you I did
Because I love your handshake, meetin' my father
I love how you walk with your hands in your pockets
How you'd kiss me when I was in the middle of sayin' somethin'
There's not a day I don't miss those rude interruptions
And I'll go
Sit on the floor wearin' your clothes
All that I know is I don't know
How to be somethin' you miss
I never thought we'd have a last kiss
I never imagined we'd end like this
Your name, forever the name on my lips
Ooh
So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep
And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe
And I keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are
Hope it's nice where you are
And I hope the sun shines and it's a beautiful day
And something reminds you, you wish you had stayed
You can plan for a change in weather and time
But I never planned on you changin' your mind
So I'll go
Sit on the floor wearin' your clothes
All that I know is I don't know
How to be somethin' you miss
I never thought we'd have a last kiss
I never imagined we'd end like this
Your name, forever the name on my lips
Just like our last kiss
Forever the name on my lips
Forever the name on my lips
Just like our last
The lyrics to Taylor Swift's song "Last Kiss" describe the aftermath of a breakup and the lingering feelings of love and loss. The song tells the story of a relationship that has ended unexpectedly, leaving the singer with unanswered questions and unresolved feelings. The opening lines describe a specific moment in time when the couple shared an intimate moment, but ultimately, he decided to leave. The singer can't help but remember the smell of rain on that day and the beating of his heart. She still wears his clothes and thinks about him constantly, but doesn't know how to be something he misses.
The song is filled with heart-wrenching details that paint a vivid picture of the pain of heartbreak. The singer recalls moments that were once happy, but are now bittersweet memories. She remembers the way he walked and how he kissed her, but these reminders only make the pain of his absence more acute. The chorus repeats the refrain, "I never thought we'd have a last kiss, I never imagined we'd end like this, your name, forever the name on my lips." The song ends with the singer watching the life of the person she loves from afar, hoping that they are happy and knowing that their name will always be on her lips.
Some interesting facts about the song Last Kiss are:
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Line by Line Meaning
I still remember the look on your face
I recall the exact moment we were last together and how you appeared to me.
Lit through the darkness at 1:58
Your face shone through the dark and I still remember the time of that moment, 1:58.
The words that you whispered for just us to know
You told me something secretly that only we knew.
You told me you loved me, so why did you go
You said you loved me, but you still left and I don't know why.
Away?
You left without an explanation, leaving me wondering.
I do recall now the smell of the rain
I remember the scent of the rain that I smelled when I got off the plane.
Fresh on the pavement, I ran off the plane
After landing, I ran quickly off the plane, where the rain was fresh on the pavement.
That July 9th, the beat of your heart
I will always remember the day, July 9th, when I could hear your heart beat.
It jumps through your shirt, I can still feel your arms
Your heart beat was so strong that it was evident through your clothing, and I remember how it felt to be wrapped in your arms.
But now I'll go
Despite all these memories, I have to move on.
Sit on the floor wearin' your clothes
I will cling to your memory by sitting on the floor and wearing your clothes.
All that I know is I don't know
I don't know how to act, how to think or feel anymore.
How to be somethin' you miss
I don't know how to be someone you will miss.
I never thought we'd have a last kiss
I never imagined that our relationship would come to a final kiss.
I never imagined we'd end like this
I never thought that our relationship would end under these circumstances.
Your name, forever the name on my lips
I will always remember you by name and will always say it with my lips.
I do remember the swing of your step
I recall your carefree walk and the sway your steps had.
The life of the party, you're showin' off again
You were the center of the party and once again, you were showing off.
And I'd roll my eyes, and then you pull me in
I used to roll my eyes but you would always manage to pull me in and make me feel special.
I'm not much for dancin', but for you I did
Even though I'm not perfect at dancing, I danced with you because of my love for you.
Because I love your handshake, meetin' my father
I remember your handshake, meeting my father and how much I loved those moments.
I love how you walk with your hands in your pockets
I find it endearing how you walk with your hands in your pockets.
How you'd kiss me when I was in the middle of sayin' somethin'
I remember how you used to kiss me, even when I was mid-sentence.
There's not a day I don't miss those rude interruptions
I miss the way you interrupted me, it was rude but it showed your love for me and I still miss that.
So I'll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep
I will look at pictures of you, the way I used to watch you sleep.
And I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe
I feel you forgetting me like I used to feel your breath.
And I keep up with our old friends just to ask them how you are
I keep tabs on our old friends just to check how you're doing.
Hope it's nice where you are
I hope that you're doing well wherever you are.
And I hope the sun shines and it's a beautiful day
I hope wherever you are, the sun is shining and it's a beautiful day.
And something reminds you, you wish you had stayed
I hope something reminds you of me and makes you wish you had stayed.
You can plan for a change in weather and time
You can prepare for changes in your life or the climate, but you can't always predict what happens in your heart.
But I never planned on you changin' your mind
I never anticipated you changing your feelings for me.
Just like our last kiss
Our final kiss will be etched in my memory.
Forever the name on my lips
You will always be a part of my life and I will always say your name.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
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