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. Following Midnights, Taylor Swift announced her upcoming eleventh studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department” (2024) which is set to be 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 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 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.
Love Story
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standin' there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was cryin' on the staircase
Beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I said
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while, oh oh
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I said
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Romeo, save me, they're tryna tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Oh, oh
I got tired of waiting
Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said, "Marry me, Juliet
You'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
Taylor Swift's "Love Story" tells the romantic story of two young lovers, Romeo and Juliet. The first verse describes their first encounter, with the singer reminiscing about the time when they were both young and she first saw him on a balcony at a party. The line "Little did I know, that you were Romeo," speaks to the idea that she didn't realize at first that the man she was looking at was someone her family had forbidden her to see. The song progresses with the two meeting secretly, as her father said to stay away from him. However, they continue to meet secretly in the garden, away from prying eyes that could put an end to their love affair. Despite their love and their desire to be together, they were continually being kept apart but come to the decision that they will fight for their love and be together, finally getting married.
Line by Line Meaning
We were both young when I first saw you
Taylor Swift and her lover first met when they were still young.
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
She reminisces about the past and how their story began.
I'm standin' there
She describes how she's feeling as she remembers the past.
On a balcony in summer air
She remembers the setting of the first time they met.
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
She describes the atmosphere of the party they were attending.
See you make your way through the crowd
She remembers seeing her future lover walk towards her through the crowded party.
And say, "Hello"
He greeted her with a friendly 'hello.'
Little did I know
At the time, she had no idea what would come from that meeting.
That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles
She likens her lover to the artist of Shakespeare's ‘Romeo and Juliet’.
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
Her father warned her away from the man she loved.
And I was cryin' on the staircase
She was upset and crying when she remembers this scene.
Beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I said
She tried to convince her lover not to leave her.
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
She wanted to be alone with her lover, Romeo.
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
She was willing to run away with him if it meant being together.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
She casts her lover as the prince and herself as the princess in their love story.
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
She sees their relationship as a love story that will have a happy ending if he agrees to be with her.
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
She needed to be sneaky to see him because they were not allowed to be together.
We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew
They kept their relationship a secret because it was forbidden and could result in their deaths.
So close your eyes
She wanted to escape reality with him.
Escape this town for a little while, oh oh
She wanted to run away from their town to be together.
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
She continues the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ imagery with Romeo as the forbidden lover and herself as the symbol of shame.
But you were everything to me
Her love for Romeo was stronger than her fear of the consequences of their relationship.
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I said
She pleaded with him not to leave her.
Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
She still wanted to be alone with him and be together, even though it was dangerous.
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
She was ready to run away with him if it meant being together.
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
She repeats the line, which highlights the fairytale aspect of their love story.
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
She sees their love story as a fairytale and is convinced the happy ending can be achieved if he agrees to be with her.
Romeo, save me, they're tryna tell me how to feel
She turns to Romeo for help because others are trying to tell her what she should feel.
This love is difficult, but it's real
Their love is real, but it’s not easy due to the obstacles they need to face.
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
Even though there are obstacles, she believes they can overcome them and have a happy ending.
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
She repeats the line, which is a plea to be with her lover.
I got tired of waiting
She was tired of waiting for Romeo to come to her.
Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around
She was not sure if he would ever come back to her.
My faith in you was fading
She was losing her confidence that he would come back to her.
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I said
When she finally saw him, she expressed how she felt.
Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
She is reaching out to Romeo again for comfort since she is feeling lonely.
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
She has been waiting for him, but he hasn't come to her yet.
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
She's not sure if their love is real or if she's imagining it.
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
Romeo proposes to her.
And said, "Marry me, Juliet
He asks her to marry him in a direct reference to the Shakespearean play.
You'll never have to be alone
He promises to always be there for her so she will never be alone.
I love you and that's all I really know
His love for her is the only thing he knows for sure.
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
He has already spoken with her father and wants her to pick out a wedding dress.
It's a love story, baby, just say, "Yes"
She repeats the line, which is a plea to accept his proposal and agree to be with him forever.
Oh, oh, oh
This line is repeated throughout the song to highlight the melodramatic and romantic nature of the love story.
Oh, oh, oh, oh
This line is repeated throughout the song to highlight the melodramatic and romantic nature of the love story.
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
She repeats the opening line of the song as a reminder of their youth and how their love story began.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift
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@afterqlows8929
Lord, please grant me Taylor Swift’s level of productivity.
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@ZacharyTay
I only aspire to be as hardworking as her 😫😫 anyways hey there! I made a cover of "Love Story" but it's in Romeo's perspective...Mind giving it a listen? I'd love to have ur feedback!
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@czyphr
Amen. ❤️
@JamesJohnson-it8ln
The little girl in the first photo was my daughter, Gracie. She was about 5 when that was taken and she was in treatment for leukemia. She survived leukemia, but developed a brain tumor when she was 18. She passed away October 28th, 2019, at nineteen years old. Taylor was a so sweet to Gracie and treated her like a princess. Taylor was just as delightful in person as she is on tv or on stage. I will always be grateful for the kindness she showed to my little girl. Gracie was an inspiration to countless people and I'm so thankful her memory lives on!
@vis6747
Omg its that true? Rip Gracie🙏
@charlenegulayan4194
Rest in peace, Gracie!
@2M7M6
Rest in peace😍