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.
Message In A Bottle
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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And it's kinda frightenin'
Standing here waitin', waitin'
And I became hypnotized
By freckles and bright eyes
Tongue tied
But now
Feelin' like a face in the crowd
I'm reachin' for you, terrified
'Cause you could be the one that I love
I could be the one that you dream of
Message in a bottle is all I can do
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you
You could be the one that I keep, and I
Could be the reason you can't sleep at night
Message in a bottle is all I can do
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you
These days I'm restless
Work days are endless
Look how you've made me, made me
But time moves faster
Replaying your laughter
Disaster
'Cause now
You're so far away and I'm down
Feelin' like a face in the crowd
I'm reachin' for you, terrified
'Cause you could be the one that I love
I could be the one that you dream of
Message in a bottle is all I can do
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you (it gets to you)
You could be the one that I keep, and I (I)
Could be the reason you can't sleep at night
Message in a bottle is all I can do
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you
How is it in London? (London)
Where are you while I'm wonderin' (wonderin')
If I'll ever see you again?
You could be the one that I love, mm-mm
And now I'm standin' here, hopin' it gets to you
'Cause you could be the one that I love
I could be the one that you dream of
Message in a bottle is all I can do
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you (it gets to you)
You could be the one that I keep, and I
Could be the reason you can't sleep at night (you can't sleep at night)
Message in a bottle is all I can do (yeah, yeah)
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you (yeah, yeah)
(Love)
You could be the one that I love
(Love)
You could be the one that I love
(Love) my love
And now I'm standin' here, hopin' this gets to you
The lyrics of "Message In A Bottle" by Taylor Swift convey the feeling of longing and uncertainty that comes with an unrequited love. Swift describes how she knows that someone likes her, but the thought of it is frightening to her. She becomes completely absorbed by every little detail of the person she likes, from their freckles to their bright eyes, and feels tongue-tied when trying to talk to them.
The singer's anxiety increases as the person moves further away physically and figuratively. She feels lost and invisible surrounded by a crowd of people, and desperately tries to reach them through a message in a bottle, even though it might never reach its intended recipient. The song's chorus repeats the idea that the person she likes could be the one that she loves, and that he could also be dreaming about her. Taylor hopes that this message in a bottle will be the key to unlocking the potential of their love.
The lyrics take a melancholy turn as the singer laments the passing of time and the absence of the person she likes. She is consumed by restlessness and work counts the hours until she sees her love again. The song ends with her asking about London, wondering where the person is while she's left wondering if she'll ever see them again. Swift's lyrics portray the complexity of emotions that come with longing for a person who might not feel the same way, but still hoping against all odds.
Line by Line Meaning
I know that you like me
I am aware of your attraction towards me
And it's kinda frightenin'
But it scares me a little
Standing here waitin', waitin'
I am standing here waiting for you
And I became hypnotized
I got lost in your charm
By freckles and bright eyes
Your freckles and bright eyes captivated me
Tongue tied
I am too nervous to speak
You're so far away and I'm down
You are not here and it makes me sad
Feelin' like a face in the crowd
I feel lost in the crowd without you
I'm reachin' for you, terrified
I am trying to hold on to you, but it scares me
'Cause you could be the one that I love
I feel like you could be the person I am meant to be with
I could be the one that you dream of
I could be the person you have always dreamed of
Message in a bottle is all I can do
I have no other way to communicate with you but through this message
Standin' here, hopin' it gets to you
I am standing here, praying that the message will reach you
You could be the one that I keep, and I
You could be the person I hold on to and cherish, and I
Could be the reason you can't sleep at night
I could be the person you think about at night and can't sleep because of
These days I'm restless
I feel uneasy these days
Work days are endless
The work days seem to drag on forever
Look how you've made me, made me
You have had an impact on me
But time moves faster
But time seems to fly by too quickly
Replaying your laughter
I keep replaying the sound of your laughter in my head
Disaster
But it is causing me distress
How is it in London? (London)
I wonder how it is in London?
Where are you while I'm wonderin' (wonderin')
Where are you while I am left to wonder?
And now I'm standin' here, hopin' this gets to you
And now I am still here, hoping that this message will somehow reach you
Love
I am expressing my love for you
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift, Johan Karl Schuster, Martin Max Sandberg
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Sudipta-Indrani Ranade
this song feels like a cross between 1989 and red and i am totally here for it.
Scarlet 🥑
Exactly!! Taylor never disappoints ❤😭
Isla Grace
Same tho
Werner Woest
favorite
Eden Gallagher
to me it sounds like if Speak Now had a pop song
citykidsoul
legit think this may have been an early 1989 song and or experimenting w the sound that 1989 would eventually take. it's such a similar vibe !
TAL H
I love how you can actually tell this was made in the early 2010’s pop era.
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True
Lover
but at the same time since it was released in 2021, I kind of associate that sound with 2021. Just me probably
Samuellappa
@Lover well if you mix 2010s pop and 2020s pop together it would sound something so fresh