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.
Run Daddy Run
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Give me the keys
I'll bring the car back around
We shouldn't be in this town
And my so-called friends, they don't know
I'd drive away before I let you go
So give me a reason
There's a chain 'round your throat
Piece of paper where I wrote
"I'll wait for you"
There's a key on the chain
There's a picture in a frame
Take it with you
And run
Like you'd run from the law
Darling, let's run
Run from it all
We can go where our eyes can take us
Go where no one else is
Run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
We'll run
So you laugh like a child
And I'll sing like no one cares
No one to be, no one to tell
I could see this view a hundred times
Pale blue sky reflected in your eyes
So give me a reason
And don't say no, no
And the note from the locket
You keep it in your pocket
Since I gave it to you
There's a heart on your sleeve
I'll take it when I leave
And hold it for you
And run
Like you'd run from the law
Darling, let's run
Run from it all
We can go like they're tryin' to chase us
Go where no one else is
Run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
We'll run
There's been this hole in my heart
This thing was a shot in the dark
Say you'll never let 'em tear us apart
And I'll hold onto you while we run
(And we'll run, and we'll run, and we'll run)
Like you'd run from the law (and we'll run, and we'll run, and we'll run)
Darling, let's run (and we'll run, and we'll run, and we'll run)
Run from it all (we'll run, and we'll run, and we'll run)
We can go where our eyes can take us
Go where no one else is
Run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
We'll run, ooh
And we'll run
The song "Run" by Taylor Swift featuring Ed Sheeran is a melodic ballad about chasing love, choosing to prioritize love over anything else, and running away with the person you love. The song starts with Taylor asking for the keys and the opportunity to take the car and leave town. She confesses that her so-called friends do not know their worth as they would rather drive away than let go of their loved one. Taylor is looking for a reason not to go with you and begs for one while warning not to say no.
The second verse is about the memories they've made, shared secrets, and taking the picture, the key, and the heart as a symbol of what they shared. There's a palpable feeling of urgency throughout the song. When Taylor sings "and I'll hold on to you while we run," it's a promise to put the person first and run away from anything that could separate them.
The chorus is a reminder that they need to run, to escape and be free to be with one another. It's about creating a place where they can be together without any interference or judgement. The song is a sweet and romantic story about two people who are fighting for love and are finally choosing to be together.
Line by Line Meaning
One, two, three, four
Counting down to a moment of decision
Give me the keys
Requesting control of the situation
I'll bring the car back around
Assuming responsibility for the getaway plan
We shouldn't be in this town
Acknowledging the need to escape
And my so-called friends, they don't know
Declaring a lack of trust in outside influences
I'd drive away before I let you go
Expressing the desire to protect what is important
So give me a reason
Challenging the partner to justify staying
And don't say no, no
Rejecting the option of staying put
There's a chain 'round your throat
Depicting the feeling of being trapped
Piece of paper where I wrote
Symbolizing a deep commitment to the relationship
"I'll wait for you"
Declaring a promise to remain steadfast
There's a key on the chain
Offering a means of escape
There's a picture in a frame
Reminding of a shared vision
Take it with you
Encouraging the partner to hold onto the dream
And run
Emphasizing the urgency to escape
Like you'd run from the law
Painting a picture of danger and thrill
Darling, let's run
Affirming that the partner is not alone
Run from it all
Rejecting the current reality in search of something better
We can go where our eyes can take us
Opening up the possibility of new experiences
Go where no one else is
Seeking a place of privacy and exclusivity
So you laugh like a child
Appreciating the simplicity of the moment
And I'll sing like no one cares
Letting go of inhibitions and embracing freedom
No one to be, no one to tell
Enjoying the absence of external pressure
I could see this view a hundred times
Expressing the beauty of the partner's persona
Pale blue sky reflected in your eyes
Capturing the essence of the partner's soul
There's been this hole in my heart
Conveying a sense of emptiness without the partner
This thing was a shot in the dark
Admitting that the relationship was risky and unplanned
Say you'll never let 'em tear us apart
Pledging to stand together through any circumstance
And I'll hold onto you while we run
Reaffirming the commitment to the relationship while escaping
And we'll run
Continuing to emphasize the need to escape
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift, Edward Christopher Sheeran
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@sarahalhilfi3118
But daddy I love him is basically the adult version of love story
@Angelina_Swiftie
Exactly! Like that's so true ❤
@AbsTheWriter
Omg yes ❤
@Gracie_TaylorLegend135
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@Thedeathofangel
Thts wht i was thinking about the first time i've listend to it
@Samthecookieslayer
Yes!
@colinwenrick3
It’s almost like she said that and then wrote a song about it 15 years later
@sageskyz
Wow really?
@OmarAM82836
swifties be like: omg she is the best song writer ever 🤯
@-gusscott
@@OmarAM82836 she is 😁😁😁😁