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 11 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.
Sad Beautiful Tragic
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Deep in your pocket
Words, how little they mean
When you're a little too late
I stood right by the tracks
Your face in a locket
Good girls, hopeful they'll be and long they will wait
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
In dreams
I meet you in warm conversation
We both wake
In lonely beds
In different cities
And time
Is taking its sweet time erasing you
And you've got your demons
And darlin' they all look like me
'Cause we had a beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
(Oh-uh)
(Oh-uh)
Distance, timing
Breakdown, fighting
Silence, the train runs off its tracks
Kiss me, try to fix it
Could you just try to listen?
Hang up, give up
For the life of us we can't get back
A beautiful magic love there
What a sad
Beautiful tragic
Beautiful tragic
Beautiful
What we had a beautiful magic love there (uh-uh)
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
We had a beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
The first verse of the song talks about how little words mean when someone is too late. The singer of the song had a lover who she thought was good and hopeful, but unfortunately, they were too late. Despite waiting for them for a long time, the singer realises that it was a sad, beautiful and tragic love affair. In the second verse, the singer dreams of talking to her lover in a warm conversation, but when she wakes up, she realises that they are in different cities and time is taking its sweet time to erase memories of her lover. The singer also mentions that her lover has his demons and they all look like her, implying that the problems that led to the end of their relationship may have been caused by her actions.
In the chorus, the singer repeats that they had a beautiful magic love there, but it was tragic and sad. The last verse talks about the distance, timing, breakdowns, and fighting that led to the end of their relationship. They tried to fix things by kissing and talking, but eventually, they had to hang up and give up. Despite all their efforts, they were unable to get their relationship back on track.
Line by Line Meaning
Long handwritten note
A written record that is meant to convey deep emotions or feelings
Deep in your pocket
Something that is valuable or important to a person and that they keep close or hold dear
Words, how little they mean
The realization that words alone cannot express certain deeply felt emotions or experiences
When you're a little too late
The regret of missing a chance or opportunity in a relationship due to poor timing or indecision
I stood right by the tracks
The sense of being present and waiting for something to happen, as if standing on the edge of a train track
Your face in a locket
The memory or image of someone that is preserved or cherished like a locket, a piece of jewelry that opens to reveal a small picture or keepsake
Good girls, hopeful they'll be and long they will wait
The idea that women are expected to be patient and wait for love, hoping that it will come to them rather than actively seeking it out
We had a beautiful magic love there
Reflecting on a past relationship that was full of enchantment and wonder
What a sad beautiful tragic love affair
The bittersweet feeling of having experienced something extraordinary and wonderful that ultimately ended in heartbreak and sorrow
In dreams
The subconscious desire to reconnect with someone or something that has been lost or left behind
I meet you in warm conversation
The comfort of being able to talk openly and honestly with someone without fear of judgment or rejection
We both wake
The realization that the experience of reconnecting with someone is only temporary, and that ultimately both parties must wake up to the reality of their current lives
In lonely beds
The sense of isolation and detachment that can accompany the absence of a loved one
In different cities
The physical separation that exists between two people who are no longer together, but who still share memories and feelings for one another
And time
The way in which memories and emotions can fade and become less vivid over time
Is taking its sweet time erasing you
The lingering sense of loss and longing that accompanies the process of moving on from a past relationship
And you've got your demons
The realization that both parties in a relationship may have flaws or struggles that need to be addressed in order for the relationship to work
And darlin' they all look like me
The feeling of self-doubt or inadequacy that arises when realizing that one's own flaws may have contributed to the breakdown of a relationship
Distance, timing
The two factors that can have a profound impact on the success or failure of a relationship
Breakdown, fighting
The negative patterns or behaviors that can emerge in a relationship when it is struggling or under stress
Silence, the train runs off its tracks
The danger of not communicating and allowing misunderstandings or assumptions to derail a relationship
Kiss me, try to fix it
The desperate attempt to salvage a relationship that is in danger of falling apart
Could you just try to listen?
The plea to one's partner to be receptive to their concerns and feelings, and to work together to overcome any obstacles in their relationship
Hang up, give up
The realization that sometimes, despite one's best efforts, a relationship may not be salvageable
For the life of us we can't get back
The sense of finality and sadness that accompanies the recognition that a relationship has passed its breaking point and cannot be restored
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
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Crystal Maureen Santillan
"In dreams
I meet you in warm conversation
We both wake
In lonely beds
In different cities
And time
Is taking its sweet time erasing you
And you've got your demons
And darlin' they all look like me"
🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
gwen (taylor's version)
"Words how little they mean when they're a little too late."
Iconic line ever.
CHERRY 이
periodt. my favorite line
Hannah J
And the way she says it in this one is so mature! She goes low when saying "when they're a"
ANNIINA
For me it's "And you've got your demons and darling they all look like me."😔
sofie
it hits different
azure
crying rn
Rishiwa Malhi
She is going to prove the world that "RED" always deserved a Grammy.
em:)
Damn straight!
swiftie✨
Absolutely i remember in an interview she said she expected that she will win but not and cried at home 🥺
Shandelle Olofson
this <3