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.
Superman
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away
To save the world or go to work
It's the same thing to me
He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition
I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him
I hang on every word that you say
And you smile and say, "How are you?"
I'll say, "Just fine"
I always forget to tell you
I love you, I love you forever
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
And I watch superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
Tall, dark and beautiful
He's complicated, he's irrational
But I hope someday you take me away and save the day, yeah
Something in his deep brown eyes has me singing
He's not all bad like his reputation
And I can't hear one single word they said
And you leave, got places to be and I'll be okay
I always forget to tell you I love you
I loved you from the very first day
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world I'll be around
And I watch superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
And I watch you fly around the world
And I hope you don't save some other girl
Don't forget, don't forget about me
I'm far away but I'll never let you go
I'm lovestruck and looking out the window
Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be
Right here, wishing the flowers were from you
Wishing the card was from you
Wishing the call was from you
'Cause I've loved you from the very first day
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
Forever and ever here
I watch superman fly away
I swear, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
When you come back down
"Superman" by Taylor Swift is a love song about a woman who is deeply in love with a man who is her superhero, as he is the person who can "save the day" every time. The song centers on the idea of Superman, not as a fictional superhero, but a real person with a regular job and who goes to work every day. He is tall, dark, and handsome, with deep brown eyes that have the singer unable to keep from singing. Although she knows that he has a duty to save the world, she longs for him to stay and be with her, as she misses him deeply. The singer admits that she loves him, though she never tells him, and hopes that someday he will take her away and save the day.
The song combines the idea of love and responsibility, where the singer sees her loved one as a hero, someone who has a calling to save people around the world. She understands that even though she wants him to stay, there is a world waiting to be saved, and his mission must continue. The song expresses an honest longing for the person not to forget her and to come back to her someday. She will wait with flowers, cards, and calls, just waiting to be remembered when he comes back to the ground.
Overall, the song is a romantic love letter to a superhero, who happens to be a regular person doing their job. It speaks to the longing to be with someone who is heavily driven by their purpose, hoping that they will never forget the person waiting for them back home.
Line by Line Meaning
Tall, dark, and Superman
Referring to the subject of the song as a heroic figure that stands out amongst others based on his physical appearance and virtues
He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away
Describing the subject's daily routine as he balances his everyday job with his heroic duties
To save the world or go to work, It's the same thing to me
Expressing the singer's indifference towards the subject's daily work responsibilities and superhero responsibilities as they both require him to go away from her
He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition
Highlighting that the subject has an admirable mix of both his parents' character traits
I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him
The singer confesses how much she misses the subject and wonders if he is aware of her feelings
I hang on every word that you say, And you smile and say, "How are you?"
Portraying the singer as a person always eager to hear from the subject
I'll say, "Just fine", I always forget to tell you, I love you, I love you forever
Revealing that the singer always forgets to profess her love to the subject, even though it's a deep and everlasting one
I watch superman fly away, You've got a busy day today, Go save the world, I'll be around
The singer talks about how the subject leaves her to go fulfill his hero duties, but she'll be there waiting for him when he returns
And I watch superman fly away, Come back, I'll be with you someday, I'll be right here on the ground, When you come back down
Showing how the singer still loves and supports him even if he has to go away for long periods, with hopes to finally be with him when he comes back down
Tall, dark and beautiful, He's complicated, he's irrational
Using more adjectives to describe the subject, further highlighting how he stands out from others yet is still flawed like everyone else
But I hope someday you take me away and save the day, yeah
Revealing the singer's desire to be taken away from her current life to be with the subject on his hero journeys
Something in his deep brown eyes has me singing, He's not all bad like his reputation
Showing how the singer looks past the subject's perceived flaws as seen by the public and instead focuses on his kind qualities
And I can't hear one single word they said, And you leave, got places to be and I'll be okay
Despite the public's opinions on the subject, the singer tunes them out and trusts her own feelings toward him even when he must leave her to go save the world
I loved you from the very first day
Reiterating the singer's deep and undying love for the subject, stating that she's loved him since the day she met him
And I watch you fly around the world, And I hope you don't save some other girl, Don't forget, don't forget about me
Expressing the singer's fear of the subject finding love elsewhere as he travels across the world to fulfill his duties, hoping he won't forget about her even though they are apart
I'm far away but I'll never let you go, I'm lovestruck and looking out the window, Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be
Despite being separated, the singer reassuringly states that she will always hold on to the love she shares with the subject
Right here, wishing the flowers were from you, Wishing the card was from you, Wishing the call was from you
Reflecting the singer's desire for the subject's attention and affection even when they are apart
Forever and ever here, I watch superman fly away, I swear, I'll be with you someday, I'll be right here on the ground, When you come back down
Finishing strong, the singer reiterates her unwavering love towards the subject, swearing that she'll be there waiting for him until the day they can finally be together.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift
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Tall, dark, and Superman
He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away
To save the world or go to work
It's the same thing to me
He's got his mothers eyes, his father's ambition
I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him
I hang on every word that you say
And you smile and say, "How are you?"
I'll say, "Just fine"
I always forget to tell you
I love you, I love you forever
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
And I watch superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
Tall, dark and beautiful
He's complicated, he's irrational
But I hope someday you take me away and save the day, yeah
Something in his deep brown eyes has me singing
He's not all bad like his reputation
And I can't hear one single word they said
And you leave, got places to be and I'll be okay
I always forget to tell you I love you
I loved you from the very first day
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world I'll be around
And I watch superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
And I watch you fly around the world
And I hope you don't save some other girl
Don't forget, don't forget about me
I'm far away but I'll never let you go
I'm lovestruck and looking out the window
Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be
Right here, wishing the flowers were from you
Wishing the card was from you
Wishing the call was from you
'Cause I've loved you from the very first day
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
Forever and ever here
I watch superman fly away
I swear, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
When you come back down
@stefann0808
💜Lyrics💜
[Verse 1]
Tall, dark, and superman
He puts papers in his briefcase and drives away
To save the world or go to work
It's the same thing to me
He's got his mother's eyes, his father's ambition
I wonder if he knows how much that I miss him
I hang on every word you say, yay
And you smile and say, "How are you?”
I say, "Just fine"
I always forget to tell you, I love you
I love you forever
[Chorus]
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
I watch superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
[Verse 2]
Tall, dark and beautiful
He's complicated, he's irrational
But I hope someday you'll take me away and save the day, yeah
Something in his deep brown eyes has me sayin'
He's not all bad like his reputation
And I can't hear one single word they say
And you'll leave, got places to be and I'll be okay
I always forget to tell you I love you
I loved you from the very first day
[Chorus]
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
I watch superman fly away
Come back, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
[Bridge]
And I watch you fly around the world
And I hope you don't save some other girl
Don't forget, don't forget about me
I'm far away, but I never let you go
I'm love-struck and looking out the window
Don't forget, don't forget where I'll be
[Breakdown]
Right here, wishing the flowers were from you
Wishing the card was from you
Wishing the call was from you
'Cause I loved you from the very first day
[Chorus - Variation]
I watch superman fly away
You've got a busy day today
Go save the world, I'll be around
Forever and ever here
I watch superman fly away
I swear, I'll be with you someday
I'll be right here on the ground
When you come back down
[Outro]
La, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la, la, la
When you come back down
@aaroncastorena8332
It's a bird? It's a plane? No, It's Superman Taylor's Version! 💜💜💜
@delladuck9056
💜💜💜💜💜
@Andromeda_185
Das right!
@MarxrileyAoki
YESSS💜💜
@urfav.swiftie2
💜💜💜💜💜💜
@byreichell
Blackpink
@Noremac95
Her older and deeper voice fits this type of production better, which definitely elevates the quality from the original.
@serenitymercer
a ton
@vitaminas87
Agree!
@osllq9355
It really makes me think about the fact that I was a freshman in high school the first time I heard most of these songs, and now I'm a mother with a grown-up job 🤯 and in all this time, Taylor has only gotten better 🥰