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.
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Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Just like all those times before
I'm not sure how I got there
All roads, they lead me here
I imagine you are home
In your room, all alone
And you open your eyes into mine
And everything feels better
And right before your eyes
I'm breaking
No past, no reasons why
Just you and me
This is the last time I'm asking you this
Put my name at the top of your list
This is the last time I'm asking you why
You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
You find yourself at my door
Just like all those times before
You wear your best apology
But I was there to watch you leave
And all the times I let you in
Just for you to go again
Disappear when you come back
Everything is better
And right before your eyes
I'm aching
Run fast, nowhere to hide
Just you and me
This is the last time I'm asking you this
Put my name at the top of your list
This is the last time I'm asking you why
You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrong
This is the last time I say it's been you all along
This is the last time I let you in my door
This is the last time, I won't hurt you anymore
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
This is the last time I'm asking you this
Put my name at the top of your list
This is the last time I'm asking you why
You break my heart in the blink of an eye
This is the last time I'm asking you this
(This is the last time I'm asking you this)
Put my name at the top of your list
(Put my name at the top of your list)
This is the last time I'm asking you why
(This is the last time I'm asking you why)
You break my heart in the blink of an eye
(You break my heart)
This is the last time I'm asking you
Last time I'm asking you
Last time I'm asking you this
This is the last time I'm asking you
Last time I'm asking you
Last time I'm asking you this
This is the last time I'm asking you
Last time I'm asking you
Last time I'm asking you this
This is the last time I'm asking you
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Last time I'm asking you this
The Last Time by Taylor Swift is a haunting ballad that explores the themes of heartbreak and finality. The opening verse finds the singer at their lover’s door once again, unsure of how they got there. They imagine their lover alone in their room, and the thought of their gaze meeting is enough to make everything feel better. However, the chorus hints that this is the last time the singer will ever make this journey; they want to know why their lover always hurts them and wants their name to be at the top of their lover’s list. The second verse reveals that the scene has played out in reverse before; the lover has come to the singer’s door with their best apology, but the singer is tired of always being let down. The song is a dialogue that ends with the singer asserting one final time that they will no longer tolerate the pain inflicted by their lover.
The song is rich in its imagery, and the lyrics paint a vivid picture of a tumultuous, complex relationship. The repeated phrase “last time” punctuates the song, creating a sense of finality and closure. The chorus, where the singer asks why their lover always breaks their heart in the blink of an eye, is particularly poignant. The idea of a heartbreak that happens in an instant is both devastating and relatable. The bridge takes a turn towards self-reflection, with the singer admitting they have been wrong in the past but also acknowledging that the lover has been the source of their pain all along. The song’s emotional honesty and rawness make it an unforgettable addition to Taylor Swift’s discography.
Line by Line Meaning
Find myself at your door
I keep coming back to you, even though I'm not sure why
Just like all those times before
This situation reminds me of all the times I've been here before
I'm not sure how I got there
I don't understand why I keep coming back to you
All roads, they lead me here
No matter where I go, I always end up back at your doorway
I imagine you are home
I picture you alone in your room
In your room, all alone
I think about you by yourself, without anyone else around
And you open your eyes into mine
When we connect, everything feels better
And everything feels better
Our connection makes the world seem like a better place
And right before your eyes, I'm breaking
You see me falling apart in front of you
No past, no reasons why, just you and me
Our relationship is all that matters, without any explanation or excuses
This is the last time I'm asking you this
I'm giving up on trying to understand why you keep hurting me
Put my name at the top of your list
Make me a priority in your life
You wear your best apology
You try to make amends, but it's not enough
But I was there to watch you leave
I have seen you hurt me and walk away many times before
And all the times I let you in, just for you to go again
Every time I give you another chance, you end up hurting me once more
Disappear when you come back, everything is better
When you leave and come back, it seems like everything is magically fixed
And right before your eyes, I'm aching
I am hurting in front of you, but you don't seem to notice
Run fast, nowhere to hide, just you and me
We can't escape each other, no matter how hard we try
This is the last time you tell me I've got it wrong
I am done with your excuses and blaming me for everything
This is the last time I say it's been you all along
I am finally acknowledging that you are the problem, not me
This is the last time I let you in my door
I am closing the door on our relationship for good
This is the last time, I won't hurt you anymore
I am done with allowing myself to be hurt by you
Oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh oh-oh
Singing refrain
Last time I'm asking you
This is the final attempt to make things right
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift, Gary Lightbody, Garret Noel Lee
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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The Most Streamed Artist of the Year
The Best Selling Artist of the Year
The Most Googled Artist of the Year
The Most Influential Artist of the Year
The Most talk-about Celebrity of the Year
The Biggest Concert Movie of all time
The Highest-Grossing Tour of the Year boosting $6 Billion to the US Economy
The One and Only Taylor Swift!
@onlytoankita
Her work ethic, commitment to the shows, rehearsing but also not forgetting to have fun and live in the moment, acknowledging to being in spotlight but finding spark in it and obviously her bonding with her family and cats
The way she handles the critique and mostly comes back stronger through her art and not being mean to them. Finding a way of inspiration after losing all her master's.
It's all just so suureal and she deserves every bit of success that she has today.
I just love her so much and she inspires me everyday.
Proud would be an understatement of how I'm feeling right now
@AwesomenessTV
Wow. This is so amazing for Taylor. Person of the Year, Spotify's Global Artist of the Year. So happy for her!
@whiteydiamond
You post trashy clickbait for the masses, you wouldn't know happy if it slapped you
@TakeTheRide
Really go tell her.
@TakeTheRide
Roflmao
@inesgourzi6947
also 5th most Powerful Woman in the World by Forbes, the 4 others are politicians!
@ArchmageMarlock
Can someone explain why she beat the ChatGPT founder? ChatGPT and openAI can change all of society. So I am asking about how Taylor won. I did a quick search, but I am really missing the thing that is more important then open AI that Taylor or anyone anywhere did that comes close to what this will do for society. Sure. Taylor wins. Please, WHY? It is a point system maybe? I think the advancement of our society is the greatest possible thing, but ok.
@zili8641
Taylor has been named the 5th Most Powerful Woman in the world by Forbes!
"Most notably, Taylor Swift’s dramatic rise from #79 to #5 epitomizes a new archetype of influence, signaling a shift from the traditional political and corporate might, and that far transcends traditional entertainment boundaries. Her economic impact this year is staggering: the Eras tour alone is reported to have brought in a record-breaking $850 million, and is estimated to have boosted the U.S. economy by over $5 billion. Her innovative business strategies have redefined industry norms.
Yet Swift’s most profound impact lies in her ability to sway the cultural and social currents of our time, particularly among a young, predominantly female audience. She symbolizes a new era of power, influencing people and culture independent of any country or company."
@Sacto1654
She propped up essentially the entire music industry in 2023 with a record-breaking live tour, unprecedented listening on Spotify and Apple Music, drove physical disc sales to new heights and even had a very successful movie of her concert. That's the type of influence that we haven't seen since the height of Michael Jackson and the Beatles.
@resident7385
She also leaves the largest carbon footprint than anyone else...
@ilovetaylor1377
@@resident7385 That would be the government, plane companies, looks like someone needs a tissue! 🤭