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.
You're Not Sorry
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Hoping you would come around
I've been giving out chances every time
And all you do is let me down
And it's taking me this long
Baby but I figured you out
And you're thinking we'll be fine again
But not this time around
You don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don't wanna hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry, no no, no no
Looking so innocent
I might believe you if I didn't know
Could've loved you all my life
If you hadn't left me waiting in the cold
And you got your share of secrets
And I'm tired of being last to know
And now you're asking me to listen
Cause it's worked each time before
But you don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don't wanna hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry, no no
You're not sorry, no no
You had me crawling for you honey
And it never would've gone away, no
You used to shine so bright
But I watched all of it fade
You don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw there's nothing left to beg for
And you can tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before you're not sorry
No, no, no
You're not sorry, no no (no)
The lyrics of Taylor Swift's song "You're Not Sorry" depict a past relationship that has gone sour. The singer confesses that they have been waiting for their partner to change and come back to them. They have been giving their partner chances, every time wondering if it will be different the next time. However, the partner keeps disappointing them, and they have reached a point where they cannot take it anymore. They have come to the realization that their partner is not truly remorseful for their actions, and they will not fall for the same tricks again.
Moreover, the singer acknowledges the facade of innocence their partner puts on, which they would have believed had they not seen through it. The lyrics mention the feeling of being left out of their partner's secrets, which leads to the singer feeling tired and hurt. They mention how their partner has asked for listening before and it has worked out, but this time it will not. The singer believes that their partner will only be sorry for a little while, and then things will go back to how they were. In the end, the singer tells their partner that they do not have to call anymore as there is nothing left to beg for. They are done with the relationship and the hurt caused by their partner's actions.
In conclusion, the lyrics of "You're Not Sorry" speak of the pain and hurt caused by a relationship that has gone wrong. The singer realizes that their partner will not change and continue to hurt them. They also recognize and reject efforts being made to come back to them as they know their partner's behavior patterns.
Line by Line Meaning
All this time I was wasting
I spent all this time waiting for you to change
Hoping you would come around
I wanted you to change your ways and come back to me
I've been giving out chances every time
I've given you multiple chances to make things right between us
And all you do is let me down
But you continue to disappoint me
And it's taking me this long
It's taken me a while to realize
Baby but I figured you out
But now I understand your true intentions
And you're thinking we'll be fine again
You expect us to reconcile
But not this time around
But this time, I'm not falling for it
You don't have to call anymore
You don't need to try to contact me
I won't pick up the phone
Because I won't answer
This is the last straw
This is the final issue that has broken us apart
Don't wanna hurt anymore
I don't want to feel this pain anymore
And you can tell me that you're sorry
You can apologize
But I don't believe you baby
But I don't trust you anymore
Like I did before
The way I used to believe in you
You're not sorry, no no, no no
You don't actually feel remorseful
Looking so innocent
You appear to be innocent
I might believe you if I didn't know
I might have believed you if I didn't know the truth
Could've loved you all my life
I could have spent my entire life loving you
If you hadn't left me waiting in the cold
If you hadn't abandoned me when I needed you
And you got your share of secrets
You have your own secrets
And I'm tired of being last to know
And I'm tired of always finding out last
And now you're asking me to listen
And now you're asking me to hear you out
Cause it's worked each time before
Because you've convinced me before
You had me crawling for you honey
You made me beg for your attention
And it never would've gone away, no
And I would have continued to crave your love
You used to shine so bright
You used to be my shining light
But I watched all of it fade
But I've watched you lose your spark
This is the last straw there's nothing left to beg for
This is the final issue and there's nothing left to ask for
No, no, no
You don't get another chance
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Swift
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@justmeonthebeach
All this time I was wasting
Hoping you would come around
I've been giving out chances every time
And all you do is let me down
And it's taken me this long
Baby but I figured you out
And you're thinking we'll be fine again
But not this time around
You don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don't wanna hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry... no, no, no, no
You are looking so innocent
I might believe you if I didn't know
Could've loved you all my life
If you hadn't left me waiting in the cold
And you got your share of secrets
And I'm tired of being last to know
And now you're asking me to listen
Cause it's worked each time before
But you don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don't wanna hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry... no, no, no
You're not sorry... no, no, no
You had me crawling for you honey
And it never would've gone away, no
You used to shine so bright
But I watched all of it fade
So you don't have to call anymore
I won't pick up the phone
This is the last straw
There's nothing left to beg for
And you can tell me that you're sorry
But I don't believe you baby
Like I did before
You're not sorry... no, no, no
You're not sorry... no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
No, no, no, no
@breadppang
NOT 12 YEAR OLD ME CRYING OVER THIS WHEN I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD ANY ROMANTIC INTERACTION WITH ANYONE ALKDHLKAJDHK I WAS DRAMATIC SINCE BIRTH
@shairaosmani4587
Omg we are the same 😩
@purple_hoodie21
Omg I was 11, almost 12 when I first heard the original version of this song and now I'm 22 and this is nostalgic af😭💛
And yeah, I've never had a romantic interaction in my life yet!
@vitoriahelena7523
Right????!
@maddieallen9133
YESSS I 12 toooo!
@dc9067
Girl I'm 17 and I'm still waiting for young love... 😢😂💛
@KatieTracy
I forgot how many Fearless songs start with string instrumentals... hits the feels
@potterhead45511
True.
@jimena1989
Lol
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