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 12 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.
You Belong With Me (Main Versi
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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She's upset
She's going off about something that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
I'm in my room
It's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do'
But she wears short skirts
I wear T-shirts
She's cheer captain
And I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you can see I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me
Walkin' the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say your fine
I know you better then that
Hey what you doing with a girl like that
She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
And find that what what you're looking for has been here the whole time
If you can see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
Baby, you belong with me
You belong with me
Oh, I remember you drivin' to my house in the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
When you know you're about to cry
And I know your favorite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
I think I know where you belong
I think I know it's with me
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time
How could you not know
Baby you belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me
The song “You Belong With Me” by Taylor Swift tells the story of a girl who is secretly in love with a guy, who unfortunately is in a relationship with someone else. The song starts with the guy talking to his girlfriend on the phone, who seems angry at him. The girl (Taylor) tries to explain to him that she understands him better than his girlfriend, but he doesn’t seem to get it.
The first verse implies that the main character is always there for the guy, even though his girlfriend does not understand his sense of humor. The chorus highlights the fact that the girl feels like she is the perfect person for him “You belong with me”. The second verse shows Taylor and the guy hanging out, having fun and enjoying each other’s company. Taylor even wonders how his current girlfriend could make him happier than she can.
The bridge of the song seems to suggest that Taylor knows the guy better than his current girlfriend does, and that he belongs with her. She reminds the guy that the time they spend together is special, and that she knows him well enough to make him happy.
Overall, “You Belong With Me” is a song about unrequited love, as Taylor is in love with the guy who only sees her as a friend. The song represents the feelings of many people who’ve experienced unreturned love.
Line by Line Meaning
You're on the phone with your girlfriend
You are speaking with your girlfriend
She's upset
She is agitated
She's going off about something that you said
She is ranting about something you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
She does not understand your humor like I do
I'm in my room
I am in my room
It's a typical Tuesday night
It's an ordinary Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
I am listening to a type of music she dislikes
And she'll never know your story like I do'
She will never know your story like I do
But she wears short skirts
She wears short dresses
I wear T-shirts
I wear T-shirts
She’s cheer captain
She is a cheerleading captain
And I'm on the bleachers
I sit on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
I daydream about the day you realize
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time
and realize that what you were looking for was always with me
If you can see I'm the one who understands you
If you can realize that I am the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
I have been here all along, so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me
Walkin' the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
Walking the streets with you, your worn-out jeans beside me
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
I cannot help but think that this is how it should be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
We are laughing on a park bench, I am thinking to myself
Hey isn't this easy
Hey isn't this easy
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
You have a smile bright enough to light up the entire town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
I have not seen it in a while since she made you sad
You say your fine
You say you are okay
I know you better then that
I know you better than that
Hey what you doing with a girl like that
Hey, what are you doing with a girl like her
She wears high heels
She wears high heels
I wear sneakers
I wear sneakers
She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers
She is captain of the cheerleading team and I am on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up
I am dreaming about the day when you recognize
And find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time
that what you were looking for was always with me
If you can see that I'm the one who understands you
If you can see that I am the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
I have been here all along, so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
Standing beside and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know
All this time, how could you not know
Baby, you belong with me
Baby, you belong with me
Oh, I remember you drivin' to my house in the middle of the night
Oh, I remember you driving to my house late at night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
I'm the one who amuses you
When you know you're about to cry
When you feel like crying
And I know your favourite songs
And I know your favourite songs
And you tell me about your dreams
And you share your dreams with me
I think I know where you belong
I think I know where you belong
I think I know it's with me
I think it's with me
Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Can't you see the one who understands you
Been here all along so why can't you see
I have been here all along, so why can't you see
You belong with me
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
Standing beside and waiting at your back door
All this time
All this time
How could you not know
How could you not know
Baby you belong with me
Baby, you belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
Have you ever thought that maybe
You belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
You belong with me
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: LIZ ROSE, TAYLOR SWIFT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Zera Jeffry
Love how you released a lyric video as if we haven’t memorised this entire song since 2008
J A
Soo true 😂😂😂
J P
💯
Kathrine Vaneza Sierra
which is why dancing to this song now after xx years is just magic
Jakeson Bermundo
WHAHAHAHA, 💯
Go D. Usopp
Newcomers?
Kaedehara Kazuha
the ultimate "pick me" girl energy in this song and I LOVE IT
slayc
the only pick me song we alloww
Navin sashaang
Absolutely 😌
🥀Asryn 💋
LMFAO. I think the same. It's the definition of pick me girl. 😂