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, 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.
no body no crime
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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He did it
Este's a friend of mine
We meet up every Tuesday night for dinner and a glass of wine
Este's been losing sleep
Her husband's acting different and it smells like infidelity
She says, "That ain't my merlot on his mouth"
No, there ain't no doubt
I think I'm gonna call him out
She says
"I think he did it but I just can't prove it"
I think he did it but I just can't prove it
I think he did it but I just can't prove it
No, no body, no crime
But I ain't letting up until the day I die
No, no
I think he did it
No, no
He did it
Este wasn't there
Tuesday night at Olive Garden, at her job, or anywhere
He reports his missing wife
And I noticed when I passed his house his truck has got some brand new tires
And his mistress moved in
Sleeps in Este's bed and everything
No, there ain't no doubt
Somebody's gotta catch him out
'Cause
I think he did it but I just can't prove it (he did it)
I think he did it but I just can't prove it (he did it)
I think he did it but I just can't prove it
No, no body, no crime
But I ain't letting up until the day I die
No, no
I think he did it
No, no
He did it
Good thing my daddy made me get a boating license when I was fifteen
And I've cleaned enough houses to know how to cover up a scene
Good thing Este's sister's gonna swear she was with me ("She was with me dude")
Good thing his mistress took out a big life insurance policy
They think she did it but they just can't prove it
They think she did it but they just can't prove it
She thinks I did it but she just can't prove it
No, no body, no crime
I wasn't letting up until the day he
No, no body, no crime
I wasn't letting up until the day he
No, no body, no crime
I wasn't letting up until the day he died
The lyrics of Taylor Swift's song "no body no crime" tell a story of a woman named Este who suspects her husband of cheating on her. The singer and Este are friends, and they meet up every Tuesday night for dinner and wine. During one of their dinners, Este confides in the singer about the changes in her husband's behavior, and she suspects infidelity. She sees evidence of their joint account having expenditures and jewelry not purchased by her. She believes that her husband is cheating but she just can't prove it. She says, "That ain't my merlot on his mouth” which suggests that he came home with another woman, which is why she suspects him.
In the second verse, the singer finds out that Este has gone missing, and Este's husband reports her missing. The singer then drives by his house and sees that he has brand new tires on his truck. The husband's mistress has moved into Este's bed, which raises more suspicion. The singer thinks that the husband is responsible for Este's disappearance and is covering it up. She is unable to prove it but is determined to catch him out.
The third verse reveals that the singer is playing a role in the cover-up. She has a boating license and knows how to clean up evidence. Este's sister will vouch for the singer, and the mistress has taken out a life insurance policy. The final lyric, "No body, no crime," reflects the theme of the song. As there is no evidence of a murder, there can't be any murder charges. However, Este's disappearance remains a mystery, and the singer is determined to get justice for her friend.
Line by Line Meaning
He did it
Este's friend is implying that her husband is guilty of infidelity, although she has no concrete evidence to support the claim.
Este's a friend of mine
We meet up every Tuesday night for dinner and a glass of wine
Este's been losing sleep
Her husband's acting different and it smells like infidelity
She says, "That ain't my merlot on his mouth"
"That ain't my jewelry on our joint account"
No, there ain't no doubt
I think I'm gonna call him out
She says
Este is the singer's friend who is married to a man who is acting suspiciously, leading Este to suspect infidelity. The singer has been meeting up with Este regularly and knows about the situation. Este has noticed evidence of infidelity such as a strange wine taste on her husband's mouth and jewelry on their joint account that she did not purchase. Este plans to confront her husband about his behavior.
"I think he did it but I just can't prove it"
I think he did it but I just can't prove it
I think he did it but I just can't prove it
No, no body, no crime
But I ain't letting up until the day I die
No, no
I think he did it
No, no
He did it
Este believes that her husband is guilty of infidelity but cannot prove it. The repetition of the phrase "I think he did it but I just can't prove it" emphasizes Este's frustration with not being able to gather evidence against her husband. The lines "No, no body, no crime / But I ain't letting up until the day I die" suggest that the singer is determined to help her friend uncover the truth, even if there is no concrete evidence to support their suspicions. The final lines "No, no / I think he did it / No, no / He did it" strongly imply that Este's husband is indeed guilty, despite the lack of proof.
Este wasn't there
Tuesday night at Olive Garden, at her job, or anywhere
He reports his missing wife
And I noticed when I passed his house his truck has got some brand new tires
And his mistress moved in
Sleeps in Este's bed and everything
No, there ain't no doubt
Somebody's gotta catch him out
'Cause
Este is missing, and her husband has reported her disappearance. The artist has noticed suspicious behavior from the husband, such as buying new tires for his truck and allowing his mistress to move into Este's home. The repetition of the phrase "No, there ain't no doubt" emphasizes the artist's certainty that Este's husband is guilty. The artist believes that someone needs to expose the husband's wrongdoing.
I think he did it but I just can't prove it (he did it)
I think he did it but I just can't prove it (he did it)
I think he did it but I just can't prove it
No, no body, no crime
But I ain't letting up until the day I die
No, no
I think he did it
No, no
He did it
The repetition of the phrase "I think he did it but I just can't prove it" implies that the artist remains convinced of the husband's guilt. The lines "No, no body, no crime / But I ain't letting up until the day I die" suggest that the artist is determined to uncover the truth about Este's disappearance, even if there is no concrete evidence. The final lines "No, no / I think he did it / No, no / He did it" strongly imply that Este's husband is indeed guilty.
Good thing my daddy made me get a boating license when I was fifteen
And I've cleaned enough houses to know how to cover up a scene
Good thing Este's sister's gonna swear she was with me ("She was with me dude")
Good thing his mistress took out a big life insurance policy
They think she did it but they just can't prove it
They think she did it but they just can't prove it
She thinks I did it but she just can't prove it
No, no body, no crime
I wasn't letting up until the day he
No, no body, no crime
I wasn't letting up until the day he
No, no body, no crime
I wasn't letting up until the day he died
The final verse reveals that the singer has taken matters into her own hands, and is planning to take revenge against Este's husband for what she believes he has done. The first three lines of the verse are delivered in a tone that suggests the singer is confident in her ability to cover up any evidence of wrongdoing. The line "they think she did it but they just can't prove it" suggests that Este's husband's disappearance is being investigated, but the police cannot find any evidence against the singer. The repetition of the phrase "No, no body, no crime" reinforces the idea that the singer has hidden any evidence of her wrongdoing. The final lines "I wasn't letting up until the day he died" hint at the singer's intention to kill Este's husband as a form of revenge for his infidelity and possible involvement in Este's disappearance.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
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@yashleen1306
You know there’re is a smile on Taylor’s face when she sings “she thinks I did it but she just can’t prove it .”
@gun.zlinger
I thought the same. She's so talented at expressing feeling through her voice!
@meduardazampieri
I JUST CANT PROVE IT
@atiafairooz1237
I can hear her smiling
@lbeard7661
Wreck my plans, that’s my man.
@sohyangworld1544
She said: >:)
@Supremo_C26
This has a potential to be a soundtrack of a mystery movie/series.
@angelthecutiesg
YES IT WILL FIT PERFECTLY HUHU
@kenziewilliams8004
Would be perfect for a trailer but you don’t play the whole song so you have to watch the movie 🥰👀
@luzs6405
I can totally imagine this song in Riverdale next season