No, you're crying over a musical instrument. 'He says he's so in love / He's finally got it right / I wonder if he knows he's all I think about at night' – 'Teardrops on My Guitar' from 'Taylor Swift' 'Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart / Now I send their babies presents' – 'Invisible String' from 'Folklore'įrom exposing your teenage ex-boyfriend for dumping you over the phone to sending gifts to his newborn: That's forever and always for you.Ĥ6.

The Dear John letters continue - and only get more vitriolic.Ĥ7. Luckily, her rerecordings have begun to serve as a triumphant reclaiming of the old works that got her here.Ĥ8. 'And if you never saved me from boredom / I could have gone on as I was / But, lord, you made me feel important / And then you tried to erase us' – 'Would've Could've Should've' from 'Midnights (3am Edition)' This melancholy summation of Swift's public battle against music executive Scooter Braun for her masters (the reason she's rerecording her first six studio albums) is heartbreakingly weary. “He's got my past frozen behind glass / But I've got me” – “It’s Time To Go - Bonus Track” from “Evermore” 'Back then we didn't know / We were built to fall apart / We broke the status quo / Then we broke each other's hearts' – 'The Very First Night (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault)' from 'Red (Taylor's Version)'Ĭould this be the prequel to 'Out of The Woods?' Again, referencing your own past lyrics is simply iconic, legendary behavior.Ĥ9. We love this moment in the song where terror twists into triumph.ĥ0.

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