Taylor Swiftthere's a song for every relationship: the soulmates that grew up together, the friendship that turned into something more, the ex that stabbed you in the back, etc. has something to sing about it. So now that she's dealing with herselfabortfrom toCalvin Harris, it's time to examine its most moving lyrics.
Here are 99 lines from Tay's five albums, from his self-titled debut in 2006 to his unforgettable 2014.1989.
1."You never loved me, her, anyone or anything" - "I knew you were trouble"
2."You call me one more time just to break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of honesty" - "All very good"
3."I know you inside and out and you don't even know where to start" - "Come in the Rain"
4."You have your share of secrets and I'm tired of being the last to know" - "You're not sorry"
5."It rains when you're here and it rains when you go" - "Forever and Ever"
6."Something's Holding Me Back for Nothing" - "Haunted"
7."A new notch on your belt is all I'll ever be" - "I knew you were in trouble"
8."I forgot about you long enough to forget why I had to do this" - "Too good"
9."I can't say hello to you and risk another goodbye" - "almost did"
10"You give me everything and nothing" - "I wish you would"
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11"'Sorry, I couldn't.' And I said, 'I'm sorry too.'" - "The moment I found out"
12"If you take it, you get the best of me" - "Cold like you"
13"She has everything I have to live without" - "Teardrops on My Guitar"
14"Was it worth it? Was she worth it?" - “I should have said no”
fifteen."Can't you see that I love you the way you love her" - "Invisible"
sixteen."I was a dreamer before you left and let me down" - "White Horse"
17"Tell me you love me, then cut me off" - "Tell me why"
18"You are an expert at apologizing and blurring boundaries" - "Dear John"
19"This looks like a contest of who can pretend not to care" - "The Story of Us"
20"I never planned on you changing your mind" - "Last Kiss"
Taylor 2
21"This is the last time I ask you to do this, put my name at the top of your list" - "Last time"
22"Time takes sweet time to erase you" - "Sad Beautiful Tragic"
23"That's falling in love with you when you're worlds away" - "Come Back...Be Here"
24"Say you'll see me again, even if it's like this" - "Wildest Dreams"
25"I'll leave her picture and maybe she'll get some sleep tonight" - "Teardrops on My Guitar"
26"You do what you want because I'm not what you wanted" - "Cold As You"
27"Just thinking of how to make you think of me" - "Invisible"
28"When I left, I wanted you to chase me" - "The other side of the door"
29"I can't breathe without you, but I must" - "Breathe"
30"I lived in your chess game, but you changed the rules every day" - "Dear John"
Taylor 3
31"Our story now looks a lot like a tragedy" - "The Story of Us"
32."Something's Cold Eyes" - "Haunted"
33."I Don't Know How to Be Something You Miss" - "Last Kiss"
34."If this were a movie, you'd be here right now" - "If this were a movie"
35."Memorizing was as easy as knowing all the words to your favorite old song" - "Red"
36."I will see your life in pictures as I saw you sleeping" - "Last Kiss"
37."I hope you know that I almost do when I don't" - "I almost do"
38."You'll break my heart in an instant" - "Last Time"
39."I'm standing there in my red lipstick party dress, not impressing anyone" - "The moment I knew it"
40"I guess you didn't mind and I guess I liked that" - "I knew you were trouble"
Schneider 4
41."I'm starting a fight because I need to feel something" - "Cold As You"
42."I'm not a princess, it's not a fairy tale" - "White Horse"
43."You taught me your past because you thought your future was me" - "Too good"
44."You held your pride as you should have held me" - "The Story of Us"
45."I'm not really into dancing, but I did it for you" - "Last Kiss"
46."You've got your demons and baby they all look like me" - "Sad Beautiful Tragic"
47."We're Twisted Love Straight Down" - "Wish You Would"
48."Woke up to find that summer is over" - "Tim McGraw"
49."We were made to fall apart and then come back together" - "Out of the Woods"
50"Nothing lasts forever, but it's gonna be alright" - "Wildest Dreams"
Schneider 6
51."In the end, we both went crazy in Wonderland." - "Wonderland"
52."You still wear me like a wine-stained dress I can't wear anymore" - "Clean"
53."You chase the latest and take it for the course" - "Girl At Home"
54."Can't keep wild eyes on the road" - "Style"
55."What do you do when the one who means the most to you is the one who didn't show up?" - "The moment I knew"
56."Why would you want to break a perfectly good heart?" - "A Perfectly Good Heart"
57."I've never been as cold as you" - "Cold like you"
58."Put You Like a Penny in the Rain" - "Tied Together With a Smile"
59."You're all I know like the back of my hand" - "Breathe"
60"You could write a book about how to ruin someone's perfect day" - "Tell me why"
Schneider 5
61."You walk away with a great disaster story from a dreamer with the courage to adore you" - "Cold As You"
62."People are people and sometimes we change our minds" - "Breathe"
63."Turns out freedom is nothing more than missing you" - "Back to December"
64."I never heard a silence so loud" - "The Story of Us"
Sixty-five."It cost me everything not to call you" - "I almost did"
66."If I had known what I know now, I would never have played with such indifference" - "Come Back...Be Here"
67."One day when you leave me, I bet those memories will follow you" - "Wildest Dreams"
68."I should have slept with one eye open at night" - "Wonderland"
69."When you're 15, don't forget to look before you fall" - "Fifteen"
70."I could go back to any laugh, but I don't want to go there anymore" - "Come in With the Rain"
Taylor 1
71."She can't see how your eyes light up when you smile" - "Invisible"
72."You used to shine so bright, but I watched it all fade" - "You're not sorry"
73."Now it's too late for you and your gray horse to catch me now" - "White Horse"
74."You gave me roses and I left them there to die" - "Back to December"
75."No vintage dress gives you dignity" - "Better Than Revenge"
76."Someday I'll find someone who will treat me right" - "White Horse"
77."Band-Aids don't fix bullet holes" - "Bad Blood"
78."She Caught It Faster Than You Could Say Sabotage" - "Better Than Revenge"
79."Every smile you fake is so condescending" - "Cold As You"
80."Going back this way would be bad for your health" - "Picture to Burn"
Schneider 8
81."You should have said no baby and you could have had me anyway" - "You should have said no"
82."It's no use defending the words you'll never say" - "Cold As You"
83."I still see everything in red fire in my head" - "Red"
84."If we loved each other again, I swear I'd love you right" - "Back To December"
85."Just because you're clean doesn't mean you won't be missed" - "Clean"
86."You can have it, but I always have the last word" - "Better Than Revenge"
87."What a rainy end to a perfect day" - "Cold like you"
88."You'd hide and find your peace of mind with an indie record way cooler than mine" - "We'll never get back together"
89."If you come and apologize, my father will show you how sorry you are" - "Picture to Burn"
90."When we fall apart, we always come back" - "Style"
Taylor 7
91."I realize you love yourself more than you could love me" - "Picture to Burn"
92."My heart doesn't break because I don't feel anything" - "The Way I Loved You"
93."I shine like fireworks over your sad empty town" - "Dear John"
94."People like me are gone forever when you say goodbye" - "All you had to do was stay"
95."There's nothing stopping me from hanging out with all your best friends" - "Picture to Burn"
96."For the first time past, past" - "Starting over"
97."The monsters turned out to be just trees" - "Out of the Woods"
98."Never, never, never get back together" - "Never get back together"
99"I had a lot of fun fighting dragons with you" - "Long Live"
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