Lover is a masterpiece, and I’d be lying if I said I haven’t been playing it on repeat. Even as a die-hard Swiftie, I knew that Taylor had a lot to live up to after incredible albums like Red, 1989, and Reputation, but she managed to create a lyrically beautiful album that will stand the test of time. Don’t believe me? I’ve put together a list of the best lyrics from all eighteen, glorious tracks to prove it.
- “It isn’t love, it isn’t hate / It’s just indifference”
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From “I Forgot That You Existed”
- “And I screamed for whatever it’s worth / I love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard? / He looks up, grinning like a devil”
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From “Cruel Summer”
- “All’s well that ends well to end up with you”
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From “Lover”
- “’Cause if I was a man / Then I’d be the man”
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From “The Man”
- “Who could ever leave me darling… / But who could stay?”
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From “The Archer”
- “Lyrical smile, indigo eyes, hand on my thigh / We can follow the sparks, I’ll drive”
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From “I Think He Knows”
- “Running through rose thorns / I saw the scoreboard / And ran for my life”
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From “Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince”
- “Went home and tried to stalk you on the internet / Now I’ve read all of the books beside your bed”
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From “Paper Rings”
- “We were a fresh page on the desk / Filling in the blanks as we go”
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From “Cornelia Street”
- “I ask the traffic lights if it’ll be alright / They say, “I don’t know”
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From “Death by a Thousand Cuts”
- “He likes my American smile / Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you”
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From “London Boy”
- “Holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you / Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too”
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From “Soon You’ll Get Better ft. Dixie Chicks”
- “Staring out the window like I’m not your favorite town / I’m New York City”
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From “False God”
- “Comparing all the girls who are killing it / But we figured you out / We all know now we all got crowns”
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- “Why’d I have to break what I love so much?”
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From “Afterglow”
- “Livin’ in winter, I am your summer”
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From “Me!”
- “Something gave you the nerve / To touch my hand”
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From “It’s Nice to Have a Friend”
- “I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked / Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke”
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From “Daylight”