reputation.
After what seemed like radio silence for months, 10-time Grammy Award winner Taylor Swift strikes back into the music industry with her sixth studio album release, reputation.
Throughout her career, Taylor’s songwriting has developed from the raw country we were introduced to in her self-titled debut to breaking unfathomable records with her senior album, 1989. Ultimately, Taylor’s songwriting is full of passion, that causes fans and critics alike to devour her lyrics for hours – and sometimes, even years.
Here are the best lyrics from each track of reputation.
1. “…Ready For It?”
“I-I-I see how this is gon’ go / Touch me and you’ll never be alone / I-Island breeze and lights down low / No one has to know”
2. “End Game (feat. Ed Sheeran & Future)”
“And I bury hatchets, but I keep maps of where I put ’em / Reputation precedes me, they told you I’m crazy / I swear I don’t love the drama, it loves me”
3. “I Did Something Bad”
“I can feel the flames on my skin / Crimson red paint on my lips / If a man talks shit, then I owe him nothing / I don’t regret it one bit, ’cause he had it coming”
4. “Don’t Blame Me”
“Don’t blame me, your love made me crazy / If it doesn’t, you ain’t doin’ it right / Lord, save me, my drug is my baby / I’ll be usin’ for the rest of my life”
5. “Delicate”
“’Cause I like you / This ain’t for the best / My reputation’s never been worse, so / You must like me for me…”
6. “Look What You Made Me Do”
“I’m sorry, the old Taylor can’t come to the phone right now” / “Why?” / “Oh, ’cause she’s dead!” (oh!)”
7. “So It Goes…”
“And our pieces fall / Right into place / Get caught up in the moments / Lipstick on your face”
8. “Gorgeous”
“You should think about the consequence / Of your magnetic field being a little too strong”
9. “Getaway Car”
“X marks the spot, where we fell apart / He poisoned the well, every man for himself / I knew it from the first old fashion, we were cursed / It hit you like a shotgun shot in the heart”
10. “King of My Heart”
“So prove to me I’m your American Queen / And you move to me like I’m an Motown beat”
11. “Dancing With Our Hands Tied”
“I could’ve spent forever with your hands in my pockets / Picture of your face in an invisible locket / You said there was nothing in the world that could stop it / I had a bad feeling”
12. “Dress”
“Say my name and everything just stops / I don’t want you like a best friend / Only bought this dress so you could take it off, take it off (ha, ha, ha)”
13. “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things”
“Friends don’t try to trick you / Get you on the phone and mind-twist you / And so I took an axe to a mended fence”
14. “Call It What You Want”
“I want to wear his initial on a chain round my neck, chain round my neck / Not because he owns me, but ‘cause he really knows me”
15. “New Year’s Day”
“Don’t read the last page / But I stay when it’s hard, or it’s wrong / Or we’re making mistakes / I want your midnights / But I’ll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year’s Day”
reputation is out now.
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