We all know that Taylor Swift writes the anthems to every millennial woman’s struggling love life. She has stolen our hearts single after single and manages to make us ruin our mascara when crying over some stupid dude while jamming out on the way home to her latest hit. While she is the queen of dating and breaking up, her songs inspire and describe perfectly what it's like to be young and dating. While we search for our next college heartache, here’s twenty-five times Taylor Swift’s lyrics have perfectly described our dating lives:
1. “I remember when we broke up…the first time.” - We Are Never Getting Back Together
2. “I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming around.” - Love Story
3. “'Cause you know I love the players and you love the game.” - Blank Space
4. “I knew you were trouble when you walked in.” - I Knew You Were Trouble
5. “Say you're sorry, that face of an angel comes out just when you need it to.” - White Horse
6. “If you asked me if I loved him, I’d lie.” - I’d Lie
7. “Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you’re looking for has been here the whole time.” - You Belong With Me
8. “My mind forgets to remind me that you’re a bad idea.” - Sparks Fly
9. “As far I’m concerned, you’re just another picture to burn.” - Picture to Burn
10. “It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you.” - Back to December
11. “I thought, 'Heaven can’t help me now, nothing lasts forever.'” - Wildest Dreams
12. “You’ll call me up again just to break me like a promise.” - All Too Well
13. “All you are is mean and a liar and pathetic and alone in life and mean.” - Mean
14. “I was a dreamer before you went and let me down.” - White Horse
15. “I’ve been giving out chances every time and all you do is let me down.” - You’re Not Sorry
16. “Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you.” - Dear John
17. “Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your favorite song.” - Red
18. “Maybe it’s me and my blind optimism to blame.” - Dear John
19. “I’m captivated by you, baby, like a firework show.” - Sparks Fly
20. “I go on too many dates but I can’t make ‘em stay.” - Shake It Off
21. “We’re happy, free, confused, and lonely at the same time. It’s miserable and magical.” - 22
22. “I say, 'I hate you,' we break up, you call me, 'I love you.'” - We Are Never Getting Back Together
23. “Run your hands through your hair absent-mindedly making me want you.” - Fearless
24. “I’m dancing on my own.” - Shake If Off
25. “And I never knew I could feel that much and that’s the way I loved you.” - The Way I Loved You
26. “You made a rebel of a careless man’s careful daughter.” - Mine
27. “I should just tell you to leave 'cause I know exactly where it leads but I watch us go round and round each time.” - Style
28. “And it's 2 A.M. and I’m cursing your name.” - The Way I Loved You
29. “The way you move is like a full-on rainstorm and I’m a house of cards." - Sparks Fly
30. “When all you wanted was to be wanted.” - Fifteen