Sorry, the old Ruthie can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Oh, because she’s currently listening to Taylor Swift’s new album on repeat.

Reputation, one of the most highly anticipated albums of the year, dropped yesterday, November 10th. I have been an avid Taylor Swift fan since I heard “Our Song” for the first time in 2008. I am happy to report that after listening to her new album on repeat for the past 48 hours, that Swift has done it again. Reputation perfectly captures what it is like to fall in love with the right person, while simultaneously exploring the battles she has fought over the last few years. Though each song is unique, all 15 tracks fit together like puzzle pieces. Swift has outdone herself, using her new music to prove that as music continues to evolve, she will be right there to lead it.

Reputation is a darker and more complex album than anything Swift has released before. It celebrates what the pop genre has become, and reveals what has led Swift to this next step in her career. Swift put her heart and soul into the creativity of sound, making it into something alluring and captivating. Each song will infect you, ignite you, and tell a new chapter that ripples into Swift’s compelling narrative.

So, give each song a listen. Are you ready for it?

1. "...Ready For It"

To answer Taylor in a word, no. I was definitely not ready for it. For what I believe to be the first time in her career, Swift raps two verses of this complete banger. Although the old Taylor is "dead", she is seemingly revived in the dramatic melody of the chorus. However, as the bass pumps through your speakers, you are reminded that this is a new, completely savage Taylor. But the a new question stands- is this the real Taylor? This song hypes you up for the 14 tracks that follow. The games have begun.

2 . "End Game" feat. Ed Sheeran & Future

Though Taylor opens the track, her actual verse is the last to come. Instead, Future cuts in followed by Sheeran and eventually Swift. Though there's no song titled "Reputation", “End Game” is a pretty good glimpse of what that track would've been like. All three artists mention how their “reputation precedes [them]”, reinforcing what they have to deal with as celebrities. Swift even goes on to say that she doesn’t love the drama, it loves her. As celebrities, everything they do is broadcasted to the public and builds up their reputation. "End Game" mocks this idea as Swift discusses how she and the subject of the song both “have big reputations” and “would be a big conversation.” As an avid fan of both Ed Sheeran and Future, this track had extreme “favorite” potential. Let me just say- I was NOT disappointed.

3. "I Did Something Bad"

This song proves that new Taylor doesn’t care and is a complete badass. The entire song is her admitting she did something bad, but “it felt so good.” The opening beat repeats itself throughout the verses, sounding like a broken record, because whatever Taylor did felt so good and she'd do it over and over again. The beat builds right before the bass drops in the chorus, perfectly setting up the song. When the bridge cuts in with "They're burning all the witches even if you aren't one / They got their pitchforks and proof, their receipts and reasons" Swift is clearly throwing shade towards Kim Kardashian West and her husband Kanye. When Kanye released his track “Famous”, which included a line that calls Taylor a b***h, she was obviously angry. Kim stepped into the feud to back up her husband, claiming she had proof that Taylor had given her blessing on the lyric. “I Did Something Bad” uses its lyrics to make a statement- that no matter what is actually true, people will believe what they want. Taylor wasn’t a witch, but still got burned by the drama. But I’m still wondering, what did you do, Taylor?

4. "Don't Blame Me"

Doing something completely different than before, Taylor digs into the concept of drugs. However, unlike many artists that actually talk about doing drugs, Swift takes a different approach, using the concept of getting high as a metaphor for being in love. The lines "Lord save me, my drug is my baby/ I'll be using for the rest of my life" and "I get so high every time you're touching me / Trip of my life, every time you're touching me” explore Swift’s metaphor. The melody is both seductive and intimate, with Swift's soft "hmm" playing throughout the song. The only thing I blame Taylor for, is getting this song stuck in my head for the next year.

5. "Delicate"

As a more chill song between two tracks that muster up an edgy storm, “Delicate” is deserving of its title. Swift begins the song with electronic vocals that match the beat, Swift exposes her hesitancy when approaching a new relationship as she admits that being with this new guy “ain’t for the best” but concludes her "reputations never been worse” so he must like her for who she is. Swift puts herself out there, not quite sure how things will work out and scared of making assumptions. She asks “is it cool that I said all that?/ Is it chill that you’re in my head”, further emphasizing how cautious she is about relationships, because of what the media says about her. “Delicate” shows that while Swift can be vulnerable, she isn’t afraid to go after what she wants.

6. "Look What You Made Me Do"

This first single released from the album caused an uproar in August. After being MIA from social media and the press for months, Taylor dropped this hit. This song calls out all the people that have done her wrong in the past few years. She's angry, and she let us know. Swift officially "killed off" the old Taylor, deciding that there was no more holding back. After all, her reputation had been ruined, and she was ready to reclaim it.

7. "So It Goes..."

New Taylor isn't about the white horses and happily ever afters anymore. Swift declares the days of fairy tale love wishing to be over, as she explores a new, sexier approach to romance. The edgy beat matches the lines "You know I'm not a bad girl but I do bad things with you." Clearly, Swift is not afraid to express herself as she describes leaving scratches down the back of her lover. The lipstick may only be on his face, but Taylor did a number on everyone that listens to this track.

8. "Gorgeous"

"Gorgeous" introduces us to a playful, fruity, and insanely catchy tune. The lyrics demonstrate that even Taylor gets starstruck by attractive people. Just like any of us, she gets so many butterflies meeting someone she desperately wants but can’t have, that she “can’t say anything to [his] face.” Being the cat-lover she is, Swift even adds a line about “stumbling home to [her] cats alone.” Accompanied by smooth but funky beat, Swift explores her desires and physical attraction to this mystery man with the “ocean blue eyes.” I wonder who he is!

9. "Getaway Car"

"Getaway Car" opens with a robotic tone saying "No, nothing good starts in a getaway car", and chronicles a relationship that was doomed from the start. Swift says she "Should've known I'd be the first to leave, think about the place where you first met me” which leads me to assume when they met, she was in no position to get involved with a new guy. However, referencing Bonnie and Clyde, Swift declares that she decided the relationship was wrong and “switched to the other side” even though “traitors never win.” The song ends with the repeated lyrics "I was riding in a getaway car, I was crying in a getaway car, I was dying in a getaway car, said goodbye in a getaway car", because so much happened from beginning to end that even though she was finally free, she was really anything but. “Getaway Car” is a love story that happened to revolve around a toxic relationship, something that many people can relate to.

10. "King of My Heart"

This track is a one of my favorite pop songs Swift has produced during her career. The verses follow Swift’s journey through the stages of love, each accompanied by a calming voice that grows stronger before the chorus hits. Swift explains to her lover that "all at once, you are the one that I've been waiting for, king of my heart, body and soul.” Swift stays true to her genius lyrical mind as she tests the waters of new sounds and rides the waves until a masterpiece is created.

11. "Dancing With Our Hands Tied"

Through the fast pace of the verses, the pressure of this song is evident. “Dancing With Our Hands Tied” is a beautifully tragic song that tells the story of Swift’s relationship ending when “people started talking” and she “had a bad feeling.” The beat is relentless, as Swift's layered vocals deliver her pain and sense of betrayal because her lover had “said there was nothing in the world that could stop” their love. “Hands tied” is a metaphor for having things abruptly end and Taylor not having control over what happened. Though your hands don’t need to be tied, this song will make you want to dance yourself!

12. "Dress"

A heavy song made light and sexy, “Dress” discusses Swift’s lust. Though structurally different both sound wise and lyrically compared to what Taylor's ever done before, the new sound fits perfectly in the album. "I only bought this dress for you to take it off" chimes in as the hook, playing into her "So It Goes..." attitude that emphasizes her transition from adolescent fairy tale love stories to sultry adulthood anthems.

13. "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things"

So playful, so relentless, such a Taylor Swift classic. Rich in sound, this track comes in as one of the more playful on the album. The sarcastic tone throughout the song makes it almost funny. “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” is more Kanye vs. Taylor drama. She reminisces about the few years when they were friends, after she forgave him for interrupting her VMA acceptance speech in 2009, only to have him betray her friendship with his song “Famous.” Clearly, Swift is done with Kanye for good, going on to laugh hysterically after saying "forgiveness is a nice thing to do" and saying that she “can’t even say it with a straight face.” This song is totally, 100% Taylor, and I love it.

14. "Call It What You Want"

With emotionally complex lyrics that accompany a love story, “Call It What You Want” is another Swift song at it's finest. Swift uses the mid-tempo tune to tell a story that describes how even with all of the drama Taylor was facing, she was happily in love. While she dealt with the “drama queens taking swings” and the “jokers dressing up like kings,” the man she loved made all of that irrelevant. Swift goes on to say even though she “make[s] the same mistakes every time.... at least [she] did one thing right". After all of her previous albums filled with break-up songs, this one makes it seem like going through all of that was worth it.

15. "New Year's Day"

Saving the most sincere and effortless track for last, Swift dives into the love she's been drunk on for the last year. This piano and single guitar stringed track closes out the album in the calmest and best way possible. Swift's vocals glimmer as she sings about a love that surpasses a New Year's midnight kiss, a love that is worth sticking around the next morning to clean up for. Swift has found someone that will still be there when things are hard or messy. Though this is the least produced song out of the 15 melodies, it fits in so well with the diverse atmosphere of this album, serving as the perfect way to end Swift’s story.

Taylor is happy, which is all we've ever wanted. The fans can finally relax, knowing that this past year wasn't just Taylor isolating herself from the world and writing self-pity songs, but was full of the best moments of her life, proving that there's so much more to experience past a reputation.