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13 Taylor Swift Lyrics That Have Guided Me Through Life

Just a few reasons why I'm a "Swiftie."

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13 Taylor Swift Lyrics That Have Guided Me Through Life

Here are 13 genius Taylor Swift lyrics that have guided me through life. These words of advice from various albums are not to be taken for granted! Thank you, Taylor!



1. Song: "A Place In This World"

Album: "Taylor Swift"

"I don't know what I want so don't ask me, cause I'm still trying to figure it out."

It's totally okay to not know everything at once, and even though you feel like you're the only one on that boat, you're not. You just need time to find yourself and figure yourself out.


2. Song: "Fifteen"

Album: "Fearless"

"I've found time can heal most anything and you just might find who you're supposed to be."

As you're growing up, you think you know so much, but don't forget that "in your life you'll do greater things than dating the boy on the football team." Give yourself time to grow and learn from past mistakes.


3. Song: "Picture To Burn"

Album: "Taylor Swift"

"And if you're missing me, you'd better keep it to yourself, cause coming back around here would be bad for your health."

To all the people who have ever left me in the dust, even friends -- this one's for you. You're just another picture to burn, and that's okay.


4. Song: "Ours"

Album: "Speak Now"

"The verdict comes from those with nothing else to do."

Some people have nothing better to do than to waste their time watching you and trying to make choices for you. Don't listen to them. In fact, "don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine and life makes love look hard." Don't listen to all of the outside voices; they can't change what's yours, because it "seems like there's always someone who disapproves."


5. Song: "New Romantics"

Album: "1989"

"Cause baby I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me."

People are always going to throw shade -- just build a castle out of the bricks, be the better person and free yourself, because "the best people in life are free."


6. Song: "Bad Blood"

Album: "1989"

"Band aids don't fix bullet holes, you say sorry just for show, you live like that, you live with ghosts."

Sorry doesn't fix everything and you can't just say sorry just to say it. When you make a deep cut, don't expect for things to be the same between us even four years down the road. We both know your boat sailed a long time ago, honey.


7. Song: "Innocent"

Album: "Speak Now"

"Wasn't it easier in your lunchbox days? Always a bigger bed to crawl into. Wasn't it beautiful when you believed in everything, and everybody believed in you? It's okay, life is a tough crowd."

This song is by far one of my favorites, with so much wisdom in it. Thank you so much for this song, Taylor. It really helps me get through a tough day. I know that "today is never too late to be brand new."


8. Song: "Better Than Revenge"

Album: "Speak Now"

"i'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at, honey."

Go ahead and hate, because it doesn't phase me. I know that "sophistication doesn't come from what you wear or who you know, or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go." After all, the good guy always wins in the end.


9. Song: "Never Grow Up"

Album: "Speak Now"

"But don't make her drop you off around the block, remember that she's getting older too."

Family is special. Remember things about your parents, your little brother, and cherish those things. Don't try so hard to grow up.


10. Song: "Best Day"

Album: "Fearless"

"I had the best day with you today."

I play this song over and over to my mom because I really do have the best days with her and she understands me like no other. Thank you, Taylor, for such a beautiful song to dedicate to mom. Mom, "I love you for giving me your eyes, staying back and watching me shine."


11. Song: "Sad, Beautiful, Tragic"

Album: "Red"

"Distance, timing, breakdown, fighting, silence, this train runs off its tracks. Kiss me, try to fix it, could you just try to listen? Hang up, give up, for the life of us we can't get back."

Love is sad, beautiful, tragic, magical, confusing and sometimes we don't express what we need to. "Words, how little they mean, when you're a little too late." But it's something to not give up on.


12. Song: "Wonderland"

Album: "1989"

"Haven't you heard what becomes of curious minds?"

I love this "Alice in Wonderland" themed song. It's one of my favorite bonus tracks of all time! "We found wonderland, you and I got lost in it, and we pretended it could last forever." Wouldn't it be beautiful if it lasted forever? But "you search the world for something else to make you feel like what we had, and in the end in wonderland we both went mad."


13. Song: "Shake It Off"

Album: "1989"

"Just think while you been getting down and out about the liars and the dirty dirty cheats of the world, you could have been getting down to this sick beat."

Because the haters will keep on hating long after you're done dancing your heart out to this beautiful song. Just do you, no matter what you do, there will always be a hater. So I'll just "make the moves up as I go" and SHAKE IT OFF!


Thank you Taylor Allison Swift for sharing your beautiful mind. I seriously cannot wait to see you again on October 17!

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