What Taylor Swift lyric caught you off guard on first listen

[Dylan :)]

Four that come to mind for me:

“And if I’m dead to you why are you at the wake?”
“If you ever think you got it wrong I’m right where you left me” (although tbh that whole song)
“If one thing had been different, would everything be different today” (this really, really stung at the time)
“If we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine, and that made me want to die”

[wjr15]

“Hey kids, spelling is fun”

[Daenerys]

Probably when she talks about dying in Long Live.

That was the first time I really felt like all her songwriting was living up to all the hype.

[Ezekiel 23:20–21]

"I Did Something Bad"
They're burning all the witches, even if you aren't one
They got their pitchforks and proof
Their receipts and reasons
They're burning all the witches, even if you aren't one
So light me up (light me up), light me up (light me up)

"Better Than Revenge"
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, woah
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, woah
Soon, she's gonna find stealing other people's toys
On the playground won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha

"Dress"
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
Take it off, ha, ha, ha-ah
Carve your name into my bedpost
'Cause I don't want you like a best friend
Only bought this dress so you could take it off
Take it off, ha, ha

[Devil Marlena Nylund]

"We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January.
This is our place, we make the rules."

"Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too."

"You booked the night train for a reason
So you could sit there in this hurt."

[omieethehomieee]

“Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man”

[eyeofthestorm]

"she thinks I'm psycho cause I like to rhyme her name with things"

[Zach]

The exchange between Taylor and Justin in exile was very poignant when I heard it at first. Heard it for the first time at the perfect time (or worst possible time, idk).

[Ｓｏｕｎｄｃｌ🕤ｃｋ]

probably basic answers

"WHAT...?" moments:

"Sometimes I feel like everybody is a sexy baby, and I'm a monster on the hill"
"But I come back stronger than a 90's trend"
"I'll get older, but your lovers stay my age"

this is one of my favorite lyrics, not only by Taylor:

"And you call me up again just to break me like a promise, so casually cruel in the name of being honest"

[Acid Eyes]

The aforementioned lyrics from Folklore & All Too Well, plus:

"I wake with your memory over me
That's a real fuckin' legacy to leave"

"If clarity's in death, then why won't this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts
Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first"

"And I wouldn't marry me either
A pathological people pleaser
Who only wanted you to see her"

And this other lyric from MTR can't be ignored:

"And I can go anywhere I want
Anywhere I want, just not home
And you can aim for my heart, go for blood
But you would still miss me in your bones
And I still talk to you when I'm screaming at the sky
And when you can't sleep at night, you hear my stolen lullabies"

[wjr15]

Feb 13, 2024 20:19:47 GMT -5 omieethehomieee said:

“Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man”

Both the lyrics and production of this song is something I never expected from Taylor but I like it.

[myhouse911]

"Or does she mouth fuck you forever"
"Would you tell me to go fuck myself"
all of "Last Kiss"

[irice22]

The entirety of "Anti-Hero"