Taylor's lyrics are praised for their use of specific and intimate details in evoking emotion from her listeners. In her debut single, "Tim McGraw," she paints the picture of times spent with her lost love. She asks him to think of her wearing two different items of clothing - it is left unclear if she was wearing them both at the same time, but fashion in 2006 played by different rules! Name both timeless fashion staples she cites in the song's chorus, which have been popularized, in turn, by Audrey Hepburn and Cindy Crawford, though never in the same outfit.

Swift's first cross-over radio hit arrived with "Love Story," the lead single for her sophomore album, Fearless. In "Love Story," listeners hear a retooled version of Romeo and Juliet in which their parents end up approving of their love and the two youngsters get married and live happily ever after. Shakespeare's classic tragedy is not the only literary allusion in the song, as Taylor also describes her version of Juliet as the title of what mid-19th century American novel? This high school English class staple had its own film adaptation a year before Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes played Romeo + Juliet, though its critical reception left much to be desired.

The final single of the Speak Now era was actually a bonus song from the Target-exclusive edition of the album. "Ours" is a classic Swiftian saga of a love that is disapproved of by the rest of the world - from strangers in elevators to their own parents. In the song's bridge, Taylor describes all the things about her love that others might dislike but she loves. Name the facial feature she cites which, while sometimes deemed unattractive by society, is famously shared by a former football player turned morning show host and the only actress to win an Emmy Award in both the comedy and drama categories for the same role.

In "The Lucky One," a slightly older and more jaded Swift weaves a tale where gaining fame and fortune is not all it's cracked up to be. In the third verse the song's narrator (who may or may not be Taylor herself) shares one of the rumors of where the song's protagonist went after giving up fame. In a clever line, the listener learns that "they say you [...] chose the rose garden over" what other location? Taylor herself had visited this place three times on her tours prior to the creation of this song, although she is a long ways off from the current record of 150 performances!

The third Billboard #1 hit of her career, the smash single "Blank Space" cemented Swift's transformation from country to pop star. The sharply satirical lyrics lampooned the media and public's portrayal of Taylor as a heartbreaker who couldn't keep a relationship and eventually earned her a Grammy nomination for Song of the Year. Some people didn't quite understand the message of the song, however, as it was popularly reported at the time that one of the lines was being misheard by countless listeners. Instead of "got a long list of ex-lovers," people claimed to hear "all the lonely [BLANK] lovers." Fill that blank space for me with the corporation that replied "Wait, no it's not?" when Swift debunked the mondegreen in a Tweet on Valentines Day in 2015.

2017's Reputation was a new sound for the ever-versatile Swift, but her knack for emotionally incisive and descriptive lyrics remained unchanged. On track 4, "Don't Blame Me," Taylor describes how her new relationship is making her behave differently, metaphorically describing the change that has taken place through the image of two very different kinds of plants. Name both plants mentioned in the song, one of which is also the name of an iconic villainess, and the other, a Nintendo video game character.

Swift's early forays into pop music were notably cited by some critics and historians for their lacks of contemporaneous cultural references. In some senses, the songs off of Red and 1989 could have been written in any era, as they lack the name-dropping and fashion label references that often leave other pop music of earlier eras feeling dated. The Taylor Swift of 2019 felt no compulsions to keep to this personal tradition, as she opened her seventh studio album, Lover, with a name-drop in the very first verse. In "I Forgot That You Existed," Taylor is in her feelings more than this musician who dominated airwaves the year prior.

2020's folklore, Taylor Swift's quarantine album, marked a significant departure from her trend of autobiographical songwriting, instead containing 16 songs about people and places that only existed inside Taylor's head (or so she claimed). One exception from this statement was the album's third track, "the last great american dynasty," which tells the story of American socialite and philanthropist, Rebekah Harkness, from her second marriage to the heir of Standard Oil to the times spent in their Rhode Island home, "Holiday House." In the song's bridge, Swift unveils the ultimate plot twist with what revelation?

Folklore was quickly followed up with its sister album, evermore, and listeners everywhere were treated to 15 more "folkloric" tracks. On "no body, no crime," Taylor teamed up with her longtime friends and previous tour openers, Haim, to perform a true crime-style story of murder and revenge. In the first verse, Taylor sets the scene, explaining that she meets her friend, Este, "every Tuesday night for dinner and a glass of wine." This routine helps Taylor recognize something is wrong when Este stops showing up to their Tuesday night get-togethers at this chain restaurant where they treat you like family.

Swift will often use commmon proverbs and expressions on her songs - but with a twist. In "Bejeweled," she quotes what centuries-old phrase about the dangers of over-acquaintance? The saying was first recorded in English in the 14th century, although the idea originated from the Latin works of St. Augustine. It has also been popularly associated with Aesop's fable of the fox and the lion.

On the title track of Swift's 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department," she sings about being in a relationship with another musical artist. The two of them comprised the tongue-in-cheek titular organization, although, according to the song they were not a certain Welsh poet or American rock artist. And this certainly ain't what famous New York City building, named after its neighborhood and well-known for hosting many notable artists, including the aforementioned poet and singer?

Long before Taylor Swift made the complete transition from country starlet to pop princess, she dabbled in another genre - rap. As part of the 2009 CMT Music Awards, Swift and Auto-Tune aficionado T-Pain collaborated on a parody rap version of "Love Story" called "Thug Story." The humor of this song was rooted in the presupposed inherent contradiction of Swift's "good country girl" persona and the darker, more violent world of rap (and definitely had no racial connotations, whatsoever). T-Swizzle, with some assistance from T-Pain, rapped about the "hardcore" and "gangster" activities she takes part in, including, but not limited to: still living with her parents and baking what second-most popular Girl Scout cookie, that shares an alternative name with a country, at night (alternative name not accepted)?