taylor swift songs that add a hundred years to my lifespan

say what you want about taylor swift, but all her songs have such a succinct storyline and are so intricately detailed. truly, it’s a storyteller’s dream. my favourite songs by her are just the ones that truly make me feel seen

you’re on your own kid- midnights

i’ve cried to this song a lot more times than i’d like to admit. whatever phase of life i’m in- academic distress or elation after a terrible period- i always come back to this track. maybe it’s the chorus or the bridge, the longing in the song or how i can painstakingly relate to the lyrics, it’ll forever be my comfort song.

i can do it with a broken heart- the tortured poets department

the upbeat nature of this song is a vivid contrast to the depressing nature of it’s lyrics, it feels like an embodiment of many people’s daily lives. we wade through lives trying to make it through the day by keeping a light within our sight- putting on a facade- when all we really want to do is let go, to do the things we promised our younger selves we would.

slut- 1989 ( from the vault )

the details in the lyrics and the dreamy nature in her voice intensifies my love for this song. it’s a song i’ve been listening to at least once a day since i discovered it. i’m not sure why i like this song so much, but it’s one of those songs i can’t help but love.

her lyrics have the ability to hyperfixate on a single emotion, memory or feeling and express in so many different storylines and ways that just heighten all your senses.

you’re losing me – from the vault

this was a song i had on repeat during my one-hour bus rides from school to home. to me, this song exemplifies sitting on the swing after a light bout of rain, thinking about the journey ahead and all the work that’s pending. this was a song my friend and i bonded over, the melodies feel so numb yet the lyrics are nothing short of emotive and expressive.

this song, to me, represents the peak of my disassociative stages- when you feel nothing and everything all at once.

when it feels like the earth has suddenly begun to rotate at a pace faster than normal and when you finally open your eyes, you find out that it was just the lack of water getting to you.

tolerate it- evermore

this song, honestly, feels like a song i’d associate with my younger self. when you’re younger, you tend to idolize the things around you and conjure up versions for your future with the audacity that only a child under the age of ten could possess. once this child grows up, falls flat on their face and tastes success, their outlook on life changes and the people they were originally drawn to change.

this song, to me, represents this exact metamorphosis.

my tears ricochet- folklore

this song just reminds me of me lying on my bed with the lights all turned off at around four in the morning. nothing more to say.

while this isn’t my entire list, i find that while listening to music i’m quite unable to describe what i feel about the song, just that i feel the song. writing this list out was a great idea but at the end of the day while i’m great at writing about my feelings and conjuring up stories, translating the power of music into words is something that can be felt more than it can be read.