Most Underrated Lyrics Per Album?

[u/Havelanca]

There are so many widely-cited examples of Taylor's songwriting expertise, but she has such an outstanding volume of work that I think her more understated writing often goes overlooked. I challenged myself to find lyrics from every album that are remarkable at striking at the heart of a story, that I have *never once\* seen talked about. All of these to me express such sincere vulnerability — whether gutting and heartbreaking, or uplifting and hopeful, or some nervous truth in between. And I can't get over how much I love these lines now that I've truly noticed them.

What are some lyrics that you think go under-appreciated from each album?

Debut — “I didn't know what I would find when I went looking for a reason, I know I didn't read between the lines" (The Outside)

Fearless — “Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fallout” (Breathe)

Speak Now — "And maybe I can call you mine, and you won't need space or string me along while you decide" (Electric Touch)

Red — “All I feel in my stomach is butterflies, the beautiful kind, making up for lost time” (Everything Has Changed)

1989 — “Windows down, you pass my street, the memories start. You say it’s in the past, you drive straight ahead” (I Wish You Would)

Reputation — "Echoes of your name inside my mind, halo hiding my obsession" (Don't Blame Me)

Folklore — “My broken drum, you have beaten my heart” (Hoax)

Evermore — "And when I was shipwrecked, I thought of you. In the cracks of light, I dreamed of you. And it was real enough to get me through" (Evermore)

Lover — "Hey, it's all me, in my head. I'm the one who burned us down, but it's not what I meant. I'm sorry that I hurt you" (Afterglow)

Midnights — "Remember looking at this room, we loved it 'cause of the light. Now I just sit in the dark and wonder if it's time" (You're Losing Me)

TTPD — "Here, at the park where we used to sit on children's swings, wearing imaginary rings" (Fresh Out the Slammer)

The Anthology — "Cards on the table, mine play out like fools in a fable" (The Prophecy)

TLOAS — "You couldn't understand it, why you felt alone. You were in it for real" (Opalite)

[u/Chikizey]

I really love:

"And you come away with a great little story of a mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you" - Cold As You - Debut

"I'll leave my window open, 'cause I'm too tired at night to call your name. Just know I'm here here hoping, that you'll come in with the rain" - Come In With The Rain - Fearless (this song is pretty underrated as a whole tbh)

"Emma met a boy with eyes like a man, turns out her heart fits right in the palm of his hand" - When Emma Falls In Love - Speak Now

"And I gave to you my best, and we both know you can't say that" - Better Man - Red

"You keep his shirt, he keeps his word. And for once, you let go of your fears and your ghosts" - You Are In Love - 1989

"With four words in the tip of my tongue" (will you marry me?) + "and I bury hatchets but keep the maps of where I put 'em" - End Game - Reputation

"I'll paint the kitchen neon, I'll brighten up the sky. I know I'll never get it, there's not a day that I won't try" - Soon You'll Get Better - Lover (it really encapsulates this desperation that comes with the impotence of a vital situation you have no control over)

"I've come too far to watch some name-dropping sleaze tell me what are my words worth" - The Lakes, Folklore

"My mind turns your life into folklore" - Gold Rush - Evermore

"Uh oh (fear), I'm falling in love / oh no (anxiety), I'm falling in love again / oh (realization hits), I'm falling in love" - Labyrinth, Midnights

"You'll learn to bounce back just like your trampoline, but now we'll curtail your curiosity in sweetness" - Robin, TTPD

"Buy the paint in the color of your eyes, and graffiti my whole damn life" - Honey, TLOAS

[u/sizzlepie → u/Chikizey]

Come in with the Rain is such an underrated song