Taylor Swift has a tradition of placing vulnerable and emotional songs as track five on her albums. Us Weekly ranks all of her track fives to date.
Taylor Swift ’s discography is filled with confessional lyrics, but the singer is known for going especially deep on the fifth track of each of her records.
“When I was reading Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier, I was thinking, ‘Wow, her husband just tolerates her. She’s doing all these things and she’s trying so hard and she’s trying to impress him and he’s just tolerating her the whole time,’” she said. Most Devastating Lyric: “I made you my temple, my mural, my sky / Now I’m begging for footnotes in the story of your life.”Even though Swift was just 16 when she cowrote her first-ever track five with Liz Rose, “Cold As You” demonstrates the razor-sharp lyricism that Swift is known for. It feels almost like a precursor to “Dear John” with its pointed lines about a love interest whose “condescending” attitude and carelessness has left openhearted Swift wondering how people can be so cold.
On “My Tears Ricochet,” Swift leans into the drama of the loss by likening it to a death, singing, “If I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake?” Compared to some of Swift’s more anthemic, universal songs, this one is highly specific to her experience, making it less relatable. However, plenty of listeners who have weathered earth-shattering betrayals may feel that Swift is singing right to them.6.
In the chorus, Swift lays all her armor down and uses none of her usual wordplay or imagery. Instead she asks, simply and plainly, “Is it cool that I said all that? Is it chill that you’re in my head?” The song epitomizes the at times embarrassing second guessing that comes with the early stages of a new relationship.
Lover stands in stark contrast to the era that preceded it, Reputation. Bubblegum pink replaced black, butterflies replaced snakes, and we were reminded that Swift’s body of work has always been about love stories, not vendettas. However, “The Archer” serves as a refreshing moment of doubt about that rebrand.
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