Taylor Swift's lyrics have no character; they're very blandly diaristic and could be written by anyone with a keyboard and a livejournal account.
Robert Christgau on Fearless:
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But I'm moved nevertheless by what can pass for a concept album about the romantic life of an uncommonly-to-impossibly strong and gifted teenage girl, starting on the first day of high school and gradually shedding naiveté without approaching misery or neurosis. Partly it's the tunes. Partly it's the musical restraint of a strain of Nashville bigpop that avoids muscle-flexing rockism. Partly it's the diaristic realism she imparts to her idealized tales.
When will Tity?
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Originally posted by Artemisia
I wish you would come back,
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did.
I... wish you knew that I'llneverforgetyouaslongasIlive
and I... wish you were right here, right now, it's all good, I wish you would...
You always knew how to pushmybuttons
You give me everythingandnothing
This mad, mad love makesyoucomerunning
To stand back where you stood
I wish you would, I wish you would
This underrated gem. The bridge is one of my favorite parts on the album.
Taylor's songwriting is more than recognizable. Whether you hate her writing or love it (like the rest of the world) it's her signature. It's infectious, most of the time quite clever, and well crafted.
Put your lips close to mine
As long as they don't touch
Out of focus, eye to eye
Till the gravity's too much
And I'll do anything you say
If you say it with your hands
And I'd be smart to walk away,
But you're quicksand
Two headlights shine through the sleepless night
And I will get you, I'll get you alone
Your name has echoed through my mind
And I just think you should, think you should know
That nothing safe is worth the drive and I would
Follow you, follow you home
Two headlights shine through the sleepless night
And I will get you, I'll get you alone
Your name has echoed through my mind
And I just think you should, think you should know
That nothing safe is worth the drive and I would
Follow you, follow you home
THE POWER
The vehicle/driving motif that was prominent in Red.
