Do you think that Sweeter Than Fiction is representative of the direction of LP5? It's a nice vibe, but the song isn't that mindblowing tbh.
I hope its not.
Anyway, Today Was A Fairytale and Safe & Sound for me was not been a representative to Speak Now and Red. It's more likely a tail from the previous albums like TWAF to Fearless and S&S to Speak Now. It seems that STF is also a tail to Red.
I love how in most of Her songs, She is able to make the transition from pre-chorus to chorus feel so effortlessly by using just a few words or phraes like, ' you said', or in Sparks Fly - "I really wish you would".