When You’re in Love:
- “Stay Stay Stay,” Red
Notable Lyrics: “You took the time to memorize me:/My fears, my hopes, and dreams/I just like hangin’ out with you all the time”
- “Lover,” Lover
Notable Lyrics: “And at every table, I’ll save you a seat/Lover”
- “Our Song,” Taylor Swift
Notable Lyrics: “Cause our song is the slamming screen door/Sneakin’ out late, tapping on his window/When we’re on the phone and he talks real slow/’Cause it’s late and his mama don’t know”
When You’re Heartbroken:
- “White Horse,” Fearless
Notable Lyrics: “I was a dreamer before you went and let me down/Now it’s too late for you and your white horse to come around”
- “Back to December,” Speak Now
Notable Lyrics: “It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you/Wishing I’d realized what I had when you were mine”
- “Last Kiss,” Last Kiss
Notable Lyrics: “I never thought we’d have a last kiss/Never imagined we’d end like this/Your name, forever the name on my lips”
- “All Too Well,” Red
Notable Lyrics: “Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much/But maybe this thing was a masterpiece ’til you tore it all up”
- “exile,” folklore
Notable Lyrics: “I think I’ve seen this film before/And I didn’t like the ending/I’m not your problem anymore/So who am I offending now?”
When You’re Feeling Sentimental/ Nostalgic:
- “The Best Day,” Fearless
Notable Lyrics: “And now I know why all the trees change in the fall/I know you were on my side even when I was wrong/And I love you for giving me your eyes/For staying back and watching me shine”
- “Never Grow Up,” Speak Now
Notable Lyrics: “So here I am in my new apartment/In a big city, they just dropped me off/It’s so much colder than I thought it would be/So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on/Wish I’d never grown up”.
- “Fifteen,” Fearless
Notable Lyrics: “When all you wanted was to be wanted/Wish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now”
When You’re Angry:
- “Better than Revenge,” Speak Now
Notable Lyrics: “But sophistication isn’t what you wear or who you know/Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go”
- “Picture to Burn,” Taylor Swift
Notable Lyrics: “So watch me strike a match/On all my wasted time/As far as I’m concerned/You’re just another picture to burn!”
- “Should’ve said No,” Taylor Swift
Notable Lyrics: “I shouldn’t be asking myself, “Why?”/You shouldn’t be begging for forgiveness at my feet…/You should’ve said “No”, baby, and you might still have me”
When you’re Crushing on Someone:
- “Enchanted,” Speak Now
Notable Lyrics: “This night is sparkling, don’t you let it go/I’m wonderstruck, blushing all the way home”
- “Gorgeous,” Reputation
Notable Lyrics: “Ocean blue eyes looking in mine/I feel like I might sink and drown and die”
- “Sparks Fly,” Speak Now
Notable Lyrics: “Get me with those green eyes, baby, as the lights go down/Give me something that’ll haunt me when you’re not around/’Cause I see sparks fly whenever you smile”
When You Want to Dance to Something:
- “22,” Red
Notable Lyrics: “Losing him was blue like I’d never known/Missing him was dark grey all alone/Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met/But loving him was red”
- “Style,” 1989
Notable Lyrics: “And when we go crashing down, we come back every time/’Cause we never go out of style/We never go out of style”
- “ME!,” Lover
Notable Lyrics: “I know that I’m a handful baby, uh/I know I never think before I jump”