Before I divulge into my true opinion and rankings of Taylor Swift’s Midnights, I should tell you who I am as a Swiftie. My first exposure to Taylor Swift was “Our Song,” and I was hooked from then on. I am a diehard secretive Swiftie. I attend every tour, and anticipate every release, but I rarely talk about her. My email is Lululemonswiftie… so, it’s not that much of a secret. Red, 1989, and Reputation are my soul albums, with a special emphasis on Red (Taylor’s Version). The remaining albums have songs I love, but they are not no skip albums. Midnights… has numerous skips for me. It is way too much like Lover, so it was easier to determine the bottom 5, than the top 5. Included are the first couple of lyrics for each song, because I think the beginning lyrics set the tone.
1. Sweet NothingÂ
“I spy with my little tired eye
Tiny as a firefly”
2. Maroon
“When the morning came, we were cleaning incense off your
Vinyl shelf ’cause we lost track of time again”
3. Karma
“You’re talking shit for the hell of it
Addicted to betrayal, but you’re relevant”
4. Snow on the BeachÂ
“One night, a few moons ago
I saw flecks of what could’ve been lights
But it might just have been you
Passing by unbeknownst to me”
5. Anti-Hero
“I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser
Midnights become my afternoons
When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people
I’ve ghosted stand there in the room”
6. Lavender Haze
“Meet me at midnight…
Staring at the ceiling with you
Oh, you don’t ever say too much”
7. Mastermind
“Once upon a time
The planets and the fates and all the stars aligned
You and I ended up in the same room at the same time”
8. You’re on Own, Kid
“Summer went away, still the yearning stays
I play it cool with the best of them
I wait patiently, he’s gonna notice me
It’s okay, we’re the best of friends anyway”
9. Midnight Rain
“Rain, he wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride, I was making my own name”
10. LabyrinthÂ
“It only hurts this much right now
That’s what I was thinking the whole time
Breathe in, breathe through, breathe deep, breathe out”
11. Question…?
“I rememberÂ
Good girl, sad boy
Big city, wrong choices”
12. BejeweledÂ
“Baby love, I think I’ve been a little too kind
Didn’t notice you walking all over my peace of mind”
13. Vigilante Shit
“Draw the cat eye sharp enough to kill a man
You did some bad things, but I’m the worst of them”