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It’s no lie that Taylor Swift has dipped her toe into nearly every genre of music (and crushed it every single time). But one of the biggest misconceptions about her music is that she only writes about breakups. Well, that’s not true. Here are nine different moods or scenarios to which Taylor Swift’s songs apply. Happy listening!

Songs to scream in your car

  • Picture To Burn – Taylor Swift
  • The Way I Loved You (Taylor’s Version) – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault) – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • The Story of Us – Speak Now
  • Haunted – Speak Now
  • Don’t Blame Me – Reputation
  • Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve – Midnights (3am Edition)

Songs for crying in your shower

  • Invisible – Taylor Swift
  • Dear John – Speak Now
  • Nothing New (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • this is me trying – folklore
  • mirrorball – folklore
  • tolerate it – evermore

Songs for grief

  • Ronan (Taylor’s Version) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • Soon You’ll Get Better (feat. The Chicks) – Lover
  • marjorie – evermore
  • Bigger Than The Whole Sky – Midnights (3am Edition)

Songs for pining after someone

  • Teardrops On My Guitar – Taylor Swift
  • You Belong With Me (Taylor’s Version) – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • Enchanted – Speak Now
  • Message In A Bottle (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • Blank Space – 1989
  • End Game – Reputation
  • Delicate – Reputation

Songs for revenge

  • Mean – Speak Now
  • Better Than Revenge – Speak Now
  • Bad Blood – 1989
  • Look What You Made Me Do – Reputation
  • This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Reputation
  • mad woman – folklore
  • Vigilante Sh*t – Midnights

Songs for dancing in your kitchen at night

  • Fearless (Taylor’s Version) – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • Long Live – Speak Now
  • Starlight (Taylor’s Version) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • Wonderland – 1989 (Deluxe Edition)
  • Welcome to New York – 1989
  • The Man – Lover
  • Bejeweled – Midnights

Songs for when you’re waiting for an explanation

  • Forever & Always (Taylor’s Version) – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • Back To December – Speak Now
  • Haunted – Speak Now
  • The Moment I Knew (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • All You Had To Do Was Stay – 1989
  • Question…? – Midnights

Songs for when you’re so deeply in love

  • Today Was A Fairytale (Taylor’s Version) – Fearless (Taylor’s Version)
  • Sparks Fly – Speak Now
  • Holy Ground (Taylor’s Version) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • You Are In Love – 1989 (Deluxe Edition)
  • King Of My Heart – Reputation
  • Paper Rings – Lover
  • invisible string – folklore
  • Sweet Nothing – Midnights
  • Paris – Midnights (3am Edition)

Songs for a broken heart

  • Better Man (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) – Red (Taylor’s Version)
  • I Wish You Would – 1989
  • Last Kiss – Speak Now
Kendal Allen is a writer for Her Campus! She is a senior psychology major with a minor in social work at TCU. She hopes to one day become a licensed school social worker and help adolescents in the most formative years of their lives. In her free time, you can commonly find Kendal trying out the latest tea flavor variations at coffee shops and listening to Taylor Swift. She has a deep passion for all things Taylor Swift, the Lord, and cats (especially her cat Cilantro).