What makes Taylor Swift's music so popular is not just her relatable lyrics. It is the way she interprets every ounce of passion she has ever felt. It is the way she describes the heartache that has torn her apart. Her use of metaphors and similes make each word unforgettable. Her imagery floods our bodies with emotion.
Here are 40 times that Taylor Swift slayed the literary device game in her lyrics:
1. "I took your matches before fire could catch me."
2. "I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here."
3. "I lived in your chess game but you changed the rules every day."
4. "You're still all over me like a wine-stained dress I can't wear anymore."
5. "I'm captivated by you baby like a fireworks show."
6. "Rub it in so deep, salt in the wound."
7. "Lives change like the weather."
8. "I took a shot and you might think I'm bulletproof but I'm not."
9. "Baby, I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me."
10. "You paint me a blue sky then go back and turn it to rain."
11. "I'd be smart to walk away but you're quicksand."
12. "The beat of your heart, it jumps through your shirt."
13. "I told myself don't get attached but in my mind I play it back spinning faster than the plane that took you."
14. "Your eyes whispered have we met."
15. "Love is a ruthless game unless you play it good and right."
16. "You with your voice like nails on a chalkboard calling me out when I'm wounded."
17. "People throw rocks at things that shine."
18. "Loving him is like driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street, faster than the wind, passionate as sin, ending so suddenly."
19. "I've been picking off the pieces of the mess you made."
20. "The rest of the world was black and white but we were in screaming color."
21. "My thoughts will echo your name until I see you again."
22. "The walls that they put up to hold us back fell down."
23. "Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it."
24. "Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there's no right answer."
25. "I guess we fell apart in the usual way and the story's got dust on every page."
26. "A new notch in your belt is all I'll ever be."
27. "Maybe this thing was a masterpiece till you tore it all up."
28. "You come around and the armor falls, pierce the room like a cannonball."
29. "I feel you forget me like I used to feel you breathe."
30. "Darling, I'm a nightmare dressed like a daydream."
31. "So watch me strike a match on all my wasted time."
32. "This love is alive from the dead."
33. "Breaking down and coming undone, it's a roller coaster kind of rush."
34. "Long live all the mountains we moved, I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you."
35. "You used to shine so bright but I watched all of it fade."
36. "Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song."
37. "I've never heard silence quite this loud."
38. "Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys on the playground won't make you many friends."
39. "The way you move is like a full on rainstorm and I'm a house of cards."
40. "Love's a game, wanna play?"
