From country to pop, from long hair to short, we have all watched Taylor Swift evolve over the years. Starting with her first single in 2006, “Tim McGraw,” all the way up to her album “1989” released in 2014, Taylor Swift has put her heart into her music and her soul into her lyrics. We have watched as she transformed, as many girls do throughout their teen and young adult years, from an insecure, love-struck, naive girl into a confident, mature, strong woman. This transformation can be seen clearly through Taylor’s lyrics.
She became stronger. She became bulletproof.
"You might think I'm bulletproof but I'm not." ("Tell Me Why," 2008)
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"They take their shots, we're bulletproof." ("I Know Places," 2014)
She learned to forget the haters.
"I walk with my head down, try to block you out 'cause I never impress you. I just want to feel okay again." ("Mean," 2010)
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"The haters gonna hate, hate, hate. Baby I'm just gonna shake, shake, shake, shake it off." ("Shake It Off," 2014)
She knows not to wait for people who don't deserve her.
"And I'd be smart to walk away, but you're quicksand." ("Treacherous," 2012)
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"People like me are gone forever when you say goodbye." ("All You Had To Do Was Stay," 2014)
She won't let anyone knock her down anymore.
"You have knocked me off my feet again, got me feeling like a nothing." ("Mean," 2010)
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"We are too busy dancing, to get knocked off our feet." ("New Romantics," 2014)
She enjoys the rain, and is happy by herself.
"It rains in your bedroom, everything is wrong. It rains when you're here and it rains when you're gone." ("Forever & Always," 2008)
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"Rain came pouring down when I was drowning—that's when I could finally breathe." ("Clean," 2014)
She has cleansed herself of toxic relationships.
"And I know it's long gone, and that magic's not here no more, and I might be okay but I'm not fine at all." ("All Too Well," 2012)
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"Gone was any trace of you, I think I am finally clean." ("Clean," 2014)
She can dance by herself. She doesn't need anybody else.
"I don't wanna dance if I'm not dancing with you." ("Holy Ground," 2012)
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"I'm dancing on my own!" ("Shake It Off," 2014).
