Every Taylor Swift Song That Is NOT About A Boyfriend

Taylor Swift writes about her relationships, just as every single other artist does. Despite having the same basic content as other singers, Taylor Swift is the only one who is so constantly scrutinised for "oversharing" her supposed too many relationships. Taylor Swift can write and sing about her relationships all she wants, but for the people who say that's the only topic of her music, here is a list of songs that have nothing to do with boyfriends or breakups.

I'm Only Me When I'm With You

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This song is about Taylor's best friend from high school, Abigail. They are still best friends to this day and Taylor was Abigail's maid of honor in her wedding last year. The music video to this song is a tribute to their friendship.

A Place In This World

In this song, Taylor sings about feeling alone and being a teenager with no idea of where she belongs in this world.

Tied Together With A Smile

This song is about what it's like having only a smile to hold you together. It's about struggling with self-worth and feeling alone.

Fifteen

This well known song is about starting high school, navigating love, making friends, and coming to realise what is really important in life.

The Best Day

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This song is about Taylor's relationship with her mom, Andrea. She talks about how her mom comforted her when she had no friends and everything her mom does to make her happy. She also sings about her dad and little brother.

Change

This is a hopeful song about the future and how things will change. She sings about how it can sometimes be easier to give up and walk away, but we need to come together and beat whatever demon we are facing, becoming stronger than ever.

Mean

Taylor wrote this song in response to a journalist who wrote a disapproving article about her, saying she can't sing and pointing out other "flaws."

Never Grow Up

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This emotional song is about the realities of childhood and growing up. Arguably the best lyrics of the song "I just realised everything I have is someday gonna be gone" are agonising to take in, but so very true.

Innocent

Taylor wrote this song in response to Kanye West's interruption at the 2009 VMAs. Despite the hurt he caused her, Taylor writes this song as her way of forgiving him.

Long Live

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Taylor wrote this song as a tribute to her fans, band, singers, dancers and everyone else who stood by her to help her dreams come true. She writes about the amazing team we all make together and how we will live on forever.

Ronan

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This heartbreaking song is about Ronan Thompson, a 4 year old boy who died of cancer in 2011. Taylor would stay updated on the blog that Maya, Ronan's mother, wrote throughout his battle. Upon hearing the news of Ronan's passing, she wrote a song and asked Maya if it would be okay to release it. The song ended up being a beautiful tribute to the little boy, using many of the personal sentiments that Maya expressed in her blog. All proceeds made from the song go directly to The Ronan Thompson Foundation and other cancer research establishments.

Safe and Sound

This song was created to be a part of The Hunger Games soundtrack. It describes everything around her falling apart, burning to pieces, but she will be "safe and sound" if she just closes her eyes.

Eyes Open

This song is also part of The Hunger Games soundtrack. It describes the feeling of being watched and people around you waiting for you to fall apart. It contrasts the feelings of playing innocently as a child to stepping into "a cruel world" where everyone keeps track of your every move.

22

This song celebrates turning 22 and being youthful. In the music video, Taylor and a big group of friends dance and swim in a pool and just have fun, which is what the song describes. It's a song that gets you dancing, and of course almost everyone who turns 22 uses these lyrics as an instagram caption!

The Lucky One

This song exposes the life of people in the spotlight. Taylor sings about how people say she's lucky, but it confuses her because she sometimes doesn't feel that way. People in the spotlight feel used and as if people only care about them for their fame, rather than who they actually are.

Starlight

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This song, while about love, was actually written about Ethel and Robert Kennedy. She wrote it around the time she dated Conor Kennedy and was inspired by a picture she saw of his grandparents dancing together.

Welcome to New York

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This song, the lead track off Taylor's first truly pop album, 1989, details the exciting life of New York City. Taylor was inspired by the bright, busy, bubbling new city she had just moved to.

Shake It Off

This is an empowering song that tells people to not worry about the things strangers say to you, but to shake them off and live your best life in spite of others' opinions.

Bad Blood

This song is about a friend who hurt and betrayed Taylor. She trusted this person but they let her down. In the music video, her squad of friends stand by her after Taylor was betrayed.

Blank Space

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Although some people might think this is about a relationship, it actually personifies the character the media has painted of "serial dater" Taylor Swift. She uses details that the media writes about her, such as flying around the world picking up men, plotting her next cunning move in her mansion, etc. Taylor plays along with this insane caricature of herself and it ended up being one of the biggest hits of her career.

You Are In Love

Taylor wrote this song for her friends Jack Antonoff and Lena Dunham. Although they are no longer a couple, Taylor wrote this about their relationship and it was set to be the song they danced to at their wedding.

Clean

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This song is about getting through dark times in life and moving on from the things that brought you down in the past. It's a beautiful tribute to anyone who's gotten through anything and is now "clean." On the 1989 World Tour, before this song was performed every night, Taylor gave an inspiring speech that varied in specific content, but was always about doing what's best for yourself and coming out of dark situations on the other side, better than ever.

New Romantics

This is song is written for Taylor's friends and fans. It's a fun song with it's most identifiable lyrics being "the best people in life are free," referring to friends and fans who will stay by your side no matter what.

Look What You Made Me Do

This iconic song from Taylor's newest album, Reputation, is about the people who wrongly hurt her and tried to destroy her in a vulnerable time. She says how she'll come back stronger than ever, because she comes back "from the dead" "all the time."

I Did Something Bad

This song voices some of Taylor's frustrations with how people treat not only her, but other women. The powerful line "If a man talks sh*t then I owe him nothing" is a good representation of what the song stands for. She also talks about people coming after her, even though she didn't do what they said she did. People just want someone to blame sometimes, regardless if claims are true or not.

There... you see? A LOT of songs about something other than a relationship, who would've thought?! But even if every song was about a relationship, it wouldn't matter. Because artists can write and sing about whatever they want and locals' opinions don't really matter :)) Thanks for reading!

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