TAYLOR Swift, more than a pop icon that she is, is a proficient singer-songwriter whose diverse music has accompanied and resonated with many lives. Some would say there is a Taylor Swift song for every occasion. If you went through a certain heartbreak, thirsty for revenge for someone who crossed you, dealing with life’s unpredictable naughtiness, wanting to hear folktales, and a whole lot more; a simple press on Spotify’s shuffle button can lead you to the Taylor Swift multiverse.
For the specific month of February, here are the top ten Taylor Swift songs to relate with the mood of love:
10. So High School
“You know how to ball, I know Aristotle”
Released from her most recent studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, this teenage-breeze music was theorized by a lot of Swift’s fans, the swifties, to be about her fresh and current romance with Travis Kelce.
This song perfectly captures the rawness of falling in love for another turn after a serious heartbreak. It pictures the childish thrill and excitement that one feels in the presence of their lover. It is a romance that is so sweet that it brings the essence of nostalgia. Being self-conscious when the person is around, mastering every detail of his facial features, the tiny things that seem insignificant but can make you blush; it reminds you of the innocent affairs that completed your youth— where having a trivial crush and having them notice you seems like the most romantic feeling in the world. It presents a love in a way that is not feared but adored.
This song is relatable to new couples who are yet to learn deeply about each other. While the magic of novelty is still kicking, it’s important to establish sweet moments that can serve as the foundation of the relationship in the long run.
9. Mine (Taylor’s Version)
“You are the best thing that’s ever been mine”
Indeed, one of the most beautiful statements one can give to their partners. Mine is a song that reflects Swift’s teenage emotions while navigating into an imaginative vision of a relationship she once had in her youth.
It’s about a girl who initially feared love due to preceding impressions, implying the failed marriage of her parents. Until she met this person who introduced her to the wonders of love from the excitement, romance and vulnerability. It goes with the saying that love conquers, even the toughest of shells.
However, every relationship is far from perfect. Fighting in the early morning and crying on the street; the song takes a realistic approach to love. These hurdles as a natural part of a relationship further strengthen their connection and understanding of each other. At the end of a challenging day to the relationship, love can dominate when understanding, patience, and love above all are prioritized.
This song can be related for couples who are undergoing rough patches in their relationship during the month of love. Conflicts make it easier for people to see the worst. But when a relationship seems too hazy to perceive, it is worth remembering the intimate moments you shared in secrecy, the beautiful memories that made you one, and the reasons to remain fighting for the relationship.
8. Call It What You Want
“I want to wear his initial / On a chain ’round my neck, chain ’round my neck / Not because he owns me / But ’cause he really knows me”
Can you love a person in their darkest moments? This song was released in 2017 when Swift’s career was on its lowest point after the Kim and Kanye incident. She was being constantly beaten up on social media, called fake and a liar, and branded as a snake. This forced Swift into hiding from the public eye but managed to find a type of love in peace and silence.
This song represents the warm comfort you feel with the right person. A type of love that embraces you fully even with the consequences. Love becomes greater than the ordeals when there is someone willing to run away with you when everything else fails. Even with the scars and bruises, mistakes and failures, someone will treat you like a precious gem worthy of cherishing. As they say, it is on the darkest skies that you can find the brightest stars.
This song is perfect for couples in the month of love. It serves as a reminder that a lover can be a best friend, a companion, and a savior, whom you can lay your faith on when everyone turns their back on you.
7. You Are In Love (Taylor’s Version)
“No proof, one touch / But you felt enough”
This song makes Taylor Swift not as the main character of the story but as a spectator of love between her friends, Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff who also served as the producer of the song. Instead of writing from her perspective, she chose to speak on behalf of a love she found inspiring.
The song portrays the everyday look of love from the most mundane activities to the grandest gestures that a couple shares. May it be on taking a breakfast together, small talks, late-night walking, and intimate touches, while also recognizing the unavoidable fights that are always resolved with proper communication. Appreciating these kinds of things helps lovers grow to value their relationship. It also showcases the vulnerability of lovers as they welcome each other’s fears and thoughts. This song carries a sentimental approach to love.
This can be inspiring for couples who are pressured into a grand celebration in the month of love as a proof of their relationship. When one tends to overlook the simplest details, it is important to remember that everyday can be proof of love as long as you communicate on a regular basis, appreciate every effort of a partner, and make each other feel loved and valued.
6. All of the Girls You Loved Before
“Every dead-end street / Led you straight to me”
Originally, an unreleased track from the Lover album, Swift made a decision to release the song after it was leaked and went viral on Tiktok in 2023.
This song has a positive and interesting approach to love. Imagine being so complacent and assured with the love that you have for a lover that you bear no ill-will or jealousy but genuine gratefulness to every woman he once loved for shaping him into the man you so love today. It is about recognizing past experiences, good and bad, taking the learnings at heart to embolden their individual characters. Rather than loathing their younger selves, it appreciates these immature versions that train their maturity to handle the relationship they currently have.
While this song primarily conveys gratitude for the past, it also satisfies the idea of a hopeless romantic. That maybe their soulmates are being prepared with the lessons from another before meeting them in the perfect state. It views love not as a linear path but a stair-like structure where every stage offers improvement for the present.
5. Love Story (Taylor’s Version)
“This love is difficult, but it’s real”
A timeless classic written in just twenty minutes after Swift’s parents disapproved of a guy she once liked. This song not only proved her lyrical prowess at an early stage but cemented her career into the mainstream.
Who doesn’t know the benchmark of every star-crossed lovers story, Romeo and Juliet? This song puts a twist on the famous Shakespearean couple without the poison, late-news, and tragic deaths. When the families of both parties initially forbid the romance between them, the two managed to find a way to keep their affair going through late-night meetings at the garden, secretly throwing pebbles, and private touches. While this song reflects the consequences of loving on a certain level, it proves that love follows its own rules refusing to be caged into the expectations of others. It is an inspiring kind of love that breaks every odd against its way.
In modern romance where people from your friends to families and even strangers can easily throw criticisms about who you love, this song serves as a reminder that validation appears insignificant when love is abundant.
4. Enchanted (Taylor’s Version)
“Please don’t be in love with someone else / Please don’t have somebody waiting on you”
Brace yourselves because this is not a heartbreak song as many liked to believe. Although Swift herself never confirmed who this song referred to, it is highly implied that it is about Adam Young the sole member of Owl City who sang the hit song, Fireflies.
This song signifies the beautiful yet overwhelming power of love when it strikes a person. That the bleakest scenarios can turn enchanting and sparkling when romance takes over. It represents the intense stages of infatuation or having a crush that makes a person anxious and fidgety just by thinking of that specific person. While the protagonist of the song never had the chance to reveal her feelings personally, she remains optimistic and hopeful of opportunities in the future to have their paths intertwined. This song takes a shot at love at first sight in a relatable and creative way.
In reality, we meet different people everyday; strangers we pass by on a random street while there are head turners who linger in our mind even for a brief moment of laying our sight on them. It may be humiliating to admit yet sometimes we tend to imagine what it feels like to have that person on our side. This song understands the beauty of attraction and infatuation on a deeper level.
3. Lover
“I’ve loved you three summers now, honey, / But I want ‘em all”
Written for her previous boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, this masterpiece of a song inspired the romantic ambiance of her life with her lover.
The song appreciates the long-time relationship with a partner that you can confidently declare and own as your lover. A kind of love built in comfort where you can both create your rules and follow them as you want. It also hints on the jealousy and doubts of someone when in love while also recognizing the bond and trust that surpasses these shallow issues. It is the overwhelming happiness that a couple feels together that makes one greedy of wishing every moment to remain in time and every second to be shared together.
For couples who have overcome multiple years of love and challenges, you can take this song in a slow dance while reminiscing every moment that led you to this exact point of love.
2. Daylight
“I once believed love would be black and white / But it’s golden”
Released as the last track from her album, Lover, this marks as one of Swift’s most vulnerable and honest songs.
This song realized different forms of love in different experiences. While there is a love that appears destructive, intense, and dark, there is a kind that is imbued with the shade of gold symbolizing forgiveness, light, and acceptance. From the mistakes, failures, and wrongdoings in previous relationships, it is vital not to simply throw them away as trash of the past. Instead learn to acknowledge that you were once a victim of love and caused the same pain on others. Embracing this part of you makes love meaningful at present. Like bathing in the warmth of daylight, this song embodies the feeling of contentment and security for the love that you experience today.
There are a lot of people who grew to fear love because of their unique experiences. But we should never let these things define us. Love is easier when you are not carrying the same burden on your back to weigh you down.
1. Invisible String
“All along there was some / Invisible string / Tying you to me”
With the surpise release of her album, Folklore, conceived Swifts’s one of if not the most romantic song in her discography. This song appears like a love letter to the journey of his six-year relationship with previous boyfriend, Joe Alwyn.
Do you believe that every action we make consciously or by chance leads to a specific pivotal moment in our life— an invisible string that pulls us into the right place? You may never notice it at this moment but your future lover can be the person you once brushed shoulders with on a train, the one you sit next to in a restaurant, or it can be someone close to you.
This sings a positive and sentimental outlook on love. That even with all the heartbreaks and pain, the right love awaits to heal the broken. And once the strings are pulled to make love happen, you will call back to past relationships without a glimpse of grievances knowing that you are in the haven of the right love.
When one is feeling down in the month of love for celebrating it alone, it is important to note that life does not offer a compass; it’ll just surprise us one day that the love we were seeking in vastness was right in front of our faces. Only if we remain hopeful, and with a little trust in fate, time will grant the love we deserve.
February as the month of love seems soulless without songs in the background to match the atmosphere of romance. So, grab your phones, add these songs to your playlists, and enjoy romance from the sound and stories of Taylor Swift.
