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By Charlotte Roark

I’ve been a fan of Taylor Swift for a long time and when she announced that she was dropping Midnights I was ecstatic. I’ve gone through all you need to know about her new album so you can relate to whichever Swiftie wants to talk about the new album. I’ve included my favorite line from each song and rated them to my personal preference.

She announced Midnights at the VMAs this year after winning, video of the year, best long-form video and best direction, for “All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version).”

Release date - Midnights released on October 21st, 2022 at midnight with a total of 13 songs. Three hours later Midnights (3am) was released with seven additional songs.

Midnights Mayhem with Me - Before Midnights was released Taylor had a series of Tik Toks where she released the names of all of the songs on her new album.

Tracklist

Lavender Haze 

A love song on Taylor’s and Joe’s relationship and the unwanted comments from the public. She just wants to stay in the “Lavender Haze”, the bubble of just them and their love for each other. “All they keep asking me (all they keep asking me), is if I'm gonna be your bride.” 6/10

Maroon 

A song about a failed love and all she gave up for this relationship just for it not to work out. “The mark you saw on my collarbone, the rust that grew between telephones, the lips I used to call home, so scarlet, it was maroon.” 6/10

Anti-Hero 

She believes that she is the problem in all of her relationships and all of her insecurities come to light. “It's me, hi, I'm the problem, it's me, at tea time, everybody agrees.” 7/10

Snow On the Beach (Ft. Lana Del Rey) 

She writes about both people in a relationship falling in love with each other simultaneously. She was criticized for not letting Lana Del Ray sing by herself and putting her on background vocals. “You wanting me tonight feels impossible, but it's coming down, no sound, it's all around, like snow on the beach.” 7/10

You're On Your Own, Kid

She writes about wanting and chasing love but as she grows up she realized that she is on her own. "From sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes, I gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this." 8/10

Midnight Rain 

A song about a failed love in her life that didn’t work because they were too different. “He was sunshine, I was midnight rain, he wanted it comfortable, I wanted that pain.” 8/10

Question...? 

She had a relationship fall apart and she wishes she could ask her ex all of these questions. “Can I ask you a question? Did you ever have someone kiss you in a crowded room?” 7/10

Vigilante Shit 

A revenge song where she helps a wife get proof that her husband is cheating on her and just generally disliking people. “I don’t dress for women, I don’t dress for men, lately I’ve been dressing for revenge.”4/10

Bejeweled 

A song about her figuring out that she deserves to have fun and doesn't have to shy away from the spotlight. “Best believe I'm still bejeweled, when I walk in the room,I can still make the whole place shimmer.” 8/10

Labyrinth 

A song about her falling in love again soon after she was heartbroken and being scared of falling too fast. “Uh-oh, I'm fallin' in love, Oh no, I'm fallin' in love again.” 7/10

Karma 

A song about how Karma is on her side because the person did something mean to her. “Karma's a relaxing thought, aren't you envious that for you it's not?” 8/10

Sweet Nothing 

In their relationship he never needed her to be more than who she was and he loves her the way she is. "Outside, they're push and shovin', you're in the kitchen hummin', all that you even wanted from me was nothin'." 10/10

Mastermind 

A song about how she has manipulated things to go her way in her relationship but how all she wants is a loving partner. “What if I told you none of it was accidental? And the first night that you saw me, nothing was gonna stop me.” 9/10

3am songs 

 

The Great War

She talks about a relationship staying together through hard experiences. “My hand was the one you reached for, all throughout the Great War.” 10/10

Bigger Than The Whole Sky

She writes about losing someone after knowing them for a short amount of time and wondering what would've happened if they had known each other better. “Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye, you were bigger than the whole sky.” 5/10

Paris

She writes about her relationship and being so in love that she doesn't care about distractions like the paparazzi. “I'm so in love that I might stop breathing, drew a map on your bedroom ceiling. No, I didn't see the news 'Cause we were somewhere else.” 9/10

High Infidelity

She writes about a relationship where she cheated on her spouse. “You know there's many different ways that you can kill the one you love, the slowest way is never loving them enough. Do you really wanna know where I was April 29th? Do I really have to tell you how he brought me back to life?” 8/10

Glitch

She writes about a relationship that started causal and then developed quickly into a serious relationship. “I think there's been a glitch, oh, yeah. Five seconds later, I'm fastening myself to you with a stitch, oh, yeah.” 6/10

Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve

She writes about her relationship with John Mayer when she was 19 and he was 32. She regrets her relationship as she looks back on it. “Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts. Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first.” 9/10

Dear Reader

She gives advice but she also advises the “reader” to not listen to her. “Dear reader, bend when you can, snap when you have to.” 4/10