Swift Album Shuffle Showdown (2)

[A] The Tortured Poets Department | Named after the 1920s "It Girl," this track traces fame's cyclical nature through Hollywood history.

[C] The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology | This forensic examination of relationship demise arrived in the surprise 2 AM bonus tracks.

[B] The Tortured Poets Department | Piano-driven devastation calls out emotional manipulation with some of Taylor's most cutting lyrics ever.

[D] 1989 | Imogen Heap co-wrote this addiction recovery metaphor that closes 1989 with rain, drought, and finally breathing.

[C] Fearless | Taylor's father cried hearing this Romeo-Juliet rewrite, knowing it would change their lives completely.

[A] Taylor Swift | Inspired by her neighbors' 50-year marriage, 16-year-old Taylor wrote this from ages seven to eighty-seven.

[D] Midnights | Co-written with Joe Alwyn under his William Bowery pseudonym, celebrating quiet love over public spectacle.

[B] Lover | High school metaphors tackle America's political climate while chanting crowds create stadium-ready production moments.

[A] Speak Now | Six minutes and forty-three seconds of guitar-driven reckoning that John Mayer called "cheap songwriting."

[C] Red | Dan Wilson collaboration captures the dangerous thrill of falling despite knowing better, with layered harmonies throughout.

[B] Fearless | Written during math class about

[D] Evermore | Matt Berninger's baritone joins Taylor at an abandoned theme park, exploring relationship regrets through carnival imagery.

[C] Evermore | Hometown holiday hookup anthem that launched countless "if I wanted to" TikToks about complicated ex dynamics.

[A] The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology | Peter Pan metaphors explore refusing to grow up, hidden in the 2 AM anthology surprise.

[D] Folklore | Aaron Dessner's first Taylor collaboration opens folklore with wistful what-ifs and rose-flowing-with-your-chosen-family imagery.

[B] Evermore | Track five tradition continues with this portrait of one-sided love inspired by Rebecca novel dynamics.

[A] Reputation | Acoustic verses explode into dance-pop choruses, capturing doomed love that dances despite inevitable ending.

[C] Lover | Saxophone jazz influences create Lover's sultriest moment while comparing romance to religious devotion in New York.

[B] 1989 | Ryan Tedder production opens Taylor's New York era with synths bright enough to light up Manhattan.

[D] Midnights | Self-love disco anthem sparkles with confidence, reminding everyone that Taylor can still make the whole place shimmer.

[C] Folklore | Connecting pandemic frontlines to Taylor's grandfather's WWII service through ambient production and

[A] The Tortured Poets Department | Upbeat production masks lyrics about performing through heartbreak, capturing the "show must go on" mentality.

[D] Red | That dubstep drop changed everything, proving Taylor could genre-hop while keeping her storytelling DNA intact.

[B] Red | Paris café

[A] The Tortured Poets Department | Religious imagery meets emotional infidelity in this exploration of thought crimes versus actual betrayal.

[C] Speak Now | Six minutes of layered vocals build to desperate pleas about new love, reportedly inspired by Owl City's Adam Young.

[B] Lover | Steel drums and children's choir create Lover's most experimental track about love evolving from childhood friendship.

[D] Taylor Swift | Sweet teenage crush preserved in country amber, written for a boy named Cory who Taylor barely knew.

[C] Midnights | Taylor's biggest Spotify hit dissects her worst traits over Jack Antonoff's bouncing production and midnight spiral honesty.

[A] Speak Now | Orchestra meets rock guitars in this dramatic plea that sounds like running through a thunderstorm.