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13 Taylor Swift songs that say, 'winter'

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It's December, and you know what that means. Other than Timothée Chalamet's birth month, it's Swift season! Aside from "Christmas Tree Farm" and "New Year's Day," two obvious chilly season faves, here are 13 additional Swift songs that should be on your winter playlist to honor her 33rd birthday. 

1.) "The 1"


"Roaring 20s, tossing pennies in the pool
And if my wishes came true
It would've been you...
But it would've been fun
If you would've been the one"

First on our list is from Swift's 2020 album, "Folklore." Fans suspect that this is one of her several songs that reference F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby."

2.) "'Tis the damn season"


"We could call it even. You could call me babe for the weekend
'Tis the damn season, write this down..."

'Tis the damn season! It must be a strange feeling people get during the holidays if they've been through multiple relationships or had an ended relationship in between holiday seasons. This song illustrates that the winter season promotes feelings of nostalgia that are not so jolly, but rather bitter, if they're not spending it with the person they were with the prior year. 

3.) "Midnight Rain"


"My town was a wasteland
Full of cages, full of fences
Pageant queens and big pretenders
But for some, it was paradise...I broke his heart cause' he was nice"

 


Is it just me, or is this the best Swift song to sing over dramatically to? This song describes situations for those who don't realize they've got someone that's nearly perfect, kind, and sweet, but don't realize until it's too late, much like Jo and Laurie's relationship in "Little Women." The truth is that sometimes people just let go of the ones with the "picture perfect, shiny family holiday peppermint candy" kind of men.



4.) "Cardigan"


"And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
Under someone's bed
You put me on and said I was your favorite"

It's sweater weather season, what more can I write?

5.) "Evermore"


"And I was catching my breath
Barefoot in the wildest winter
Catching my death
And I couldn't be sure
I had a feeling so peculiar
That this pain would be for
Evermore"

I was never really a fan of low piano key sounds, but I love them in this song. I love how Swift concludes that the pain wouldn't be for evermore. It illustrates that when relationships end, the feeling at the moment, pain, seems as though it would last forever, but it doesn't because just as chapters come to a close, so does the feeling. 

6.) "Enchanted"


"I'll spend forever wondering if you knew
I was enchanted to meet you"

This song was featured in the 2012 film trailer of "The Vow"starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams, which I highly recommend. There's always going to be that one person that you come across in life that you can describe where you just felt wonderstruck to meet them, even if it was momentarily, that memory will stay with you forever. 

7.) "Champagne Problems"


"Because I dropped your hand while dancing
Crestfallen on the landing
Champagne problems
Left you out there standing"

The story of this song is similar to that of "Midnight Rain." The narrator in this song appears to have not chosen who could've been the one. Once again, it's the speaker leaving the other heartbroken.

8.) "Lover"


"We could leave the Christmas lights up til January"

The music video says Christmas all over it. Notice how the color scheme matches those of rainbow Christmas lights. It's so heartwarming to see a newly married couple in their new house. 

9.) "Sweet Nothing"


"They said the end is coming
Everyone's up to something
I find myself running home to your
Sweet nothings"

The soft tune in this song sounds so delicate like sprinkles of snow or rain. 

10.) "Lavender Haze"


"I feel the lavender haze creeping up on me
Surreal, I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say"

This song discusses the pressures a woman may feel when being in a relationship, specifically highlighting the judgement of others. The pulsating rhythm and beat illustrates the narrator's hazy feeling from the stress of those surrounding her. 

11.) "Snow on The Beach"


"Are we falling like snow at the beach?
Weird but f*cking beautiful
Flying in a dream, stars by the pocketful"

The thought of snow on the beach is so peculiar, yet such a pretty visual. Don't you agree?

12.) "Maroon"


"And I chose you
The one I was dancin' with
In New York, no shoes
Looked up at the sky and it was
The burgundy on my T-shirt when you splashed your wine into me
And how the blood rushed into my cheeks, so scarlet, it was
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"

I spot a possible literary reference to Nathaniel Hawthorne's "The Scarlet Letter." If so, this isn't the first Hawthorne reference that Swift made. Remember the chorus to her hit, "Love Story," "Cause you were Romeo, I was a Scarlet Letter?"

13.) "Back to December"


I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time

Remember when Swift was dating the other Taylor, that is, Taylor Lautner? To conclude this playlist, we have  "Back To December," which Lautner confirmed was about him. It's funny because Lautner is now married to Taylor. Not that Taylor! Taylor Dome, of course, who he met through his sister.

What Swift songs are you listening to this winter season? Let me know in the social media comments! 

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