Taylor Swift's Lyrics Have A Lasting Legacy On Social Media!
By Taylor Hodgkins on August 23, 2023 at 4:00 PM EDT
'Swifties' often make Taylor Swift lyrics "come back stronger than a 90's trend" on X!
The 33-year-old pop star is one of the biggest musicians of the modern era. Amid the seemingly never-ending string of news regarding the "You're Losing Me" singer, her fans frequently keep a spot for her lyrics on the trending charts of X.
It's also common for Swifties to have discussions dissecting Swift's countless lyrical compositions!
The eighth month of the year has seemingly been claimed by the lyrics to "august" from her first of two albums from 2020, "folklore", in online spaces. When Ticketmaster's handling of massive traffic amid the 'Eras Tour' began dominating news outlets last winter, many US congress members quoted Swift's lyrics after multiple lawsuits were filed.
"Lyric bot" accounts dedicated to the "You Belong With Me" singer's vast lyrical library are also common finds on X (formerly Twitter).
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Swifties are also commonly chatting about their favorite lyrical compositions in general. Let's take a look at the legacy of Swift's songwriting skills on X!
'Swifties' Commonly Relate Swift's Lyrics To Their Own Lives!
If u don’t scream every lyric to the Cruel Summer bridge with me then we can’t be friends @taylorswift13 #taylorswift pic.twitter.com/9yz8W1sesi
— Doug The Pug (@itsdougthepug) August 19, 2023
Generalized discussions about Swift's lyrics seemingly serve as the undercurrent of discussions regarding the "False God" singer on X.
'i pictured you with other girls in love then threw up on the street' is taylor swift's realest lyric," one Swiftie posted, referring to the bonus "Midnights" track "You're Losing Me."
"babe, are you okay? you've been retweeting a lot of sad taylor swift lyrics x," another Swiftie posted!
Everytime y’all use a Taylor swift lyric for a book couple I just sit there and pretend I get it 😭😂pic.twitter.com/jv59Fe2eNr
— Asma (@kenjisluver) August 16, 2023
"the girlhood lyrics tiktoks of girls at taylor swift concerts when she has an actual lyrics that says 'give me back my girlhood it was my first,'' another Swiftie posted, regarding the "Midnights" track "Would've Could've Should've."
"the most realistic taylor swift lyric has to be "i hit my peak at seven'," a Swiftie wrote, referring to the "folklore' track "seven."
I hate Taylor swift but she ate with the lyrics of this one pic.twitter.com/GK2bwU7AwS
— 7 (@inwytys) August 22, 2023
"my brain is basically all taylor swift lyrics at this point," another Swiftie posted, echoing perhaps one of the most universally relatable thoughts of her fanbase.
'Swifties' Frequently Commemorate The Month Of August
taylor swift was right, august did slip away into a moment in time pic.twitter.com/QUEmYUK7Cb
— ivy (@classivi) August 22, 2023
Swift's "august" from "folklore" discusses the month of August going by extremely fast while the narrator is engulfed in the feeling of a not-so-official summer romance. No matter the point during the month, Swifties can be found posting its lyrics or posting relatable content!
"girls don’t want boyfriends girls want taylor swift to run towards them during the bridge of august," one Swiftie posted.
"I just know Taylor Swift is so happy with herself right now that august has a cat trend rn. I just KNOW she is scrolling through that sound just giggling with pure delight," a Swiftie predicted.
august by taylor swift is such a cultural reset that even the creator of the calendar we all are using right now named a month after the song pic.twitter.com/QVXD9MqexV
— matt⸆⸉ (@reputamatt) August 12, 2023
A Swiftie quote-posted a fellow Swiftie's post reading "why is august going by so fast??" with the response, 'Because Taylor Swift said 'august slipped away into a moment in time' and 'august slipped away like a bottle of wine.''
"august by ms taylor swift has a special place in my heart ngl," a Swiftie chimed in.
"I think we can all thank taylor swift for giving us a boost of serotonin every time we listen to the august bridge," another posted.
i hate taylor swift hate she isn’t even that bad have you heard august.
— d’arcy 🪓 =w= (@Pussydestroyr36) August 21, 2023
"my entire fyp page on tiktok is people spinning their pets around to Taylor swift's august it's perfect," a fan pointed out!
in addition to the color red, the month of august and the number 13 taylor swift does now also own these mini braids I don’t make the rules pic.twitter.com/DpUFiHo3xa
— emilia 🎀 is seeing tay (@wouldvbeensweet) August 20, 2023
It's also extremely common to see multiple Swift tracks trending at the same time; as of this writing, "Karma" and "You're Losing Me" are both trending!