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Below is a collection of lyric starters taken from Taylor Swift’s eighth album ‘folklore’.

The album holds references to: sex, alcohol, blood, depression, warfare, toxic relationships, medical failure, death as well as lines that could be taken as suicidal thoughts and parental abuse — so please be mindful if you are sensitive to these subjects. All lyrics are posted as written on the album, but feel free to change pronouns or words to fit your purposes.

i’m doing good, i’m on some new shit.

i thought I saw you at the bus stop

the greatest films of all time were never made

if you wanted me, you really should’ve showed

we were something, don’t you think so?

if my wishes came true, it would’ve been you

in my defense, i have none for never leaving well enough alone

it would’ve been fun if you would’ve been the one

you know the greatest loves of all time are over now 

if one thing had been different would everything be different today? 

when you are young, they assume you know nothing 

i felt like I was an old cardigan 

a friend to all is a friend to none 

to kiss in cars and downtown bars was all we needed 

you drew stars around my scars but now I’m bleedin' 

i knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs 

cause i knew everything when I was young

i knew i’d curse you for the longest time 

i knew you’d miss me once the thrill expired and you’d be standin’ in my front porch light 

i knew you’d come back to me 

the wedding was charming, if a little gauche

there goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen 

who knows, if she never showed up, what could’ve been 

she had a marvelous time ruining everything 

there goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen 

i had a marvelous time ruining everything 

i can see you standing, honey, with his arms around your body 

it took you five whole minutes to pack us up and leave me with it

you were my town, now I’m in exile 

i can see you starin’, honey, like he’s just your understudy 

I’m not your problem anymore, so who am i offending now? 

there is no amount of crying i can do for you 

you didn’t even hear me out

you didn’t even see the signs 

cause you never gave a warning sign 

i gave so many signs

if I’m on fire, you'll be made of ashes, too 

even on my worst day, did i deserve, babe, all the hell you gave me? 

cause i loved you, i swear i loved you til my dying day 

i didn’t have it in myself to go with grace 

if I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake? 

you wear the same jewels that i gave you as you bury me 

you know i didn’t want to have to haunt you 

when i’d fight, you used to tell me i was brave 

and i can go anywhere i want just not home 

you can aim for my heart, go for blood but you would still miss me in your bones 

you had to kill me, but it killed you just the same 

i’ll show you every version of yourself tonight 

i want you to know i’m a mirrorball, i can change everything about me to fit in 

i’m still a believer, but i don’t know why 

are there still beautiful things? 

and though i can’t recall your face i still got love for you 

love you to the moon and to saturn 

i think your house is haunted. your dad is always mad and that must be why 

i think you should come live with me 

never have i ever before

will you call when you’re back at school?

i remember thinkin’ i had you 

for me, it was enough to live for the hope of it all 

so much for summer love

you weren’t mine to lose

i can see us twisted in bed sheets 

i’ve been having a hard time adjusting 

i didn't know if you’d care if i came back 

i just wanted you to know that this is me trying 

pulled the car off the road to the lookout, could’ve followed my fears all the way down 

they told me all of my cages were mental, so i got wasted like all my potential 

my words shoot to kill when i’m mad, i have a lot of regrets about that 

it’s hard to be at a party when i feel like an open wound 

that’s the thing about illicit affairs and clandestine meetings and longing stares, it’s born from just one single glance but it dies a million little times

you showed me colors you know i can’t see with anyone else 

don’t call me “kid,”

don’t call me “baby”

you taught me a secret language i can’t speak with anyone else 

you know damn well, for you, i would ruin myself a million little times 

were there clues i didn’t see? 

isn’t it just so pretty to think all along there was some invisible string, tying you to me?

time cutting me open, then healing me fine 

what did you think i’d say to that? 

fuck you forever

every time you call me crazy, i get more crazy 

when you say i seem angry, i get more angry 

it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together 

i’m taking my time cause you took everything from me 

sir, i think he’s bleeding out

you dream of some epiphany, just one single glimpse of relief to make some sense of what you’ve seen 

doc, i think she’s crashing out

some things you just can’t speak about 

i won’t make assumptions about why you switched your homeroom but i think it’s ‘cause of me 

the worst thing that i ever did was what i did to you 

would you trust me if i told you it was just a summer thing? 

i don’t know anything but i know i miss you 

if i just showed up at your party, would you have me? 

our coming-of-age has come and gone 

i never had the courage of my convictions 

i could never give you peace 

i’m a fire and i'll keep your brittle heart warm if your cascade, ocean wave blues come 

all these people think love’s for show but i would die for you in secret 

would it be enough if i could never give you peace? 

your integrity makes me seem small 

i’d give you my sunshine, give you my best but the rain is always gonna come if you’re standin’ with me 

you know i left a part of me back in new york 

you knew the hero died so what’s the movie for? 

darling, this was just as hard as when they pulled me apart 

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“  so  obviously ,  you  know  who  we  are. ”

“ we  came  here  tonight  to  step  back  into  the  spotlight. ”

“ the  biggest  sinner  is  obvs  the  winner. ”

“ she  who  had  the  son  takes  number  one. ”

“ i’m  about  to  win  this  competition. ” 

“ since  the  day  i  arrived  in  england ,  let’s  just  say  my  faith  has  been  tested  on  more  than  one  occasion. ”

“ and  i’m  like … okay. ”

“ but  then  [name]  dies  and ,  naturally ,  i’m  in  prison  for  seven  years.  really  helped  with  the  grieving  process ,  ya  know ? ” 

“ i  just  don’t  think  i  would  look  that  good  in  a  whimple. ”  

“ will  she  be  the  one  to  win ? ” 

“ what ?  oh … sorry. ”  

“ what  a  weekend.  i’m  literally  like  dead. ”

“ [name]  was  a  massive  bi - ”

“ yeah ,  like ,  i  had  a  daughter  and  he  literally  chopped  my  head off. ”

“ i  was  lucky  in  so  many  ways. ” 

“ wow  what  a  stressful  situation  that  never  happened. ”

“ you  queens  kicked  some  major ass ! ” 

“ girl  power !  woo ! ” 

“ i  stood  by  him.  it  didn’t  matter  how  many  stupid  things  he  did ,  i  was  there  by  his  side. ” 

“ it  wasn’t  because  i  was  weak  or  scared.  but  it  was  because  i  loved  him. ” 

“ after  all ,  what  hurts  more  than  a  than  a  broken  heart ? ” 

“ the  time  has  come  for  you  to  select  your  bride ! ” 

“  i  guess  you  already  know  what  happened  next. ”

“ how  could  anyone  overcome  a  fate  as  devastating ? ” 

“ that  doesn’t  sound  difficult  at  all. ” 

“ oh  well ,  back  to  the  palace ! ” 

“ if  that  doesn’t  capture  the  audience's  hearts  than i  don’t  know  what  will. ” 

“ I  LOST  MY  HEAD ! ” 

“ your  lives  sounded  terrible … and  your  songs. ” 

“ being  rejected  for  your  looks  legitimately  sounds  really  rough … i  wouldn’t  know  anything  about  that. ” 

“ i  can’t  even  begin  to  think  of  how  i’m  going  to  compete  with  you  all … oh  wait ,  like  this. ” 

“ and  then  i  was  beheaded. ” 

“ seeing  as  i  had  the  worst  time ,  and  ya  know  by  the  rules  of  the  competition ,  i  am  now  the  leading  lady  of  the  girl  group !  hit  it ! ” 

“ you  had  it  bad ,  but  that  was  not  the  most  heart  wrenching  song  we’ve  heard  this  evening. ” 

“ excuse  me ?  were  you  not  listening  to  my  song ?  there  were  four  choruses ! ”  

“ i  was  literally  shipped  over  from  a  foreign  country ,  not  knowing  a  single  word  of  english  to  marry  some  random  dude. ” 

“ nice  neck ,  by  the  way. ” 

“ oh  boo  hoo !  baby  [name]  had  the  chickenpox  and  you  weren’t  there  to  hold  her  hand.  ya  know ,  it’s  funny  because  when  i  wanted  to  hold  my  newborn  son ,  i  died ! ” 

“ guys  i  have  the  plague ! ” 

“ it’s  time  to  decide  who  won ! ” 

“ oh !  i’m  [name].  i  draw  the  line  in  arbitrary  places. ” 

“ she  probably  doesn’t  even  had  a  story  to  tell. ” 

“ i’ll  tell  you  a  story.  take  a  seat. ” 

“ gold  star  for  [name]. ”  

“ i  had  to  keep  finding  new  husbands  to  avoid  being  ostracised. ” 

“ he  seemed  like  he  might  stick  around  for  awhile  and ,  you guessed  it ,  he  turned  out  to  be  the  love  of  my  life.  we  had  this  plan  to  get  married , actually. ” 

“ i  had  to  write  a  letter  to  [name] … ending  things. ” 

“ wait … i  don’t  get  it. ” 

“ when  we  get  together  as  a  group ,  everyone  notices  that  [name]  can’t  dance. ” 

“ yeah … i  read. ” 

so i can’t address you privately,  because you’ve blocked me on all of your blogs despite the fact i have never,  in any way,  attempted to interact with you before  ( which is suspicious on its own )  but i have temporarily unblocked you on the off chance you wanna address your thievery,  nia.

so let’s start with the things you’re not ripping off from me : ugly,  in defense of pansy parkinson,  is a beautifully written character study / fanfic that you’ve wholesale lifted from.  namely,  her working for rita skeeter and “clutching  the  INQUISITORIAL  SQUAD  pin  between  ragged  fingers.“  ( that’s a link )

send a symbol from your muse to mine.   add  ↪  for a reverse from my muse to yours !

🍳   :   cook breakfast in bed for my muse.

💝   :   give a box of chocolates to my muse.

🍿    :   watch a rom-com with my muse.

💐   :   give flowers to my muse.

👙    :   buy lingerie for my muse.

💌   :   leave my muse a card from a secret admirer.

🍽️   :   take my muse out for dinner for two.

❤️   :   give a gift to my muse.   (   specify.   )

🐶   :   surprise my muse with a puppy.

🐱   :   surprise my muse with a kitten.

💔   :   break up with my muse.

🏩   :   book a valentine’s trip away with my muse.

💍    :   propose to my muse.

🔥    :   flirt with my muse.

😳   :   confess your muse’s love to my muse.

😘   :   kiss my muse.

🐻   :   give my muse a valentine’s teddy bear.

💃    :   dance with my muse.

send  one  of  these  in  to  see  my  muse’s  reaction (  add “ +reverse”  for  my  muse  to  do  the  action  to  yours ) !

[ be my valentine ]  to ask my muse to be your muse’s valentine.

[ ring in a box ]  to propose to my muse.

[ box of chocolates ]  to give my muse a box of chocolates.

[ romantic song ]  to serenade my muse with a romantic song.

[ flowers ]  to hand my muse a bouquet of their favourite flowers.

[ smooches ]  to kiss my muse on the lips.

[ cheek kiss ]  to kiss my muse on the cheek.

[ lingerie ]  to gift my muse sexy lingerie.

[ dinner ]  to ask my muse out to a fancy dinner.

[ breakfast ]  to surprise my muse with breakfast in bed.   

[ confession ]  to confess romantic feelings to my muse.

[ love letter ]  to give my muse a love letter.

[ chefs kiss ]  to cook my muse their favourite meal.

[ oversized teddy ]  to gift my muse a giant teddy bear.

[ cheesy ]  to tell my muse a cheesy pickup line ( bonus if you include the line ).   

[ chocolate strawberries ]  to gift my muse chocolate covered strawberries.

[ rom com ]  to have a rom com movie marathon with my muse.

[ jealousy ]  to get jealous that my muse has a different valentine.

[ bake off ]  to challenge my muse to a heart-shaped cake bake off.

[ slow dance ]  to slow dance with my muse.

[ bubble bath ]  to soak in a warm bubble bath with my muse.

Send ‘◎’ and I’ll generate a number from 1-10 for a situation where my muse blurts out ‘I love you’ to your muse. (Mixture of fluffy, nsfw and angsty)

In an argument

While kissing

Last words

While half asleep

During foreplay/sex

As a goodbye

While dreaming

While drunk

When reunited with your muse

send some letters to find out more about my muse   !

A   :   AFFECTION.   how does your muse show affection?

B   :   BOUQUET.   does your muse like flowers? which ones are their favourite?

C   :   CHOCOLATE.   does your muse like chocolate? which one is their favourite?

D   :   DATE.   what is your muse’s ideal date? where / who with / etc?

E   :   EMBRACE.   does your muse like hugs? what are their hugs like?

F   :   FLIRT.   is your muse good at flirting? how do they flirt?

G   :   GIFT.   is your muse good at gift - giving or do they struggle to get it right?

H   :   HEART.   is your muse quick or slow to give their heart away?

I    :   I LOVE YOU.   does your muse find ‘i love you’ easy or hard to say?

J   :   JEALOUSY.   does your muse get jealous in a relationship?

K   :   KISS.   is your muse a good kisser? why / why not? 

L   :   LOVE.   who does your muse love?

M   :   MOONLIGHT.   what is your muse’s ideal date? where / who with / etc?

N   :   NAUGHTY.   what is your muse like in bed?

O   :   ODE.   does your muse have a way with words?

P   :   PARTNER.   what does your muse look for in a partner? looks / personality?

Q   :   QUESTION.   would your muse ask the big question or expect their partner to?

R   :   ROMANCE.   is your muse a romantic or a cynic?

S   :   SWEETHEART.   did your muse have a childhood sweetheart?

T   :   TRUE LOVE.   does your muse believe in true love?

U   :   UNREQUITED.   has your muse had their heart broken?

V   :   VALENTINE.   how does your muse feel about valentine’s day?

W  :   WEDDING.   would your muse get married? why / why not?

X   :   XOXO.   does your muse use / like pet names?

Y   :   YOURS.   does your muse get protective easily?