We are mere days away from Taylor Allison Swift’s latest creation, The Life of a Showgirl. I, along with millions of other Swifties, am waiting with baited breath to see what life-changing revelations this new narrative shall bring. But before we get the answers we so desperately need, I wanted to share with the world my predictions for each track and the topics I think they’ll cover.

Queer people have expressed it’s potential performative perception, and straight fans have expressed discomfort at the songs “unnecessary” nature. Yet at the end of the day, Swift’s advocacy, performative or not, always comes back with a positive effect.

Further proving that Taylor Swift can write and sing songs about every aspect of girlhood – whether you’re being pursued by someone who has a girlfriend or have a cheating boyfriend – “Girl At Home” deserves to be talked about more. 

While all of Swift’s album releases are highly anticipated, seeing the title and hearing the somber soliloquies that encompass track 5 specifically is an event in and of itself.

While TTPD contains some of Swift’s best work and “Robin” has many tracks to compete with for the top spot on the album, “Robin” should be appreciated for its storytelling, poeticism, nostalgia, and relatability, regardless of if you’re a parent, adult, or a naive child yourself. 

If you’re anyone like me, you’re not feeling too hot about the Trump Administration, or the things that are occurring after barely two weeks of enduring him in office. The feeling of looming dread that cascaded over you back in November has finally materialized and despite all your preparations…it’s somehow even worse than you expected.

While no album, no song, no lyric has ever fallen short of the earnest expectations Swift sets for herself (and outdoes), her tracks all carry different characteristics: lyricism and poeticism, instrumentals and production, and relatability.

Today is Friday, December 13th. This day is noteworthy not only for its spooky significance but also because on this day 35 years ago, Taylor Alison Swift was born. So, in honor of Taylor Swift turning 35 today, here are 5 things she popularized that revolutionized not only the music industry but pop culture as a whole. 

Some hate her, love her, or fall somewhere in between, but Swift and her artistry is something worth knowing.