Taylor Swift declared her reign over fall back in 2012 when she released Red. The album, while not inherently spooky, was emblematic of autumn. And over the course of 11 studio albums and four re-recorded albums, the 14-time Grammy winner has amplified her references to the spooky, creepy and haunting things in life.
From ghosts and monsters to witches and waking up in blood, here are the spookiest lyrics the pop superstar has conjured up, just in time for Halloween.
“Picture to Burn” from Taylor Swift
“I’m just sitting here planning my revenge.”
“The Story of Us” from Fearless
“And I’m dying to know, is it killing you like it’s killing me, yeah.”
“Sparks Fly” from Speak Now
“Give me something that’ll haunt me when you’re not around.”
“Better Than Revenge” from Speak Now
“Time for a little revenge.”
“Haunted” from Speak Now
“Can’t breathe whenever you’re gone / Can’t go back, I’m haunted.”
“Last Kiss” from Speak Now
“I’ll watch your life in pictures like I used to watch you sleep.”
“Ours” from Speak Now
“Ghosts from your past gonna jump out at me, lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles.”
“Innocent” from Speak Now
“Wasn’t it beautiful, running wild ’til you fell asleep, before the monsters caught up to you?”
“Back to December” from Speak Now
“And then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind.”
“I Knew You Were Trouble” from Red
“And the saddest fear comes creepin’ in.”
“Ronan” from Red
“And it’s about to be Halloween.”
“Treacherous” from Red
“I’ll follow you, follow you home.”
“Blank Space” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.”
“Bad Blood” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“Still got scars in my back from your knives.”
“How You Get the Girl” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“Stand there like a ghost, shaking from the rain.
“Wonderland” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“I should have slept with one eye open at night.”
“This Love” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“Your smile, my ghost, I fell to my knees.”
“Clean” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“I screamed so loud but no one heard a thing.”
“Out of the Woods” from 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
“But the monsters turned out to be just trees.”
“I Did Something Bad” from Reputation
“They’re burning all the witches, even if you aren’t one. So light me up.”
“…Ready for It” from Reputation
“But if he’s a ghost, then I can be a phantom.”
“Getaway Car” from Reputation
“Well he was running after us, I was screaming, ‘Go, go, go!’”
“Cruel Summer” from Lover
“Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes.”
“The Archer” from Lover
“I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost.”
“Paper Rings” from Lover
“Now I wake up in the night and watch you breathe.”
“Daylight” from Lover
“Not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night.”
“My Tears Richochet” from Folklore
“You know I didn’t want to have to haunt you, but what a ghostly scene.”
“Mirrorball” from Folklore
“Hush, I know they said the end is near.”
“Seven” from Folklore
“I’ve been meaning to tell you, I think your house is haunted.”
“This Is Me Trying” from Folklore
“Could’ve followed my fears all the way down.”
“Invisible String” from Folklore
“Cold was the steel of my axe to grind.”
“Mad Woman” from Folklore
“And women like hunting witches, too.”
“Cardigan” from Folklore
“You drew stars around my scars, but now I’m bleeding.”
“Gold Rush” from Evermore
“I don’t like that falling feels like flying ’til the bone crush.”
“No Body, No Crime” from Evermore
“I wasn’t lettin’ up until the day he died.”
“Happiness” from Evermore
“Past the blood and bruise, past the curses and cries.”
“Ivy” from Evermore
“I’d meet you where the spirit meets the bones.”
“Marjorie” from Evermore
“What died didn’t stay dead / You’re alive, you’re alive in my head”
“Anti-Hero” from Midnights
“When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people I’ve ghosted stand there in the room.”
“Glitch” from Midnights
“And I’m not even sorry, nights are so starry, blood moonlit.”
“Vigilante S—” from Midnights
“Draw the cat eye, sharp enough to kill a man.”
“Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve” from Midnights
“If clarity’s in death, then why won’t this die?”
“Dear Reader” from Midnights
“Dear reader, if it feels like a trap, you’re already in one.”
“My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys” from The Tortured Poets Department
“The voices in his head / Called the rain to end our days of wild”
“Down Bad”
“Down bad, wakin’ up in blood.”
“So Long, London”
“Two graves one gun.”
“Florida!!!”
“Well, me and my ghosts, wе had a hell of a time / Yes, I’m hauntеd, but I’m feeling just fine.”
“Guilty as Sin?”
“I’m seeing visions / Am I bad or mad or wise?”
“Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?”
“You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me.”
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“Still alivе, killing time at the cemеtery / Never quite buried.”
“The Black Dog”
“And hire a priest to come and exorcise my demons / Even if I die screaming.”
“Safe and Sound” from The Hunger Games soundtrack
“I remember you said don’t leave me here alone, but all that’s dead and gone and passed tonight.”
“Eyes Open” from The Hunger Games soundtrack
“Keep your aim locked, the night goes dark.”
“Beautiful Ghosts” from the Cats movie soundtrack
“I feel so alive with these phantoms of night.”
“Only the Young” from the Miss Americana documentary
“You’re screaming inside and frozen in time.”
