Taylor Swift is one of the best singer-songwriters of our generation. She brought us the ultimate breakup anthem to cry with beautifully.
If you currently just broke up or miss someone or just had a painful love story, here’s the Taylor Swift break up songs for your playlist!
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs to Hug Your Heart
We want to have a successful relationship, a romantic kinship with your loved ones, and a happy ending like those couples in the 90’s rom-com movies.
But, things didn’t always go the way you wanted. You thought he/she was the one, but nah. Or, you’ve been in an on-and-off treacherous relationship that you finally cut the knot of.
That breaks your heart but at least in every sad beautiful tragic love story, you can express yourself by singing Taylor Swift songs for ex boyfriends loudly.
Add these Taylor Swift sad songs playlist to calm and warm your heart!
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Taylor Swift’ Album (2006)
The young Taylor Swift is badass and we love it. The lyrics from her first album are honest, romantic, deep, and brutal at the same time.
1. Picture To Burn
This is the song you scream when your ex really really gets you mad and it’s time to burn their pictures!
I hate that stupid old pickup truck
You never let me drive
You’re a redneck heartbreak
Who’s really bad at lying
So watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time
As far as I’m concerned
You’re just another picture to burn!
2. Cold As You
This is the sad song about someone who ruin your perfect days, never cares about you, and gives you nothing.
Oh, what a shame, what a rainy ending given to a perfect day
So just walk away, ain’t no use defending words that you will never say
And now that I’m sitting here thinking it through
I’ve never been anywhere cold as you
3. Should’ve Said No
This is the angry breakup song. Please, watch her performance for this song, so rock and roll.
You should’ve said “No”, you should’ve gone home
You should’ve thought twice ‘fore you let it all go
You should’ve known that word
‘Bout what you did with her’d
Get back to me (get back to me).
And I should’ve been there in the back of your mind
I shouldn’t be asking myself, “Why?”
You shouldn’t be begging for forgiveness at my feet…
You should’ve said “No”, baby, and you might still have me
4. A Perfectly Good Heart
This is when you wonder why he broke your heart. This is the song about the first heartbreak of your life.
Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
Why would you wanna take our love and tear it all apart, now?
Why would you wanna make the very first scar?
Why would you wanna break a perfectly good heart?
It’s not unbroken anymore
How do I get it back the way it was before?
5. Tim McGraw
Well, this is not directly a breakup song. This is still a romantic song but I feel like I might send this song to my ex and wish he still thinks of me when he listens to Taylor Swift songs somewhere.
But when you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness
I hope you think that little black dress
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me
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Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Fearless’ Album (2008)
Taylor Swift re-released this album on April 9, 2021 entitled ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’.
1. Forever & Always
That guy broke his promises when he said ‘forever and always’ then you sing this song so he’ll know how bad he makes you feel.
And I stare at the phone
He still hasn’t called
And then you feel so low
You can’t feel nothing at all
And you flashback to
When he said “forever and always”
Oh, and it rains in your bedroom
Everything is wrong
It rains when you’re here
And it rains when you’re gone
I was there when you said “forever and always”
2. White Horse
He broke up with you after everything and now he’s asking you back. Nope. Here’s the Taylor Swift break up song for him!
That I’m not a princess, this ain’t a fairytale
I’m not the one you’ll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell
This ain’t Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it’s too late for you and your white horse to come around
3. Breathe
This could be the song about a breakup but deeper than that, this is a sad song when you lose someone who is so important to you, the farewell song. That losing them got you breathless and life couldn’t be the same without them.
And we know it’s never simple, never easy
Never a clean break, no one here to save me
You’re the only thing I know like the back of my hand
And I can’t breathe without you, but I have to
Breathe without you, but I have to
4. You’re Not Sorry
Ugly crying over this song cause it’s painful but true.
But you don’t have to call anymore
I won’t pick up the phone
This is the last straw
Don’t wanna hurt anymore
And you can tell me that you’re sorry
But I don’t believe you baby
Like I did before
You’re not sorry… no, no, no
5. The Way I Loved You
You reminisced about how good it was. It doesn’t work for the two of you but it was beautiful the way you loved him.
I miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rain
It’s 2 AM and I’m cursing your name
I’m so in love that I acted insane
And that’s the way I loved you
Breaking down and coming undone
It’s a roller coaster kind of rush
And I never knew I could feel that much
And that’s the way I loved you oh, oh
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Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Speak Now’ Album (2010)
We are still waiting for the Speak Now Taylor’s Version. This album is magical.
1. Back To December
You just realize how good he was, how perfect he was, how beautiful it was, when he was already gone. You wish to go back in time when he was with you and you wanna treat him better.
Even when you finally healed, this will forever be your anthem in December!
But this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you, saying, “I’m sorry for that night.”
And I go back to December
It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
Wishing I’d realized what I had when you were mine
I’d go back to December, turn around and make it all right
I’d go back to December, turn around and change my own mind
2. Dear John
This is one of the saddest Taylor Swift songs for ex boyfriend.
Dear John
I see it all now that you’re gone
Don’t you think I was too young to be messed
With?
The girl in the dress
Cried the whole way home
I should’ve known
3. The Story of Us
Now I’m standing alone in a crowded room and we’re not speaking
And I’m dying to know if it’s killing you like it’s killing me, yeah?
I don’t know what to say, since the twist of fate when it all broke down
And the story of us looks a lot like a tragedy now
4. Better Than Revenge
Someone steals your boyfriend, so there’s nothing I do better than revenge.
Soon she’s gonna find
Stealing other people’s toys
On the playground won’t make you many friends
She should keep in mind
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge
5. Last Kiss
So I’ll go sit on the floor
Wearing your clothes
All that I know is
I don’t know how to be something you miss
I never thought we’d have a last kiss
I never imagined we’d end like this
Your name, forever the name on my lips
6. Haunted
Come on, come on, don’t leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Something’s gone terribly wrong
You’re all I wanted
Come on, come on, don’t leave me like this
I thought I had you figured out
Can’t breathe whenever you’re gone
Can’t turn back now, I’m haunted
7. If This Was A Movie
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You would, you would if this was a movie
Stand in the rain outside ’til I came out
Come back, come back, come back to me like
You could, you could if you just said you’re sorry
I know that we could work it out somehow
But if this was a movie you’d be here by now
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Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘RED’ Album (2012)
RED is a powerful album. Ah, can’t explain. This album holds many breakup songs but in a more mature point of view.
Taylor Swift re-released this album on November 12, 2021 entitled ‘Red (Taylor’s Version)’.
1. Red
Touching him was like realizing all you ever wanted was right there in front of you
Memorizing him was as easy as knowing all the words to your old favorite song
Fighting with him was like trying to solve a crossword and realizing there’s no right answer
Regretting him was like wishing you never found out that love could be that strong
Losing him was blue like I’d never known
Missing him was dark grey all alone (whoa)
Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody you never met
But loving him was red
2. I Knew You Were Trouble
‘Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I’d never been
‘Til you put me down, oh
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
So shame on me now
Flew me to places I’d never been
Now I’m lying on the cold hard ground
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
Oh, oh, trouble, trouble, trouble
3. All Too Well
Don’t debate me when I say All Too Well is the most heartbreak song of hers. It tells a story, some deep feeling, pain, love, just something that relates to you. I am crying.
‘Cause there we are again in the middle of the night
We’re dancing ’round the kitchen in the refrigerator light
Down the stairs, I was there, I remember it all too well, yeah
Maybe we got lost in translation, maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece ’til you tore it all up
Running scared, I was there, I remember it all too well
4. I Almost Do
I bet this time of night you’re still up
I bet you’re tired from a long hard week
I bet you’re sitting in your chair by the window looking out at the city
And I bet sometimes you wonder about me
And I just wanna tell you
It takes everything in me not to call you
And I wish I could run to you
And I hope you know that every time I don’t
I almost do
I almost do
5. We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together
I remember when we broke up the first time
Saying, “This is it, I’ve had enough,” ’cause like
We hadn’t seen each other in a month
When you said you needed space. (What?)
Then you come around again and say
“Baby, I miss you and I swear I’m gonna change, trust me.”
Remember how that lasted for a day?
I say, “I hate you,” we break up, you call me, “I love you.”
Ooh, we called it off again last night
But ooh, this time I’m telling you, I’m telling you
We are never ever ever getting back together
We are never ever ever getting back together
You go talk to your friends, talk to my friends, talk to me
But we are never ever ever ever getting back together
6. The Last Time (feat. Gary Lightbody)
This is the last time I’m asking you this
Put my name at the top of your list
This is the last time I’m asking you why
You break my heart in the blink of an eye, eye, eye
7. Sad Beautiful Tragic
Distance, timing, breakdown, fighting
Silence, the train runs off its tracks
Kiss me, try to fix it, could you just try to listen?
Hang up, give up and for the life of us we can’t get back
A beautiful magic love there
What a sad beautiful tragic, beautiful tragic, beautiful
8. The Moment I Knew
What do you say
When tears are streaming down your face
In front of everyone you know?
And what do you do when the one
Who means the most to you
Is the one who didn’t show?
You should’ve been here
And I would’ve been so happy
9. Come Back… Be Here
And this is when the feeling sinks in
I don’t wanna miss you like this
Come back… be here, come back… be here
I guess you’re in New York today
I don’t wanna need you this way
Come back… be here, come back… be here
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Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘1989’ Album (2014)
We are still waiting for the 1989 Taylor’s Version. This album is her first pop album and it hits differently.
Here are some Taylor Swift heartbreak songs on this album:
1. Style
You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt
And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt
And when we go crashing down, we come back every time
‘Cause we never go out of style
We never go out of style
2. Out Of The Woods
Looking at it now
Last December (last December)
We were built to fall apart
Then fall back together (back together)
Ooh, your necklace hanging from my neck
The night we couldn’t quite forget
When we decided (we decided)
To move the furniture so we could dance
Baby, like we stood a chance
Two paper airplanes flying, flying, flying
And I remember thinkin’
Are we out of the woods yet?
3. All You Had To Do Was Stay
Stay
Hey, all you had to do was stay
Had me in the palm of your hand
Then why’d you have to go and lock me out when I let you in?
Stay
Hey, now you say you want it back
Now that it’s just too late
Well, could’ve been easy
All you had to do was stay
4. I Wish You Would
I wish you would come back
Wish I never hung up the phone like I did
I wish you knew that I’d never forget you as long as I live
And I wish you were right here, right now, it’s all good
I wish you would
5. Wildest Dreams
Say you’ll remember me
Standin’ in a nice dress
Starin’ at the sunset, babe
Red lips and rosy cheeks
Say you’ll see me again
Even if it’s just in your
Wildest dreams, ah, ha
Wildest dreams, ah, ha
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Reputation’ Album (2017)
Reputation is the album she released after she disappeared from the public eye for a year or more following her dispute with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in 2016.
If you listen carefully, this album has a darker tone but the lyrics are still magically romantic.
Most of the songs in Reputation are about her lover Joe for staying and loving her right even when her reputation seems to be ruined in public and media.
And yes, there are less Taylor Swift songs for ex boyfriends on this album.
1. Getaway Car
You were driving the getaway car
We were flying, but we’d never get far
Don’t pretend it’s such a mystery
Think about the place where you first met me
We’re riding in a getaway car
There were sirens in the beat of your heart
Should’ve known I’d be the first to leave
Think about the place where you first met me
In a getaway car
No, they never get far
No, nothing good starts in a getaway car
We are still waiting for the Reputation Taylor’s Version and all the songs from her vault.
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Lover’ Album (2019)
Reputation was dark and deep. In the Lover album, she came back to be that lovely woman. That snake transformed into colorful butterflies.
Though the title is Lover, there are still Taylor Swift heartbreak songs on this album.
But here, she challenged herself if she can still write sad songs when she’s happily in love. And she did perfectly. The song called Cruel Summer is my favorite.
1. Cruel Summer
I’m drunk in the back of the car
And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar (Oh)
Said, “I’m fine,” but it wasn’t true
I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you
And I snuck in through the garden gate
Every night that summer just to seal my fate (Oh)
And I scream, “For whatever it’s worth
I love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?”
He looks up, grinning like a devil
2. Cornelia Street
And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
I’d never walk Cornelia Street again
That’s the kinda heartbreak time could never mend
I’d never walk Cornelia Street again
And baby, I get mystified by how this city screams your name
And baby, I’m so terrified of if you ever walk away
I’d never walk Cornelia Street again
I’d never walk Cornelia Street again
3. Death By A Thousand Cuts
My heart, my hips, my body, my love
Tryna find a part of me that you didn’t touch
Gave up on me like I was a bad drug
Now I’m searching for signs in a haunted club
Our songs, our films, united we stand
Our country, guess it was a lawless land
Quiet my fears with the touch of your hand
Paper cut stings from our paper-thin plans
My time, my wine, my spirit, my trust
Tryna find a part of me you didn’t take up
Gave you so much, but it wasn’t enough
But I’ll be alright, it’s just a thousand cuts
4. False God
But we might just get away with it
Religion’s in your lips
Even if it’s a false god
We’d still worship
We might just get away with it
The altar is my hips
Even if it’s a false god
We’d still worship this love
We’d still worship this love
We’d still worship this love
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘folklore’ Album (2020)
Folklore is the surprise album that no one expected but she did on July 24, 2020. Taylor wrote on Instagram, “Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my entire brand new album of songs I’ve poured all of my whims, dreams, fears, and musings into.”
This is the perfect album to listen to during rainy days, or at midnight, or when you are alone in your room or on the train or while staring at the sky or lake or trees or old paintings.
At this point, Taylor Swift made up characters and stories that she sings like folklore.
1. the 1
But we were something, don’t you think so?
Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool
And if my wishes came true
It would’ve been you
In my defense, I have none
For never leaving well enough alone
But it would’ve been fun
If you would’ve been the one
2. 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
3. exile (feat. Bon Iver)
I think I’ve seen this film before
And I didn’t like the ending
You’re not my homeland anymore
So what am I defendin’ now?
You were my town
Now I’m in exile seein’ you out
I think I’ve seen this film before
4. my tears ricochet
I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace
‘Cause when I’d fight, you used to tell me I was brave
And if I’m dead to you why are you at the wake?
Cursing my name
Wishing I stayed
Look at how my tears ricochet
5. august
But I can see us
Lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
‘Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away
Like a bottle of wine
‘Cause you were never mine
6. this is me trying
They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I’m mad
I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
Pourin’ out my heart to a stranger
But I didn’t pour the whiskey
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
7. illicit affairs
And you wanna scream
Don’t call me “kid”
Don’t call me “baby”
Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me
You showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else
Don’t call me “kid”
Don’t call me “baby”
Look at this idiotic fool that you made me
You taught me a secret language I can’t speak with anyone else
And you know damn well
For you I would ruin myself
…a million little times
8. betty
Betty, I know where it all went wrong
Your favorite song was playing from the far side of the gym
I was nowhere to be found, I hate the crowds, you know that
Plus, I saw you dance with him
You heard the rumors from Inez
You can’t believe a word she says
Most times, but this time it was true
The worst thing that I ever did
Was what I did to you
9. hoax
Stood on the cliffside
Screaming, “Give me a reason”
Your faithless love’s the only hoax
I believe in
Don’t want no other shade of blue
But you
No other sadness in the world would do
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘evermore’ Album (2020)
Yes, she released 2 albums in a year. Folklore and Evermore are the twin albums we love and we embrace because those helped us in a magical way during the cruel pandemic.
Couples breaking up during the pandemic added more pain in the heart where it hurts the most.
1. champagne problems
Your Midas touch on the Chevy door
November flush and your flannel cure
“This dorm was once a madhouse”
I made a joke, “Well, it’s made for me”
How evergreen, our group of friends
Don’t think we’ll say that word again
And soon they’ll have the nerve to deck the halls
That we once walked through
One for the money, two for the show
I never was ready, so I watch you go
Sometimes you just don’t know the answer
‘Til someone’s on their knees and asks you
“She would’ve made such a lovely bride
What a shame she’s fucked in the head,” they said
But you’ll find the real thing instead
She’ll patch up your tapestry that I shred
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
I’m staying at my parents’ house
And the road not taken looks real good now
Time flies
Messy as the mud on your truck tires
Now I’m missing your smile, hear me out
We could just ride around
And the road not taken looks real good now
And it always leads to you and my hometown
3. evermore (feat. Bon Iver)
Can’t not think of all the cost
And the things that will be lost
Oh, can we just get a pause?
To be certain we’ll be tall again
Whether weather be the frost
Or the violence of the dog days
I’m on waves, out being tossed
Is there a line that I could just go cross?
4. right where you left me
Help, I’m still at the restaurant
Still sitting in a corner I haunt
Cross-legged in the dim light
They say, “What a sad sight,” I
I swear you could hear a hair pin drop
Right when I felt the moment stop
Glass shattered on the white cloth
Everybody moved on, I, I stayed there
Dust collected on my pinned-up hair
They expected me to find somewhere
Some perspective, but I sat and stared
Right where you left me
5. it’s time to go
Sometimes giving up is the strong thing
Sometimes to run is the brave thing
Sometimes walking out is the one thing
That will find you the right thing
Sometimes giving up is the strong thing
Sometimes to run is the brave thing
Sometimes walking out is the one thing
That will find you the right thing
6. coney island
And I’m sitting on a bench in Coney Island wondering where did my baby go?
The fast times, the bright lights, the merry go
Sorry for not making you my centerfold
Over and over
Lost again with no surprises
Disappointments, close your eyes
And it gets colder and colder
When the sun goes down
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Fearless (Taylor’s Version)’ Album (2021)
The Vault is title given from Taylor’s unreleased songs in the past, that now finally released on her re-recordings.
1. Mr. Perfectly Fine (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
Hello Mr. “Perfectly fine”
How’s your heart after breaking mine?
Mr. “Always at the right place at the right time,” baby
Hello Mr. “Casually cruel”
Mr. “Everything revolves around you”
I’ve been Miss “Misery” since your goodbye
And you’re Mr. “Perfectly fine”
2. We Were Happy (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
When it was good, baby, it was good, baby
We showed ’em all up
No one could touch the way we laughed in the dark
Talking ’bout your daddy’s farm we were gonna buy someday
And we were happy
We were happy
3. Bye Bye Baby (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
It wasn’t just like a movie
The rain didn’t soak through my clothes, down to my skin
I’m driving away and I, I guess you could say
This is the last time I’ll drive this way again
Lost in the gray and I try to grab at the fray
‘Cause I, I still love you but I can’t
Bye, bye, to everything I thought was on my side
Bye, bye, baby
I want you back but it’s come down to nothing
And all I have is your sympathy
‘Cause you took me home but you just couldn’t keep me
Bye, bye, baby
Bye, bye, baby
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘RED (Taylor’s Version)’ Album (2021)
A Message From Taylor: “Musically and lyrically, Red resembled a heart-broken person. It was all over the place. A fractured mosaic of feelings that somehow all fit together in the end. Happy, free, confused, lonely, devastated, euphoric, wild. And tortured by memories past. These are the original thirty songs that were meant for Red. I love you guys”.
Here are the lists of Taylor Swift heartbreak songs from RED (Taylor’s Version) (The Vault):
1. Better Man (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
Sometimes, in the middle of the night, I can feel you again
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
And I know why we had to say goodbye like the back of my hand
But I just miss you, and I just wish you were a better man
A better man
2. Babe (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
You really blew this, babe
We ain’t getting through this one, babe
This is the last time I’ll ever call you, babe (This is the last time, this is the last time)
This is the last time I’ll ever call you, babe
(What about your promises, promises, promises?)
3. I Bet You Think About Me (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault) (feat. Chris Stapleton)
I bet you think about me when you’re out
At your cool indie music concerts every week
I bet you think about me in your house
With your organic shoes and your million-dollar couch
I bet you think about me when you say
“Oh my god, she’s insane, she wrote a song about me”
I bet you think about me
4. All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) (From The Vault)
THIS IS THE BEST SONG. THIS IS IT. I’M CRYING LIKE NOOO.
They say all’s well that ends well, but I’m in a new Hell
Every time you double-cross my mind
You said if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine
And that made me want to die
The idea you had of me, who was she?
A never-needy, ever-lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you
Not weeping in a party bathroom
Some actress asking me what happened, you
That’s what happened, you
You who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokes
Sipping coffee like you’re on a late-night show
But then he watched me watch the front door all night, willing you to come
And he said, “It’s supposed to be fun turning twenty-one”
Taylor Swift Break Up Songs from ‘Midnights’ Album (2022)
Taylor’s message: “Midnights tells the stories of thirteen sleepless nights scattered throughout my life. I hope you like it and, wherever you are, you’ll meet me at midnight.”
Midnights (3am Edition) features 8 bonus tracks.
1. Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve
If clarity’s in death, then why won’t this die?
Years of tearing down our banners, you and I
Living for the thrill of hitting you where it hurts
Give me back my girlhood, it was mine first
And I damn sure never would’ve danced with the devil
At nineteen, and the god’s honest truth is that the pain was heaven
And now that I’m grown, I’m scared of ghosts
Memories feel like weapons
And now that I know
I wish you’d left me wondering
2. Maroon
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 they saw on my collarbone
The rust that grew between telephones
The lips I used to call home
So scarlet, it was maroon
3. Midnight Rain
He was sunshine
I was midnight rain
He wanted it comfortable
I wanted that pain
He wanted a bride
I was making my own name
Chasing that fame
He stayed the same
All of me changed
Like midnight
4. High infidelity
High infidelity
Put on your records and regret me
I bent the truth too far tonight
I was dancing around, dancing around it
High infidelity
Put on your headphones and burn my city
Your picket fence is sharp as knives
I was dancing around, dancing around it
That’s all my favorite Taylor Swift heartbreak songs. I just love her and her work. Those masterpieces are like bright stars in my darkest night. Thank you Taylor and team.
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