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Taylor Swift's year has been downright dazzling, from the highly anticipated release of Speak Now (Taylor's Version) and 1989 (Taylor's Version) to the massively popular Eras Tour. But so have the 16 years of her career that preceded it.

To celebrate our fearless queen turning 34, we've rounded up 34 Taylor Swift lyrics that you should always carry with you, whether they're etched in your diary, plastered on your 2024 vision board or listed in your IG bio.

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1. "There were pages turned with the bridges burned, everything you lose is a step you take"

2. "He's the reason for the teardrops on my guitar"

3. "Seems the only one who doesn't see your beauty is the face in the mirror looking back at you"

4. "I knew you were on my side even when I was wrong"

5. "I like the way you're everything I ever wanted"

6. "I hope the sun shines and it's a beautiful day"

7. "And you understand now why they lost their minds and fought the wars"

8. "Please don't ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere"

9. "I wanna be defined by the things that I love"

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10. "Never be so kind you forget to be clever, never be so clever you forget to be kind"

11. "I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs" 

12. "And I guess we fell apart in the usual way, and the story's got dust on every page" 

13. "I'd like to be my old self again but I'm still trying to find it"

14. "Being this young is art"

15. "If you have children someday, when they point to the pictures, please tell them my name"

16. "The best people in life are free"

17. "When I was drowning, that's when I could finally breathe" 

18. "Sweet like justice, karma is a queen"

19. "Karma's a relaxing thought"

20. "Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room"

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21. "It's like I got this music in my mind sayin', 'It's gonna be alright'"

22. "Today is never too late to be brand new"

23. "I've found time can heal most anything"

24. "In your life you'll do things greater than dating the boy on the football team"

25. "The day is gonna come for your confessions of love"

26. "Wait 'til you see half the things that haven't happened yet"

27. "I don't like slow motion double vision in rose blush"

28. "Back then I swore I was gonna marry him someday, but I realized some bigger dreams of mine"

29. "I want auroras and sad prose"

30. "You've got no reason to be afraid"

31. "Don't you worry your pretty little mind, people throw rocks at things that shine"

32. "It's okay, life is a tough crowd"

33. "Sometimes walking out is the one thing that will find you the right thing"

34. "These walls that they put up to hold us back will fall down" 

Happy Birthday, Taylor! We love you!

Read on for more Taylor faves:
🎤 The nondefinitive ranking of the 1989 (Taylor's Version) vault tracks
💃 I asked GL girls why 1989 (Taylor's Version) is so special. Here's what they said
✨ How Taylor Swift's re-recordings inspire us to reinvent our lives

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by Kayla Conroy and Ava Slocum | 12/13/2023