Taylor Swift reveals what makes her most 'proud' of her songwriting

Taylor Swift explains the deeper meaning behind her lyrics

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Published September 06, 2026
Taylor Swift reveals what makes her most 'proud' of her songwriting

Taylor Swift admitted that she is "very proud" of herself for the way she adds "detail" in her "lyricism."

During a recent chat with American Country Countdown, the 36-year-old popstar discussed her Toy Story 5 song I Knew It, I Knew You, revealing that the lyrics of the track can be interpreted in several ways

The August singer said, “I love that the lyrics of this song are really being delved into by the fans. There are several lyrics that have more than one meaning to them.

“You only have so long in a song to convey and surmise and sum up this entire film [Toy Story 5] that people just watched. Sometimes you’ll try to have a double meaning in a line."

Taylor then went on to give an example, “I knew you through the daze of the blades of the grass in summer/ Parachutes for the free fall of being younger.

“The word daze is spelled ‘d-a-z-e’ in the lyrics, but you could also, if you wanted to, think of it as days, ‘d-a-y-s,’ you could perceive it as that. I thought of it as like a childhood daze of you look back and you see this sort of blurry, beautiful memory that’s kind of blurry at the edges.

She continued, “Blades of the grass in summer, that harkens back to childhood and playing and using your imagination, but also there’s the added meaning of they’re toys. They can only see up to the height of blades of grass.

The Life of a Showgirl artistfurther added, "I love to use detail in my lyricism.

“That’s true [and] I’m very proud of that, but I also think one thing I always make sure to check myself on is, ‘Does this detail signify something that informs the story or does it tell the narrator the mindset is in or what place they’re in?’

“Detail just for the sake of saying descriptive words is not really my thing. I love detail if it informs the actual human emotion that we’re singing about.”

I Knew It, I Knew You was officially released on June 5.

Maliha Javed
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