Taylor Swift declared the end of her reign back in 2012 when she was 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 stepped up her references to the creepy, creepy and haunting things in life.
From ghosts and monsters to witches and waking up in blood, here are the creepiest lines the pop superstar has conjured up, just in time for Halloween.
“Picture to Burn” from Taylor Swift
“I’m just sitting here plotting my revenge.”
“Story about us” from Fearless
“And I’m dying to know if it’s killing you like it’s killing me, yes.”
“Sparks Fly” from Speak now
“Give me something to haunt me when you’re not around.”
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“Better Than Revenge” from Speak now
“It’s time for a little revenge.”
“Haunted” from Speak now
“I can’t breathe when you’re gone / I can’t come back, I’m haunted.”
“The Last Kiss” from Speak now
“I will watch your life in pictures as I watched you sleep.”
“Ours” from Speak now
“Ghosts from your past will jump out at me, lurking in the shadows with their lip gloss smiles.”
“Innocent” from Speak now
“Wasn’t it wonderful, raging until you fell asleep, before those monsters arrived?”
“Back to December” from Speak now
“And then came the cold, dark days when fear crept into my mind.”
“I knew you were trouble” from red
“And the saddest fear creeps in.”
“Ronan” from red
“And soon it will be Halloween.”
“Treacherous” from red
“I’ll follow you, follow you home.”
“Blank Space” from 1989 (Taylor version)
“Darling, I am a nightmare dressed as a dream.”
“Bad Blood” from 1989 (Taylor version)
“I still have scars on my back from your knives.”
“How You Get the Girl” from 1989 (Taylor Version)
“Standing there like a ghost, shaking from the rain.
“Wonderland” from 1989 (Taylor version)
“I should have slept with one eye open at night.”
“This Love” from 1989 (Taylor version)
“Your smile, my spirit, I fell to my knees.”
“Clean” from 1989 (Taylor version)
“I screamed so loud, but no one heard anything.”
“Out of the Woods” from 1989 (Taylor version)
“But the monsters turned out to be just trees.”
“I did something wrong” from Reputation
“They burn all the witches, even if you’re not one. So enlighten me.”
“…Ready for it” by Reputation
“But if he’s a ghost, then I can be a phantom.”
“Getaway Car” from Reputation
“So he ran after us, I screamed, ‘Go, go, go!'”
“Cruel Summer” from Lover
“Devils roll the dice, angels roll their eyes.”
“Sagittarius” from Lover
“I wake up at night, I walk like a ghost.”
“Paper rings” from Lover
“Now I wake up at 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 mean to chase you, but what a spooky scene.”
“Mirrorball” from Folklore
– Quiet, I know they said the end is near.
“Seven” from Folklore
“I was going to tell you, I think your house is haunted.”
“This Is Me Trying” from Folklore
“I was able to follow my fears all the way.”
“Invisible string” from Folklore
“The cold was the steel of my axe.”
“Mad Woman” from Folklore
“Women like to hunt witches, too.”
“Sweater” by Folklore
“You drew stars around my scars, but now I’m bleeding.”
“Gold Rush” from Forever
“I don’t like that falling is like flying until a bone breaks.”
“No Body, No Crime” from Forever
“I didn’t give up until the day he died.”
“Happiness” from Forever
“Next to blood and bruises, next to cursing and crying.”
“Ivy” from Forever
“I would meet you where spirit meets bone.”
“Marjoram” from Forever
“What died, didn’t stay dead / You’re alive, you’re alive in my head”
“Antihero” from Midnight
“When my depression works in the graveyard, all the people I’ve had ghosts are standing there in the room.”
“Glitch” from Midnight
“And I’m not sorry at all, the nights are so starry, bloody moonlight.”
“Vigilante S—” by Midnight
“Draw a cat’s eye, sharp enough to kill a man.”
“I would, could, should” from Midnight
“If clarity is in death, then why won’t this die?”
“Dear reader” from Midnight
“Dear reader, if you feel like a trap, you’re already in it.”
“My boy only breaks his favorite toys” from Department for tortured poets
“Voices in his head / Called rain to end our wild days”
“Down Bad” from Department for tortured poets
“I’m sick, I woke up covered in blood.”
“Goodbye, London” from Department for tortured poets
“Two graves one gun.”
“Florida!!!” from Department for tortured poets
“Well, me and my ghosts, we had a hell of a time / Yeah, I’m haunted, but I feel just fine.”
“Guilty as sin?” from Department for tortured poets
“I see visions / am I bad or crazy or wise?”
“Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” from Department for tortured poets
“I wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where I was raised.”
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“Still alive, killing time in the graveyard / Never quite buried.”
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“Black Dog” from Department for tortured poets
“And hire a priest to come and exorcise my demons / Even if I die screaming.”
“Safe and Sound” by The Hunger Games sound track
“I remember you said you weren’t leaving me here alone, but it’s all dead and gone and gone tonight.”
“Eyes open” from The Hunger Games sound recording
“Keep your aim locked, night is falling.”
“Beautiful spirits” from Cats soundtrack of the film
“I feel so alive with these phantoms of the night.”
“Only the young” from Miss America documentary
“You’re screaming inside and you’re frozen in time.”
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