Happy Valentine’s Day!
I was trying to come up with a fun Valentines Day Post and it was easier said than done. Since I’ve been binge listening to Taylor Swift for the past year, I decided I wanted to do something to match her songs with books. I’ve done tags over the years for some of her albums but hadn’t done one specifically for Vault tracks. When I looked for a book tag specific to just the Vault tracks and couldn’t find one, I decided to create one. I tried to do my best and get as many of these tracks in, but I didn’t get all of them. So. Here we go!
Taylor Swift [From the Vault] Book Tag
*Feel free to do this book tag and link back to this post.
1. Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “Remind myself the more I gave, you’d want me less I cannot be your friend, so I pay the price of what I lost And what it cost Now that we don’t talk” Mac and Eva were best friends with benefits until Eva decided it needed to end. Mac misses their friendship, even though he’s moving on with someone else. |
2. Slut! (Taylor’s Version)[From the Vault] “The sticks and stones they throw froze mid-air Everyone wants him, that was my crime” The lyrics of this song are ones I can see Sam identifying with when it comes to her relationship with Mason and how the girls at FCH treat her. |
3. Hits Different “Movin’ on was always easy for me to do It hits different It hits different ’cause it’s you” I feel like the lyrics of this song could be for both Cassia and Holden at the beginning of this book. They’re working through a maybe break up and are having a hard time moving on from each other, which they shouldn’t anyways. |
4. You’re Losing Me (From the Vault) “You say, “I don’t understand,” and I say, “I know you don’t””… “Every mornin’, I glared at you with storms in my eyes How can you say that you love someone you can’t tell is dyin’?” The lyrics to this song fit Myla perfectly. She could have said the first line straight to Rylot and I would have thought MQ wrote it. |
5. Message in a Bottle (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “How is it in London? Where are you while I’m wondering If I’ll ever see you again?“ The vibe of this song is so hopeful, youthful, and even mentions London. I can imagine Alex singing this song while thinking of Henry. |
6. All of the Girls You Loved Before “Every woman that you knew brought you here I wanna teach you how forever feels like“ This song makes me think of many romances, but this one came to mind first. Zander was a major player on and off the ice before he met Stevie. She made him a one-woman man. |
7. If This Was A Movie (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “Come back, come back, come back to me like You would, you would if this was a movie” This song is basically a second chance love story prompt. I immediately thought of After the Storm when I read the lyrics. |
8. That’s When (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “You said, “I know” when I said “I need some time, need some space To think about all of this” And you watched me go” This is another good song for a relationship about to crumble. It made me think of Jack and how he made the conscious decision to ask what he could do to make things work. |
9. I Can See You (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “And we kept everything professional But something’s changed, it’s somethin’ I, I like They keep watchful eyes on us” The lyrics talk about keeping things professional and hiding a relationship. It made me think about workplace romances and I can imagine Rachel singing it to herself in Pucking Around. |
10. Suburban Legends (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “I didn’t come here to make friends We were born to be suburban legends When you hold me, it holds me together And you kiss me in a way that’s gonna screw me up forever” AND 11. Is It Over Now? (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “”Come here,” I whispered in your ear in your dream as you passed out Baby, was it over then And is it over now?” This book is a love story about an older woman and a famous rock star’s affair. Their relationship goes viral, and I can imagine Hayes singing a version of Is It Over Now?. |
12. You All Over Me (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “I lived, and I learned, had you, got burned Held out and held on, God knows, too long And wasted time, lost tears, swore that I’d get out of here But no amount of freedom gets you clean I’ve still got you all over me“ I love this song, but when I read the lyrics it had me thinking of books with toxic relationships. Tessa and Hardin were the first couple to come to mind. |
13. We Were Happy (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “We used to watch the sun go down On the boats in the water That’s sorta how I feel right now And goodbye’s so much harder ‘Cause we were happy“ This song is kind of sad and that verse made me think of Kate and Kellar. |
14. Bye Bye Baby (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “There’s so much that I can’t touch You’re all I want, but it’s not enough this time And all the pages are just slipping through my hands And I’m so scared of how this ends” This lyric makes me think of Kate when it comes to Asher in this love story. |
15. Run (Taylor’s Version) [From the Vault] “And run, like you’d run from the law Darling, let’s run Run from it all We can go where our eyes can take us Go where no one else is, run” If you have read this series, then you know this song is perfect. |
And that’s it! How do you think I did?
Oh, and I wrote this post BEFORE Swift’s BIG Grammy announcement. How many of you are as excited as I am for TS11? Are you thinking what I’m thinking: breakup album???