reputation Decoded: Taylor Swift Book of Lyrics Explained (Fun Facts, Easter Eggs & Fan Theories Included)

by Alison Thirteen

An essential guide to understanding the meaning behind Taylor Swift lyrics from her sixth studio album, reputation.

reputation Taylor Swift Book of Lyrics Explained makes it easy to break down and analyze her lyrics line by line.

What is this song about? Who is the subject of this song? Why did Taylor use a particular word instead of another?

Alison Thirteen has been a die hard Swiftie ever since she heard “Teardrops On My Guitar” in 2006 and “You’re Not Sorry” in 2008.

She answers these questions for you and examines each lyric in this fun and exciting Taylor Swift songbook that will help you to fathom and cause you to gasp when the meaning of a song finally clicks in your head.

This book guides you through the entire reputation

1. …Ready For It?
2. End Game (Featuring Ed Sheeran And Future)
3. I Did Something Bad
4. Don’t Blame Me
5. Delicate
6. Look What You Made Me Do
7. So It Goes…
8. Gorgeous
9. Getaway Car
10. King Of My Heart
11. Dancing With Our Hands Tied
12. Dress
13. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
14. Call It What You Want
15. New Year’s Day

This Taylor Swift trivia book also sheds light

• Easter eggs - Spot and decipher hidden clues in lyrics, music videos, live performances, behind the scenes footage, secret sessions, social media posts and even Taylor Swift merch.

• Fan theories/predictions - Find out which fan theories are probably true, which are just of fans clowning and being delulu, and which Taylor has confirmed herself directly or indirectly. (She loves Taylurking on the Internet!)

• Taylor Swift facts - Learn fun facts about songs to bond with other Swifties or show off your knowledge to your non-Swiftie friends and turn them into Swifties too.

• Taylor Swift lore - Connect the dots between different songs within the reputation album and across other albums, and how each song fits in the Swiftverse.

• References - Uncover literary, historical, philosophical and pop references, motifs and understand their significance in the context of the song.

• Fun activities - Discover Taylor Swift content that you may have never known existed.

And many more!

This book is basically like a Taylor Swift diary or a Taylor Swift lyrics journal, allowing you to take a sneak peek into her brilliant mind.

Finally understand the deeper meaning of her lyrics and appreciate her masterful art with reputation Taylor Swift Book of Lyrics Explained.

Genres: Nonfiction, Music

252 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 3, 2024

Reviews

[Eliana · Rating 5 out of 5]

i wasn’t really sure what to expect from reputation decoded, but it was such an incredible resource for gaining deeper insight into the songs of reputation. one of taylor’s most distinct albums, some of the lyrics are obscure or have double meanings not everyone catches, and this book explains it all.

it breaks down each song line by line, tracks motifs used throughout taylor’s discography with cross-references, explains what’s happening in each rep music video (and all the easter eggs they contain), and includes fun facts and making of a song videos to search up and watch! i found it especially useful as a newer swiftie (i really joined the fandom during the red TV era in 2021), because it explains all the “historical context” and things that happened during the rep era that people always reference but i maybe didn’t fully understand.

personally, i find that rep is one of the most misunderstood albums from people outside the fandom, because they see it as just a “punk revenge album,” but rep decoded does an excellent job of portraying the duality of the thematic elements: yes, the vengeance and power side, but also the finding of a real and vulnerable love you never want to let go of. finally, the last chapter includes a few fan theories about when rep TV will be announced/dropped, and some of them have been debunked already, but the cool thing is that this book was released after the TTPD announcement, so most of the info is very up to date!

overall, a really fun read i’d recommend to all swifties who want to gain a nerd-level knowledge of the meaning of this album. now i want one of these for every era😭

[Kimberly Wyatt · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a deep dive into each of the 15 songs on the reputation album. There is so much information in this book & I learned so much. I’ve always been a Rep girlie, but this book gave me a newfound respect for this piece of art. She is a lyrical genius and mastermind.