This is Taylor Swift’s world and we’re all just living in it. The success of The Tortured Poets Department in just a few weeks is proof! The album hit #1 on the Billboard 200, got the most first-week U.S. streams of any album ever, became the fastest album to ever hit a billion streams, and made Taylor the artist with the most #1 albums this century. On the song front, TTPD tracks took up the top 14 slots on the Billboard Hot 100 (which has never been done), made her the first artist in history to have 31 songs debut on the chart at once, and ‘Fortnight’ with Post Malone debuted at #1!
That’s sooooo many accomplishments, no? We’re mind-blown, and that’s not even all of the records she’s broken since April 19th…
So we know it’s Taylor Swift season, because duh, but we’re also on the brink of graduation season! Congrats to all the upcoming grads out there on your hard work! Now it’s time for the fun part: decorating your graduation cap. Grab some markers, paper, and cute stickers, because we’re helping you find the perfect Tortured Poets Department lyric to add. Let’s get crafty!
‘Fortnight’
- “All my mornings [were] Mondays”
- “Move to Florida” (if you’re headed to Florida after graduation!)
‘The Tortured Poets Department’
- “Loved the show”
- “We’re modern idiots”
- “I chose this cyclone with you” (especially cute if you put pics of your friend group!)
‘My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys’
- “End our days of wild”
- “It was a matter of time”
- “I knew too much”
- “I felt more when we played pretend” (add some pictures from kindergarten!)
‘Down Bad’
- “This world is bigger than us”
- “Crying at the
gymlibrary” - “For a moment, I was heaven-struck”
‘So Long, London’
- “My spine split from carrying
usbooks up the hill” - “So long, London” (if you went to school in London)
- “I loved this place for so long”
‘But Daddy I Love Him’
- “All my plans were laid”
- “Growing up precocious sometimes means not growing up at all”
- “Time, doesn’t it give some perspective?”
- “All of this wild joy”
‘Fresh Out The Slammer’
- “Fresh out the slammer”
- “It’s gonna be alright, I did my time”
- “Now that I know better”
- “Now we’re at the starting line”
‘Florida!!!’
- “We had a hell of a time”
- “Take me to Florida” (if you’re headed to Florida after graduation!)
- “What a crash, what a rush”
‘Guilty As Sin?’
- “This cage was once just fine”
- “Am I bad or mad or wise?”
- “Am I allowed to cry?” (if you’re feeling a little emotional about graduating)
‘Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?’
- “Nothing makes me feel more alive”
- “Who’s afraid of little old me?”
- “You wouldn’t last an hour in the asylum where they raised me” (with a picture of your school if you’re happy to be leaving)
‘I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)’
- “I Can
Fix HimPass This Class (No Really I Can)’ - “Only I can”
‘loml’
- “We embroidered the memories” (with an embroidery theme if you’re feeling crafty!)
- “We were just kids, babe”
- “It was legendary, it was momentary”
- “What a valiant roar”
‘I Can Do It With A Broken Heart’
- “In her glittering prime”
- “I’m a real tough kid”
- “I can do it with a broken heart”
- “I cry a lot, but I am so productive”
- “I’m sure I can pass this test”
‘The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived’
- “My sparkling summer” (if you have some fun post-grad summer plans)
- “I just died inside” (we won’t judge, school can be exhausting)
‘The Alchemy’
- “I’m coming back so strong”
- “Ditch the clowns, get the crown”
- “That child’s play back in school”
- “I’m making a comeback”
- “We’ve been on a winning streak” (especially if you were involved in a sport)
‘Clara Bow’
- “See the lights of Manhattan” (if you went to school in Manhattan or are heading there post-grad!)
- “Promise to be dazzling”
- “No one in my small town thought I’d meet these suits in L.A.” (if you went to school in L.A. or are heading there post-grad!)
- “The future’s bright, dazzling”
‘The Black Dog’
- “The magic fabric of our dreaming”
‘imgonnagetyouback’
- ‘imgonnagraduate’
‘The Albatross’
- “I’m the life you chose” (it’s time to choose what kind of life you want to live post-grad!)
‘Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus’
- “Changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules”
‘How Did It End?’
- “Come one, come all, it’s happening”
‘So High School’
- “I feel so high school”
- “Brand new, full throttle” (for your brand new, post-grad life!)
‘I Hate It Here’
- “A poet trapped inside the body of a finance guy” (if you’re a guy majoring in finance)
- “I hate it here” (if you didn’t have the best experience in school)
- “Nostalgia is a mind’s trick”
- “I rise above it”
‘thanK you aIMee’
- “You were throwing punches, I was building something”
- “I built a legacy that you can’t undo”
- “I pushed each boulder up that hill”
‘I Look In People’s Windows’
- “One more time?” (being with your full class for the last time)
‘The Prophecy’
- “I caught lightning in a bottle”
- “A lesser woman would’ve lost hope”
- “Change the prophecy” (a reminder that you can change your future!)
- “Still, I dream”
‘Cassandra’
- “Placing daydreams”
- “I was onto something”
‘Peter’
- “Lost fearless leader”
- “She was trying”
- “We both did the best we could do”
- “Goodbye for now”
- “Tell me all that you’d learned”
- “Love’s never lost when perspective is earned”
‘The Bolter’
- “She made a curious child”
- “As she was leaving, it felt like breathing”
- “Came out alive”
- “This is fate”
- “Off to the races”
- “The chariot is waiting”
‘Robin’
- “Way to go, tiger”
- “Long may you roar”
- “No room in your dreams for regrets”
- “You’ll learn to bounce back just like your trampoline”
‘The Manuscript’
- “But soon, it was over”
- “Years passed like scenes of a show” (especially if you’re going into acting!)
- “Looking backwards might be the only way to move forward”
- “At last, she knew what the agony had been for”
- “One last souvenir”
Which of these Taylor Swift lyrics would you use for your grad cap? If you’ve graduated already, did you use a Taylor lyric? Let us know in the comments below or send us a pic on Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter!
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