Widely considered to be her magnum opus, “All Too Well” tells the cautionary tale of a romance gone terribly wrong. Listeners follow Swift and her lover (feverishly theorized to be Jake Gyllenhaal) as she paints a picture of domestic upstate bliss devastated by a breakup. The nearly six-minute track peaks halfway through, when Swift unravels and drops the line: “You call me up again just to break me like a promise / So casually cruel in the name of being honest.” It’s dramatic, hyper-specific, and gut-wrenching: Taylor at her finest.

If any song sparks joy, the third single from Swift’s eponymous debut album is it. Full of charming lyrics with an equally delightful music video (The tulle! The roses! The makeup and curls!), “Our Song” is a showy display of her burgeoning superstardom.

Described by Swift as an answer to the media’s “psycho serial dater” narrative, “Blank Space” boasts lyrics like, “Got a long list of ex lovers, they’ll tell you I’m insane,” and “Darling, I’m a nightmare dressed like a daydream.” Gone are the sweetly wide-eyed love songs: “Blank Space” is 100 percent biting cynicism.

An epic love song about the magical moment you first meet someone, “Enchanted” is wistful, dramatic, angsty, and…about Owl City’s Adam Young??? Who later covered the song and professed his mutual enchantment???? But literally NOTHING came of it???????? I still have so many questions. It also launched one of her fandom’s most beloved memes.

Taylor’s debut single is an ode to the songs that transport us back in time. No wonder it cemented her status on country radio—the track bears the same name as country music megastar Tim McGraw, a ballsy and genius move for the then-newcomer.

Unrequited love and high school pretty much go hand in hand, as illustrated in this Swift classic. There’s something freeing about the melody that makes you want to sing it at the top of your lungs. One listen to the pleading lyrics “Why can’t you seeeeee? You belong with meeeee,” and suddenly it’s 2009. Ah, simpler times!

“My ex-man brought his new girlfriend, she’s like ‘Oh my god,’ but I’m just gonna shake.” That lyric? Could move mountains.

Our songstress takes her favorite lip color and applies it to a whirlwind romance that’s like “driving a new Maserati down a dead-end street.” The bouncy tune is a bit coy, a bit romantic, and a full-on banger.

Pop legends Max Martin, Shellback, and Ali Payami join forces with Swift on this moody disco track. The impeccable production is backed by flirty lyrics like, “I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt.” After some back and forth (“I heard that you’ve been out and about with some other girl,” she accuses; “What you heard is true, but I can’t stop thinking about you,” he admits), Swift throws caution to the wind with the “Take me home” coda.

The banjo! The country accent! The problematic lyrics that were thankfully changed! And who could forget the wonderfully terrible acting in this music video, featuring Taylor’s IRL BFF Abigail Anderson.

New relationships are a balancing act: You weigh how much you like someone against the real possibility of it all blowing up in your face. The stakes are high, and Swift knows that: “Is it cool that I said all that? Is it too soon to do this yet? ‘Cause I know that it’s delicate. Isn’t it?”

I live for The Drama™ and nothing is more Drama™ than the heartbeat intro, string orchestra, and old-glamour vibes of “Wildest Dreams.” Makes me want to stand in a nice dress/stare at a sunset real bad.

Bleachers’ Jack Antonoff helped out on this bonus track from 1989 (which is reportedly inspired by ex-girlfriend Lena Dunham). Swift sings about a relationship that’s stable and sure—a contrast from her previous stormy love songs. Focusing on details like “The light reflects the chain on your neck” and “He keeps a picture of you in his office downtown,” Taylor reminds us it’s the little things that can make us fall for a person.