Labyrinth

Album: Midnights (2022)
Charted: 14
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Songfacts®:

  • "Labyrinth" is about the mixed emotions over getting swept off your feet after previous heartbreaks.
  • Taylor Swift compares falling in love to a maze

    It only feels this raw right now
    Lost in the labyrinth of my mind
    Break up, break free, break through, break down


    The singer feels vulnerable, confused and scared as she's gotten smitten so quickly. She's worried that after previous hurts, the same thing will happen again.

    You would break your back to make me break a smile

    There is also exhilaration at the prospect of a new relationship with a loving partner.
  • Taylor Swift co-wrote and co-produced the synth-pop track for Midnights with Jack Antonoff. New York producer and musician Antonoff co-wrote 11 out of the album's 13 tracks and co-produced all 13.
  • Antonoff played all the instruments on "Labyrinth" (synthesizer, percussion, electric guitar).

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