"Fifteen" Songwriter: Taylor Swift

In the latest Taylor Swift album, “Fearless”, there is a song titled ‘Fifteen’. This piece explores and relates Taylor’s feelings to many young teenage girls throughout the world who are entering their first year of high school. As they take this big step in their life all that seems to matter, or be of most importance is boys. Since she is a young girl herself, Ms. Swift appears to be an appropriate role model to these teenagers. After all, she has most likely experienced these same feelings within the recent past.
Included in the song lyrics, Taylor says ‘Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love you, you’re going to believe them.’ Through this, she introduces the vulnerability of these young teenage girls. Later in the song she talks about going on the very first date, and the young boy has a car which causes the girl to feel all grown up and in love. At the end of the evening, the girls’ head is spinning around, and Taylor makes is sound as if her life is complete. However, she goes on to imply that even though the fifteen year old is so happy now, she will do greater things in her life than date the ‘boy on the football team.’
The character in the songs friend, Abigail, fell in love with a boy who ended up breaking up with her at the same time the original character was falling in love with someone else. In conclusion, the young girl realizes that she should have been more careful and ‘looked before she fell.’ One might suggest that Taylor’s hidden punch line would be to take everything slowly in high school, so you won’t have to worry about regrets later. At fifteen you’re young, vulnerable, and bound to make a mistake if you act without thinking through a situation.