opaque shale
Prompt: Another day in October, another album anniversary, but this time for one of Taylor's best albums (okay, I'm a bit biased). Anyway, similar to the Red and Debut activities, please write a thoughtful post about Speak Now, your favorite lyric(s) from the album, your experience at the Speak Now tour (I'm jealous if that applies to you), or maybe what you're looking forward to most when she releases Taylor's Version! As usual, aim for 50+ words.
Write your answer below!
obsidian carbon
Speak Now in my opinion is one of her best and most underrated albums. Everything is on point, the music videos, the tour, and especially the lyrics. My favorite song from Speak Now is "Last Kiss" and my favorite lyric is from Back to December "You gave me roses and I left them there to die". My favorite music video from SN is The Story of US; I feel like it beautifully captures the song. I'm especially excited for Taylor's Version and the vaults we'll get with Speak Now... Happy Birthday SN 
spiral compass
One of my favorite songs from Speak Now is Long Live. I think Long Live is such a grand and beautiful closing track, and it’s amazing how Taylor dedicated it to her band, the fans and everyone who’s supported and helped her to get to where she is. I think it’s such a magical track, especially how it uses fantastical and medieval imagery. My favorite line has to be “I’ve had the time of my life fighting dragons with you.” It’s very fitting for the enchanting, fairytale vibe the album has. Other songs that deserve a mention are Enchanted, Dear John, and The Story Of Us. The fact that every song is self-written just goes to show how strong Taylor’s pen is. I really can’t wait for Speak Now TV.
worldly marsh
Speak Now is one of my favorite albums. I had a Speak Now themed birthday partay once so this album will always have a special place in my heart. Sparks Fly is the best song on the album, especially the lyrics drop everything now, meet me in the pouring rain, kiss me on the sidewalk, take away the pain. Who said perfection doesn't exist? They clearly didn't hear Sparks Fly. I wish I went to SN tour, but I'm excited for SN TV. I will be ready. Happy Birthday, my beloved Speak Now. 
fossil snow
Hello! Currently my favourite on speak now is Enchanted, but I've decided to write about Sparks Fly instead (since enchanted will probably get a lot of love) Sparks Fly is a perfect song to get your energy up, and perfectly captures the adrenaline rush so well. As usual her songwriting is top notch here (practically guaranteed), opening with an amazing metaphor ("the way you move is like a full on rainstorm, and im a house of cards"). And maybe she can have a party for all the songwriters on this album (cos it would just be her.)
ivory coyote
Speak Now is overall a really good album, some of my favourties include Story of Us, Speak Now, Last Kiss, Enchanted, and Sparks Fly (actually all of them r good lol). One of my favourite lines is: "All that I know is I don't know; How to be something you miss"because it feels very relatable trying to be something that people care about and remember and it really hits how because a lot of my friends from former city barely reply to my messages, let alone bother to reach out or pickup the phone and that line kinda hit me. Seeing as Speak Now TV could be up next i'm pretty excited.
median hearth
"Where were you on October 24, 2010?" I was making a castle for my school's renaissance day (i was in fifth grade at the time) and I was listening to Speak Now for the first time while I did it!! My favorites on Speak Now are Sparks Fly, Enchanted, and Long Live. Sparks Fly is such a bop, and "I'm captivated by you, baby, like a firework show" is still one of my favorite Taylor lyrics. I was so excited to hear remixes of Enchanted and Long Live in the Bejeweled video that released tonight! Speak Now TV next please???
still imp
Before i joined the fandom in 2012, i did hear about taylor swift and actually saw some of her videos. I used to think that Love Story, Mean, The Story of Us, Mine, they all were from the same album and how wrong i was. I see speak now like a lyrical masterpiece. To think that taylor wrote the whole album by herself is just mindblowing. What i like most about the album, besides the lyrics, is that she used an orchestra, or different musical instruments. The ambience she created for enchanted, haunted, long live, sparks fly, I feel like this album is as experimental as red but is underrated. I relate so much to long live, now that i just graduated from college and im about to finish my internship, it's the perfect song to say see you later instead of goodbye.
digital estuary
Speak Now is a perfect showcase of Taylor's talent. From her beautiful and great lyricism (produced entirely by herself) to her soft sounding vocals which suit it so well! It is full of songs I love, such as the sweet "Innocent" and "Never Grow Up", to regretful and hopeful "Back To December" and "Enchanted" all the way to the pop rock classics that are "Haunted" and "Better Than Revenge". It's just a great album all around. For Taylor's Version, I am most excited for "Innocent" and "Mine". As a whole, I am curious as to how the album will sound with her more matured voice, considering Speak Now has youthful vocals that are very soft. Curious about the vault tracks, as well.
sweet ember
Speak Now is a lyrical masterpiece. I love Innocent, Sparks Fly and Last Kiss a lot. This album feels pretty magical to me. I love a lot of the live performances of speak now. I've never been to any of her tours but Drops of Jupiter - Taylor's version is very good i think. I'm excited for Speak Now TV, now that there's a lot of hints that that could be the next re-recorded version to be released.
ivory sonnet
Okay Speaker Now. It's the all time great album. You can take it or leave it. It's my opinion. Speak Now holds a soft spot in my heart do to the songs it comes with songs like; Ours, Mean, Long Live, & Last Kiss just dawn a new light for me. Speaker Now was the first album I ever ranked fully before doing the rest later on down the ladder. Now its been few hours since the Bejeweled MV and the thought of Speak Now being next from just the easter eggs excites me to hear the album I hold close in my heart. So until Speaker Now (Television Verizon) comes out. Thank you Taylor. 
💜
fallow beacon
SPEAK NOW CAN NOT BE BEATEN BY ANYONE
Oh dear, Speak Now. My favorite album of ALL TIME. Istg this album might have no skips for me. My favs are.. well of all it 🏃 Specifically Haunted, BTR, Last Kiss, Long Live, If This Was A Movie & Innocent. I still can't decide my favorite lyrics from Speak Now though. The SNWT Live songs are amazing! Drops of Jupiter are one of the best covers from Taylor! I'm really hoping for Speak Now TV, especially FTV. I still can't believe how this masterpiece was make in the first place. Can't wait for SNTV!!
devout sedge
Speak Now is such a magical album and definitely one of her best to me. The mix of country, pop and rock creates an amazing sound throughout the album and the lyrics are by far her strongest.
Enchanted, Innocent and Haunted are three of my favourite songs of all time because of how well produced they are and their lyrical content. Enchanted feels like such a magical song and perfectly encapsulates the moment it describes. Haunted is such an epic song with the strings and other instrumentation. I really loved her performance of these songs in the SN tour. Innocent feels like such a relatable song and is one of the ones that hit hardest for me.
I don't think the TV will be better but I'm definitely excited for the vaults and hope they're nearly as amazing as the songs already on the album
naive salmon
Speak now is such a great album. My favorite songs from it are Mine, sparks fly, back to December, never grow up, enchanted and long live.I also love the deluxe version. My favorite song from the deluxe is probably Itwam. This album definitely deserved more attention than what it got. That’s why im excited for the re-recording so maybe speak now will have a second chance
orchid vapor
Speak now is my favorite album because of the ethereal vibes it gives off and I love songs that I can sing along and dance to that make me happy and speak now has many of those (altho it has its fair share of sad songs too). Even tho I don’t listen to Innocent often, I think the bridge is so underrated
Time turns flames to embers
You'll have new Septembers
Everyone of us has messed up too, ooh, ooh
Minds change like the weather
I hope you remember
Today is never too late to be brand new
I think these lyrics are just beautifully written and so meaningful. It says that it’s always okay to start again. Also that everyone has gone through similar things and that you are not alone. Time heals things.
My favorite song since I became a full on swiftie is also Enchanted <3 
wet flume
Speak Now is such an amazing album, it just has so many amazing songs like mine, sparks fly, enchanted, haunted and long live. But my fav of all is sparks fly, this album was very low for me some months ago but after I relistened to it, it growed on me so much, it's absolutely perfect
ivory iron
||Red best || ||jk|| speak now has so many songs that I truly love and are dear to me 😌 I love last kiss, it’s one of my favorite songs from her ever and the emotion in that song is just so amazing. I love dear John and singing along to it in the car and screaming at the FIREWORKS OVER YOU SAD EMPTY TOWN cause it’s just iconic.
I also have so many memories from this server and all the speak now vs red memes over the years so shoutout to all amazing friends made along the way I HAD THE TIME OF MY LIFE SCREAMING TAYLOR LYRICS AT MY WEDDING WITH YOU 💕
teal shuttle
Ah Speak Now 🥺 Where do I even start with this gem of an album. This is definitely one of her greatest albums and one of my favourite albums of all time, something I don't see changing anytime soon. This album boasts some of my favourite songs ever and an inane number of amazing lyrics for someone only 19/20 years old. Standouts for me on this album are definitely (gonna try so hard not to list the entire album) Sparks fly, back to december, enchanted, haunted, last kiss, long live, dear john, better than revenge, innocent and if this was a movie. 
celest garnet
speak now, my favorite tay album, honestly also the most underrated album ever, better than revenge is also my favorite song ever lol, i love this album so much, and im really looking forward to speak now taylors version, itll probably be my favorite taylors version but we'll see, my favorites are definitely better than revenge, sparks fly, and enchanted, in my opinion enchanted is one of her best songs EVER, but better than revenge is still my favorite 
wispy sandal
I think we can all agree that Speak Now is one of Taylor's best albums. The entire album is made up of such beautiful masterpieces and the fact that she wrote all of them by herself speaks volumes. The image created by this album is just magical and fairytale-like. Of course not all songs though, considering Last Kiss and Dear John exist and they just kill me everytime 😭 My favourite songs are Enchanted, Sparks Fly, Last Kiss and Haunted. All these songs are absolutely breathtaking and will forever be some of my favourites. Even the live performances of these songs are just amazing Enchanted has been my favourite song for the longest time and honestly I can't begin to describe how much I love it (also the orchestral version in bejeweled?? how is it so perfect?? oh lord save me) But yeah, this album will forever be one of my favs and I can't imagine not listening to it anymore. Although I can't say i'm not scared to listen to TV (super scared she's gonna ruin the production 😭) but I'm still really excited to listen to the vaults! Really hoping that at least some of them are close to Enchanted and Sparks Fly 
upbeat falcon
Speak Now is such a masterpiece there's not one bad song on it I love all the songs from this album but Enchanted has gotta be my all time favourite (possibly because it's so relatable ) Also Long Live!! I've always liked it but recently it has become even more special because it's my discord bestie's favourite Taylor song. We haven't talked in a very long time because she's busy with college but this song reminds me of her every time i listen to it. The entire bridge and especially the lines " Will you take a moment? Promise me this, That you'll stand by me forever" have a whole different meaning now 
And Dear John. This song always made me emotional, but after Would've Could've Should've it hits different. "Give me back my girlhood, It was mine first" actually gave me goosebumps and makes Dear John so much more sadder.
So many Speak Now easter eggs in the Bejeweled mv today! So hopefully Sn TV is next 
tranquil palm
"Where were you on October 24, 2010?" I was making a castle for my school's rena...
Wah
Speak now is a great album, not my favorite because of the time gap of its release and when i got to listening to it, but it has one of the best vibes and feelings ever. Enchante, sparks fly, Haunted literally carry Me to a whole new world every listen! The vibe is so superior. My favourite lyrics would be the entire back to December track especially it's chorus. I cry, ok? I do have emotions. Since it's the next tv to be released, I'm so excited! I hope to listen to it with a new heart and mb it grows in my rankings like red 🥺
gray wagon
For a long time Speak Now was hands down my favourite Taylor album but I think I just grew out of it to an extent. It's still the TV that I'm most looking forward to because I really can't wait to hear it with updated vocals. I became a fan in between the Speak Now era and Red era so I got to experience the Speak Now era to an extent (didn't get to go to tour though 😔). My favourites from Speak Now are Mine, Never Grow Up, Sparks Fly and Ours 
blissful ridge
Speak Now has a special place in my heart because the songs are just too relatable, but I also regret sleeping on it for a long time. None of the tracks are boring or skips, maybe because I listen to the album very rarely just cuz how painful it is to listen to some of the songs (looking at you John 🤢). My favorite tracks are Long Live, Last Kiss, Enchanted, Sparks Fly and the most Back to December. It was my favorite song for a very long time, so much so that I even though of getting a tattoo of it, but couldn't cuz my mom didn't allow 😔
Also I was the first person ever to predict that it will be SNTV after Red TV was announced 😤 and now that it is going to be, I think I should be preparing to see a therapist for the trauma vault songs might give me
polar dove
speak now is my favorite album! i cant wait for speak now tv 
my favorite song on speak now has to be innocent! i really love the lyrics and the message behind the song. its so underrated . my favorite lyric on speak now is 'your string of lights is still bright to me' because it gives faith that people may actually change and be nicer even tho its not really what happens. another song i really love is never grow up which is also underrated!!! the song is so important to me i truly love it. speak now is my fav era of taylor, so i wish i could experience it back then. additional fav songs are long live (!!!!!!), dear john and last kiss
sonic panther
Aaaaaaaa, saying another album is my favourite on another day feels like cheating on the other albums. But Speak Now is really good. After years of it, I still listen to it every once in a while. Long Live probably in my top 10 so gs by Taylor. And another one of the songs of which I love live performance. In rain. At the Gillette stadium for Speak Now tour. I am very jealous of anyone who was there at the Speak Now tour.
serene imp
HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SPEAK NOW !! My absolute favorite Taylor Swift album, even amid all this Midnights Mayhem, it will always stay very true to my heart <33 One of my favorite lyrics from Speak Now is "You can plan for a change in the weather and time, but I never planned on you changing your mind" from Last Kiss ;-; that song hurts me so much but I adore it endlessly I fell in love with Speak Now because I feel like there is not one bad song on that album! not one! in each song, Taylor paints a vivid picture for us through all the highs and lows of relationships and life, and each song is so beautiful, lyrically and melodically. if you hadn't guessed by my username, Sparks Fly is one of my all time favorite Taylor Swift songs, along with Haunted from this album <33 I'm SO excited for Speak Now TV and I am clowning about the possible easter eggs for it in the Bejeweled music video 🤣 everyone go stream Speak Now today !!
forest quail
Speak Now Speak Now 😭 my favourite songs have got to be Back to December and Dear John. Polar opposite songs, but it is constant love and war between “Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine” and “I see it all now that you’re gone”. So excited for Speak Now TV because I’ve only just recently started appreciating the og and I’d love to listen to some of these songs as brand new music. And if the same Taylor who wrote Dear John also wrote Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve, I cannot wait to hear the vault tracks. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SPEAK NOW💜
cold heath
Happy Anniversary Speak Now
I also have a long story of nostalgia and comfort with Speak Now, it used to be my favorite album when I was younger... I love how all the tracks were relatable (and some still are nowadays) to me 💜 I simply adore Long Live as the track she wrote for us, I still get some tears listening to it 🥹💜 It's still one of my favorite albums ever, and I need to say that I'm so, so excited to listen to SNTV (especially after all the Bejeweled easter eggs, I feel SNTV is coming real soon), I just can't wait for Enchanted TV and all the vault tracks 💜
My top 5 songs:
1- Enchanted
2- Dear John
3- Long Live
4- Sparks Fly
5- The Story Of Us
"I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you" 💜
violet pelican
The whole reason why Speak Now is my favorite album is it's written by Taylor alone during the promotion of Fearless OG. I love the album color and watercolor effects.The Story of Us, Ours, Superman, enchanted, ITWAM, Spark Fly are my favorite. I am so happy that she teases Speak Now on Bejeweled MV and I've never been into finding eggs in the MV. I didn't know how the released day for OG SN, so I can't wait to enjoy the re release of SN. 💜
earnest spindle
speak now!! it wasn’t until the last few years that i truly appreciated how amazing this album is. from heartbreaking lyrics to absolute bops, this album has so much to love. some of my favourites are enchanted, sparks fly, last kiss, long love and dear john. i’m so excited for the (basically confirmed) speak now tv album 
green axle
Speak Now is my favorite album form Taylor. This was the peak of her early songwriting and still holds up today, full of confessional tales of entering adulthood and navigating the love lost and found that comes with that. I love the way she gets vulnerable on songs like “Back to December”, “Dear John”, and “Never Grow Up”, as well as how she explores finding new love, significant and fleeting, on songs like “Mine” and “Enchanted”. This album is filled with pop-rock bangers like “Sparks Fly”, “The Story of Us”, and “Better Than Revenge”, and the anthemic closer “Long Live” makes me emotional every listen. This was Taylor finding herself as a songwriter and as a young woman navigating adulthood while creating some amazing songs along the way, and I love it. Happy 12 years of Speak Now.
unique berry
Happy anniversary Speak Now! I love this album so much and it grew on me so much. I love Dear John’s bridge so much, especially the firework lyric - “I’m shining like fireworks over your sad empty town.” I fell in love with Speak Now because I think it’s so relatable and important as a teenage girl. Sparks Fly is one of my top 10 songs of all time because of the instrumentals. I love baby Taylor’s voice, but I cannot wait to hear what the Taylor’s Version will sound like with her more mature voice. I can’t wait to enjoy the re-release!!
crude sorrel
Taylor created magic with speak now. Again, even though i don't listen to it as much it's got my all time favourite songs in there like: if this was a movie, back to december, long live, enchanted, haunted, speak now and i could go on and on listing all the songs, but if i had to pick one I'd pick If this was a movie. I love that the lhrice could be moulded to fit almost any similar situation and maybe thats why i adore it so much.
queen raft
Speak Now is forever a fav and just so underrated. Some of my favourite songs include Back to December, Dear John, Haunted and the Story of Us. I cannot wait for Speak Now Taylor’s Version to come out cause I have been WAITING. And she wrote all of her songs in this album, what more can you ask for to be honest
fading epoch
Speak now is definitely on my top 3 fav Taylor albums. although it's a very old one and I prefer listening to her newer albums, nearly all of the songs are iconic and special to me that it's very high on my list. songs that have a special place in my heart are better than revenge, enchanted, last kiss (reminds me of illicit affairs), story of us, if this was a movie and sparks fly. It's definitely the album that I wanted to be rerecorded the most (and I am very lucky because bejeweled elevator Easter egg ?!)
low slate
speak now is one of my fav albums of all time 🥺 
this is the album that brings me the most nostalgia 🥺 i used to come back home and listen to sparks fly when i had my first crush 🤭 😭 me and my sister would scream lyrics to back to december, haunted, mine AND ALL OTHER SONGS 😭 long live and dear john are my top two favs from the album and the title track is the best thing in the entire world 😭 🥺 it is so so cute and i love it sm, probably is my fav title track out of all the albums. Another fav fav fav is never grow up and i used to sing it to my little brother after he was born and now he is 10 years old 😭 he grew up 😭 how dare he 🙄
i also cannot wait for speak now tv OMG HEARING TAYLOR SINGING LOVE LIVE AGAIN rip me 😭 ily taylor sm 🥺
primal river
Speak now is one of taylor’s best albums lyrically, it’s so good! my favorite moment is “when your birthday passed and i didnt call.” from back to december and favorite songs are last kiss, innocent, long live, dear john, and the story of us! and i’m so excited for mean tv and dear john tv! i’m also very excited for the vault tracks! HAPPY ANNIVERSARY SPEAK NOW!!! UR LITERALLY ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS! TOP 5 FOR SURE
little gulch
Speak now is one of my favorite albums. The storytelling is so good on Speak Now and she wrote most (everything but 1) of the tracks by herself! Taylor wrote this album out of spite and tbh I respect. Some of my favorite songs from this album are Enchanted (my #1 TS song), Sparks Fly, Long Live, Last Kiss, The Story of Us, and Dear John. Enchanted is so dreamy and whimsical and romantic and has such great storytelling . I'm excited for Dear John TV and Long Live TV. I will probably be in tears. Happy birthday Speak Now💜 💜 💜
shell briar
"so i watch your life in pictures like i used to watch you sleep / and i feel you forget me like i used to feel you breathe / and i keep up with our old friends jsut to ask them how you are / hope its nice where you are" last kiss BROKEEEE MEEEE i ran to this song when i had a breakup last year and its just a really emotionally vulnerable and bare song, the title line is so heartbreaking, just like thinking its a good thing thats gonna keep going and not thinking its gonna end :(
opaque shale
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tranquil palm
low slate
🥺
still imp
Ty!
low slate
SO TRUE
primal river
THANK U
upbeat falcon
🐐
obsidian carbon
Thank you!!
opaque shale
closing thread after the listening party so if you want to make any last remarks, do so now!
wise lodge