Ready to Fly? Take the Taylor Swift Debut Lyrics Quiz

How well do you remember Taylor Swift’s 2006 self-titled debut album?

In anticipation of Taylor Swift (Taylor’s Version), let’s review the songwriter’s first iconic country record with a debut lyrics quiz.

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Some of the questions are easy, some are awfully tricky, and some have more than one right answer.

Each time you take the quiz, the questions will be different, so if you don’t pass on the first try, give it another shot!

Are you ready to fly, or are you just another picture to burn? Let’s find out.

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Taylor Swift Debut Lyrics Quiz

1. Which song begins with “state the obvious”?

Mary's Song (Oh My, My, My)

Picture to Burn

Our Song

Teardrops on My Guitar

2. Complete the lyric: “I guess it's true that love was all you wanted…”

"But he leaves you out like a penny in the rain"

"And you're tied together with a smile"

"‘Cause you're giving it away like it's extra change"

"But all he does is leave you haunted"

3. What is Taylor doing in the first verse of “I’m Only Me When I’m With You”?

Listening to the crickets sing

Drawing hearts in the sky

Gazing at the stars

Painting pictures in the sky

4. Complete the lyric: “Feeling lucky today, got the sunshine…”

"and tomorrow's just a mystery"

"Could you tell me what more do I need"

"And life is just a mystery"

"and my heart on my sleeve"

5. Complete the lyric: “Tryna figure out what is and isn't true...”

"And I don't try to hide my tears..."

"Just lonely, sad and blue"

"Just knowin' what I feel for you"

"Afraid of what's comin my way"

6. Which song references the iconic Robert Frost poem "The Road Not Taken"?

A Place in This World

The Outside

Cold as You

A Perfectly Good Heart

7. Complete the lyric: "And you come away with a great little story..."

"And now that I'm sitting here thinking it through"

"and lie about how you used to ignore me"

"Of a mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you"

"And I know that there's nothing left here for me"

8. Complete the lyric: "Drew walks by me..."

"I take a breath and watch him leave"

"I fake a smile so he won't see"

"I laugh 'cause it's just so funny"

"Can he tell that I can’t breathe?”

9. Which song on debut metaphorically references an “invisible string”?

The Outside

Invisible

Cold As You

Tied Together With a Smile

10. In how many songs on her debut album does Taylor use eye imagery?

6

4

5

3

11. In how many songs on debut does Taylor mention God?

2

1

4

3

12. Which song contains a nearly identical lyric to a line in The Archer?

Picture to Burn

Invisible

Cold as You

Tim McGraw

13. Complete the lyric: “I shouldn't be asking myself, 'Why?'..."

"And baby, you know all the right things to say..."

"You say that the past is the past, you need one chance..."

"You should be begging for forgiveness at my feet..."

"You shouldn't be begging for forgiveness at my feet..."

14. In how many tracks on debut does Taylor use a song as a metaphor for love and memory?

4

5

3

6

15. What is the opening line of "Mary’s Song (Oh My, My, My)"?

"Back when I was seven and you were nine"

"She said, I was seven and you were nine"

"I still look at you like the stars that shine"

"I'll be eighty-seven, you'll be eighty-nine"

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