Twelve albums into her wildly successful career, Taylor Swift can still capture the attention of a massive audience thanks to her songwriting chops, and day one Swifties know the significance that the fifth track holds. They’re typically the songs that sit with you for days on end and force you to be one with your emotions...which means you’ll definitely need a box of tissues and some Ben & Jerry’s on standby.

Penning emotional track 5s initially wasn’t something the powerhouse did with intention. According to an Instagram livestream she held to announce the release of her seventh album, Lover , Taylor clarified how the tradition came to be. “As I was making albums I guess I was just kind of putting a very vulnerable, personal, honest, emotional song as track 5,” she explained at t

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