heartbreak

"This is devastating news and my immediate thoughts and prayers are with the family in this time of heartbreak and sorrow."

“The Fate of Ophelia,” a song about powerlessness and heartbreak, is unassuming and blandly catchy with a melody whose shape vaguely resembles Madonna’s “Like a Prayer.”

Swift’s engagement to the football star was long anticipated by her die-hard fans, who for years studied her lyrics about heartbreak and the patriarchy.

The key to longevity, many said, is how you manage the rejection, instability and heartbreak that are unavoidable in the industry.

“You probably never get over it, completely,” Shires says of heartbreak.