October 25 was a happy day for girls ages six to 66. Why was this day so special, you ask? Taylor Swift’s third and much anticipated album, “Speak Now,” was released and almost every Taylor Swift fanatic had very high expectations.

Did Swift deliver?

The 14-track album proved to be a hit since it was reported that it sold over 1 million copies within its first week, a record that was previously held by 50 Cent for his album “The Massacre,” in 2005.

It’s been a little less than two years since Swift debuted her “Fearless” album which was the highest-selling album of 2009. Fans were excited about her new album, awaiting new music from their favorite country songstress.

This was the first album that Swift wrote entirely by herself without co-writers, which shows how dedicated she is to her art, and how this album truly defines who Taylor Swift is as an artist. The album has her signature sound with a few surprises here and there.

“Sparks Fly,” the second track on the album, is a sugary country/pop song that you’d expect of this country star. “I see sparks fly whenever you smile,” is a line in the chorus, describing the tingly feeling her and every other teenage girl gets when they see that special someone.

“Back to December” is something Swift has never done on an album. Mostly the 20-year-old star is bad mouthing and calling her ex-boyfriends out in songs but in this slow ballad she is apologizing to an ex-boyfriend.

Who would have thought that there would be a song on this album about John Mayer? No one saw that one coming but track number five is just that. A John Mayer-sounding song paired with soft voices and guitar riffs called “Dear John” says “Don’t you think I was too young to be messed with? The girl in the dress cried the whole way home. I should’ve known.”

Want to listen to a song that will remind you of childhood? If that’s what kind of song listeners want, then track number eight, “Never Grow Up,” is something they should hear. It’s about how things were simpler when people were younger and how they wish they would’ve never grown up. It’s a tearjerker, especially for people in the same age frame as Swift, those that are taking their first steps into adulthood.

Those are only a few descriptions of the lyrical creations Taylor has given her fans on this album but all 14 tracks are filled with lovely words that most people are afraid to say.

That’s why Taylor Swift is the artist she is and has the fan base she does; because she speaks up for girls and gives them the power to speak up and speak now.

That’s what her new, platinum-selling album symbolizes; speaking up and saying what people are always hesitant to say.