If your recent breakup has you cranking up all of Taylor Swift‘s saddest and most emotional songs, just know that you’re far from alone.

There is something so cathartic about a good cry when your heart has been broken, and it just so happens that Taylor’s lyrics are perfect for whether you’re devastated, furious or even celebrating the post-breakup single life. And if you still need to announce that breakup to the world, we think the following lyrics will help you get the job done nicely.

For when you’ve resigned yourself to the fact that it’s over:

“And I know it’s long gone and there was nothing else I could do.”

-“All Too Well (10 Minute Version)”

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For when you’re feeling alright now, but you know in your heart that it won’t be long before you’re sad again:

“In only a little while, I’ll cry.”

-“Beautiful Eyes”

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For when you’re not giving them any more chances:

“This is the last time I’m asking you why you break my heart in the blink of an eye.”

-“The Last Time”

For lamenting a lost love that just wasn’t meant to be:

“What a sad, beautiful, tragic love there.”

-“Sad Beautiful Tragic”

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For when you’re actually thrilled to be free of your ex:

“Happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time.”

-“22”

For when you need some time to yourself to think things out:

“Now I just wanna be alone.”

-“Treacherous”

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For explaining what happened in no uncertain terms:

“Wake up and smell the breakup.”

-“I Heart ?”

For when the worst part about your breakup is the fond memories you made:

“Oh, it’s so sad to think about the good times.”

-Bad Blood

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For when you were the one doing the breaking up, and you’re not afraid to let anyone know it:

“Heartbreakers gonna break, break, break, break, break.”

-“Shake It Off”

For when you’re taking things hard:

“Shimmering beautiful, and when I break, it’s in a million pieces.”

-“mirrorball”

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For when escaping the relationship feels like you’re finally free:

“It was the great escape, the prison break, the light of freedom on my face.”

-“Getaway Car”

For when the relationship ended because of another woman:

“I heard she’s nothin’ like me. I’m sure she’ll make you happy.”

-“We Were Happy”

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For when you’ve spent the last few days being miserable at home:

“How long will it be cute, all this crying in my room?”

-“Nothing New”

For when you just had to end things:

“I walked out, I said, ‘I’m setting you free.'”

-“Out of the Woods”

For embracing the single life:

“I know I’m probably better off all alone.”

-“Better Man”

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