"Permanent Marker" is an unreleased song by Taylor Swift. It was intended for her second studio album, Fearless, but was ultimately scrapped from the final cut. Taylor performed the song multiple times while touring between 2006~2008, and confirmed that the song was set to be included on the album. It was replaced by "Forever & Always", instead. Background Taylor wrote this song about a girl who broke the heart of her little brother, Austin Swift.