Taylor Swift

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Midnights was always such an interesting album to me, partly because I loved the concept of 13 sleepless nights representing 13 songs. I felt mastermind was a good end to such a good album and closed it off well. But as we know, Taylor decided to release a 3am edition of midnights, featuring 7 new songs. I felt this fit with the sleepless nights theme well as these songs felt like a collection of thoughts one would have at 3am, especially during a sleep deprived state. Dear reader, like mastermind, closed off midnights so well, probably a better closing statement then mastermind. But of course, the Till Dawn edition came, and the last new song on the album was hits different. This didn't feel like an ending song, it lacked closure, and thats where Fortnight comes in. Fortnight answers hits different, as it starts with: "I was supposed to be sent away but they forgot to come and get me" which mirrors the line in hits different "Or have they come to take me away?" perfectly. A fortnight is another name for 14 days, Midnights was a collection of 13 nights, this leads me to believe that fortnight is the 14th night of the Midnights original list. It matches very well sonically with midnights and fits the theme of late night thoughts. Of course this is all discussing the in universe explantation, I believe fortnight is actually referencing an old fling back in 2014.

I've just listened to evermore (the song) again randomly, and I noticed there are some hints towards the overarching narrative with the context from TTPD.

Gray November

I've been down since July

This depressing mood she felt that lingered from summer through winter reminds me of the cyclic nature of her 6-year relationship as depicted later on, "another summer taking cover, rolling thunder" to "splintered back in winter, silent dinners, bitter".

Motion capture

Put me in a bad light

I replay my footsteps on each stepping stone

Trying to find the one where I went wrong

Her memories points towards it being her own perceived faults, She kept looking for the moment the relationship unraveled.

Writing letters

Addressed to the fire

This could mean either she was close to break off the relationship, but couldn't bring herself to do so at the very last minute; Or secret communications with someone else that she longed for, but couldn't initiate; Or both.

And I was catching my breath

Staring out an open window, catching my death

And I couldn't be sure

I had a feeling so peculiar

That this pain would be for

Evermore

In her moments of reflection, she felt like to prolong this relationship is to perpetuate her pain forever.

Hey, December

Guess I'm feeling unmoored

Can't remember

What I used to fight for

Her faith in the relationship was gone and she was no longer sure if it was worth fighting for anymore. At this point, she felt detached from her partner, like a ship unmoored from the dock.

I rewind thе tape, but all it does is pause

On thе very moment all was lost

Sending signals

To be double-crossed

She once again combs through her memories. Her mind lingered on a single moment that signaled the end. She "sent [her partner] signals and bit [her] nails down to the quick", waiting to see if he'd acknowledge her suffering, but all she received in the end was a sense of betrayal.

And when I was shipwrecked

I thought of you

In the cracks of light

I dreamed of you

It was real enough

To get me through

But I swear

You were there

When she felt like she was at her lowest, she dreamt of her past lover. Continuing the unmoored ship metaphor from before, in her detachment, she "crashed into [him] like so many wrecks do". The mere thought of him was enough to get her through and brought her back to life.

And I was catching my breath

Floors of a cabin creaking under my step

And I couldn't be sure

I had a feeling so peculiar

This pain wouldn't be for

Evermore

And that was when she had a realization that she did not need to prolong her suffering any longer and it was time to go.

(I chose to ignore Bon Iver's verse because I doubt he knew the narrative she had in mind. But depending on how you interpret it, his verse could be the voice of her partner also being tormented, not wanting to break up because of all the things they've built together that would be lost, but also not knowing the solution to mend their relationship).

evermore has always been my favorite song on that album and more context has only made it better, in my opinion. It is always a good feeling when you sense a connection between her songs and how they all contribute to a larger narrative.

Feel free to share that 1 question that you'll ask her which she absolutely has to answer.

hi everyone! i was listening to speak now after taking a country music hiatus and focusing more on her more recent albums, and i noticed something that i think is worth mentioning.

in innocent, she's essentially forgiving kanye for doing that infamous thing at the grammys. she sings, '32 and still growing up now', saying that kanye can still 'grow' from his mistakes. i think it's really cool bc when she released taylor's version she was 33, so maybe taylor herself was 32 when she recorded the new song.

i think that gives this song a whole new meaning bc now she's saying that even tho she's 32 (or possibly older), she herself is still growing and learning. no longer is innocent a song liberating kanye, it's about herself and her growth. i don't know, maybe i'm reading too much into this, bc now taylor herself maybe could relate to the lyric instead of describing someone else with it.

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Best vocals for me is either the 1989 Tour or the Eras Tour! But I think Speak Now tour deserves a honorable mention, her vocals during that era were SO good!!!

Now worst (don't hate me for this) has got to be Red Tour for me.

I don't know about anyone else, but I got CHILLS hearing the new Look What You Made Me Do and it's got me so stoked to hear the rest of the album now. I'm a Rep girlie and I have been almost a little nervous anticipating changes, but after hearing Look What You Made Me Do, I have utmost faith!

What are you all thinking since hearing it!?

I really started listening to Taylor Swift like a year ago and i made it a point to get an aural hold on her discography. During this, i found myself thinking of my dad during certain songs that were about tough breakups. (Exluding the romantic lyrics obv) It caught me off guard:

TSMWEL, Labryinth, Happiness, and Tolerate It

I feel like it shows how well Taylor captures painful emotions in her songs.

I’m just curious to know what Song and lyrics would you choose for the bride’s entry and first dance as a Taylor swift fan at your wedding

For me , it was with this is me trying .
I was just listening to (read as crying to ) This is me trying today and I noticed that part of the song where she just says "But I didn't pour the whiskey out ."
I had always interpreted it as her saying that everybody in the world is suffering and craves human connection . The fact that she didn't pour the whiskey means that she found a random confidente at the bar with whom she could relate with and share her pain .
Then I looked through some websites and found out that people understood that line quite differently .
What are your stories ?

I’ve been sending a lot of stuff on TikTok about people posting crazy stuff about what they think will happen does anyone have any actually same thoughts about what will happen at the amas?