How Reputation Fits In To the LWYMMD 15 Taylors Theory
The final scene of the LWYMMD music video sparked a theory that each of the 15 Taylors represented a song on the album, in order. This was prompted by LWYMMD being the 6th song on the album, and the trashy celebrity car-crashing Kardashian Taylor being the 6th Taylor in the lineup. With some analysis and a little imagination- the rest of the songs do fit this mold.
1. … Ready For It – Motorcycle Taylor- This one is easy- Motorcycle Taylor is badass and so is this album. She’s getting you ready for it.
2. End Game – Streaming Co. Robbing Taylor- Taylor spoke out against streaming companies to help other artists who could be impacted by not being paid during trial periods. In this song, she collaborates with two other artists. This demonstrates her true intentions with the streaming company drama- she wasn’t robbing them, she was supporting her fellow artists.
3. I Did Something Bad – Pyramid Taylor- “Bad” Taylor is on top of the Taylor pyramid. The other, “nice” Taylors try to climb up and stop her, but in this song Taylor is explaining why “bad” Taylor is on top- because it feels good.
4. Don’t Blame Me – Red Era Taylor- Red was Taylor’s last breakup album. Taylor has grown from there, but this song acknowledges that love makes you crazy and no matter what you say about her breakup songs, that’s just the way love is. “Love made me crazy, if it doesn’t you ain’t doin’ it right.”
5. Delicate – Fearless sparkly dress Taylor- The title is an homage to the young, delicate Taylor, who serves as an analogy for the beginning of a relationship. When she says “you must like me for me,” it reflects on a time when she was relatively unknown, but quickly got fans due to her talent. In this song, Taylor talks about the start of a relationship where her reputation is damaged, but his love is based on her real personality, not the media’s depiction of her.
6. Look What You Made Me Do – Trashy Celebrity Kardashian Taylor- We already know what this one is about.
7. So It Goes… - VMA Kanye Taylor- “All the pieces fall right into place” – The VMA incident started this mess, but everything’s in place now. She’s done with it.
8. Gorgeous – Met Gala Taylor- This is where Taylor actually met Joe, and this is her first impression of him. She didn’t start dating him right after the Met Gala, but this song is still about the first time they met.
9. Getaway Car –TS T-Shirt Squad Taylor- This song is also a reference to the Met Gala, but this time it’s about Tom Hiddleston. The LWYMMD Taylor here is the one that dances with the dancers wearing I <3 TS shirts- a clear reference to that time Tom wore a similar shirt. This song talks about how Tom was a rebound from Calvin, and he should have known that good relationships don’t begin as rebounds.
10. King of My Heart – You Belong With Me PJ Taylor- Taylor finally got the love she was waiting for when she was a teenager alone in her room. She found the king from her Fearless-era fantasies about kings and queens and magic.
11. Dancing With Our Hands Tied- Zombie Taylor- Taylor was “dead” when she met Joe. She had a bad feeling when she met him because she was broken and down. “I’m a mess but I’m the mess that you wanted.” This made her cautious, and they were dancing with their hands tied because they couldn’t openly date.
12. Dress – 1989 Ballerina Shake It Off Taylor – This is where I had to pull in some imagination, because this LWYMMD Taylor isn’t even wearing a dress. My first thought was that she mentions her hands shaking- a reference to Shake It Off? But the theory I am settling on is that although this is a sultry, serious song, I think Taylor paired it with clumsy ballerina Taylor to let us know that even with a song like this, she’s still absolutely adorkable.
13. This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things – Snake Taylor- This song tells us why Taylor is a “snake” and not nice anymore.
14. Call It What You Want – Orange Caged Taylor- Taylor says she is “doing better than I ever was,” despite being in a cage. She’s in the cage, but she’s swinging up high. The lyrics that say, “my baby’s fly like a jet stream, high above the whole thing” lets us know that Joe is right up there with her.
15. New Year’s Day – Real Taylor- Taylor is still here even when things aren’t sparkling. “I stay when it’s hard or it’s wrong or we’re making mistakes.” The real Taylor has always been here, whether the media is depicting her as America’s sweetheart, or as a snake. An awesome closer to an amazing album.
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