betty is the sun and augustine is the moon because james only ever saw augustine in the reflection of betty's light.
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betty is the sun and augustine is the moon because james only ever saw augustine in the reflection of betty's light.
august cared more about james than james ever did about her and that makes me the saddest. james talks about her in such a nonchalant and unfeeling way (“like a figment of my worst intentions” “it was just a summer thing” “slept next to her but dreamt of you all summer long”) while august talks about james with such adoration and hope and hurt (“never needed anything more” “to live for the hope of it all / cancel plans just in case you call” “so much for summer love and saying us”). it’s the story of wanting someone who never intended to keep you in the first place. justice for august
the first three songs(the lakes, seven, epiphany) signify wanting to run away and finding a safe space cause everything feels like a storm and you just escape and the next three songs(cardigan, mirrorball, exile) all talk about how no matter how hard you try, the dark times are a part of you and they come back and you can't escape them
So I thought Tay would wear a big cottage core dress for the awards and well I made this dress as I imagined that keeps the folklore aesthetic. What do you think? The performance was so good we need an unplugged concert omg. Do you imagine my tears ricochet in piano and just her vocals like the out of the woods Grammy museum performance? That’d be magical @taylorswift @taylornation
THIS IS FUCKING MAKING SO MUCH SENSE!!!!!!! @taylorswift @taylornation
unnamed characters : salt air | it’s time to stop.
plot : the one where wanting was enough.
tags : cheating,references to folklore esp illicit affairs.
Mad Woman - Taylor Swift (lyrics analysis Larry & Kaylor version)
There are lines in this song that won’t leave me alone. Thanks to Tay calling herself The Man & H’s album cover looking like trans flag. Along the line of Copy of a Copy of a Copy.
What did you think I'd say to that?
Whatever THAT is, Taylor didn’t like it one bit.
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
Scorpio in Zodiac ≈ October 23 - Nov 22. Aka when album releases usually happen due to award seasons & recency bias being what it is. Also, time for Tay to get a boyfriend & H to get a girlfriend just for the winter, eh?
And you'll poke that bear 'til her claws come out.
Poking Boobear into fighting tooth & nails to take control of 1D’s music from Midnight Memories onwards? After Haylor? Poking RBB/SBB with stunts like babygate? ‘Til her claws come out also sounds like Taylor Kloss come out. Taylor Kloss & Karlie Swift? Mama bear? Guardian angel? The same Taylor who wrote in her reputation prologue letter: as if the inspiration for music is as simple and basic as a paternity test.
And you find something to wrap your noose around
That something = holding somebody they love hostage. For H, it’s Lou’s Babygate. For Tay, it’s Karlie’s marriage to Kushner. Both effectively arrived with major character assassinations for Louis & Karlie. But now that Louis is out of major label’s clutch, Harry’s reputation seems to be going downhill very fast among his own fan base. Holivia = absolute train wreck. Wonder why. 🧐
And there's nothing like a mad woman.
No one would argue that Taylor was channeling a Mad Woman energy in her Blank Space MV. Also in her reputation era. During which Karlie got married to Kushner twice.(I got a list of names and yours is in RED underlined. I check it once, then I check it twice, oh!)
Of course, a woman isn’t defined by having long hair and being clean shaven. I just find it quite interesting that H did that (& looked like a princess/queen thb) when L’s name was getting dragged through mud. And now? With H’s reputation going downhill among his own fan base? Louis’s long lock & babie face are coming back stronger than the 90s trend.
Now I breathe flames each time I talk.
This reminds me of Long Live: I had the time of my life fighting dragons with you. So they’re fighting fire with fire/fighting lies with lies/fighting gay rumors with more gay rumors/fighting hetero narratives with hetero narratives? Holivia being too obvious as a stunt intentionally? For every lie I tell them they tell me three?
Also, cue H saying things like “I have a secret” + “not that important” + recently talking through his outfits, scathingly. Kinda feel like Tay’s reputation prologue letter, really.
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
All of H’s PR stunts involved a yacht ever since Haylor. Though, H never badmouthed any of his PR girlfriends, including Taylor. why? Well, because he wants to treat people with kindness. Also?
And women like hunting witches too.
His PR girlfriends ARE all stuck in this abusive entertainment industry. They all want out too.
Doing your dirtiest work for you.
The women involved in closeting H? They’re the ones getting heated, burned, cursed to hell and back by his fans while the execs pocket the money.
I'm taking my time, taking my time. 'Cause you took everything from me
Cue HL’s emphasis on “worth the wait” and Louis’s bidding his time with his imprint under Syco & being a judge on X-Factor. And Tay patiently re-recording all her back catalogue 💖
Watching you climb, watching you climb over people like me.
Hello, Copy of a Copy of a Copy.
That’s all for Mad Woman, for now.
the parallel between "you know the greatest films of all time were never made" and "you knew the hero died so what's the movie for" that begin and end this album..... absolute brilliance. like we start with the lightheartedly optimistic what-if of a relationship, of a life that only exists in your imagination, and it's easy to believe it could have been the greatest story ever told, because it's abstract. it's fantasy. and then we end on hoax, which is all about the difficult realities of life and love, a story that is very much real and full of challenges and a lot more hurt than you bargained for. and you know how it ends. you know it won't be the fantasy you've created in your head time and time again before. there's no escaping the truth of a losing battle, and yet now that you have this, suddenly the fantasy doesn't hold much weight anymore. "no other sadness in the world would do", no parallel universe is worth this one where things are flawed but yours. what is it for? nothing. it's just life. an imperfect reality that is worth a thousand perfect dreams.
the genius of this woman honestly!