#folklore lpss

[iknewyouweretroubletv]

there’s something about black and white taylor swift albums 🤍

[darkbluetennessee]

Betty and James end up together but he really put her through it, is like, the entire thing she’s trying to scratch at.

yupppp. i was literally thinking about this exact quote the other day too in regard to this. her saying that was so telling, especially considering betty is told from when they're still teenagers but cardigan is supposed to be set in the future, which means betty is still wracked by how things went down even years down the line.

[dosomethingbabe]

Stood on the cliffside screaming "give me a reason"

[folkwhore1998]

All I do is try try try

I will literally never forget the first time I listened to folklore. I went for a walk around the pond outside in my neighborhood and it was cold as hell. It was such a vibe you guys. I would do anything to be able to listen to this album again. Take me to the ponds where all the poets went to die.

It is so different than anything else Taylor Swift has ever done honestly. I feel it is the lyricism of Last Kiss and All Too Well but they were introduced to depression and anxiety. Am I wrong? It is hard for me to say it is an album that divided our fandom because it brought in so many fans, but i also feel there are a lot of fans who prefer other albums over folklore.

I can totally see why and how folklore brought in so many new fans. #1 It is a completely new sound from Taylor (which is how I can maybe see why some people were divided) #2 We were all depressed during COVID and this album was a really good friend to so many people during this time. #3 It took people by surprise because there was no promo for the album. She just said "Here!" I think that there was a lot of curiosity that came with the release which brought in new listeners.

There are two songs on this album I will ride at dawn for: hoax and peace

YOU KNEW THE PASSWORD SO I LET YOU IN THE DOOR. YOU KNEW YOU WON SO WHATS THE POINT OF KEEPING SCORE? I'll admit, I was not always a hoax truther. It just didn't click. But one day I had the album on shuffle and there was a switch that was flipped in my brain and wow it is just so good. Like hello? DID YOU HEAR WHAT SHE SAID?

Peace is such a vulnerable song and we don't talk about that enough. It is like asking am I going to be good enough? but so much more than that. Taylor is a well loved celebrity and it isn't something she cannot change about herself. It is a major part who she is. "Will you accept the intrusive parts of myself and my life that I will never ever be able to change? I would literally die for you and I love your family as my own and I would do anything for you, but is my love enough? I'd also like to talk about epiphany. I personally don't relate to it a lot and I don't listen to it a lot, but I recently saw a video of someone saying "it's the worst song she's ever written" which absolutely infuriated me. Did I rank it last? Yes. I rank everything on how I personally connect with the song, not in terms of "I think this is a bad song." Just because I don't connect, does not mean it is a bad song. It is actually an incredibly deep song that I think resonates with a lot of medical professionals as well as people who lost loved ones during COVID. It talks about a loss so unfathomable or event so traumatic that you literally can't speak about it. And for someone to say it's the worst song she's ever written is honestly senseless and offensive and infuriating. (Respectfully)

☆ Fun fact: Whenever I am showing folklore to someone for the first time, I always play the LPSS version. The vocals are so raw and I feel like you can really feel the lyrics differently, and you can really hear what she just- which I find to be extremely important with this album.

Here are my rankings of

folklore:

illicit affairs

the 1

my tears ricochet

this is me trying

august

peace

betty

hoax

cardigan

mirrorball

the lakes

mad woman

seven

exile (the live version is a different story...one of her best performances)

invisible string

the last great american dynasty

epiphany

Folklore era favs:

lol

MAGICAL

actually sobbing. everything about this. they're all so appreciative and proud. sidenote: one of her best looks ever. dare I say it's my favorite?

no notes.

if you know, you know.

Yes.. I know we need to get through Fall, but it's never too soon to start planning. Taylor said so!

☆ Here is the direct link to the folklore cardigan Christmas ornaments pictured above:

Hand painted resin cardigan ornament in gift box. Options: - White: Original white cardigan with silver star, black buttons, and a gold hang

☆ Here is the direct link to the folklore stocking pictured above:

Embrace Swiftmas vibes with our ivory white Christmas stocking featuring subtle folklore-inspired embroidery. A touch of Taylor Swift magic

@taylornation @taylorswift

[hauntedlovewasteland]

Taylor Swift in September 2020 talking about how she wanted to tell a sports story.

Taylor Swift in 2024: Publicly dating a man who plays professional football.

[imreconnecting]

Taylor Swift has spoken on this feeling I'm having. This idea that as a child, things don't go your way, or you're hurt, or just irrationally upset or whatever. But you want to throw a tantrum, this fuck everything urge, and it is your God given right. You may get sent to your room or comforted or whatever, but either way, it's socially acceptable to throw the tantrum. But as we get older, we have aged out of this social grace, no longer allowed to slam our fists on the table, and slam doors, and scream at the sky. But the urge doesn't go away! I still want to throw a tantrum! I want to scream in your face that I hate you even though I don't mean it, even though it's not warranted. I'm pissed off and I have no right to be and I want to throw all my stuffed animals on the ground and yell, a loud guttural yell, at my slammed door. But I'm not allowed this; it's immature, it's wrong, I'm too old to act that way anymore. So, I stand in an unoccupied corner of my workplace and cry. A silent, lonesome, angry cry. With hot hot tears streaming down my face, and a grimace across my lips. I need to scream, but I don't think I quite know how anymore.

[beauty-in-lyrics]

I, I, I persist and resist the temptation to ask you

If one thing had been different

Would everything be different today?

[ny4hjud3]

FORTNIGHT ACOUSTIC VERSION JUST DROPPED??? (more like two hours ago but-) i love love loveee when tay releases the acoustic version of songs and this one is so good!! its kinda giving lpss. posty sounds (even more) ANGELIC in this version. also the chimes are sooo pretty! i would not like to discuss the remix thank you very much :) thoughts??