The best lines from each song on Folklore
If you disagree then fight me, bitch.
The 1 “In my defense I have none”
Cardigan “When you are young they assume you know nothing- but I knew you”
The Last Great American Dynasty “Fifty years is a long time- Holiday House sat quietly on that beach- Free of women with madness- bad men and bad habits- and then it was bought by me... Who knows if I never showed up what could’ve been”
Exile “Like he’d get your knuckles bloody for me”
My Tears Ricochet “’Cause when I’d fight you’d used to tell me I was brave”
Mirrorball “You are not like the regulars- The masquerade revelers- Drunk as they watch my shattered edges glisten”
Seven “Then you won’t have to cry- or hide in the closet”
August “Back when I was living for the hope of it all”
This is me trying “You told me all of my cages were mental- so I got wasted like all my potential”
Illicit affairs “Don’t call me ‘kid’ don’t call me ‘baby’- look at this godforsaken mess that you’ve made me- you showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else”
Invisible string “One single thread of gold tied me to you”
Mad woman “And women like hunting witches too- doing your dirtiest work for you”
Epiphany “Someones daughter, someones mother- holds your hand through plastic now”
Betty “You heard the rumors from Inez, you can’t believe a word she says- most times, but this time it was true”
Peace “Our coming of age has come and gone”
Hoax “You knew it still hurts underneath my scars from when they pulled me apart- but what you did was just as dark- Darling, this was just as hard”
The Lakes “I want auroras and sad prose- I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet- ‘cause I haven’t moved in years- and I wan’t you right here”
