god rest my soul

t swift & the west wing // the butterflies turned to dust that covered my whole room // 1989, rep, Eras

[thievesandtraitors]

Every time I listen to Wish List I think of the Guardian writer that slammed everything about the song and TLOASG and whoever reposted it on here saying they agree.

But not because they're wrong (which they are) but because they only looked at the song as what it's presented as, but not the actual point of the song.

First, the album is about fame and being famous. And not like reputation on ignoring your fame or having your infamy impact something real; but the opposite. It's about your fame and it's success removing you from having real things.

So in Wish List, she's not clowning what other people want-- she literally says "I hope they get what they want, they deserve what they want" which everyone seems to blatantly ignore. She's not being facetious. Think about what she's comparing: the desires of normal, not rich or famous, people and the things they wish they could have in life. She's listing what normal people have on *their* wish list that famous, rich, successful people already have: stability, being professional, having a crazy fancy night out, achieving critical acclaim for their work, yachts, designer, notarity.

All things people online and those who DONT HAVE IT, want.

Well her side of the song is that she has all of that, and wants what NORMAL people have. She wants someone to spend her life with and live in peace. She wants what we all have without the added scrutiny, fear, anxiety, and threat of the world ruining it or taking it away.

Normal people want fame and fortune. The fame and fortune want normal.

THAT'S the point. THAT'S her list. And to the critic that chastised the entire album for being simple writing...she wrote the song plainly for you to understand and you STILL missed it. So guess it's not the fault of her craft, is it?

[prettyboykatsuki-moved]

i always mean it when i say i love you btw

[prettyboykatsuki-moved]

‘but thats a stranger you dont know’ and i love them. i love that they exist and i love that they passed through my life. and i love u too btw

[teathattast]

reblog to tell your mutuals you love them for existing

[stillgotscars]

Stevie Nicks to The New York Times on Taylor’s songwriting, specifically referencing You’re on Your Own, Kid (April 2026)

[lemon-lyman]

20th anniversary of this iconic scene. ⤷ 4.01 ’20 Hours in America: Part I’ ❈ Aired September 25, 2002

[usersitcom]

Abbott Elementary (2021-present) Birthday (S05E08)

[michaun]

To be clear, in this hypothetical, I’m a bear. The animal.

[thievesandtraitors]

Listening to The Guest List and I'm calling what I think are two plot twists. VERY early in the book, but this is what my gut is telling me.

1. Johno and Will are gay and were dating each other in college

2. The killer is Olivia or the planners husband***

[thievesandtraitors]

Oh my god Olivia is A N N O Y I N G. This bitch is pathetic too, I hate this girl.

[thievesandtraitors]

Listening to The Guest List and I'm calling what I think are two plot twists. VERY early in the book, but this is what my gut is telling me.

1. Johno and Will are gay and were dating each other in college

2. The killer is Olivia or the planners husband***

[thievesandtraitors]

Sorry, love Eldest Daughter, love the message, but "so we all dressed up as wolves and we looked fire" is probably the most ass lyric she's ever written. I mean it's awful. Worse than "tattooed golden retriever" and "GUILTY! GUILTY!" (Vomits)

And yes, I know what it means, what she's illustrating and that she's using modern slang; trying to fit in with the cool kids online and how it reveals that she's truly a cringe millennial, but it just does not hit or translate or sound good at all. Still listen to the song but hate that part.

[awakefor48hours]

Not just "fuck ICE" but also "love immigrants"

[awakefor48hours]

ICE is a domestic terrorist group that promotes behaviors similar to literal slave catchers and nazis that needs to be stopped yesterday.

and

Immigrants are human beings who deserve no more or less love than anyone else on the planet.

[savannahcore27]

[thievesandtraitors]

Okay is the rock Joe or Matty? I thought it was Joe because the man was so uninterested in the things she was, but maybe it's actually a stone because Matty was always stoned?

My sisters say it's comparing Matty but I say it's Joe.

[kissedyouanyways]

absolutely obsessed with the Opalite music video omfg. the way Taylor uses Opalite on her relationship with the large rock, implying dead weight- she was doing all the work, lugging it around, investing in something that is literally incapable of giving back. And Lonely Man uses Opalite on a cactus, implying a relationship that is actively harmful to him. And it's fascinating that Lonely Man sprays the cactus, but Taylor sprays herself- very Midnights "I'm the problem it's me"-core. I also think the 90s aesthetic and vibe is a nod to So High School/the way her relationship with Travis makes her feel childlike wonder again, which of course she would associate with the 90s. Lastly I think it's very very funny how she cast (only??) British celebrities in the video. LMAO anyways I have so much shit to do today but I cannot wait to watch it on repeat

[folkloregirlfriend]

now wait a min i was onto something

[darkbluetennessee]

something about taylor using the weight of the rock to make herself stronger instead of the kettle bell right next to her is so poignant to me

[thievesandtraitors]

Who is stapler?? The only part I didn't get.

[keychaingirl]

literally how is traffic real everyone just go