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august is a breakup song for people who went through a breakup with someone they never dated. “you were never mine to lose” yet you lost them anyways and nobody really gets that pain because they didn’t realize how much this person meant to you, or at least THAT person doesn’t know and fuck i needed this song
And that’s the reason I related to august that much…
exile so heavily parallels all of the fears she sings about in cornelia street. “this city screams your name/id never walk cornelia street again” /// “you’re not my homeland anymore.” “you were my town, now im in exile seeing you out.”
be honest: have you guys memorized any songs from folklore yet and if so what one(s)?
if you kiss me, will it be just like i dreamed it?
SHE'S AN ACTUAL ANGEL 🥺♥️
i think that “i’m doing good i’m on some new shit” is my favorite way any album has ever been opened
✸ zodiac signs as songs from folklore ✸
her vocals feel soft and ethereal, like wandering daydreams and fireflies in the woods :.
does your heart ever go
♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ folklore ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡
this folklore theory is so interesting!! pls read!! (credit)
folklore was written to be played softly, on the deck of a cabin in the woods, while you’re clutching your knees to your chest, watching the rain soak the earth as you grieve everything you were or could have been and hug everything you are.
this is the craziest thing I’ve ever seen
any song from folklore could’ve been track 5 let’s be honest
an entire album made of track 5s I love it
and, when you can’t sleep at night
you hear my stolen lullabies
this is the first time we got to hear what’s on Taylor’s heart fresh out of the oven. We’re still living in the same time period she wrote it in. Nothing is dated. This is so special.
my tears ricochet is about Sc*tt B*rchetta
OK SO OBVIOUSLY I’M FREAKING OUT ABOUT folklore LIKE WHAT A MASTERPIECE
This morning, I watched the lyric video to my tears ricochet and literally ONE PERSON posted that it was about Sc*tt B*rchetta and I was like ‘THIS IS SO OBVIOUS’ so here is my theory! Feel free to add some more, I would LOVE to discuss this with you fellow Swifties!
And if I’m on fire, you’ll be made of ashes, too Could be referencing the fact that both were depending on each other for so long. We all know that Big Mach*ne’s success relies on Taylor, but Taylor also had the support of Big Mach*ne for the first 6 albums of her career.
Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe, all the hell you gave me? We know for a fact that Taylor’s last years at Big Mach*ne were complicated because she tried to buy her masters back, but Sc*tt did not want to. Remember when Taylor said that Sc*tt did not like the idea of making a pop album when she created 1989, and that she had to fight to put out the project. And that’s only what we know, we don’t know what happened behind closed doors.
I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace I just remember Sc*tt making a comment when he sold her masters, that she was not handling the issue in a professional manner.
You’re the hero flying around, saving face When her masters were sold and Taylor was angry (with good reason), Sc*tt tried to position himself as a businessman who was just acting rightly for the sake of his hard work. In Big Mach*ne’s statement, he said that Taylor was lying about many points in the situation.
And if I’m dead to you, why are you at the wake? Cursing my name, wishing I stayed, look at how my tears ricochet THAT is one of the line that gives it all for me. We all know that it was Taylor’s decision to leave Big Mach*ne - it was not good news for them because she was the label’s most important artist in terms of money. I think that Sc*tt was mad and tried to sabotage her to get back at her for leaving. As Taylor said, they had almost a father-daughter relationship, so for him to lose this as well must have been hurting for Sc*tt.
You know I didn’t want to have to haunt you I think she’s referencing at the special bond she had with Sc*tt. He believed in her before her career even began. It’s clear that they had a close relationship during many years of them working together. I believe that if he wouldn’t have sold her masters, she would have not made waves about the downfall of her relationship with Big Mach*ne.
You wear the same jewels that I gave you as you bury me THAT ALSO IS VERY IMPORTANT. Sc*tt’s reputation relies on Big Mach*ne’s credibility. The label earned its credibility thanks to Taylor’s work. When Sc*tt sold her masters, he sold a part of her soul, her body of work to an enemy of hers (that he knew of). He clearly was out to hurt her with this move. The money that was given to him was due to the value of Taylor’s body of work, so we could consider that she gave these jewels to him.
And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want, just not home I think she was talking about when she left Big Mach*ne, she had the opportunity to go anywhere, to any label. An artist as huge as Taylor would be welcomed in any music label. I figured that home was Big Mach*ne as she helped build the label since she was 14, and that it was just like home to her.
And you can aim for my heart, go for blood, but you would still miss me in your bones Again, another reference at the special bond they have. He took on her career since she was 14 until she was 29. She grew up with him and he certainly grew with her. As savage as his move was when he sold her masters, I believe that he still cares for Taylor.
And when you can’t sleep at night, you hear my stolen lullabies JAW-DROPPING LINE RIGHT HERE. Stolen lullabies references all of the songs that were sold to Sc**ter. Usually, when you can’t sleep at night, it’s because something torments you, haunts you. Her stolen lullabies haunts Sc*tt because he KNOWS that it’s his fault that she does not possess them anymore, and he knows that is what created an irremediable cut between him and Taylor.
And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves She knows that nobody is going to win this battle for her masters. On one part, Sc**ter and the other investors will lose money because she will re-record her albums 1-5 in November 2020. On the other part, recording all of her previous albums will be costly in time and money for Taylor. This situation is a lose-lose for everybody.
You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same Sc*tt had to keep Taylor’s masters so Big Mach*ne could still have value to the eyes of a buyer. By doing this, he ‘’killed’’ her, but her speaking out about it showed what kind of businessman he is. I would be very surprised if an artist would work with him after what he did to Taylor, his most important artist (and with whom he had a special connection).
You turned into your worst fears When Sc*tt created Big Mach*ne, I believe that he was trying to go on another route than the big label route. He was working with a major company before, left them and risked it all to start his own business. I don’t know him, but at the time, maybe he was trying to position himself as ‘’one of the cool guys’’, a manager that would not be the typical stereotype that you have of a manager.
And you’re tossing out blame, drunk on this pain When Taylor spoke up about her masters, remember that bullsh*t statement of Big Mach*ne, that Taylor was lying and that they did not do anything wrong. That they offered her to purchase her masters - though they did not say that their offer was toxic for her, but hey, PR.
Crossing out the good years THAT LINE TOO. By doing this to Taylor, it was like he had forgotten where they both came from, and how they helped each other. I believe (with no proof but with a feeling still) that their last years of working together were complicated, and that they had tensions about what she should / should not do. Mentioning the good years feels to me as if there were some bad.
VOILÀ, that was my theory about my tears ricochet. It’s such a powerful song and I know that it translates also as a song about domestic ab*se, but I really think that she spoke up about the Sc*tt situation. I can only imagine the feeling when the most precious thing you have is taken away from you by a person you care deeply about.
So, what do you think?!
HOLD UP.
the beginning of the 1 almost sounds like a slowed down version of the beginning of i forgot that you existed.
the beats even line up I’m SHOOK
they’re like two different emotional spectrums of the same experience
