folklore

-Taylor Swift

Please picture me in the trees,I hit my peak at seven

They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential

You weren't mine to lose

To live for the hope of it all

Only twenty minutes to sleep but you dream of some Epiphany. Just one single glimpse of relief to make some sense of what you've seen

Tracklist

Backstories

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The 1

About how it would've been fun, if you could've been the one

Cardigan

From pov of Betty, who gets cheated on by James.

The Last Great American Dynasty

About Rebekah Harkness, the previous owner of Taylor's Rhode Island home. She was a social worker and a bold chaotic character

exile

About the feeling of being an outsider in a relationship. "I think I've seen this film before. Somehow both parties are equally hurt and betrayed. So I'm leaving out the side door"

My Tears Ricochet

About Scooter brown stealing her masters, goes with every other betrayal story too

Mirrorball

About people pleasing tendencies and mirroring what people want instead of having originality

Seven

About the innocence of childhood and the memories that linger on. One of the character's friends suffers in an abusive household and the other hopes to save him by hiding in the closet.

August

The girl James cheated on with Betty. The summer love. Who loved for the hope of it all, just to be loved.

This is me trying

Pretty self explanatory title. Taylor said she wrote it for people who have no one to pat them on their back

Illicit Affairs

About secret relationships and the thrill of the chase, but also the pain of betrayal and the consequences that come with it.

invisible Strings

And isn't it just so pretty to think, all along it was some invisible strings

Mad Woman

About the frustration and anger that comes with being a woman in a patriarchal society. Taylor explores the ways in which women are often silenced and dismissed, and the ways in which they fight back.
Peak female rage

Epiphany

About WW2 and covid-19, depicting the dream of an epiphany amidst death tolls

Betty

From pov of James, him trying to apologize and get back together with Betty

Peace

About how she'd give her sunshine and best but the unrest is inevitable cz the rain is always gonna come if you're standing with her

Hoax

Would you love them if its days after days of grief?

The Lakes

Peak escapism anthem. Author wishes to escape by the lakes where all the poet's went to die