90s baby. forever dancing with our hands tied, in the afterglow, fallin' back into the hedge maze. yogi. mental health advocate. black lives matter. 🩷🕰️🖤
being a Taylor Swift fan is having people text you “oh did you see-” and before they’re even done you’re like yes I saw it, read about it, know about it, plus, I can even tell you current theories and the lore behind the origins
btw The Tortured Poets Department is for the eldest daughters, the “pleasures to have in class”, the parentified children, the friend everyone goes to but no one really checks on, the one who listens to your story when everyone else lost interest. in case you were wondering
2019: I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings
2020: One single thread of gold tied me to you
2020: She would’ve made such a lovely bride
2022: All they keep asking me is if I’m gonna be your bride
2022: And I wouldn’t marry me either
Joeplait I am in your walls
There’s something so cleansing about listening to You’re On Your Own, Kid and hearing ‘everything you lose is a step you take’. Idk why but it’s so healing. Does anyone else relate or am I just deeply unwell
Apparently Red is everyone’s least favorite set and it’s not bc Red is a bad album by any means but imo it’s missing the heart and soul of Red (save for ATW obv). like Treacherous, State of Grace, Holy Ground. I’d pick those over WANEGBT, and IKWYT. I do love 22 though come at me
Surprised at everyone shocked at the cheating allegations. Idk about you but when played mad woman and Mean in Tampa, and Should’ve Said No and Better Man in Foxborough, and she said “was she worth this?” and shook her head in Boston, that gave any the confirmation I needed
Midnights is such a top tier album. The ‘meet me at midnight’, the hypnotic chorus of Maroon, the SPICE in Vigilante Shit, the ass shaker to make the whole place shimmer, the gutting bridge in Mastermind, The Great War uh huh, the guitar riff in WCS. A masterpiece. No notes 13/10
🎄 ‘tis the damn season for an evermore giveaway 🎄
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Giveaway ends on Thursday 11/30, and winner will be announced on Friday 12/1 (because 12+1 = 13, of course)
In light of today’s events I have a signed folklore and signed evermore cd that were gifts but I’m admittedly not a huge merch girly. Would anyone want them? I honestly dk how much they go for and I’m not sure if I should sell or do a give away for each?
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart… "I know I'm going on that stage whether I'm sick, injured, heartbroken, or stressed," she says. "If someone buys a ticket to my show, I'm going to play”… I'm still trying everything to keep you looking at me… because I'm a mirrorball…
Taylor has eras that are recognized by distinct icons like if you saw a snake, a pink butterfly, a scarf, etc you’d known which was album was the vibe.
BUT what I’m wondering is, what do you think is Taylor-core that crosses all eras? I’m thinking cats, baking…?
Taylor: I’m going to dive into the literal stage. I want to crawl on a dining room table. BUT I need to incorporate a chair now too, keep it surprising. how about a sexy Vigilante Shit performance? remember the Lover house? let’s set it on fire
everyone: hell yes keep going
Taylor used her literal heartbeat in Wildest Dreams. We heard her close friends child say ‘gorgeous’ as an opening line. She had her grandmother sing back to her in marjorie. So, I ask, why have we not had a song featuring meows from one of her three furry angels?
Btw if you’re interested in the folklore / evermore signed cd I decided I will likely be doing a giveaway for one so stay tuned for details!! I did not expect it to pop off like that lol
When the lights cut out and you hear “She’s laughing up at us from hell”, “what a shame she’s fucked in the head”, “oh my god she’s insane she wrote a song about me”, “she’s a bad bad girl”, “they say she’s gone too far this time” I PROMISE THAT YOU’LL NEVER FIND ANOTHER LIKE ME
In honor of The Tortured Poets Department, how many of us had a poetry/creative writing phase or stuck with it?
(Curious because I got an award for a poem and a short story in HS. I love reading, but anyway I think that’s part of the reason I have such a deep love for lyrics.)
I think ‘so I’ll say words I don’t believe’ is easily one of the most heartbreaking lyrics Taylor has written. it just reminds me so much of losing someone and how people, meaning truly well, say things like “they’re in a better place”, “everything happens for a reason”, and
Now that I'm grown I'm scared of ghosts… I knew everything when I was young… time won’t fly it’s like I’m paralyzed by it… I never grew up it's getting so old… god rest my soul I miss who I used to be… how did I go from growing up to breaking down… I hit my peak at seven…
Taylor dropping Speak Now TV announcement in Scotch Tape Bruschetta’s backyard is giving do you see my face in the neighbor’s lawn? Does she smile? Or does she mouth ‘fuck you forever’?
Kanye dropped her name but the history between him and Taylor is so weird. in 2009 he was a 32 year old man who felt so threatened by a 19 year old. then he decided to show her likeness in a music video? now 15 years later he's still whining about her.?? men are not okay. grow up
I wish I had a group of irl swiftie friends so I could have a TTPD release party. I’d have us all bring a wrapped lit/poetry book to exchange, and I’d serve “My Boy Only Bakes His Chicken Savoys” and “Who’s Afraid of Little Wine and Cheese?” and “am I allowed some fries?” and and
Idk how to tag everyone but I will likely be doing a giveaway so please stay tuned!!! I did not expect this kind of feedback and I appreciate everyone’s suggestions!
@stateoflace13
it's surprising to me too because to me it was such a pivotal album? like it was the transition from country to pop and has some of her absolute best songwriting, and I don't mean IKYWT lol
I keep seeing takes that TTPD is going to be almost explicitly and solely an attack on the dusty crumpet but I think her songwriting is so much more multifaceted than that. I think we'll get some heartbreaking blows, yes, but I do not think that will be the bulk of the album.
PSA I don't favor or endorse slander of ex's bc I think her work should focus on her songwriting howeverrr I do love a good nickname drop because what's life without whimsy
“The Tortured Poets Department” is soo sharp and self deprecating it’s giving did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism in the best way and I’m already so obsessed
Do you have a moment from your eras concert that just lives rent free in your mind?
For me it’s Taylor telling that impromptu cat joke sitting at the evermore piano and then sitting there so pleased with herself. It’s forever burned into my brain
When Usher dropped his album Confessions (2004) his target audience was prob young adults engaging in illicit affairs but his tracks were played at middle school dances nationwide with grinding virgins and largely shaped my adolescence so I know the halftime show is gonna go OFF
When Taylor finally performs Say Don’t Go and she says “I said ‘I love you’ - you say nothing back” and the whole stadium enters utter silence, chills, goosebumps… I want you all to know that YOU may have learned how powerful SDG is but I, an intellectual, have always known
@rileysversion13
SO many. The Archer. ttds. marjorie. tolerate it. tlgad. mtr. all these painful heavy hitters. Another one was Mastermind or Karma over YOYOK. I was also surprised by Don't Blame Me but I've been told TikTok popularized it prior to eras.
These players from the 49ers sitting there with confetti raining down on them look how I feel when I hear “summer went away, still the yearning stays” on a grainy livestream
sometimes I think about Taylor as this billionaire business woman powerhouse and then I remember that for the Eras tour she straightens her hair and gets her makeup done in her sparkliest outfit and crawls into a faux mop cart with 13 cleaning items on it and I lose my mind
Stolen from the tl 🤍 looking for mutuals!
• 33, I don’t follow back minors and if I accidentally followed you pls lmk!
• my big 3 are The Archer, State of Grace, and ‘tis the damn season
• seeing Taylor for the first time 4/29 🤍
• Lover, rep, and Midnights are my faves
Lavender Haze… this ultraviolent morning light below tells me this love is worth the fight… there’s a dazzling haze, a mysterious way about you… gave me the blues then purple pink skies…