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From the bottom of my heart: im not sorry for anything i put on yalls dash, i am my own target audience and i find my taste immaculate but thank u for witnessing 💕

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why is it so cold 😭

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here's what I love about loml: the melody and lyrics fit together so well that nothing sounds clunky, but she's still not compromising on artistic value. in fact, i'd say the shorter lyrics enhance the quality as its just sucker punch after sucker punch. the cadence of most of the song (as per the line fragments) sounds like someone taking short breaths, as if debilitatingly encumbered by emotion. or, if we take it further in the context of the funeral motif, like someone taking their last breaths.

there is this 'duality' (opposites) to the song in sooo many ways: first in the lyrics (never before/never since, one kiss/getting married, alive/cemetery, low-down boy/stand-up guy, all time/momentary, "I'll never leave"/"never mind") then in the first chorus she paints a picture of a wedding but its almost unnervingly unclear because of all the funeral diction (cemetery, killing time, (holy) ghost). as the song shifts from 'love' to 'loss,' the wedding image gets juxtaposed by one of a funeral, and YET there are parts where the two blur together (suit and tie, at some point that glow starts to feel like a hole) -> which I feel so perfectly represents the tension in that relationship where there is such a fine line separating the two harsh extremes.

even as the duality starts to dissolve past the first chorus (more emphasis on the 'loss' --> con man, get-love-quick scheme (scam), hole), the tender melody and pleasingly smooth vocals remain which creates this unsettling effect since that quiet peace has been flipped on its head to be turned into this quiet devastation. taking it one step further, the fact that this song is phrased to be written completely in hindsight (past tense throughout) it makes the quiet unassuming joy the speaker gets from their fictional wedding feel even more tragic.

by the time we get to the second chorus there is minimal ambiguity in her tone, it is 100% fully one of mourning and bordering on anger (as seen in the bridge). even in her contemptuous 'Mr. Steal Your Girl,' she follows it up with how hurt she feels over him calling her the love of his life as if she can't even be properly/fully angry at this person. in fact, that line is at the end of the chorus, almost symbolising how she can feel as angry as she wants at him, but despite all that there's this underlying grief and despair over his inability to follow through with his love-of-his-life promises. as the message gets clearer, the message/feeling of the song hits harder as there is less confusion or ambiguity.

in the bridge, there's this fantastical image of 'dancing phantoms' which reignites that confusion in the song with the added instability from the sinister image of the phantoms, plus the cadence of the song increases, she's talking faster now and there's less 'empty room,' indicating more pointed/stronger emotion. with the song's tone of this bone-deep grief, the 'terrace' might be a very very subtle nod to suicidal ideation, emphasis on the might. throughout the song she rattles btw love and loss, so this sudden suggestion that it was 'counterfeit' casts doubt on the validity of her emotions in the first place.

here we also start to move past from the duality as indicated by the three tiers of legendary -> momentary -> unnecessary, as if she is washing her hands of the whole affair ('should've let it STAY BURIED'). this lyric also indicates her moving past the duality as letting something stay buried implies that it has already been buried, ie its 'funeral' has passed, and the funeral motif was used as part of the duality representation from earlier.

anyways all this to say for most of the reasons above ^^ this song also gives me STRONG corpse bride vibes of which i made an edit here if anyone's interested :)

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i can't upload the audios for some reason but here's the link to the memos!

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Eras Tour surprise songs parallels

February 18, 2024—Melbourne, Australia: Mashup of Come Back... Be Here & Daylight / Teardrops on My Guitar

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it’s so strange how much easier it is to breathe when I remember to take my inhalers 😂🤪

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we really need to talk about the “and all the pieces fall right into place” to “‘cause it fit too right, puzzle pieces in the dead of night / should’ve known it was a matter of time” pipeline

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COME BACK AND TELL ME WHY IM FEELING LIKE IVE MISSED YOU ALL THIS TIME!!! AND MEET ME THERE TONIGHT AND LET ME KNOW THAT ITS NOT ALL IN MY MIND!!!

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Taylor Swift, My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during "The Eras Tour" at La Defense on May 09, 2024 in Paris, France. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management )

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dear john walked so TSMWEL could run

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𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝕥𝕠𝕣𝕥𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕕 𝕡𝕠𝕖𝕥𝕤 𝕕𝕖𝕡𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕞𝕖𝕟𝕥, 𝕒𝕔𝕥 (x)

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You're the new god we're worshiping. Promise to be dazzling.

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#I do not like them #no judgement to anyone that does!

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TAYLOR SWIFT The Eras Tour - Paris, France - May 10th, 2024. Photographed by Getty Images.

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to be clear when i say lmao i do not mean Laughing My Ass Off. i mean lmao.