“Don’t put me on display ‘cause you don’t own me. Don’t try to change me in any way”
“We twist in our self-made cages and pray that we aren’t—right this minute—about to make some fateful life-altering mistake… For all of us who have tossed and turned and decided to keep the lanterns lit and go searching—hoping that just maybe, when the clock strikes twelve… we’ll meet ourselves.”
The entire Eras Tour is a commentary on fame. It isn’t just abt her masters, it’s abt Taylor Swift the brand. It’s abt her finally deciding to put her happiness before her fans. Gaga’s Applause followed by You Don’t Own Me. The Archer transitioning into Fearless w the lover house burning down. The seven spoken word poem. Don’t Blame Me/LWYMMD w the bird cage. Wildest Dreams/Bad Blood w the lover house burning down again. Giant Anti Hero Taylor screaming at the audience to see her. The (closet) door descending during Karma. The Late Night Edition that’s available exclusively at the shows w “Dear Reader you’re losing me.” It’s all addressed to the fans. She’s done being a mirrorball trapped in a display case.
Maybe ppl have already talked abt this and I’m just late to the party but 3am or the hr right after midnight is known as the witching hr or devil’s hr in folklore….I wonder if this is why she chose to call it Midnights 3am edition and not 2am which would make sense considering she mentions 2am a lot in her music. This connects back to willow (and willow connects to ivy) and to mad woman. Also in the alcott she mentions a curse on her house and in ivy a magnificent curse. So this means the events in ivy and willow and all the conjuring and spell casting actually come after midnight when Cinderella’s facade disappears?? I think it’s interesting that she keeps really emphasizing the number 3. I don’t remember her going this crazy w the fearless and red tv easter eggs like she is w speak now. Maybe it’s bc 3 is related to 3am, the witching hr. And maybe that hr is coming fairly soon