theswiftlifeofed

[theswiftlifeofed]

[theswiftlifeofed]

But I can see us lost in the memory

August slipped away into a moment in time

[theswiftlifeofed]

Girls don't want to be in a relationship, girls want thelakes.mp3

[theswiftlifeofed]

The signs as lyrics from The 1 by Taylor Swift

Aries:  “But it would’ve been fun if you would’ve been the one”

Taurus: “If you wanted me you really should’ve showed”

Gemini: “In my defense I have none, for never leaving well enough alone”

Cancer: “I have this dream you’re doing cool shit, having adventures on your own”

Leo: “We were something, don’t you think so? Roaring twenties, tossing pennies in the pool”

Virgo: “I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit, been saying ‘yes’ instead of ‘no’”

Libra: “We were something, don’t you think so? Rosé flowing with your chosen family”

Scorpio: “In my defense I have none for digging up the grave another time”

Sagittarius: “You know the greatest loves of all time are over now”

Capricorn: “I persist and resist the temptation to ask you if one thing had been different, would everything be different today?

Aquarius: “You know the greatest films of all time were never made”

Pisces: “If my wishes came true it would’ve been you”

[theswiftlifeofed]

Seven (2020), Taylor Swift

[theswiftlifeofed]

If my wishes came true it would’ve been you

[theswiftlifeofed]

“I’d die for you in secret” is the purest summation of genuine love I’ve ever heard. That’s how you know it’s real.

[theswiftlifeofed]

[theswiftlifeofed]

I wanted to write out the song’s different POV’s for myself since fictionalization also plays a big role in this album, just to make things more clear in my mind. And I thought I’ll share my notes for anyone else interested. Everything in this post is just my opinion! Just to be clear, everything is up for interpretation. I feel like folklore gives me many vibes of Taylor’s older albums as well.

the 1: Taylor’s POV. Quotes Me!: “For never leaving well enough alone”

cardigan: a song part of the “love triangle” Taylor described. POV of a girl named Beth.

the last great american dynasty: POV of Rebekah Harkness, former owner of Taylor’s house in RI, at the end it shifts to Taylor’s POV. Rebekah was also known as “Betty”, -> cardigan

exile: Taylor’s POV I think. Interesting is “and i didn’t like the ending” which reminds of the lyric in “if this was a movie”. 

my tears ricochet: Taylor’s POV I think. It gives me treacherous vibes kinda, but the lyrics are literally the opposite. taylor said the song is about an embittered tormentor showing up at the funeral of his fallen object of affection.

mirrorball: Taylor’s POV. she is the mirrorball. she sings “I’m still on that tightrope” which immediately reminded me of “lost your balance on a tightrope” 

seven: child POV (taylor?). this is the only song in which she sings “folk songs” and sings about braids which reminded me of the album photoshoot.

august: teen POV / POV of the “other” girl part of the “love triangle”. the summer love. this is one of the songs that gave me such debut album vibes.

this is me trying: student / young adult POV. why I’m thinking this is because of “I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere // fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here” and the use of metaphors like alcohol. anyway, more mature. I was thinking, these 3 tracks (seven, august and this is me trying) are actually perfectly fit behind each other on the track list. They are all different timeframes. I think there’s a lot of taylor in this song too

illicit affairs: Taylor’s POV. “you showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else” -> red / golden / daylight reference. the whole song makes me think of “i loved you in secret”. it actually gave me “the other woman” vibes first, but then i read the lyrics again and i don’t think it’s part of the love triangle, but august is because it fits the “young love” narrative.

invisible string: Taylor’s POV, very clearly <3

mad woman: Taylor’s POV. yeahhh!! tell ‘em….

epiphany: military / doctor’s POV?

betty: part of the love triangle, the guy’s POV.

peace: Taylor’s POV. “I would die for you in secret” she sings again, like in earlier albums “I loved you in secret” // “Remember how I said I’d die for you?”

hoax: Taylor’s POV. “don’t want no other shade of blue but you”. she also sings “my kingdom come undone” which reminded me of the kingdom lyric in long live. thought it was interesting they both are closing tracks.

[theswiftlifeofed]

Update: KE Twitter says that’s Austin singing (alt)LWYMMD?!?!! Apparently she got Austin to record a new version of the song to bypass the shenanigans of 🐛& 🛴. Our girl @taylorswift is by far the shiftiest big sister I’ve ever heard of and I’m super impressed at this maneuver! 🏆

[theswiftlifeofed]

wait would you be able to explain everything that happened again? i just logged onto tumblr and i keep seeing bits of pieces of what’s going on but i’m SO CONFUSED

sure can!!! at the beginning of killing eve tonight they used a lwymmd cover. taylor posted about it after the episode but she didn’t tag the band, which is called jack leopard and the dolphins? anyway upon digging us clowns realized that the band didn’t exist outside this song AND that the cover was produced b by none other than comeback kid nils sjoberg of this is what you came for fame. after some more digging people also found an old tabloid rumor that austin wanted to be on the killing eve soundtrack and figured out that the cover art was austin as a kid. this made us realize that taylor, austin, and jack (who did instruments etc for the cover) lit rally created a fake band to make a cover and get lwymmd featured on killing eve without paying scott and scooby one cent OR having to ask their permission. once we figured this out which took about an hour taylor came online and liked one post essentially confirming that we were right aaaand that’s what you missed on glee

[theswiftlifeofed]

I KNEW I RECOGNIZED THIS PICTURE... I KNEW IT WAS AUSTIN .... I’ve been on the internet way too long

@taylorswift you sneaky snake i love you 🐍

[theswiftlifeofed]

me hearing “Oh, ‘cause she’s dead!” for the first time 

[theswiftlifeofed]

Aww

WAIT A SECOND WAIT A SECONDDDD.

I FOUND ANOTHER EASTER EGG.

ELLEN ASKED TAYLOR IF SHE LEFT AN EASTER EGG DURING THE INTERVIEW WHICH WAS ELLEN BEING IN A MUSIC VIDEO (YNTCD)

BUT. TAYLOR DURING BURNING QUESTIONS SAID HER FAVORITE MOVIE IS SOMEONE GREAT. WHICH INSPIRED DEATH BY A THOUSAND CUTS. MA'AM.

[theswiftlifeofed]

lwymmd lyric video // the man lyric video

[theswiftlifeofed]

we have chosen to stan forever

[theswiftlifeofed]

SAY IT AGAIN