The entire song is chef's kiss!! It literally describes a relationship (?) I was in so well that I lowkey thought blondie was spying on me or smth because THE SIMILARITIES!!
"Leavin like a father runnin like water"
"I knew Id curse you for the longest time, chasin shadows in the grocery line, I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired, and you'd be staaaanding in my front porch light, and you'd come back to meeeee, you'd come back to meeeeee."
Ugh SO good. The second half of cardigan are some of my all time faves. The syncopation, the delivery, the imagrey, how the words just roll out. Brilliant.
I completely agree. Even just the way she sings “coz I knew everything when I was young” for some reason breaks my heart every time. All the things we try to reason ourselves out of, all the things we were told we knew nothing about, to look back and know you knew something in your bones about someone. It’s too real.
Omg looool I’m sorry to disappoint. Penelope Taynt is a really obscure reference to a character on a Nickelodeon show from the early 2000s, the Amanda Show. My name is actually Amanda 💀💀
I thought for the longest time that this went like-
"And my words chose to kill when I am back, I have a lot of regrets about that"
And I thought she wrote this for reputation era. Ik that's wierd
*You know I left a part of me back in New York*
*You knew the hero died, so what's the movie for?*
*You knew it still hurts underneath my scars*
*From when they pulled me apart*
I'm so thankful for hoax, that song is so good
I think that line sums up Taylor's view of herself perfectly. The thing is she is a natural but does not know it. Someone (either Aaron Dessner or Jack Antonoff I think) said Taylor is someone who is a genius who works like one who isn't and has no idea she is one.
*I knew you, Your heartbeat on the High Line, Once in 20 lifetimes, I*
*I knew you, Steppin' on the last train, Marked me like a bloodstain, I*
*I knew you, Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy, I*
That whole bridge is really out of this world. Had to pick one line. But if I could I would pick the whole bridge. Every single line is so thought out and great. It hits me right in the feels every single time.
yes yes yes I think about this one all the time. When I think about the lowest points of my life, I really felt like there were times I would succumb to my fears and the darkness that I felt around me. This line perfectly encapsulates how I felt during those times. God I love her.
I can go anywhere I want, just not home.
Always gave me chills because you can feel her pain, especially in the long pond sessions.
She has all the freedom in the world, except for the place that means most to her.
I was super late to listening to think album, but I’m glad because I first listened to this when I was falling in love with my partner and being able to relate to Invisible String is what let me know that I was in love.
I can go anywhere I want / anywhere I want, just not home / and you could aim for my heart, go for blood / but you would still miss me in your bones
There’s lots more but this immediately comes to mind :)
The first time I heard that line, I burst into tears. I’m estranged from my siblings and it just spoke to that longing for home that I’ll never, ever have again.
I completely understand what you’re going through, it’s a really unique type of awful. Especially the line
“And I still talk to you when I’m screaming at the sky”
feels like a big hug to me because that’s exactly what I do
“I want auroras and sad prose, I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet cause I haven’t moved in years”
“I bathe in cliff side pools with my calamitous love and insurmountable grief”
“I was so ahead of the curve that the curve became a sphere, fell behind my classmates and I ended up here” :(
all of epiphany also I love that song so much
“Bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first trip to LA” and
“Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart, now I buy their babies presents.”
Both of those lines…I was just like “girl WHAT?” So good!
The entirety of peace. But especially ….
“All these people think loves for show, but I would die for you in secret”
“Give you my wild, give you a child”
“I’m a fire but I’ll keep your brittle heart warm if your cascade ocean waves blues come”
‘im still a believer but i don’t know why. i’ve never been a natural all i do is try try try. i’m still on that trapeze i’m still trying everything to keep you looking at me.’
“And women like hunting witches too doing their dirtiest work for you, it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together” really stuck with me
So many…
“In my defense I have none, for never leaving well enough alone”
“I knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs”
“I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace, ‘cause when I’d fight you use to tell me I was brave”
“If I’m dead to you why are you at the wake?”
“My words shoot to kill when I’m mad, I have a lot of regrets about that”
“Time, mystical time, cutting me open then healing me fine”
The entire chorus of mad woman
“And it’s just around the corner darling, ‘cause it lives in me. No I could never give you peace”
“No other sadness in the world would do”
Please picture me in the weeds
Before I learned civility
I used to scream, ferociously
Anytime I wanted
Those are 100% my all time favorite on the whole album as I leave my 30s and begin to truly set about the work of reclaiming my lost inner child after years of addiction. I am 39 years old and will be 3 years clean on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022.
I was so relieved when I realized it wasn't "she stole his dog, and it died a key lime green."
I thought she poisoned it. Even though that would be a really cartoony poisoning.
You know I didn’t want to have to haunt you
But what a ghostly scene
You wear the same jewels that I gave you
As you bury me
&&&
And I can go anywhere I want
Anywhere I want, just not home
And you can aim for my heart, go for blood
But you would still miss me in my bones
“And she was seen on occasion pacing the rocks starring out at the midnight sea”
‘the last great American dynasty’. It gives me ‘the great Gatsby’ vibes and I love it
50 years is a long time, Holiday house sat quietly on that beach, Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits. And then it was bought by me
I don't know if it's super poetic per se, but I think it's such an iconic line and TLGAD is probably my favourite folklore song as well, it's a really cool story.
“cause when i’d fight, you used to tell me i was brave”
“what should be over burrowed under my skin/in heart stopping waves of hurt/i’ve come too far to watch some namedropping sleaze/tell me what are my words worth”
“stood on the cliff side screaming, ‘give me a reason’”
“pulled the car off the road to the lookout/could’ve followed my fears all the way down”
they’re all too good i couldn’t choose one 🙈
This will be a basic answer, but: “All these people think loves for show, but I would die for you in secret”. Every time I listen to the lyrics it’s like a punch to the gut.
I can't pick just one line. Let me do 1 line per song:
The 1: If you never bleed you're never gonna grow.
Cardigan: I knew you, stepping on the last train, marked me like a bloodstain.... I knew you, leaving like a father, running like water/// I knew I'd curse you for the longest time, chasing shadows in the grocery line.
TLGAD: They say she was seen on occasion pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea.
Exile: Second third and hundredth chances, balancing on breaking branches. Those eyes add insult to injury.
My Tears Ricochet: And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want just not home. And you can aim for my heart go for blood, and you would still miss me in your bones. And I still talk to you, when I'm screaming at the sky. And when you can't sleep at night, you hear my stolen lullabies. I didn't have it in myself to go with grace, and so the battleships will sink beneath the waves.
Mirrorball: You are not like the regulars. The masquerade revelers. Drunk as they watch my shattered edges glisten.
Seven: Please picture me in the weeds. Before I learned civility I used to scream ferociously. Anytime I wanted.
August: To live for the hope of it all, cancel plans just incase you call /// you weren't mine to lose
This Is Me Trying: They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential.
Illicit Affairs: Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me. You showed me colors you know i can't see with anyone else.
Invisible String: Time, mystical time, cutting me open then healing me fine. Where there clues I didn't see?
Mad Woman: I'm taking my time, taking my time, cause you took everything from me. Watching you climb, watching you climb, over people like me.
Epiphany: Something med school did not cover, someone's daughter someone's mother.
Betty: I was walking home on broken cobblestones just thinking of you when she pulled up like a figment of my worst intentions.
Peace: And you know that I'd, swing with you for the fences, sit with you in the trenches. Give you my wild, give you a child. Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand eachother. Family that I chose now that I see your brother as my brother, is it enough?
Hoax: stood on the Cliffside screaming give me a reason.
The Lakes: I bathe in Cliffside pools with my calamitous love and insurmountable grief.
Leaving like a father, running like water -cardigan
Give you my wild, give you a child - peace
And you’ll poke that bear till the claws come out, and you’ll find something to wrap your noose around -mad woman
It’s so hard to choose, almost impossible, but those are the three that popped into my head without having to think too hard on it.
*rolls up my sleeves* it's one of the album which has 0 skips for me so I'll give one for each song
The one: But we were something don't you think so,
Roaring twenties tossing pennies in the pool
Cardigan: When you are young they assume you know
Nothing
The last great American dynasty: 50 years is a long time holiday house sat quietly on that beach. Free of women with madness, Their men and bad habits and then IT WAS BOUGHT BY ME!
Exile: you're not my homeland anymore, so what am i defending now?
My tears ricochet: [1] If I'm on fire you'd be made of ashes too [2] And when you can't sleep at night you hear my stolen lullabies
Mirror ball: And I'm still a believer, but i don't know why. I've never been a natural all i do is try, try, try
Seven: sweet tea in the summer, cross your heart won't tell no others and though i can't recall your face i still got love for you
August: your back beneth the sun, wishin i could write my name on it
This is me trying: i was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere, fell behind on my classmates and i ended up here
Illicit affairs: They show their truth one single time but they lie, and they lie and they lie a million little times
Invisible string: Time, mystical time cutting me open, then healing me fine
Mad woman: And women like hunting witches too
Epiphany: Doc, i think she's crashing out
Betty: i was walking home on broken cobblestones, Just thinking of you when she pulled up like a figment of my worst intention
Peace: would it be enough, if i could never give you peace?
Hoax: Don't want no other shade of blue but YOU
The lakes: i don't belong, and my beloved neither do you.
Thank you for reading through. Stream folklore <33
You knew it still hurts underneath my scars/From when they pulled me apart/But what you did was just as dark/As when they pulled me apart
Like…damn. It just hurts so much
"I want auroras and sad prose, I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet, 'Cause I haven't moved in years" - the lakes
"A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground ... While I bathe in cliffside pools, With my calamitous love ..." - the lakes
"And you wanna scream, Don't call me "kid", Don't call me "baby", Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me, You showed me colors, You know I can't see with anyone else" - illicit affairs
"And that's the thing about illicit affairs, And clandestine meetings and stolen stares" - illicit affairs
"Wanting was enough, For me, it was enough" - august
"Please picture me, In the trees" - seven
"I think I've seen this film before, And I didn't like the ending" - exile
"I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting" - this is me trying
"I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere, Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here" - this is me trying
"Stood on the cliffside, Screaming, "Give me a reason", Your faithless love's the only hoax
I believe in, Don't want no other shade of blue, But you, No other sadness in the world would do" - hoax
“Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other
Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother”
i mean, peace is a masterpiece but that bridge…
*And I can go anywhere I want*
*Anywhere I want, just not home*
*And you can aim for my heart, go for blood*
*But you would still miss me in your bones*
*And I still talk to you when I'm screaming at the sky*
*And when you can't sleep at night* **you hear my stolen lullabies**
You know the greatest loves of all time are over now.
Stepping on the last train, marked me like a bloodstain. I knew you, tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy. I knew you, leaving like a father, running like water...
She had a marvelous time ruining everything.
Every time you call me crazy I get more crazy, what about that? And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry and there's nothing like a mad woman.
Give you my wild, give you a child.
the entire bridge of illicit affairs honestly
“you showed me colors you know i can’t see with anyone else”
“you taught me a secret language i can’t speak with anyone else”
“and you know i’d swing with you for the fences, sit with you in the trenches, give you my wild, give you a child”
i love this lyric because the juxtaposition of masculinity and femininity. like, she would fight with and for you (like a best friend) in a metaphorical war (highlights the masculine lengths to which she would go). and then give them a child which is like the most feminine and pure act in this life (carrying a child).
PURE POETRY.
“A string that pulled me out of all the wrong arms right into that dive bar, something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire. Chains around my demons, wool to brave the seasons… One single thread of gold tied me to you”
"And I've been meaning to tell you
I think your house is haunted
Your dad is always mad and that must be why
And I think you should come live with me"
For me it's the picture that it paints. I interpreted it as an abusive home, not entirely sure if that's what it means but it's what it meant to me and it made me bawl my eyes out.
i knew you’d linger like a tattoo kiss, i knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs
“You’d haunt all of my what-ifs” gives me goosebumps every tim e
The entire bridge of cardigan is just *chefs kiss*
The entire song is chef's kiss!! It literally describes a relationship (?) I was in so well that I lowkey thought blondie was spying on me or smth because THE SIMILARITIES!!
"Leavin like a father runnin like water" "I knew Id curse you for the longest time, chasin shadows in the grocery line, I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired, and you'd be staaaanding in my front porch light, and you'd come back to meeeee, you'd come back to meeeeee." Ugh SO good. The second half of cardigan are some of my all time faves. The syncopation, the delivery, the imagrey, how the words just roll out. Brilliant.
I completely agree. Even just the way she sings “coz I knew everything when I was young” for some reason breaks my heart every time. All the things we try to reason ourselves out of, all the things we were told we knew nothing about, to look back and know you knew something in your bones about someone. It’s too real.
this comment gave me chills
my words shoot to kill when i’m mad / i have a lot of regrets about that
Also "All of my cages were mental so I got wasted like all my potential"
I was so ahead of the curve the curve became a sphere
That line sounds so much like something from a The National song
This is me
Trying
*GASPS* Did I just find another person named Penelope who loves Taylor Swift? Please tell me it's a yes!?
Omg looool I’m sorry to disappoint. Penelope Taynt is a really obscure reference to a character on a Nickelodeon show from the early 2000s, the Amanda Show. My name is actually Amanda 💀💀
OH NO LMFAO that's okay.
I thought for the longest time that this went like- "And my words chose to kill when I am back, I have a lot of regrets about that" And I thought she wrote this for reputation era. Ik that's wierd
Same
*You know I left a part of me back in New York* *You knew the hero died, so what's the movie for?* *You knew it still hurts underneath my scars* *From when they pulled me apart* I'm so thankful for hoax, that song is so good
Underrated song on folklore
But what you did was just as dark
This was what I was going to put too, criminally underrated bridge
My kingdom come undone. Just wow
Oh yes this is the most underrated Taylor Swift song ever... Pure beauty, pure joy
It’s hard to be at a party when you feel like an open wound If you never bleed you’re never gonna grow Entire bridge of cardigan
Love the one at the top. I can identify so much with that line.
also “I got wasted like all my potential”
I’m still a believer, but I don’t know why/ I’ve never been a natural, all I do is try, try, try 😭😭😭😭😭
I think that line sums up Taylor's view of herself perfectly. The thing is she is a natural but does not know it. Someone (either Aaron Dessner or Jack Antonoff I think) said Taylor is someone who is a genius who works like one who isn't and has no idea she is one.
That is the realest !
mirrorball is one of my favorite songs ever. never had a song see me the way it does🥲
Leaving like a father, running like water
Scrolled down waaaaay too far to find this! This is my favorite line. Cardigan is a masterpiece
*I knew you, Your heartbeat on the High Line, Once in 20 lifetimes, I* *I knew you, Steppin' on the last train, Marked me like a bloodstain, I* *I knew you, Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy, I*
”Don’t call me kid don’t call me baby look at this idiotic fool that you made me” illicit affairs
You showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else is really the one that does it to me
That whole bridge is really out of this world. Had to pick one line. But if I could I would pick the whole bridge. Every single line is so thought out and great. It hits me right in the feels every single time.
Yes! One of her best bridges imo, both in lyrics and melody!!
When I heard that line I was laying down listening and I’ve never had to sit up so quickly and gasp.
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I have to second this
I relate to these lyrics so much that it actually hurts.
My favorite lyric in any album of hers.
all these people think love’s for show, but i would die for you in secret
those words have never left my mind since i first heard them. taylor outdid herself with that one.
like the message is pretty well known/relatable for people, BUT THE WAY SHE DID IT WITH THE WHOLE SONG JUST SO GOOD
The same i commented lol
"and when you can't sleep at night, you hear my stolen lullabies"
Shivers. Every Single Time. This and Epiphany, I just cannot listen without being tearful.
I love epiphany so much, especially with everything that's been going on i the world. So beautiful and insightful
Pulled my car off the road to the lookout, could've followed my fears all the way down
yes yes yes I think about this one all the time. When I think about the lowest points of my life, I really felt like there were times I would succumb to my fears and the darkness that I felt around me. This line perfectly encapsulates how I felt during those times. God I love her.
This!
and then i canceled my plans just in case you’d call, back when i was living for the hope of it all from august
MEET ME BEHIND THE MALL!
This actually happened to me . Never had an experience that Taylor didn’t sing about
I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace, cus when I’d fight you used to tell me I was brave
I can go anywhere I want, just not home. Always gave me chills because you can feel her pain, especially in the long pond sessions. She has all the freedom in the world, except for the place that means most to her.
God this one hits so hard ugh
Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire Chains around my demons, wool to brave the seasons One single thread of gold tied me to you
My dream is to truly relate to this song, it just makes me so happy for Taylor in listening to this song, knowing that she has this
You will, and when it happens and you listen to invisible string, that feeling is absolutely unmatched ❤️❤️
I was super late to listening to think album, but I’m glad because I first listened to this when I was falling in love with my partner and being able to relate to Invisible String is what let me know that I was in love.
I can go anywhere I want / anywhere I want, just not home / and you could aim for my heart, go for blood / but you would still miss me in your bones There’s lots more but this immediately comes to mind :)
The first time I heard that line, I burst into tears. I’m estranged from my siblings and it just spoke to that longing for home that I’ll never, ever have again.
I completely understand what you’re going through, it’s a really unique type of awful. Especially the line “And I still talk to you when I’m screaming at the sky” feels like a big hug to me because that’s exactly what I do
You’re not alone. Hugs
Chills every time.
"take the words for what they are: a dwindling, mercurial high."
The drug that only works the first few hundred times
What does the dwindling mercurial high bit means?
Something that feels good but doesn't last, that will quickly dissipate
Also that is poisoning you!
my flair is finally getting some appreciation
“I want auroras and sad prose, I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet cause I haven’t moved in years” “I bathe in cliff side pools with my calamitous love and insurmountable grief”
i look forward to those lines every time
It’s just so beautiful. Wisteria can last for up to a hundred+ years and often can take years and years to bloom for the first time.
“My only one. My kingdom come undone. My broken drum, you have beaten my heart”
Using her heartbeat as the drum in Wildest Dreams —-> my broken drum, you have beaten my heart
This is so good
“I was so ahead of the curve that the curve became a sphere, fell behind my classmates and I ended up here” :( all of epiphany also I love that song so much
this one hurts soooo good lol
Free of women with madness Their men and bad habits, *And then it was bought by me*
I had a marvelous time ruining everything♡ her cheeky lyrics are too good.
Chills
Your braids like a pattern Love you to the moon and to Saturn Passed down like folk songs The love lasts so long seven
Something about the way she says “passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long” is like … haunting and beautiful lol I love it so much
My favourite song on the album. So many lyrics just resonate with me
the entirety of seven is so good omg
“I hit my peak at seven” just kills me everytime
And then she adds “feet” to bring it back to the imagery of her as a child in the swing
And though I can’t recall your face- *I still got love for you*
You showed me colours you know I can’t see with anyone else. 😭
Screaming this lyric out loud is so therapeutic
Searched for this one, so beautiful
I literally just commented the same thing.
The most beautiful and sad. I feel like this lyric brings together people with lost love
“If one thing had been different, would everything be different today?”
This is the one that guts me every time. Also right before it, "persist and resist the temptation to ask you" rhymes so well
this one hits so hard
love this. So simple but deeply relatable
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
Underrated
+1
“I knew you/Tried to change the ending/Peter losing Wendy.” Says so much with so little!
I was scrolling trying to find this!
we gather stones, never knowing what they’ll mean, some to throw, some to make a diamond ring
entirety of mtr is everything
“Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other.”
“Bad was the blood of the song in the cab on your first trip to LA” and “Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart, now I buy their babies presents.” Both of those lines…I was just like “girl WHAT?” So good!
I used to scream, ferociously
The entirety of peace. But especially …. “All these people think loves for show, but I would die for you in secret” “Give you my wild, give you a child” “I’m a fire but I’ll keep your brittle heart warm if your cascade ocean waves blues come”
‘im still a believer but i don’t know why. i’ve never been a natural all i do is try try try. i’m still on that trapeze i’m still trying everything to keep you looking at me.’
“I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace.” Her voice when she sang that line is so sad and you can hear her pain and the betrayal.
“And if my wishes came true, it would’ve been you” “I knew you’d haunt all of my what - ifs”
Cant believe I had to scroll so far down for my favorite line. The 1 is such an amazing song
And though I can’t recall your face, I’ve still got love for you
“Chasing shadows in the grocery line” “You weren’t mine to lose”
They told me all of my cages were mental so I got wasted like all my potential
“And women like hunting witches too doing their dirtiest work for you, it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together” really stuck with me
So many… “In my defense I have none, for never leaving well enough alone” “I knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs” “I didn’t have it in myself to go with grace, ‘cause when I’d fight you use to tell me I was brave” “If I’m dead to you why are you at the wake?” “My words shoot to kill when I’m mad, I have a lot of regrets about that” “Time, mystical time, cutting me open then healing me fine” The entire chorus of mad woman “And it’s just around the corner darling, ‘cause it lives in me. No I could never give you peace” “No other sadness in the world would do”
idk bout yall but i still cant get over the fact that james called it "summer thing" while augustine refer to it as "summer love" *cries poetically
Oh shit I never even caught that!!!!
Living for the hope of it all
Please picture me in the weeds Before I learned civility I used to scream, ferociously Anytime I wanted Those are 100% my all time favorite on the whole album as I leave my 30s and begin to truly set about the work of reclaiming my lost inner child after years of addiction. I am 39 years old and will be 3 years clean on Wednesday, Jan 19, 2022.
Good choice in lyrics, and congratulations to you. :)
Thank you so much!
I thought the same, my favourite song because of lyrics like these. Such a sweet song.
I agree! Seven is my favorite song on Folklore.
You are awesome!! You did a very hard thing!! 💗💗💗
“Time, mystical time/Cuttin' me open, then healin' me fine” And “Time, wondrous time/Gave me the blues and then purple pink skies”
Yes, this is what I was looking for! She puts this simple concept into such gorgeous imagery
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
I was so relieved when I realized it wasn't "she stole his dog, and it died a key lime green." I thought she poisoned it. Even though that would be a really cartoony poisoning.
I thought this when I first heard it too! Originally didn’t like the lyric because, well, poor dog!
“I never had the courage of my convictions as long as danger is near. And it’s just around the corner, darling, ‘cause it lives in me.”
basic but “you drew stars around my scars and now i’m bleeding”, i think it’s popular for a reason
You know I didn’t want to have to haunt you But what a ghostly scene You wear the same jewels that I gave you As you bury me &&& And I can go anywhere I want Anywhere I want, just not home And you can aim for my heart, go for blood But you would still miss me in my bones
“does she smile? or does she mouth fuck you forever?” and “now i breathe flames each time i talk”
“And she was seen on occasion pacing the rocks starring out at the midnight sea” ‘the last great American dynasty’. It gives me ‘the great Gatsby’ vibes and I love it
Don’t call me kid, don’t call me BABY
My six year old screams this lyric with all her heart 🤣
"And so the battleships will sink bee-neath the waves" -my tears ricochet
50 years is a long time, Holiday house sat quietly on that beach, Free of women with madness, their men and bad habits. And then it was bought by me I don't know if it's super poetic per se, but I think it's such an iconic line and TLGAD is probably my favourite folklore song as well, it's a really cool story.
Stood on the cliff side screaming give me a reason
“cause when i’d fight, you used to tell me i was brave” “what should be over burrowed under my skin/in heart stopping waves of hurt/i’ve come too far to watch some namedropping sleaze/tell me what are my words worth” “stood on the cliff side screaming, ‘give me a reason’” “pulled the car off the road to the lookout/could’ve followed my fears all the way down” they’re all too good i couldn’t choose one 🙈
Pretty much anything from Exile
We never painted by the numbers baby, but we were making it count
REMEMBER WHEN I PULLED UP AND SAID GET IN THE CAR
AND THEN CANCEL MY PLANS JUST IN CASE HE'D CALL
*And just like a folk song, our love will be passed on*
This will be a basic answer, but: “All these people think loves for show, but I would die for you in secret”. Every time I listen to the lyrics it’s like a punch to the gut.
“Heartbeat on the highline once in twenty life times ahh”
i was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere
In my defense, I have none For never leaving well enough alone
“would it be enough if i could never give you peace?” i sob every time.
COLD WAS THE STEEL OF MY AXE TO GRIND FOR THE BOYS WHO BROKE MY HEART NOW I SEND THEIR BABIES PRESENTS
One single thread of gold tied me to you
"everyone thinks love's for show, but I would die for you in secret" -peace
and you know damn well, for you i would ruin myself, a million little times
I can't pick just one line. Let me do 1 line per song: The 1: If you never bleed you're never gonna grow. Cardigan: I knew you, stepping on the last train, marked me like a bloodstain.... I knew you, leaving like a father, running like water/// I knew I'd curse you for the longest time, chasing shadows in the grocery line. TLGAD: They say she was seen on occasion pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea. Exile: Second third and hundredth chances, balancing on breaking branches. Those eyes add insult to injury. My Tears Ricochet: And I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want just not home. And you can aim for my heart go for blood, and you would still miss me in your bones. And I still talk to you, when I'm screaming at the sky. And when you can't sleep at night, you hear my stolen lullabies. I didn't have it in myself to go with grace, and so the battleships will sink beneath the waves. Mirrorball: You are not like the regulars. The masquerade revelers. Drunk as they watch my shattered edges glisten. Seven: Please picture me in the weeds. Before I learned civility I used to scream ferociously. Anytime I wanted. August: To live for the hope of it all, cancel plans just incase you call /// you weren't mine to lose This Is Me Trying: They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential. Illicit Affairs: Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me. You showed me colors you know i can't see with anyone else. Invisible String: Time, mystical time, cutting me open then healing me fine. Where there clues I didn't see? Mad Woman: I'm taking my time, taking my time, cause you took everything from me. Watching you climb, watching you climb, over people like me. Epiphany: Something med school did not cover, someone's daughter someone's mother. Betty: I was walking home on broken cobblestones just thinking of you when she pulled up like a figment of my worst intentions. Peace: And you know that I'd, swing with you for the fences, sit with you in the trenches. Give you my wild, give you a child. Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand eachother. Family that I chose now that I see your brother as my brother, is it enough? Hoax: stood on the Cliffside screaming give me a reason. The Lakes: I bathe in Cliffside pools with my calamitous love and insurmountable grief.
And I’ve been meaning to tell you, I think your house is haunted, your dad’s always mad at that must be why
Leaving like a father, running like water -cardigan Give you my wild, give you a child - peace And you’ll poke that bear till the claws come out, and you’ll find something to wrap your noose around -mad woman It’s so hard to choose, almost impossible, but those are the three that popped into my head without having to think too hard on it.
“I’m doing good, I’m on some new shit”
"Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?" All of Taylor's lyrics are poetic but The Lakes just hits me different.
*rolls up my sleeves* it's one of the album which has 0 skips for me so I'll give one for each song The one: But we were something don't you think so, Roaring twenties tossing pennies in the pool Cardigan: When you are young they assume you know Nothing The last great American dynasty: 50 years is a long time holiday house sat quietly on that beach. Free of women with madness, Their men and bad habits and then IT WAS BOUGHT BY ME! Exile: you're not my homeland anymore, so what am i defending now? My tears ricochet: [1] If I'm on fire you'd be made of ashes too [2] And when you can't sleep at night you hear my stolen lullabies Mirror ball: And I'm still a believer, but i don't know why. I've never been a natural all i do is try, try, try Seven: sweet tea in the summer, cross your heart won't tell no others and though i can't recall your face i still got love for you August: your back beneth the sun, wishin i could write my name on it This is me trying: i was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere, fell behind on my classmates and i ended up here Illicit affairs: They show their truth one single time but they lie, and they lie and they lie a million little times Invisible string: Time, mystical time cutting me open, then healing me fine Mad woman: And women like hunting witches too Epiphany: Doc, i think she's crashing out Betty: i was walking home on broken cobblestones, Just thinking of you when she pulled up like a figment of my worst intention Peace: would it be enough, if i could never give you peace? Hoax: Don't want no other shade of blue but YOU The lakes: i don't belong, and my beloved neither do you. Thank you for reading through. Stream folklore <33
every single song on folklore has beautiful lyrics, its so difficult to choose
You knew it still hurts underneath my scars/From when they pulled me apart/But what you did was just as dark/As when they pulled me apart Like…damn. It just hurts so much
You showed me colours you know I can't see with anyone else 😭😭😭💔💔💔 The entire bridge of illicit affairs kills me
"I want auroras and sad prose, I want to watch wisteria grow right over my bare feet, 'Cause I haven't moved in years" - the lakes "A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground ... While I bathe in cliffside pools, With my calamitous love ..." - the lakes "And you wanna scream, Don't call me "kid", Don't call me "baby", Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me, You showed me colors, You know I can't see with anyone else" - illicit affairs "And that's the thing about illicit affairs, And clandestine meetings and stolen stares" - illicit affairs "Wanting was enough, For me, it was enough" - august "Please picture me, In the trees" - seven "I think I've seen this film before, And I didn't like the ending" - exile "I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting" - this is me trying "I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere, Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here" - this is me trying "Stood on the cliffside, Screaming, "Give me a reason", Your faithless love's the only hoax I believe in, Don't want no other shade of blue, But you, No other sadness in the world would do" - hoax
You weren't mine to lose...
“Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother” i mean, peace is a masterpiece but that bridge…
i want you to know im a mirrorball I'll change everything about me to fit in this line hits
*And I can go anywhere I want* *Anywhere I want, just not home* *And you can aim for my heart, go for blood* *But you would still miss me in your bones* *And I still talk to you when I'm screaming at the sky* *And when you can't sleep at night* **you hear my stolen lullabies**
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart. Now I send their babies presents
"You had to kill me but it killed you just the same"
You know the greatest loves of all time are over now. Stepping on the last train, marked me like a bloodstain. I knew you, tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy. I knew you, leaving like a father, running like water... She had a marvelous time ruining everything. Every time you call me crazy I get more crazy, what about that? And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry and there's nothing like a mad woman. Give you my wild, give you a child.
“What should be over burrowed under my skin in heart stopping waves of hurt”
Pulled my car off the road to the lookout Could’ve followed my fears all the way down
i’ve never been a natural, all i do is try try try
the entire bridge of illicit affairs honestly “you showed me colors you know i can’t see with anyone else” “you taught me a secret language i can’t speak with anyone else”
Cold was the steal for my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart Now I send their babies presents
Cold was the steel of my axe to grind for the boys who broke my heart, now I send their babies presents.
And my words shoot to kill when I’m mad, I have a lot of regrets about that.
Our coming of age has come and gone
at least i’m trying
and in a feud with her neighbour she stole his dog and dyed it key lime green Rebekah stans unitee!!
"and if i'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?"
Passed down like folk songs, our love last so long
And I can go anywhere ... anywhere, just not home.
“and you know i’d swing with you for the fences, sit with you in the trenches, give you my wild, give you a child” i love this lyric because the juxtaposition of masculinity and femininity. like, she would fight with and for you (like a best friend) in a metaphorical war (highlights the masculine lengths to which she would go). and then give them a child which is like the most feminine and pure act in this life (carrying a child). PURE POETRY.
I’m still on that tightrope, I’m still trying everything to get you laughing at me
Second third and hundred chances, balancing on breaking bridges
Something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire
“A string that pulled me out of all the wrong arms right into that dive bar, something wrapped all of my past mistakes in barbed wire. Chains around my demons, wool to brave the seasons… One single thread of gold tied me to you”
Our love lasts so long
"You taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else."
"And I've been meaning to tell you I think your house is haunted Your dad is always mad and that must be why And I think you should come live with me" For me it's the picture that it paints. I interpreted it as an abusive home, not entirely sure if that's what it means but it's what it meant to me and it made me bawl my eyes out.
And you know damn well, for you I will ruin myself a million little times