I remember how slayed I was when she released this in quarantine.

 

 

The verse before the bridge already has punch after punch with "Peter losing Wendy" and "running like a father"

 

'Cause 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
I knew you
Leavin' like a father
Running like water, I
And when you are young, they assume you know nothing

 

But then the bridge comes out of no where and hits even harder 

 

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
I knew I'd 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 standin' in my front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me

 

The last half of the song is a legit rollercoaster and takes a complete 180

every single time

 

yes

Yes for the Cardigan(s)

 

 

Now you made me want to listen to this masterpiece again.

So many cringe lyrics in this song. They ruin what was otherwise one of taylor’s few inspired melodies

22 minutes ago, naval23 said:

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss

The way this is complete twaddle 

It never did. This was the song that made me give back my Taylor fan card 

Yes the bridge is amazing

Yassssshhh

It brings me back into 2020 Covid isolation all over again where the only exploring I was allowed to do was what I could imagine. 

Its just so good.

 

1 hour ago, naval23 said:

 

But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss
I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs
The smell of smoke would hang around this long
'Cause I knew everything when I was young
I knew I'd 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 standin' in my front porch light
And I knew you'd come back to me
You'd come back to me

 

This is one of the best moments in her discography 

My answer to the question posed in the thread title is yes.

Yes, especially the part in the OP. Despite being a few years old now, it's still one of my most played songs of 2022. The cardigan chokehold will never let up.

1 hour ago, mrmayman said:

Yes the bridge is amazing

This.

 

I just revisited folklore tonight. Such a good album and such a good song.

Yes and the entire album. too. Greatest album of all time 

An INCREDIBLE song, from a SUPERIOR album  

This song is ass.  Same with Willow. 

 

The rest of those albums are 10x times better. 

Yes

her best written song ever 

Yes. I’m continually surprised how much I love this song every time it comes on. By the time the bridge comes I’m always scream singing 

YESSSS and the willow could never!

2 hours ago, Allday said:

It never did. This was the song that made me give back my Taylor fan card 

Your signature. 

24 minutes ago, Lachlan said:

Your signature. 

you probably haven't heard half of them but 

 

but sorry im more into upbeat then ballads. 

Never did. Never will. August should have been the lead.