I believe she would surprise release after this

Because it's gonna be The Debut

 

There is no way she can push that old boring material over 150k copies without any gimmick, like.. surprise release

 

Also she is most likely busy signing 50k copies of the Debut's vinyl right now

Lover > gold rush > Treacherous > Back To December > the last great american dynasty > Teardrops on My Guitar > Love Story > Style > I Did Something Bad

crackpot tin foil hat theory time. folklore is actually about (1) Joe cheating on Taylor, (2) them breaking up, and then (3) getting back together.
 

 

cardigan: about Joe coming back to Taylor after cheating on her

 

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Vintage tee: they met in the 1989 era, which was full of throwback references

 

Brand new phone: she changed her number after the Kanye stunt

 

high heels, sequins, black lipstick: what she wore to the Met Gala the night she met Joe

sensual politics: her mentally trying to

negotiate the Calvin / Tom / Joe mess

 

dancing in your Levy’s, drunk under a street light: they often met in bars (see: Delicate)

 

tried to kiss it better: he made her feel better after everything went to ****

 

the chorus: she felt old, worn out, and unwanted, but he made her feel cherished

 

chase two girls, lose the one: he cheated on her, risking their relationship; directly references the 1

 

Playing hide and seek, giving me your weekends: refers to them hiding from the press, but also ties into many lyrics on rep and Lover about the privacy of their relationship and the “cat and mouse,” “back and forth,” “card sharks playing games” nature of their relationship

 

Your heartbeat on the High Line: much of their early relationship was in in New York

 

Once in 20 lifetimes: “have I known you 20 seconds or 20 years,” “20 year dark night.”

 

Kiss in cars and downtown bars: she and Joe are constantly in bars or cars, and she uses this exact car/bar rhyme at the start of Cornelia Street

 

You drew stars around my scars but now I’m bleeding: reiterates that he made her feel better after her downfall, but now she’s bleeding because his cheating hurt her

 

leaving like a father: a throwback to “careless man’s careful daughter” and how she doesn’t believe in everlasting love because her father left her mother

 

linger like a tattoo kiss: calls back to “made a mark on me, a golden tattoo”

 

haunt all of my what ifs: ties into the 1 (if one thing had been different…)

 

smoke: she references smoke in The Archer and Daylight

 

Chasing shadows in the grocery line: ties into the 1 (thought I saw you at the bus stop)

 

Miss me once the thrill expired: the “adventure” (the 1) of the affair lost its appeal and he realized Taylor was the one

Chorus: same words, but now imply that he realized she was “his favorite” and went back to her

the 1: Taylor wrote it wondering if Joe would’ve been the one if he hadn’t cheated on her. 
 

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I thought I saw you at the bus stop: “chasing shadows in the grocery line”

 

If you never bleed…: “now I’m bleeding”
 

roaring 20s: has to refer to the 2020s, since she also references the internet in the lyrics; he’s the only one she’s dated in the 2020s

 

Never leaving well enough alone: previously used the phrase in ME!, a song about Joe

 

if one thing had been different would everything be different: “haunt all of my what ifs”

 

Chosen family: she refers to Joe’s brother in multiple songs (see: Paper Rings), and uses the phrase chosen family again in peace

 

august: Taylor wrote it empathisizing with the other girl

 

betty: Joe helped write the song about his attempt at explaining himself to Taylor while trying to get her back

 

exile: details Taylor and Joe’s perspectives of her getting with Tom after meeting Joe (Tom was Joe’s understudy; “leaving out the side door” has the same energy as Getaway Car)

illicit affair: about Taylor getting with Tom before breaking up with Calvin and while thinking about Joe

 

hoax: either written while they were broken up or after they got back together

 

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my only one: he’s the 1

 

my eclipsed sun: she constantly uses nature as metaphors for Joe (see: jetstream, starry eyes, comet, fire, and most importantly: daylight)

 

the rest of verse one: about her feeling betrayed that “the one” cheated on her after doing so much to support her and lift her up

 

faithless love: unfaithful = cheating

 

only hoax i believe in: still loving him even though his promise of  eternal fidelity are a lie

 

no other shade of blue: she has constantly associated Joe with the color blue, and she does so here to reaffirm that he’s the one for her

 

no other sadness in the world would do: it hurts and makes her sad to be cheated on, but she can’t help that he’s the one; she also often uses blue to imply that Joe is emotionally sad / depressed

 

my best laid plan: being together forever

your sleight of hand: his cheating

my barren land: she feels she has nothing left

i am ash from your fire: again with a fire reference, but this time he’s burned her instead of warming her

 

left a part of me back in New York: again, they spent a lot of their early relationship in NYC

 

hero died so what’s the movie for: he wasn’t the perfect guy she thought he was, calls back to other film metaphors on the album, particularly in the 1

 

still hurt underneath my scars: calls back to other lyrics about scars on the album, particularly in cardigan

 

what you did was just as dark: his cheating hurt her as much as all the other **** she’s been through

 

you knew the password…: refers to him being the one person she let in when she put up her defenses after Snapgate

 

you knew you won: he knew he was the one for her

 

what’s the point of keeping score: “no more keeping score,” and the bridge of So It Goes

 

my kingdom come undone: “you ruled the kingdom inside my room”

 

you have beaten my heart: you broke my heart, but also: he’s beat her at her own game (love)

I don’t really think this happened but like…. if the shoe fits…

 

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Yeah, he is not impressive. we don’t have to praise him because he is Taylor’s BF

 

What was the point of her being ambassador of RSD????

5 minutes ago, Shoful said:

What was the point of her being ambassador of RSD????

She probably got money. Legit took the money and her “artistic credibility” and got the hell out.  

30 25 TAYLOR SWIFT | RED (TAYLOR'S VERSION) REPUBLIC			17,251	0%	2,819	137	14,295
-- 44 TAYLOR SWIFT | EVERMORE REPUBLIC			14,725	--	7,127	51	7,546

 

Her best two albums 

5 hours ago, JosephT said:

you mean the leaked version?

 

yes nnnnn

right where you f*** me 

3 minutes ago, Gork said:

right where you f*** me 

PLEASE. Why do so many of them work SOOO well.

 

Losing my mind at “when you **** Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me.”

 

19 minutes ago, Achilles. said:

PLEASE. Why do so many of them work SOOO well.

 

Losing my mind at “when you **** Tim McGraw, I hope you think of me.”

 

it’s the magic word 

the last great american dynasty > Love Story > gold rush > Treacherous  > Teardrops On My Guitar >  Style > Back to December > Lover > I Did Something Bad

is this correct? 

 

what has she done to him? 

9 minutes ago, Michael196 said:

 

what has she done to him? 

He’s clout chasing.

thinking about the time that taylor swift posted pictures with fadele and joke rowling from backstage at the reputation stadium tour, which turned out to be an easter egg for her transferring her public disgrace and floppiness to them while absorbing what remained of their success and popularity to reboot her career. 
 

Is anyone going to try to get one of The Lakes - single vinyl? I guess there's only 10,000 copies world wide. Would have been cool if she did like one of those playlists she's made for evermore/folklore on streaming platforms into an exclusive vinyl but hey what can you do! 

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10 hours ago, Shoful said:

What was the point of her being ambassador of RSD????

Yes I wonder this too. I thought we would get an interview / unique content / new song / EP.

 

5 hours ago, Michael196 said:

 

what has she done to him? 

It's weird tbh. The more he hides it the more people get curios and not the other way around. It's a engagement damn. I don't get why the public would ruin their relationship.

 

PS : No new content in half of the year. May / June will be packed with like 6 bif releases so I doubt she will be coming before July.

Peak Low and Puta stans are in for a shock when both albums are the lowest performing of the re-recordings 

 

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Outside Debut, ofc 

 

3 hours ago, wren said:

Is anyone going to try to get one of The Lakes - single vinyl? I guess there's only 10,000 copies world wide. Would have been cool if she did like one of those playlists she's made for evermore/folklore on streaming platforms into an exclusive vinyl but hey what can you do! 

I will try to get it, but honestly this is the most disappointing physical Taylor release, especially on RSD 

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why Enchanted and Blank Space are gaining so much traction but Taylor is silent.  why doesn't Taylor do anything?  why doesn't Taylor release an old album re-release.  why hasn't she released Carolina yet.  why tolerate it is evermore's best song

13 hours ago, Gork said:

right where you f*** me 

Mary's Song (Oh **** **** ****)

 

 

i’m into vinyl and stuff, but am i the only one who does not give a single **** about this release?  

 

2 hours ago, pccp said:

why Enchanted and Blank Space are gaining so much traction but Taylor is silent.  why doesn't Taylor do anything?  why doesn't Taylor release an old album re-release.  why hasn't she released Carolina yet.  why tolerate it is evermore's best song

All really good questions but I’ve learned to trust her times over the years