I think she wrote "The Manuscript" after being with Travis for awhile and really seeing what a healthy relationship looks like and realizing he is truly "The One". That's what "And at last, she knew what the agony had been for" refers to. She details all her failed relationships, but realizes that she needed to go through all that in order to find The One.
My interpretation of The Manuscript is a bit more specific than yours. I think it is specifically about the Jake relationship, and the catharsis she felt when she made the short film All Too Well. She had to write a script to make that film ("The Manuscript"), and as she was directing it and watching the actors "hit their marks" (meaning actors pouring out all the emotion and conveying it all accurately with the same intensity she felt in the relationship), she cried ('tears fell in time with the score' with the score being the 10-minute version of All Too Well). Once the film was out in the world, she felt like she doesn't have that pain anymore (“Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it.”) I think making that film was a revelation to her and she's discovered how to heal through storytelling in all its forms.
I can help out with the word Greige. I’m a costumer and we work with fabrics. it’s a technical term we use for fabrics. “Greige is the name or type/ color of fabric we get before you can dye it. Bleached fabrics are harder to dye a color. “Greige: unbleached and undyed: greige linen.” So I interpret her meaning as something soooooo drab not just gray/ beige (and it’s not the purity of white.) It’s literally a fabric that should and could be bright bold colors. Any color in the world. Maybe it will be some day. Dyed I beautiful hue again. Sorry ! Hard to explain!
In I Hate it Here I think of the secret gardens as Folklore and the lunar valleys as Midnights! And the “here” that she hates is her life/relationship, she’s uninspired so she escapes to her inner world
1:00:03 the “our maladies were such we could not cure them” feels like a direct call back to You’re Losing Me “we hoped a cure would come through in time now I fear it won’t”
Gia im glad you took back your comment on the Albatross bc that song is so intriguing, the chorus is changed every time she sings it. The verses so sound the same, which is why I think you were thinking that, but the lyrics are changed each time, which is so goood and like classic poetry 101 IMO. Also, i think this song is her telling travis/ warning him about all the critics and haters.
You guys missed the point of the song for I Hate it Here. She's miserable in her life with Joe (which she has detailed in many other TTPD songs), and she's escaping into her fantasy world where she fantasizes about Matty. She's told us all of this in TTPD and on Folklore, Evermore, Midnights, and a few songs on Rep and Lover. On Gold Rush (which is a song about Matty), "My mind turns your life into folkore I can't dare to dream about you anymore"
"i look in people`s windows" is Peter`s pov. cause Wendy was the woman "who sat by the window and turned out the light". so Peter was flying around searching for her and hoping that their eyes might meet one more time and everything would change and they would be together after all
I've never location shared with anyone. I'll say i'm going some where or let people know i'm home safe. But I've never knew so many people did this. Huh the more you know
Greige is used a lot by designers/decorators to basically describe the most neutral, blends-with-anything, shade that is s a combo of grey and beige. Basically she's saying she blends-in-the-woodwork, bland and boring.
Kim actually said those words herself in an interview about being over it. She needs to apologize and taylor would be done. I have always felt bad for taylor over the whole thing. It wasn't the only messed up thing kim has ever done so i don't believe she just "had to support her husband" as she has said. Kim knows she was wrong and won't admit it. I think she deserves what she gets for just not admitting to it.
These two albums are probably my favorites of her work......I'm in love with the vibes.....growing up in the 80's doesn't hurt either because some of these songs are giving 80's vibes left and right!!
Lots of misinformation about the Black Dog song. The song is 100% about Matty. It's the Black Dog BAR in Cork, Ireland where Matty did a concert at Musgave Park on 6/13 that she's talking about, not the Black Dog PUB in England that is falsely trying to capitalize and there was never any CCTV video footage shown - the owner just said they checked their CCTV and lied saying they saw a "certain blonde person visiting". "And so I watch as you walk into some bar called The Black Dog". He obviously went to the bar after the concert and she goes onto imagining what he is doing in the bar (with a young girl) compared to what they used to do in bars and that is what is breaking her heart. She recorded the song on 6/23 (not 5/18 as is mistakingly shown on social media) so the event had just taken place when she wrote and recorded it.
hey! love all your analysis but again! this is just speculation and our interpretations! none of these verses are 100% about one person. no one will ever know that except for taylor!
My theory about the Black Dog Is that the rain soaked body line is about her downpour show in Nashville, since Matty was at those shows. And the shower was an intimate or memorable moment they had together. And she could now be wanting to sell the Nashville house because of those memories.
For How Did it End, the first verse is about Joe, and the second verse is about Matty. For the bridge, the first three lines are about Joe, and the last four lines are about Matty. Since Folklore Taylor has referred to Matty as a 'ghost' and uses those themes. The D-Y-I-N-G is a callback to the 'K-I-S-S-I-N-G in a tree' childhood song to continue with the theme that she uses with Matty regarding them as children since they were young when they first dated
Damn I was so excited for yall to draw all the parallels for Cassandra to the Kimye situation, like what she was doing when she got the call, the Christian chorus line, use of the word bitch (callback to I made that bitch famous). And now she’s saying that you all clearly see Kanye isn’t a good person and I hate to say it, but do you believe me now??
Also in the Manuscript I feel like her saying the story isn’t hers anymore is acknowledging that we are all gonna take it and make a new story of her life with the pieces we are given
Thank you for your beautiful content! Another thing to notice about Peter is the reference to "lost to the "Lost Boys" chapter of your life..." and 1975 had a song called... wait for it... "Lost Boys", when the group wasn't called the 1975, but "Drive Like I Do" instead (and to think this bittersweet melancholia is being forced to be related to Harry Styles and one direction... I mean please! TS is deeper than that), plus all the cardigan and ivy references... This song is definitely on my Top 3.
We don’t think The Black Dog is about Matty? Because she referenced The Starting Line (When someone plays The Starting Line and you jump up, but she’s too young…), same as she does in Fresh Out The Slammer when talking about running to Matty (But now we’re at The Starting Line, I did my time……)
@@katielafave4543 doesn't seem like after breakup. after that tortured final break up she wouldn't write about getting him back. she was done this time.
@@katielafave4543 She wrote it once she broke up with Joe and was ready to go get Matty back. 1975 wrote a song called fallingforyou so she was copying the way they did the title
@@lmkk9118 yeah, I know about that whole thing I and I definitely think that that song is about Matty Healy. I just wasn’t sure on the timeline of when it was written, but i’m sure that it was written before Olivia‘s album came out.
49:07 I 100% missed the hologram part on this song the first few times I listened and I was FIRED UP about the audacity of stumbling into the girl you’re seeing/talking to/hooking up with’s apartment while making out with someone else 😂
“The actors were hitting their marks and the tears fell….” Is about her directing the all too well short film! This song is in reference to Jake Gyllenhaal!
I think the thing people miss with The Albatross is the famous literary saying “having an albatross around your neck” meaning having an inescapable burden-probably her fame.
I think this is to Travis. The ancient poem. Rime of the ancient mariner Is about a sailor who shot a friendly Albatross and brought bad luck to the ship and as punishment he had to wear the dead bird around his neck, weighing him down. She is saying her fame can be an Albatross around someone’s neck and weigh them down
Yeah exactly she’s not talking about the bird she’s talking about the metaphor that is a psychological burden that feels like a curse based off of a poem.
I'm having a hard time accepting that all of these songs that I thought were about Harry are actually about Matty. But it also makes it hit harder because the guy in my life that I have paralleled to the "Harry" songs to, his name is Matthew. Ugh
another thing about when the Black Dog was recorded - May 16th was when we saw those photos of Taylor & Matty walking out of Electric Lady when Taylor was wearing the NYU sweatshirt. Then 2 days later is when we got those paparazzi photos of Taylor wearing the same outfit from the video Jack posted of Taylor recording the Black Dog. So if we want to assign it to someone, I think it would be Joe.
She’s not wearing the same outfit on may 16th tho, she’s wearing dogpound biker shorts and the white tshirt looks also different the sleeve looks shorter. While on may 16th she went in and came out with jeans
@@katielafave4543 sorry got confused, the thing is none of those outfits are the biker shorts she’s using in the video where she’s recording the black dog
I returned my original vinyl because I ordered the signed vinyl when it dropped. They refunded me and today another vinyl showed up??? I haven’t opened it. I need to contact them.
Albatross: don’t forget the “Rime of the ancient mariner”!!! By Coleridge. She’s a literture buff. she’s referring to complex meanings in that short story. The poem “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” focuses on various themes when analysed in detail. The themes that it centres around are: • The positive and negative sides of nature • The idea of guilt and retribution • One man’s actions lead to repercussions for the entire society • Nature responds to actions of individuals • Sin and sufferings • Supernatural • Power of nature • Isolation These are the key themes of the poem.
Regarding the Black Dog-If you listen to Hits Different--they(her and Matty or her and Joe) were still together She was imagining falling in love with other girls in the bar and getting drunk and puking on the street That guy needs to shut up!
You should post separate clips of lyrics about Travis Kelce. As a die-hard KC fan, it would be helpful and get more clicks on your channel. As Swifties follow Travis Kelce content, KC fans want to hear your point of view on the Kelce boys. It would let us skip to the parts we like while adding clicks to your platform. Just a thought?
Every line of that song is literally a reference to a public moment between them. Except, you know how to ball, I know Aristotle. That is to connect to Alchemy bc Aristotle is the father of Alchemy. So he's more than likely atleast a part of that song. Note also Alchemy is 15 on album 1 and SHS is 6 on album 2 :).
Pals can you please get Noah to stop chiming in & gently shifting narrative context when Taylor stories come up on chicks in the office??? I’m sure it’s not even intentional can just tell it’s too tempting for him to insert subtle skepticism every. Single. Time. And it’s now getting too annoying for me to listen which is sad bc obviously love Ria, Fran, want their thoughts on these stories/music even when I don’t perfectly agree!!! I’m only very sick of everyone reinforcing this narrative “ohhh it’s impossible to criticize Taylor Swift, praise towards her isn’t even genuine, they’re scared!! Poor thing😱” such an overshared and under-examined ‘filler’ opinion that never quite leads into any new/interesting point, let alone genuine analysis of work, impact.. It’s just kind of silly to pretend like hating Taylor Swift or finding things to criticize isn’t still among the very most popular & lucrative media, opinion content, ‘jokes’…. Sure she has a large fanbase that cares enough to factcheck easily proven claims or stir up trouble when people bring their most obvious misogyny into commentary…. So yes, talking shit & acting like some expert with musical taste, cultural opinions we should value above our very own isn’t as breezy consequence free as 2000s-20..: but truly only a matter of audience, you can say any of the most vile things about Taylor imaginable and hit crazy levels of engagement, endless comments, scrolling through hundreds before someone’s bothered trying to defend/disagree even slightly…. Obviously why would Swifties bother, not wanted, not our place to waste time.. when your audience demo largely overlaps Taylor fans though-yeah expect some healthy disagreement /debate to different critiques, theories etc… if your criticism or claim gets challenged in return, may not always be super fun, but in reality nobody is infringing on your right to opinion, critique etc.-so can simply skip the meta narrative instead of contributing further, preface isn’t all that deep, mostly regular internalized misogyny. Chicks managed to stay fun yet grounded all football season when discourse was truly eating itself so please PLEASE! he cannot ruin things now.. And I beg one of you just gently kindly intervene
Hi, Can you please react to RM's new album 'Right Place Wrong Person' out on Friday May 24th 🫶🏻 RM is a rapper and member & leader of BTS (Bangtan Sonyeondan) 🫡
why was one of the best parts of this when gia is overstimulated and kelly is like oh shoot that's y bad girl LOL that was so cute and real and handled so well, and now typing it, feels like a i look in people's windows moment lolol. always appreciate you two and your opinions!
IMO, I don’t think Maroon is about Matty, i think Taylor just re-uses metaphors and certain phrases more than we’d like to admit lol Still believe it’s about Jake (he had a roommate at the time of dating her, their whole affair taking place in New York, Red the album tying into Maroon etc)
How Did It End? is so good, because that first verse is clearly Joe (the incurable maladies, she wanted to go outside, etc.) - but I think the next verse is the next relationship, and then the bridge is her after both have ended and she's left sitting in a tree dying alone - so every chorus being like "Come one come all, its happening again" is literally she is stuck in the cycle :(
"There's a difference between enjoying Taylor's albums fot their music and their performances and their narratives -- or enjoying them because you're deeply entrenched in the Taylor Verse. And you're obsessively combing through the lyrics on each song like the convoluted plot of the 30th Marvel Sequel" - Anthony Fantano
@@afroallura3791 Of course, but that wasn't what this quote suggests, though. The point was that he thought musically this album was really boring and had bland, forgettable production. And while other people are praising Taylor for her vulnerable lyricism, the drama surrounding Taylor's ex boyfriends or other people who have wronged her isn't interesting enough for people who don't care about any of that and just want to listen to an album for how good the music is.
Anyone remember when Fernando Alonso made a tik tok to the karma song and winked when she said karma is my boyfriend. He drives an Aston Martin and she mentions an Aston Martin in imgonnagetyouback which I thought was interesting lol
Plus matty started to date a really young girl right after they broke up, like there pap pics and everything. Not only that the whole thing about leaving with tail between your legs is giving like the whole storyline about him just ghosting her
imgonnagetyouback kind of gives me "I'm gonna drink a bunch of different drinks and I'm gonna be hungover" from the bejeweled music video, and I can't get it out of my mind when I hear it 😂
