Taylor Swift - cardigan (Official Lyric Video) 

Y'all aren't appreciating the line " i knew you'd haunt all of my what ifs "

"A friend to all is a friend to none" this line has a different feeling on it

Ok but no one can deny that Taylor is a lyric genius 😭

I love how the line “when you are young they assume you know nothing” keeps changing its meaning throughout the song

holy cow i finally understand the "peter losing wendy" line. if you didn't know, taylor's songs betty, august, and cardigan are written in the perspective of 3 people in a love triangle (james, betty, and another girl). cardigan is in the POV of betty (who was cheated on). when i was listening to these songs i was thinking about how betty is seems way more grown up than james and she has a more mature perspective on their relationship. WELL the reason peter lost wendy was because wendy grew up and moved on. BETTY IS LIKE WENDY BECAUSE SHE GREW UP AND WOWOWOW i can't believe i didn't realize this before!! ok that's it. thoughts?

"Leaving like a father running like water" hit too many people close to home

This whole album gives me foggy, misty, chilly and calm winter vibes

"you put me on and said I was your favorite" putting someone on typically means to lead someone on, to tell they they're "your favorite" when that isn't entirely true. It's pure genius, not only the play on words(putting someone on like a cardigan) but the way Taylor is able to tap into these characters and not only feel they're pain, but make everyone else feel they're pain. By the end of the song our hearts bleed for this character Betty. Only to find out it was Taylor's storytelling all along.

Can't explain the feelings that this song gives me, feels like I'm dreaming.

For me, folklore is not a boring album. It's just sad, depressing, nostalgic and calm. 🙃

“Chasing shadows in the grocery line” is one of my favorite lines of all time. It’s so simple but holds so much meaning

Taylor's voice is the feeling of coming home from a long car journey in country side

yes, the song has a calm beat, but it's literally about being used and used up by someone you love, realizing who they really are, and then having to move on without them.

I feel like this entire album is just showing off how great Taylor’s lower register is.

YOU DREW STARS AROUND MY SCARS BIT NOW IM BLEEEDINNNNJ

"A friend to all is a friend to none." "When you are young they assume you know nothing." "I knew everything when I was young." "You drew stars around my scars but now I'm bleeding." "And when I felt like I was an old cardigan under someone's bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite." There's nothing more I can say. QUEEN!!!

"I knew you'd miss me once the thrill expired" pairs really well with the line in betty that goes "slept next to her, but dreamt of you all summer long"

I think it's time for schools to start teaching Taylor Swift's songs in literature classes.. this is a masterpiece alongside with "betty" and "august".

"leaving like a father, running like water" i'll never get over this line

"You drew stars around my scars but now I'm bleeding" One of my favourite lyrics of all time

Can we talk about the line "leaving like a father?"

This is so calming. Every line is so warm. This song feels like wearing a cardigan 🥺

I realized that Taylor put these tracks on its sequential purpose. In literature, we have this called a circular plot. Where at the end of the story, it will go back to the start of the narrative. The Cardigan-August-Betty is one of the example of that. At first (Cardigan), it implicitly introduces Betty and sets in the present time. She knew everything, about the summer thing and the affair. This could be (or maybe not...) set in the party she created. At second (August), this then introduces Augustine of the present, where she remembers/commemorated everything about her time shared with the guy (a guy, because James is not yet said in here...) on a summer. Now, at this time, it might seem two different stories because both of it were set in the present. This is where Betty comes along, where it is set at both present and past in James' view. And in the end of Betty, we are then introduced to a scene that James attended Betty's party, in hopes of Betty accepting him. This will lead us back to Cardigan, on the first lines. Where Betty changed, and learned. I think that is my sight of the story. I'm sure you have yours. Correct me if I overlooked something by detail. Cheers to folklore!

Taylor literally nailed all the lyrics in this masterpiece.

When Ms. Swift said: "A friend to all, is a friend to none," I really felt that.

Possibly the best lyrics in a song for years. Covid19 has brought out the absolute best in Taylor Swift.

"When you are young they assume you know nothing. 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." THESE ARE THE BEST SONG LINES IN THE HISTORY OF SONG LINES.

I never liked Taylor, but once your heart gets so broken, you begin to understand her, to feel her songs, and that's simply beautiful.

I still can’t get out over the fact that she dropped a whole album like THAT 💗🤩

Can we all collectively agree that taylor swift is a gifted songwriter of this generation ?!

Anyone in 2024?

I want to quote a lyric but this whole song just hits me right in the heart

This song is so comforting I want to wear it like a cardigan

The old Taylor is back!” Guys... She never left.

"when you are young they assume you know nothing" literal tlga huhuhu

The background, the lyrics and the music is everything

And when I felt like I was a *backyardigan*

"you drew stars around my scars, but now i'm bleeding" *that hit hard*

i cant get over the lyrics: ‘Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy.’ I LOVE THAT

The fact that this and so many other songs on other albums could be about Matty H!!!?!???? 🤯🤯🤯

Life is too short to pretend you don't like Taylor Swift

The imagery that she created with her lyrics in this album *chef’s kiss*

she has hit every nostalgic, childhood memories in her lyrics...the queen left me on my KNEES crying

This still gives me chills like the first time I heard it … seems like I always hear songs exactly when I need to hear them 😓

James: I'm only 17, i don't know anything Betty: When you are young, they assume you know nothing

no words can describe the feeling you get when Taylor drops an album💕

At first I really hated folklore when I first listened to it. I was so used to Taylor’s upbeat music and found this album boring. Now that I’m older I understand these songs. This is such a beautiful album and I love it.

Definitely about Matty Healy. The crush was crushing 😂

"Cardigan" is one of 3 songs believed to be part of what Taylor calls the "teenage love triangle" trilogy. According to me, cardigan is the first, written from the pov of betty (the girlfriend who is cheated on), "august" is the second written from the pov of the girl who James (the boyfriend) cheated on, "betty" is the conclusion written from the pov of James (the boyfriend) FIRST VERSE The first verse sets the mood of teenagehood with vintage T-shirts and excitement over new cell phones. "Sensual politics" could refer to the fact that when you're 18 you get to vote so you're new to the politcal world, or it could be a reference to the complicated social politics of high school. “When you are young, they assume you know nothing” is one of the most repeated lines in the song and is used to highlight how much Betty knows about love and pain (she has unfortunately become very experienced with both.) CHORUS Betty knows him, truly and deeply. She has an intimate understanding of him through the moments they shared in their relationship. The past tense of knew, however, means that things have changed. “Baby, kiss it better,” could be what he did for her once, at the beginning of their relationship, and what she hopes he will do now to ease the pain he has caused her. REFRAIN Betty often felt forgotten and like she was second best to those around her. James helped her to feel loved and seen. This feeling is likened to when a long lost item of clothing is found and is treasured once again. SECOND VERSE Because this song is connected to “august” and “betty,” we know that she is talking about James’s infidelity with another girl. By trying to have more, he has lost what mattered. Again, Betty shows her insight and her awareness of the situation, defying the cliche of a young person not having an understanding of life. SECOND CHORUS There is an innocence in the kinds of moments that Betty recalls in the second chorus. While the first chorus focuses more on a physical aspect of the relationship, the emphasis here is simple and emotional. BRIDGE The bridge combines the physical and emotional aspects of their relationship. She highlights that “all [they] needed” to be happy was each other’s company. James was able to give her not only healing, but help in appreciating and being at peace with her scars. Now, she is in more pain from the heartbreak he has caused her. THRID CHORUS In the third chorus, Betty focuses not on the comfort and joy of their time together, but on the tragic end of their romance. Even as he abandoned her for another girl and she watched him “steppin’ on the last train,” she still knew him. “Tried to change the ending” means that, at least in retrospect, their relationship seemed to always be heading towards heartbreak. “Peter losing Wendy” refers to the story of Peter Pan, who takes a girl named Wendy to Neverland: a place where no one ever grows up. Peter asks Wendy to stay with him, but as much as she values their adventures, she wants to go home and grow up. In the context of this song, the reference means that Betty is aware that James is the one lacking in maturity, and he is losing her because he won’t grow up. THIRD VERSE Far from a child who “know[s] nothing,” Betty is very knowledgeable of the acute betrayal and heartbreak that James has caused her. She muses with bitterness that she did predict the ways the relationship would haunt her after it ended. She knew that it would stay with her and that the memory of their time together would creep up on her when she was doing something as mundane as running errands, she knew that she would be furious for a long time with him, and she knew that one day he would beg her to take him back. She knew all of it. And though it’s left to the imagination, by the sound of it, it sounds like she also knew that the day he came back, she wouldn’t want him anymore. Every lyric is so well written this could legit be a movie. There is no doubt that Taylor is a lyrical genius and sorry that it's a little long just wanted to share my thoughts

I feel so bad for the people that don’t get the beauty of Taylor’s songs

I’ve noticed in Cardigan’s lyric video. The background is dark and melancholic. It shows how Betty felt about James infidelity. And I think Taylor chose Cardigan’s setting to be at the beach because it shows that Betty knew where James’ summer thing took place. Which in August’s lyrics “Salt air and rust on your door” confirmed that summer affair really happened there. In contrast to August’s lyric video. August’s background shows how Augustine sees the affair. It seems like a distant view of the beach and also it feels nostalgic. It is like a memory, slipping away. Because Augustine knew James, just like the salty air, she chould not keep him. And he was never truly hers.

Wow, I thought this was about Harry Styles. Now that I've heard Peter, I know better now.

Reputation : Bad girl Album Lover : Love girl Album Folklore : Sad girl album

I'm mostly into classic rock and alternative shit, but she is one of the most consistent lyricists of all time in my opinion.

The "aaaa" part is Just heavenly

Am I the only one that loves the simple aesthetic of the lyric videos?

2006 country Taylor 2014 pop Taylor 2017 dark Taylor 2019 unicorn Taylor 2020 magic Taylor 2021: Taylor’s era 2022: midnight era 2023: eras era Edit: omg thank you so much for 4k likes that’s crazy I’ve never had that many before Edit: i can’t believe it’s been a year it fells like just yesterday it’s now October 2021 hope your all doing well 💗

"I knew you'd haunt all of my what ifs"

You drew stars around my scars , Greatest lyric of all time

Taylor Swift is not only a singer,songwritter, she is a storyteller

It’s insane how talented one person can be

Not a Taylor fan (nothing against her personally, just her music never suited my style), but I must admit that Folklore was/is a stunningly beautiful piece of work.

Who’s listening to this masterpiece in 2024?

It's definitely one of her best lyrics of all time!

This sounds and smells like Grammys song of the year

You guys must listen 'betty', and then 'cardigan' and then 'august', the lyrics connecy to each other!!! And if you understand it, it's mindblowing

I remember when I first heard this song I felt so serene inside. I really wanted to wrap this song in a beautiful gift box and send it to my crush from 15 years ago... I don't know how to explain what I felt at that time and how to even express it even now... It's so beautiful and soothing just like Taylor...

"Peter losing Wendy" That is the most beautiful sad sh*t i've heard

I'm dropping this... TAYLOR IS NOT JUST THE MUSIC INDUSTRY... SHE'S A MANAGER OF OUR EMOTIONS.

This album is like “Back to December” and “All too well” had a baby who is secretly the new Messiah.

I love Taylor’s music its very calming

Anyone here after TTPD?

"We didn't realize we were making memories, we were just having fun." - Winnie the Pooh

Taylor will never understand how this song has saved my life .

We are not looking for old music, we are looking for old memories 😞❤️

James is Peter Betty is Wendy August girl is Tinkerbell

We don't waste wines in this house, We use wines to cheer and welcome "FOLKLORE" to the family ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Each and every songs within this album deeply touched my heart. Its truly stunning and amazing.

“Leaving like a father” hit different for me..❤

This continues to be the most relaxing song I’ve ever heard.

Everyone : this is worst year. Taylor swift : hold my cardigan.

Cardigan - “to kiss in cars and downtown bars is all we needed” Betty - “standing in your cardigan, kissing in my car again”

Taylor Swift is such a creative person when making a official lyric video with her songs. ❤😍

"When you are young they assume you know nothing" that line is so True

“And I knew you'd come back to me”. Unfortunately this is a certainty that not everyone can have after these difficult times. Thank you Taylor for heating our hearts with hope.

Swifties: We need a new single! Taylor Swift: Hold my cardigan. releases entire album

"Leaving like a father" hits hard

Does anyone else feel the line, “chasing shadows in the grocery line”?

I can't explain how outstanding this album is. The lyricism is just insane.

“When you are young they assume u know nothing “ every asian felt that line

I could cry at all these comments so beautifully analyzing the lyrics 🥹💜

the lyrics, the vocals, the live background. it's perfection oh my gadd

"I knew you tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy" This whole song reminds me of "Love Story" without the happy ending. It's like the real story of Romeo and Juliet, that they grew up and learned the world, and knew they would not be together in the end. The same way the young Taylor Swift dreamed of a happy ending and then she grew up and realized the world is a harsher place than she imagined it would be, that endings will not always be happy, but somehow along the way, be the best journey yet...

"leaving like a father, running like water," is so hauntingly poignant. It gets me every damn time...

Now it makes sense she really love matty healy. Writting poems & song for him for a long time

i keep coming back here the waves are just mesmerizing as well as the lyrics it takes away my pain

Who else hasn't stopped playing Folklore songs all day? 💗

Me to my future kids: Just like that Taylor broke the curse and saved 2020 along with all of humanity

When you're young they assume you know nothing just hits hard 🙂

This is a Matty song. Who wouldn’t thought. I man when she did that thing in eras tour I wondered but now it’s so obvious with release of TTPD

I really feel like this is on Betty's perspective, a song for James. Betty: "I'm only seventeen, I don't know anything" Cardigan: "When you are young, they assume you know nothing"