Taylor Swift - Fortnight lyrics reaction by professional writer

[@wrighteousj]

My band CITY OF SOUND

[@marsha6004]

Your ex sent you "You're Losing Me," so I think you should react to "So Long, London," and "loml". Both killers.

[@musicfangirl7403]

Seriously 2 of the best!

[@bridgeymaeandershoo]

Loml and all too well (older) break me everytime. ❤

[@thaliakristina]

Opposite vibes for those are i can do it with a broken heart, who’s afraid of little old me or down bad and my boy only breaks his favorite toys.

[@joanheld5153]

She generously moved on with a broken heart,and hid it in the best “Taylor Vibe” possible. It’s lovely to have her back in the states with such an eligible partner. This is a LOVE STORY❤

[@heathercochrane2207]

Or send back loml and say, how did she put it, "I didn't know you'd take it that way". That was brutal.

[@LaticiaMiller-ih8eb]

On “Midnights,” the last line in “Hits Different” asks, “Is that your key in the door / Is it OK? / Is it you? / Or have they come to take me away?” To start off this album with "I was supposed to be sent away" breaks my brain.

[@khills]

And she confirmed the relationship as she normally does - she liked a post about it on X.

[@iammirandapotter]

Miracle move on drug was her rebound relationship! It was temporary

[@wrighteousj]

Ooooo very good

[@dhritidatta6784]

okay this might be asking too much but i want him to react to the entire ttpd: the anthology. the way he breaks down the lyrics without focusing on the relationships....i love this

[@kmnpdx]

Same!

[@Carolina_Girl_]

You’re exactly right! This album is very fatalistic. Not just the lyrics but also the way she sings it, the pain or playfulness in her voice and the instrumentals paint the most gorgeous picture of her prolific songwriting. Thanks for doing this! Keep shining my guy✨🫶🏻

[@SwiftieXinfinity]

Taylor’s commentary for this song is that she and Posty were in a mental hospital being experimented on for two weeks (a fortnight). They end up in love with each other but, go their separate ways once they get out and both go on to marry others. Unbeknownst to both of them, Posty and his wife move into Taylor and her husband’s neighborhood. They both have to pretend that they don’t know each other but, Tay is jealous of his wife. Tay’s husband is a cheater so it’s extra hard not to run into Posty’s arms again. They only spend time together at the mailbox.

[@randystalnaker6700]

Lol...intro and outro all tie into silent film actress Clara Bow...the whole album is dark, BUT...it is soooooooo good! I couldn't pick a favorite song, they are ALL soooooooo good!!!!!

[@wrighteousj]

👀👀👀

[@robertthompson7242]

@@wrighteousj so look Bow up, then watch the video: Taylor is an amazing director.

[@goldilox2474]

Who's afraid of little old me & But Daddy I Love Him!

[@maryheicher2003]

The song is based on the life of Clara Bow her husband cheated she admitted herself to the mental hospital and had electric shock therapy trying to forget him

[@marysmith5003]

Good info -- I didn't know that about Clara Bow.

[@theConquerersMama]

I point that out to people too. She likes telling stories.

[@livrose3567]

I always took this song to be that they had a whirlwind romance for 2 weeks that blew up and now something like 10 years later they’re both married to other people and happen to be next door neighbours but they never really stopped wanting each other, so “your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her” is saying “you have such a perfect wife and I want to kill her because she gets to be with you and I don’t” and then in the second chorus adding “my husband is cheating” to it makes it worse because she’s saying all this has happened and you have a good wife but I have a bad husband and I’m so angry at the whole situation. “I love you it’s ruining my life” also plays into that. Having to still love you when we’re both married to other people and seeing you every day with her is killing me

[@theConquerersMama]

I took it the same way.

[@user-yd1mq5yk9w]

She has Amazon intros: Fortnight- In an Amazon Music commentary, Swift said the album’s opening song “Fortnight”, a team-up with Post Malone, “exhibits a lot of the common themes that run throughout this album, one of which being fatalism, longing, pining away, lost dreams.” “I think it’s a very fatalistic album in that there are lots of very dramatic lines about life or death and I love you, it’s ruining my life. These are very hyperbolic, dramatic things to say,” she noted. “But it’s that kind of album - it’s about a dramatic, artistic, tragic kind of take on love and loss.” She said she “always imagined” that “Fortnight” occurred in an “American town where the American Dream you thought would happen to you didn’t.” “You ended up not with the person you loved and now you have to just live with that every day, wondering what would’ve been, maybe seeing them out,” she explained. “And that’s a pretty tragic concept, really. So I was just writing from that perspective.”

[@lygourd]

I like this song, but the music video for it is just next level. All the visual references to cinema history and art history really gave me a new perspective on the album.

[@emilyisable]

I think the “ask about the weather, now you’re in my backyard, turned into good neighbors” or “at the mailbox” is painting an image of proximity after a relationship… this isn’t just someone you’re bumping into. This is someone whose proximity is forcing cordial behavior and yet underneath the surface the jealousy is brewing. The world buildings so interesting, there’s a whole film here.

[@wrighteousj]

Love that

[@candacetirado2514]

For knowing no lore and analysis you nailed it. She did describe this album as “fatalist”. You got it. It’s about her being with someone for a small amount of time, it not working out and she never got over them. But life went on. And the ex lovers life seems perfect (your wife waters flowers) hers is shit (my husband is cheating). Miracle move on drug is getting with someone to get over someone else; a rebound.

[@WOW-527]

I recommend “Who’s afraid of little old me?” And “I can do it with a broken heart”

[@thepixiepicker111]

If you think this was an art gallery, wait until you see the video! Please do that next!

[@wendellbivens-zl7bl]

I strongly second that emotion. The video is perfect and necessary to fully appreciate the song. Please

[@teamruby42]

If you haven't checked it out already, So Long London, Who's Afraid of Little Old Me, LOML and The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived....just amazing......and the official video of this song is just visually stunning

[@myphoneisblue]

I'm so excited to see your reaction to all the songs on this album from a songwriter perspective. It's her best work, IMO.

[@Koreankimmie]

I’m looking forward to it as well👏

[@nastya28LT]

please react to “who’s afraid of little old me?” “the smallest man who ever lived” “but daddy i love him”

[@cb90100]

I saw someone describe the whole "your wife waters flowers I want to kill her" "my husband is cheating I want to kill him" as saying that she is still in love with the person and is jealous because they seem to be in a happy healthy relationship all while her relationship is crumbling.

[@suzannemaria5594]

That's exactly what she is predicting may happen.

[@izzyhibby333]

It ABSOLUTELY is an art piece, versus a traditional radio and chart focus album. For the story telling/truth telling, I would love to see you react to The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived. Arguably the best bridge/outro she's ever written. And for some fun, light-heartedness, I'd recommend So High School. If you're anywhere in or near your 30s, it will give you big nostalgia, early 00s pop-rock feel.

[@josefinasoderholm6488]

Yeah, this isn’t a album written for radio, it’s not a album written hoping to win awards. This is art! Just a tip, don’t be to quick to judge. This is a different type of album and it sometimes takes some listenings before it hits. That’s why so many reviewers have published statements that they change their minds.

[@wrighteousj]

I never judge till I’ve heard the whole thing 🫡❤️💚💙

[@willowpilates2049]

The whole album is great, but LOML, The smallest man that ever lived and who's afraid of little old me ARE AMAZING. And many more...

[@alohasargent]

Really appreciate your insights here -- and I'm impressed with how much you picked up on, even without knowing all the lore. World-building, fatalism, forbidden love, her choices in leading with this song. Spot-on!

[@wrighteousj]

I just took a bow in the kitchen 😂

[@alohasargent]

@@wrighteousj AS YOU SHOULD 🤣

[@nmswjm]

Taylor said these songs can be categorized (in no particular order) into the 5 stages of grief. That’s all I’ll say. :)

[@addiegabriel9333]

You are right about the fatalism. I highly recommend you read her prologue to the album (not Stevie Nicks’ poem, but the actual Prologue) - it explains a lot about where the album is coming from without you having to get into the nitty gritty of the lore.

[@JennieStout]

Taylor describes this as exactly that - fatalistic. So interesting you picked up on that

[@monkeys24680]

I love her music because she tells a story. She goes off of her own experience, but its still a story, that so many people can relate to in a way. I feel like this album is one of her deepest albums, honestly. Their's thanK you aIMee that so many people think is a diss song...which after listening...well, you should listen to it.

[@judeless77]

FINALLY!!! You get it!!! So many reactors have the most ridiculous translations of her lyrics but it’s straight forward.

[@Srg.L.Harvey]

As Taylor once said "Haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate " I appreciate your thoughts and have always cared about and supported your opinion. To any Veterans in the comments, from one Veteran to another Thank you for your service! Semper Fi

[@stefaniealex6775]

The whole album is 80s to early 90s vibe. The Main album definitely sonically cohesive with the 80s vibe

[@CoastDreamz]

I love the sound of this song. It's actually calming. The Florida song is amazing! The entire album was a bit much for me to take in at one sitting. Which I did! There are already some poets giving her big kudos for the album.

[@elizajoisreading]

I know you said the band is super busy so you don’t have a ton of extra time, but I would absolutely love to hear you break down the whole album a song at a time (even if it takes months and you have to go slow) because it’s honestly really cool to hear a working songwriter who understands lyrical structure and storytelling (and also album concepts) talk through this. Even without an “insider” Swiftie perspective, you caught so many nuances in this song (and what you predict happens next) that demonstrate the craft of the album. It’s very interesting. There are lots of cool details in this song (and in the music video) that function as hyperbole and metaphor (but you’re right, ALSO some autobiographical details). The car metaphor in this album (which carries over from previous albums fascinates me).

[@bionicx3]

The video to Fort Night is amazing. Love the collaboration with Post. Lots to process in this album. Great comments!

[@carriewilliamson1444]

Sonically, you will love Florida, But Daddy I Love Him, and Who's Afraid of Little Old Me. Don't worry folks, we took out all her teeth has to be one of the greatest lines written in a song. 😂 Love your music btw. 😊

[@halmond8713]

Definitely do Who's afraid of little old me. Personally that is one of my favorite songs from the album. And from seeing her perform that as part of the newly created era in her concert it looks like that song is in more meaningful side of the album to her too.

[@Shan72393]

Definitely read the epilogue when you’re done with the album - There’s also an introductory poem from Stevie Nicks! But yes fatalism is a common theme on the album, it’s a lotttt to digest on first listen but imo her most honest work yet.

[@janicemackie611]

The video first this song is a must see…it’s absolutely beautiful…there’s a cameo from two actors who were in the movie Dead Poets Society….i won’t give you any spoilers. Great reaction ! Love your voice…

[@Exhausted_Emily]

This song is reflecting on a 2 week rebound she had after getting out of a 6 year relationship. It was way more intense and deep than anyone was aware of. This song in particular is her future self looking back on it. Its so good.

[@noemi4x]

Please do this for every song. I really love how you've broken this down!!

[@EmilyExcitedlyAnalyzes]

Agree!!

[@BonniBarlow-fn6oj]

I personally think you should listen to them in order of the album - that's usually the way artists want fans to experience their music and storytelling. True confession, I haven't gotten through the whole thing myself yet.

[@wrighteousj]

True, I always tell people to listen to our album in order 😂 so I will do the same!

[@khills]

@@wrighteousj It’s definitely the way to do it. There’s definitely a very clear concept thru the albums, tho I think a lot of people miss it. …and what, just 30 more before I can discuss the concept with you? 😂😜

[@livrose3567]

PLEASE react to who’s afraid of little old me. It’s so anthemic and powerful

[@JenniferDomitrovits-xu9df]

Hello. Would recommend The Black Dog. Kinda a sleeper that has received some of the best critical reception.

[@MaryRuth75]

The Black Dog is one of my favorite songs off the album!!

[@sarahgray6157]

This album is heavy and sexy and dark. A long-term relationship that ends, a relationship from the past that seems like it's going to rekindle, and the ache of the aftermath... I appreciate your passion for good song-writing. It informs your ability to take in lyrics that aren't in-your-face obvious and interpret the emotional truth.

[@kmr671]

Endless February is a nod to Groundhog Day the movie..

[@amcam80]

There are a million callbacks to other songs in the discography. It’s been so fun to find them. Last verse of “Hits Different” from Midnights: I heard your key turn in the door down the hallway Is that your key in the door? Is it okay? Is it you? ***Or have they come to take me away?*** To take me away ALSO - Maybe unpopular opinion, but I think a lot of songs on this album aren’t about one single person, and it kind of makes me sad how hard a lot of Swifties are trying to *make* it about that.

[@lisabush6078]

Impressed with your analysis even though you are not deep in the lore, I personally feel it's her best album to date, even though it's 31 songs, it doesn't feel like too much for me. She really is just getting her emotions out that she needed to, Songs I think you will like will be Florida, But Daddy I Love Him, Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?, Cassandra, Peter, and my personal favorite The Black Dog. Have a great time listening to this album, can't wait to hear your new music.

[@wrighteousj]

Thank you and thank you and thank you!

[@DanielleFromMI]

Bring a sense of humor and love for meta to a listening of Tortured Poets. This album is a big winner for me. I can’t pick favorites cause I just love to listen to it from beginning to end 👍

[@daniellajimenez3501]

Would love to see your reaction to The Smallest Man That Ever Lived

[@Staycee807]

Really excited to watch you react to more songs on the album!!

[@luizad2277]

Finally a react video with someone who knows what a fortnight is (and how to spell it properly)

[@siribrown_writer]

If you haven’t already you should listen to No Body No Crime by Taylor Swift! Her world building in that song is also amazing!

[@ShyHoopz]

The story is about clara bow but mimmicks her relationship with matty healy. Clara bow was the first it girl that was put in an insane asylum because her husband constabtly cheated on her.. she eventually died there hence the endless february! Plus clara bow was a poet. Its so interesting to learn more with her writing. She truly has a gift!! Loves her history and numerology. Its just fun to be a swiftie!

[@nessbolton]

You need to do the entire album because as you say there are plenty Easter eggs that you don’t really get given your interest in her life relationships. There are parts of her history that if you did know the lore would help you understand the album fully but you don’t necessarily need to know all of it, some of the songs are quite telling some are not. Obviously Swifties know exactly who every song is about, non Swifties might know some but definitely not all. I won’t spoil it by telling you, but you will probably recall certain headlines that blighted Taylor when they were actually happening. Taylor has said publicly, this is an album “she needed to write”, if she wants to move on and empty her head of all the drama of the past. That’s exactly what she has done with this album, it’s therapy for her and no doubt many will relate. It’s not all doom and gloom though, there is some fantasy or comedy although it is a bit dark, Guilty As Sin and Thank You Aimee are two. I’m looking forward to seeing you stroll through the album❣️

[@laurennucera8308]

I’ve been blasting thanK you aIMee all over Kim K’s IG!! lol I don’t follow her, I never could stand her and her famous for nothing family… but I really like your take on the album. Tay is brilliant, and record in its entirety has given me goosebumps. Never thought that as a Metal Chick, that I’d become a Metal/Swiftie!!

[@MoyaoftheMist]

I would be happy to watch you break down any of the songs on this album, man. I’m obsessed with it.

[@willinguyen1]

"art gallery" is actually a great way to describe this album

[@EmilyExcitedlyAnalyzes]

I love it 😊

[@tee272]

I think she’s setting the scene of someone who’s unhappy in their relationship/life and they are romanticizing a past short lived romance as a way to escape

[@theConquerersMama]

I think so too

[@Ria_N9]

Clara bow

[@user-jj5kc3bx3c]

You need to watch the video. It’s the video and the song Emmy award winner should be 2024.

[@shoniaray8503]

You really need to check out the music video of this song

[@JP5potity]

Please do a video about it!!!

[@alianne92]

I think it would be cool to see your perspective on “I can do it with a broken heart” given that you’re a performer. Also “Down Bad” has been owning my life recently.

[@carriec1199]

Just found you! Please react to “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” off Taylor’s new album! I love everything about it!

[@heathercochrane2207]

Guilty As Sin? is definitely the, umm, spiciest off the album. Enjoy that imagery when you figure it out 😂

[@user-tv1nx1hk2j]

Great review! Looking forward you doing the rest of the album! I vote you do the songs in order!

[@stevenstewart782]

Your comment about this album being an art gallery I feel is pretty accurate the whole album seems to be just in exercise and dealing with pain and a vehicle for showcasing her storytelling and vocal ability

[@ufkankurum1599]

You should just do all 31 songs cause i cant just pick some to suggest the album is top tier

[@EmilyExcitedlyAnalyzes]

I just started this KZbin channel and posted my 1 hr Reaction & analysis of Fortnight as a song, the lyrics, as well as deconstructing the imagery and symbolism in the music video! Before finishing mine I watched a bunch of Fortnight reactions and yours wasn't up yet at the time. I'm so glad yours is up now because you're actually paying attention to the lyrics and that's what I live for! You have some great insights... I love the idea of forbidden love right at the start, haven't seen anyone else mentioning that interpretation but it makes perfect sense, especially in light of "But Daddy I Love Him" how forbidden it felt for her to have all these feelings for him, on so many levels... I keep getting more and more insights about this song even after posting my 1 hr video on it!

[@ellenwaffle9440]

That hadn't been my favorite song, your reaction was very helpful!! Please listen to Whose Afraid of Little old Me!

[@Cucumberstopickles]

I agree with you that the album is an art gallery not a concept album! ❤

[@klauf23]

I love you don’t know her relationship history. Your insight is great!!

[@wrighteousj]

😂❤️💚💙

[@iLynne16]

I feel like you’ll really like the song Florida!!! And of course the rest of the album. For me it took me a couple or maybe even three times to really fall in love with it even being a swiftie and all, but sometimes it just takes time for some people to take it in and have it digest well. Can’t wait to see the rest of the videos you do! And btw, love the production and all on the ending song. Very talented 🫶🏻

[@suzannemaria5594]

Florida is code word for Matty Healy. He rented a car to go to her Florida shows and allegedly crashed it while under the influence.

[@muskaan3711]

why does she have a history of dating bad drivers lol (from all too well, to out of the woods and now this)

[@MaryRuth75]

@@muskaan3711😂

[@theConquerersMama]

I think its her own geeling and story telling inspired by Clara Bow's lives and loves and sadness.

[@maryheicher2003]

This song is based on Clara Bow, her husband was cheating she had herself committed. She had electric shock therapy. Hope you see the video

[@FreshOutTheSlammer_]

It's not *about* Clara Bow, it's Taylor drawing parallels between her life, her hopes, & her fears and Clara Bow's life. This song is essentially Taylor saying that her biggest fear is ending up like Clara and playing out in her head the outcome if she stays comfortable instead of taking a risk. It was her finally realizing that staying comfortable is scarier than taking a risk.

[@ShyHoopz]

​@FreshOutTheSlammer_ so. . Its about clara bow lol

[@carolynnewcomb2153]

I love that 80’s synth pop sound! I love the music video too- it helped me understand a little better what was happening. Great reaction!

[@Erin-pt2yw]

I love your TS reactions as a musician. Please do ‘I can do it with a broken heart’ ‘who’s afraid if little old me’ and ‘the alchemy’ 🤞🏻

[@caesarq7513]

It’s a great album. More of a vibe than a bop experience but awesome.

[@LoveColorado]

When you have a moment, take a look at the music video

[@Koreankimmie]

Florida….. last April at the beginning of The Eras Tour…. News broke out in the media that Taylor and her long time partner of six years had broken up, and that was around the time she was touring in Florida. And in some videos around that time, you could see her crying during performing it was so heartbreaking to watch live.. but of course these are theories. She has never confirmed anything and neither has the other party.

[@britt4130]

You needddd to listen to the bridge of the smallest man who ever lived. It’s epic

[@NYandAZ]

Agreed. I feel like this definitely song is related to “Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”. Same person but we get more detail on the second half of the album. It’s kinda like the love Trilogy from Evermore but with 5 songs. I honestly didn’t think there’d be so many songs about Matty. I know they were talking since 2014 (and she was probably falling into more of a loving relationship but she was still with Joe. After she’s finally free of Joe dragging her down “Fresh out the slammer” she called Matty but she didn’t know who he had become in that 10 year only talking relationship. Just my thoughts about how it may have happened. Only the 3 of them (and their friends) know what truly happened. The one line get me though “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary” does seem like she went to bed with a different gut to help her forget about him? She doesn’t seem like she’d do that. I hiope that’s hyperbole as well. Neither of the two men have wives so maybe it wasn’t a fling but a chemical reaction drug 🍃?? I need help with that line. 😂🙈 Tracks that make sense to me for their relationship start to finish. #9, 7, 6, 11, 8

[@AlisonColvin]

AGREED! Would love to see him break this one down

[@KatieYED]

You should follow with Down Bad, So Long London, Fresh out of the slammer, Florida indeed, Guilty as sin, Who's afraid of little me?, loml, I can do it with a broken heart, Clara Bow, The Black Dog, Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, How did it end?, The Prophecy and Peter, although the whole album is awesome, she actually said that Fortnight is kind of an introduction to the album and its topics so you have an idea, love your reactions! :D

[@angiepeterson1282]

I can’t wait for your reaction of the video for this song, and there are so many good songs on this album. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? , But Daddy, I love him!, loml, Guilty as sin? The Black Dog, The Prophecy, The Albatross, Florida!!!!

[@AnushkaGroen]

I love your commentary. Please, please do more!🫶

[@shelleynull6532]

As someone who has had kids in that industry for about a decade make sure you have someone that knows how to read a contract sir... also make sure you own the rights to all your songs you already have my guy

[@wrighteousj]

We own allllll of our masters! ❤️💚💙

[@shelleynull6532]

@@wrighteousj good I've been doing this a minute lol I've seen all sorts of crazy things happen

[@klauf23]

It’s great! Listen in order ❤

[@randystalnaker6700]

Lol, then again...Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me...Down Bad...LOML...so many more, ALL GOOD!!! BTW...❤ your music!

[@MirandaSanders_TaylorSwiftfan]

Notifications on Can't wait for this video! ❤ I have found so many Easter eggs on the Fortnight vid Taylor really is a mastermind #swifte4life

[@wrighteousj]

hope you have fun with it!

[@MirandaSanders_TaylorSwiftfan]

@@wrighteousj I definitely will

[@wrighteousj]

o then you will be schooling me LOL

[@MirandaSanders_TaylorSwiftfan]

@@wrighteousj I could definitely tell you a lot about Taylor and her music. Lol

[@MirandaSanders_TaylorSwiftfan]

@@wrighteousj I also followed you on Instagram which I also post most of the Taylor stuff on lol that or treads which is a Swifte app

[@BailorRayne]

Personally i think the part where she switches the words to comment on my sweater and my husband is cheating i wanna kill him is the (water flowering wife) seeing Taylor at the mailbox and saying that to Taylor. Cause a man is not gonna usually comment on sweaters and clothes like that. That is usually a woman to woman kinda thing. I don't know just my theory.

[@josefinasoderholm6488]

This song is kind of the same as the lyric on the back of a book. It gives you a taste of the full story and the rest is explained through the rest of the songs of the album

[@jwilliamc]

I wanted to add some information and observations, but there might be some spoilers of the other album tracks. So if you want to listen to the album first, do not read the following: Disclaimer: This is my own interpretation and what I picked up on. The theme of the "tortured poets" is quite unserious, self-aware, and hyperbolic, and it is pretty much showcased and explained in the title track: "You're not Dylan Thomas and I'm not Patti Smith. This ain't the Chelsea Hotel. We're two modern idiots." (Dylan Thomas was a Welsh writer of the 20th century, Patti Smith is a singer-songwriter and poet, and the Chelsea Hotel has been renowned for housing a lot of writers, musicians, and other artists.). Creating a fictional department for the "tortured poets" is her way of visualising how she, the industry, and the public perceive her and other artists, all being part of this "department" which makes their role as artists feel very bureaucratic and consumeristic (especially when they are riddled by heartbreaks, mental health issues, and such). If you watch the teaser from before TTPD was released, she shows a university, police, or legal department (despite the fact that some people say it's a psychiatric ward - that's definitely the case in "Fortnight", but not in that teaser. Don't get me wrong, she also alludes about "feeling/being insane" both in songs and in the epilogue.). In fact, not to spoil too much about the album, she does make some references to this whole theme by mentioning death and murder (unseriously.. hopefully) multiple times, and to the justice and legal systems. This album not only is about her romantic life struggles, but also about fame and all the attention she gets from the public who are always hungry for gossip. However, she also alludes to the actual "tortured poets" of the Romantic period. But she defies your expectations by being brutally honest, very self-aware, and humorous. She's not a tortured poet nor she'd like to live in that era. On the other hand, there is a magical, mystical, and fatalistic aspect of the album (perhaps mostly in the second half) where she relies on sorceresses and psychics to undo what cannot be avoided (and that perhaps is the most Romantic she gets in this album). She believes some things are just meant to happen and end, and she often shows her insecurity about it.

[@bdelene]

I think this describes the album beautifully!

[@vaishnavidhoke8174]

Okay so you said ‘what’s the miracle move on drug, I don’t know’ , it’s Florida!!! That’s all I’m gonna say!

[@suzannemaria5594]

Code word for Matty. 😉

[@MaryRuth75]

Aka Matty Healy!!

[@atilafausto6682]

Please react to the "So High School" from The Anthology 🥰

[@MaryRuth75]

Yes!! I love that song. Such a great 90’s pop rock vibe too.

[@Akkaylyn]

How I interpret this song is she’s looking into the future kind of cynically. “for a fortnight there we were forever” so they could have been together for two weeks or during the relationship there was two solid weeks where they thought it would work out and be together forever then she says “run into you sometimes ask about the weather” so they exchange small talk after the fact when they run into one another. “Now you’re in my backyard, turned into good neighbors, your wife waters flowers I wanna k!ll her.” So she’s talking about the future and this person she once loved is now married and her neighbor, and she sees his wife in the yard watering flowers and she can’t help but still get jealous. Then the “I love you, it’s ruining my life” is about how she can’t move on, in the story it’s been years since they were together and in love but she still says I love you instead of I loved you and it’s ruining her life because it’s all she can think about and she’s tortured by seeing him moved on. And she alludes to never being able to find someone better when she says “my husband is cheating, I wanna k!ll him” so the person she ended up with forever doesn’t treat her right. At least that’s how I interpreted the song!

[@marissakillpack5446]

I think following the album in order is really important.

[@charbenz2768]

I do love this song. It just feels like it ends too abruptly. (For me)

[@Koreankimmie]

Oh, I love everybody’s comments. Here we all have our theories about who this is about. But it’s also very sad. The whole album has a darkness to it but in a beautiful way. This individual we assume shows up throughout the entire anthology. But I remember her words at some point within this album and on the Eras Tpur, her dream is for her fans to take these songs and make it into their own. I think that helps Taylor Swift fans./Swifties to try not to obsess about which specific person this is. Of course my assumption is Matty Healy from the 1975 lol. But it is a beautifully written album. I can’t wait to see what you think about the rest of the songs.🥂

[@wendydavis3986]

She had a 2-week rebound relationship with Matty Healy of the 1975. This is song is about that. There is also a song on the album called The Smallest Man That Ever Lived is about him.

[@servicedogkyzanna1761]

You have no idea what this song is actually about- you can make guesses, but she said herself- we will never know, lol

[@WarrenPDavis]

I believe Clara Bow...is the inspiration for this song.

[@theConquerersMama]

Me too.

[@marissakillpack5446]

I hope we continue for the rest of the album! So superior.

[@greywaren621]

Listen in order.

[@nicoleb.6808]

100% this is an in-order listen.