Taylor Swift - illicit affairs (Official Lyric Video)

[@anissofia3745]

Illicit affairs has the best bridge in the album. Makes me feel a million feelings

[@codiecook4125]

ME TOO

[@folkwhore8322]

Same but August's bridge got chills too

[@trashyaqua6239]

It’s one of the best. I like the bridge in august a little more tho.

[@Cedrix315]

best chorus for me. August, Exile, Cardigan, My Tears Ricochet have the best bridge for me.

[@c.harlotte]

I know it’s intense

[@haydenrose3237]

“You taught me secret language I can’t speak with anyone else” I felt this deep

[@emmaporter2809]

i was right on the part of this song when i read this…

[@simonstjarnfelt2350]

Me toooo🥺

[@surabhi5092]

Me toooo

[@janbrielle2286]

Ouch 💔

[@nataliecoon1240]

@@emmaporter2809 me tooo

[@tree...]

This song gets better everytime I come back. Her lyricism is stunning

[@teddyeatspudding]

this song is so underrated by the fandom, it's one of the best

[@pteddie6965]

She must be America's premiere poet.

[@ShoSho-cq7ct]

how is lyricism different from lyrics?

[@eunoia6184]

@@ShoSho-cq7ct Lyricism is the quality of tunefulness or melody that a piece of music has. And lyrics the words. I guess, I looked it up in the dictionary

[@mikefitzpatrick2349]

Her lyrical master skills r beyond genius. I'd love to see what song she would write for Celine and her duet. Between the lyrical genius and her the best female singer.....that would be insane. Calling it now.

[@suchanerd8644]

I love the way she says "meetings in parking lots" with such subtle disgust, her tone in this song is amazing

[@ranaehab404]

1:04 the way she says "a million little times" is similar to how she says "cause you weren't mine to lose" in august

[@neilynguyen481]

in mad woman she sings '' woman'' as the way she made ''lover'' in ''lover''

[@annasophia9566]

interesting!

[@alexasanchez468]

And both songs are from the perspectives of the girl a guy is cheating with

[@Andrea-dm4gd]

Idk if because the songs are connected or because taylor loves those types of melodies

[@moriahisabelvillavicencio4496]

oh yea... I didn't notice...

[@jonaxxenthusiast5365]

somebody said 'taylor swift constructing bridges better than engineers' damn she ain't lying

[@Raiderordeath]

Hahahaha.....couldn't have said it better!

[@namename9372]

Frrrr

[@JF-ct5sg]

Any fellow engineers who are Taylor Swift fans?? 🙋🏻‍♀️

[@griefweaver8432]

You need to seriously reconsider your understanding of engineering, the only aspect TS has down is studio

[@JF-ct5sg]

@@griefweaver8432 It was a joke about the bridge of the song

[@adamlgiroux]

'You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else" is one of the best metaphors I've heard

[@igotyournose251]

Explain please

[@gaia.cavalcante7942]

@@igotyournose251 I just think that a certain person showed you so many beautiful thing and you were so comfortable around them, and you know you will never feel that felling again with someone else.

[@aubriewest1135]

Dude you need to read more poetries.

[@joshualariosa2023]

@@igotyournose251 it's basically saying that this certain person made you so happy, and you know if you leave you wouldn't feel this certain happiness with anyone else but them.

[@EliB567a]

Well it’s all about secrecy - and love should be celebrated in public - not hidden

[@theaditisharma]

Illicit Affairs seems like an extended version of the line, "you kept me like a secret but I kept you like an oath" to me.

[@svikasinigmss9662]

underrated comment fr

[@011AGwashere]

YESSSSSS

[@malekmahmoud4636]

Exactlyyyyyyy

[@itskashkashi]

Yesssss

[@Latoya-oy1hv]

Hmhmph, yup. Definitely that. I'm telling you this relationship with her ex Jake Gyllenhaal sure made her write the best find of her career like total master pieces. He was her perfect muse and partner... so sad

[@rosariocosta9496]

the line “you taught me a secret language I can’t speak with anyone else” reminded me of what céline sciamma once said in a interview: “a relationship is about creating your own language. you’ve got the jokes, you’ve got the songs, you have this anecdote that’s going to make you laugh three years later. it’s this language that you build. that’s what you mourn for when you’re losing someone you love. this language you’re not going to speak with anybody else” and i think that’s beautiful 🥺

[@Rach-db9vx]

I feel this

[@wheresmybonejuice5524]

This is beautiful. I’m mourning the loss of my first true relationship and this is a perfect description.

[@nhalinhdau73]

omg girl what you've just said is so beautiful

[@stephpiano2908]

YES

[@camscams2747]

My two worlds collided bcoz of u

[@isipbejarl5118]

"You know damn well, for you I would ruin myself a million little times." The cycle of every toxic relationship summarized into one beautiful sentence.

[@nobinpunyo7332]

I’m literally crying !!

[@ericodavidtabo3086]

😩

[@overthinkerbelleeee]

[@TheAquamarine4]

It also gives this song a real ancient feel or at least a tie to all women who have been told loving someone passionately without marriage will lead to their ruin but not the man’s ruin.

[@nilakshiherath1152]

@@TheAquamarine4 Exactly. It reminds me of the novel Anna Karenina too.

[@arya.07]

Did anyone notice that Taylor didn't repeat the chorus after the bridge in this song like she usually does? That's one of the reason this song is shorter than most other songs of her. Maybe suggesting that an illicit affair doesn't last long, no matter how beautiful it was once? It ends, suddenly. You saw it coming, you knew, but you still waited for the last chorus, until you realise the last chorus was never there. The closure was never there. It ends, abruptly. And you are left longing for more. Edit - Y'ALL THE TOUR LIVE OF ILLICIT AFFAIRS OHMYGOD-

[@diqiyasha7766]

that makes sense

[@childoflorde]

Thank you, Now listening to this will be more emotional.

[@aoirey5831]

wow

[@delena4evertvd267]

so that makes it not a bridge but an outro i-

[@shawnclifford]

@@delena4evertvd267 It still counts as bridge in my opinion. I have heard a song which structure is like this. Bridge does not necessarily have to be after a second chorus and sometimes Bridge can be an intro.

[@sheluvswriting]

illicit affairs and tolerate it have the same melancholy story of being a martyr. illicit affairs is a person trapped inside a forbidden relationship, while tolerate it represents what it feels like to be staying in a one sided relationship. both songs are evidently different in story, but it has this presentation of what it feels like to be in a loop of repetitive pain.

[@mschie5311]

🥺🥺

[@SunflowerSunset]

Loop of repetitive pain- Right where you left me!

[@MariaOliveira-uk9rv]

I just wish Taylor would write and direct a movie. She has this way of telling stories.

[@angelinebena9675]

Absolutely!!!!!!

[@janiswatson8423]

She is in short stories. She is catching the attention of all people. Remember we have people who’s attention span in short. Said in complete love as I am one with a short attention span. Just saying.

[@nicoaguirre2187]

I can create images while listening to her songs.

[@MariaOliveira-uk9rv]

@@nicoaguirre2187 Netflix could do a whole serie with this album.

[@sarahlima5108]

I would really love a book wrote by her as well hahahaha

[@ahilaj3388]

This is what is best about taylor swift , her raw, delicate ,emotions writing and voice filling her songs and her

[@ARizk23]

Oh so true

[@whitemoonstudio]

True Ahila

[@slimshady-bv6wp]

Actually i fall in love with this album but i think her best album reputation cause i love dark taylor more much

[@Nana-eo4up]

I loved the album so much, but i still think that reputation is the best album

[@greenergrass4060]

Yeah ! no Overglamourized productions, Sets or Costumes. Just The beauty of Nature and Taylor's singing-songwriting skills

[@jayannedajao9969]

GOT DISTRACTED BY THE CARDIGAN, ALMOST FORGOT THAT TAYLOR IS RELEASING FULL ALBUMMM!!!!

[@sophie1383]

Me too

[@dropsofjupiter1086]

😂😂

[@alya6778]

totally me😂 and.... after realised it “👁👄👁”

[@jayannedajao9969]

@enchanted 😂

[@sandragaliano5961]

XD

[@sj3530]

I love reading all the comments and theories, but one thing that people seem not to notice is that an illicit affair doesn't necesarily have to be between a married couple or related to infidelity. It can be between two unmarried lovers between rival sides, families, religions, between a teacher and a student, a priest and a woman and many more. It's just beautiful how she completely ignored mentioning a third party, leaving us to apply this to any such context. Gosh, this makes me so sad.

[@lallawmkimisailo2622]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@raniazakia5867]

🥺🥺

[@gabbymina4720]

This is how I interpreted it too. I actually based one of my fics on Illicit Affairs.

[@sapphomei]

​@@gabbymina4720name?

[@Itsok-w4x]

Exactly i imagine it with place i learned so many things that i have never been taught anywhere else

[@imverydisappointed7584]

ivy, august, and illicit affairs are the Trinity of blissful infidelity

[@nawarb.4226]

blissful? there's really nothing blissful about this song and hardly anything blissful about august

[@atsuyak768]

@I Jones I hope so.... that literally is disgusting if they meant it as intended

[@nialucky8773]

@@atsuyak768 it's just songs & fiction, chill please

[@federicapiottoli6922]

It's funny that you mention that as my top two suggested for this video are ivy and august rn

[@ZoeAlleyne]

It's OK for a fictional narrative to say that an affair is bliss... It's fiction.

[@Mimurai13]

The goosebumps you feel with that bridge. We hear a woman screaming at her maddest.

[@ashtyncarothers5167]

I love to focus on the background vocals during the bridge. It’s as if she wanted to bring musicality to a haunting scream. To show the frustration of breaking oneself emotionally over and over again for one who will never truly be theirs.

[@anushkakhond3780]

I think it's the man's pov. (That you picked out just for him) . And ivy id the woman's pov(and drink my husband's wine)

[@arya.07]

@@anushkakhond3780 Imo ivy seems to be more set in older times. House of stone, clover bloom, plus the grand language is a lot like the poets of 19th century. It seems more to be about affair between two women, when it was deeply frowned upon, and one is engaged to a guy, whereas this is modern, perfume, parking lots, etc, and most probably between a man and woman. There're no cross references between these two songs. But ofc, we can't be sure and heyy same name!

[@timingisafunnything]

@@anushkakhond3780 i think the whole song is the speaker (woman) talking to herself or looking at the mirror reminding every little detail to do in this affair she's having, i mean when you read the verses- theyre literally reminders or pointers to hide herself and their relationship.

[@sam-sf3vx]

the whole song gives those exact vibes but she’s calm. it’s so amazing.

[@didemsarikaya792]

“You showed me colors you know I can’t see with anyone else.” Masterpiece

[@patomiauu]

Was listening the song while reading comments and read this when taylor was singing it

[@beijospravoce]

@TaylorSwift do you have synesthesia? 💛✨

[@aubreylol7054]

i relate to this statement so much

[@rugma1696]

i remembered that tiktok trend lol

[@luxbxddiee._]

that's just so deep

[@zacuzzi]

*the key change to the bridge version she did on the Eras Tour will forever live rent free in my head! she sang with utmost passion!*

[@lorelaiyoung5742]

let’s be honest: we all needed this

[@a111c7]

Yess!!

[@Kitkat-iu2xx]

Yes periodtt..

[@daviddhn1127]

Yes!

[@orianaaa_sol]

yes omg

[@babydoll7921]

Idk this album is boring

[@JelloYaj]

“And you know damn well for you I will ruin myself a million little times.”

[@alltoowell10minuteversion]

I felt that

[@ruchamansukh1203]

@@alltoowell10minuteversion I like your name😂💖

[@jeanravenclaw3177]

@@ruchamansukh1203 bruhh

[@jackiegoyette8406]

Damn.

[@ninamaecometa3272]

😭😭😭

[@sly4u247]

After a song like "better than revenge", where she blames the girl. Then to "girl at home", where she blames the guy. Now, Taylor has finally begun to see the other side of the story with more empathy in "babe", "august" and "illicit affairs". She now writes from the perspective of the other girl than just writing about her in the third perspective. This perspective shows how she has grown to understand the complications of relationships. This is not black and white anymore. It's gold!!

[@crystalc8992]

‪Why do ppl hate girl at home idgi? She cant warn a man that he has a gf and should not be flirting with her?‬

[@AnjaliKumari-nl9zw]

I like how simply u expressed the purpose of this song

[@bellah3057]

And August too

[@ralfalexanderrivera3339]

Wait isn't White horse about the pov of the mistress also? Or it's just the music video where she is the other girl?

[@f.h.7671]

@Maya Papaya there are too many who only know her from 2014 onwards...

[@applefan2151]

Folklore is the pinnacle of her songwriting.

[@johnanhmmiii]

You're absolutely right on that, the album is so poetic and well-written

[@footgoblin]

This song is like a poetic way of saying you're secretly hooking up with someone

[@fatemetaheri5075]

It's Also a poetic way of saying they never work and you know you're gonna get F***ed up afterwards

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

why does taylor always have the capacity to make me sad over a relationship ive never had???

[@Cam-px8sc]

Trust me I am Still Trying to Find this Answer.

[@midnights292]

@@Cam-px8sc I still am too o-o

[@dontworryaboutit5384]

FELT THIS IN MY SOUL

[@koil9073]

I’m literally using friendship to relate to these songs from folklore

[@fannyfiumara1461]

she is powerful

[@shrutisinha4071]

I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT....YOU AREN'T A SINGER SONGWRITER....YOU ARE A MAGICIAN

[@westonding8953]

She is an illusionist! She transforms the world!

[@mirakoeva8158]

SHE IS A QUEEN👑👑👑

[@mansiondionne]

Awww! 💛🦋 that’s cute! 👍 love it. She is

[@mjdanay7131]

Yes, she always cast a spell🧞‍♀️

[@damiaodexiaobangshou]

Taylor is definitely magic~ ❤

[@brooklyncastellano4336]

“And you know damn well for you I would ruin myself a million little times” hits deep in the heart😭

[@EzraBigWorld]

🥺😢😭😭😭

[@nenerazor2476]

I feel like her song "safe and sound" belongs in this album

[@karinag4982]

That’s what I thought too!

[@sophieladanyi568]

Totally!

[@yagmurv1164]

thats what ive been thinking since the album came out...

[@isntitlovely360]

Sameee!! I thought I was the only one thinking that

[@lulusart4576]

And delicate belongs to Red and Bad blood belongs to Reputation

[@julietagarcia3683]

This will also be my fall playlist... Who am i kidding her music is my playlist year round

[@hannah4481]

Moood!!

[@cm-mb8hi]

S A M E

[@som8928]

My words exactly...

[@hamadryad]

This album is totally a fall aesthetic! I never saw it that way till I saw your comment! I'm totally gonna do the same ❤️❤️❤️

[@kaelynswift7250]

YUUUUP

[@summerchilq]

Unpopular opinion: Every song on this album is the best, and makes you feel something you've never felt.

[@user-sv1xn8qq4n]

thats not unpopular !

[@erinkay2254]

This is the type of music I loved from her that I felt was missing from lover. I wanted to cry when I heard the new album because I’m glad this deep side of her is still there. ❤️❤️❤️

[@summerchilq]

@@erinkay2254 sameee!!

[@ФатмеРафетова]

Exactly!!

[@neha_ananda]

Very true.

[@cherrybxmb921]

This song deserves a Grammy

[@StarlightJosh]

exactlyyy

[@user-nn3yk1ml3b]

OMG i love this comment, 100% agree

[@susanward6784]

all of them do

[@deltacat27]

Illicit affairs is so underrated, it probably is one of the most relaxing tracks on folklore. The strings and Taylor's voice are both just so soothing, and the bridge is amazing as well.

[@hrishisingh5863]

So true!!!

[@rafco90]

My favorite for sure.

[@emogoesboom]

Illicit affairs and the lakes are my favs. Such beautiful and relaxing songs❤️

[@meghabohra0111]

Fact!

[@userA600]

Absolutely agree! I came here cause I needed to relax.. This is the best feeling ever.. 😌

[@leokimvideo]

Taylor Swift has challenged the KZbin algorithm and blown it apart. She's trending on so many levels. This complete album release has everyone talking.

[@honestlair2340]

I know right hahaha

[@pootis5364]

leokimvideo, my son has watched so many of your videos (which means I have too), I love that you are listening to Taylor Swift.

[@katenz100]

It's pretty hard not to when you literally have millions of fans. She doesn't deserve praise for "breaking", the algorithm. She's a popular singer. Of course she's trending

[@aeshiryzenaeschirett5415]

@@katenz100 Lover didn't get this level of clout when it was released though. Not everything can be achieved by fandom alone. Folklore did have a better reception from the general public.

[@augh4659]

kate her previous album lover hasn’t got a lot of praise and clout as much as folklore has despite being arguably the biggest star of this decade.

[@bankscloverbaywatch2578]

Am I the only one who still gets shocked every time she throws any kind of curse in?

[@caitlinleimenstoll]

I totally do!

[@matthewlocke9225]

You aren’t alone lol

[@alyson.muller]

Same lol

[@rupkathabanerjee5461]

Godforsaken?

[@Gracenote35]

I’m afraid my parents won’t let me listen to her anymore if they hear it 😂

[@aeOSHRA]

Illicit affairs: a beautiful song that shows the circumstances of having a secret relationship with someone and how it feels to be in one, where you can't be open. And sometimes how that relationship makes your tired and toxic

[@fuschiavenom3455]

this is giving me major red album vibes🥺😭😭

[@tiktokperson7582]

IKR

[@covergirljoy9473]

Ikkk

[@fuschiavenom3455]

Cheery Kats it feels like a red and speak now crossover, but 20% speak now and 80% red yk?

[@katerussel5686]

Gabriel Bourcier Blake I agree

[@P0LAAAAAA]

trueee

[@lostgirl_1394]

folklore is teaching me more vocabulary than school

[@Doryplory]

Same. English isn't my first language and this album actually thaught me a few new words.

[@lostgirl_1394]

@@Doryplory taylor the educator 😂

[@DeniseSantos-qe5ee]

😂😂😂😂😂😂 Is funny

[@yeganeazizova8944]

Me too. İ love her and her albums , sound , songs ....

[@Miley-vk1sw]

She's the best singer and songwriter AND english teacher 😌

[@saysomething7]

This one hits hard. It's so sad when you ruin yourself for someone else, knowing it's not right for you, but can't help it. Ugh, that feeling...

[@wendellazaro9137]

Yahh my heart is bleeding 😢

[@conniessplaylist]

this song is so forbidden love that was bound to end horribly, but the feeling at the time was undeniable, even though it inevitably had to come to end.

[@JUPlTERO]

Happened to me :(((

[@Sophia-rh2yr]

“For you I would ruin myself a million little times” hits hard

[@insydneous426]

Do you ever think that when Taylor writes certain lines she just cries at what she's created? Some lines in her songs instantly put me to tears. I wonder if she feels the same.

[@Bonbon-lk9gv]

I’m pretty sure she does sometimes. I write and i cry whenever i come up with an emotional piece when i read it over.

[@SmashGuy]

Idk I would be like damn i'm such a genius lololol, I'll make people cry alsdkadsjlkad

[@JustJulie-cz8fs]

She use to cry during 'All Too Well' and, I think 'Dear John' was always hard for her to sing because of how emotionally hard it was. Ronan is also heartbreaking and makes Taylor cry.

[@LaraA55]

This has not happened to me but it makes me cry

[@tld7359]

She cried during writing All too Well, she had an emotional breakdown before writing Dancing with our Hands tied, she said she cried during writing Ronan, so yeah her songwriting makes her cry sometimes

[@sophiestark2612]

Illicit Affairs is about a forbidden love. A wrong love at a wrong time. You know it’s a bad idea. You know you’re gonna end up hurt. But you’d still gladly break your heart for that person.

[@clarelim847]

This hit me hard...

[@justinekelly7677]

Ouch

[@ericodavidtabo3086]

😭

[@ChuliSmart]

Like Treacherous?

[@someoneelse4579]

@@ChuliSmart Treacherous is about a relationship with someone who is completely different from you. This is about someone who you can never be with.

[@ashleyduarte1850]

anyone else listening to this and loml back to back? The line "you told me I'm the love of your life about a million times" parallels some in this one and I can't cope

[@JoyRob1313]

And he lied a million little times 😭

[@purplewolf1392]

I love how every song has a comment that says "Unpopular opinion: This is the best one on Folklore"

[@allisonurdanick3121]

And they all have like 1.5k likes lol

[@weslleyoliveira9168]

And a lot of like that automatic makes it stop being and "unpopular opinion"

[@javedbalgobin2958]

Fr

[@kittyplayz1480]

Right? Hilarious

[@bjc1243]

Theres one comment like that under yours like now lmao

[@loveelleee]

If you'll just understand the lyrics, whether you have an affair or none, *it hurts.*

[@machigiceb7788]

Very true indeed

[@nissy92913]

Truth

[@rizzmama]

yes

[@andreaf8404]

i went through a very hard breakup and the lyric "for you i would ruin myself, a million little times" hit me like a truck

[@niuipyenagar7813]

YES 😭

[@Eduardoo2001]

Imagine the power of this bridge sung by thousands of ppl in a full arena

[@neilynguyen481]

dying my chills😭😭

[@arcturus4939]

First thing, I did not expect this already great song to be included in the set list. Second thing, the glowup that this song had,the rock elements of the production, the visuals, and Taylor's performance (she FELT it) is MAGNIFICENT

[@maxscene7]

I always think of Illicit Affairs as August five years later. She's stuck in a loop of men who only thinks of her as an option, something to hide and discard after her newness is gone. Augusta, you deserve better gurl :'''(((

[@christianneclarissebongalo1017]

max!! nice to see u here

[@joesquinn9517]

I'm crying right now tf. I hope Augustine din't end up like that tho.

[@notraiinotme]

What! WHAT IF RIGHT? MAKES SENSE

[@bushra2179]

I think about tolerate it as the wife's pov of illicit affairs

[@akanksha7484]

This is me trying is somewhere between these two songs

[@ivavucetic9709]

fun fact : there are no bad songs on this album

[@ellieanneauthor]

that is... 13,000 % true

[@rihabrafiq4875]

Yesss

[@TalkAsSoftAsChalk]

F A C T S

[@chxr1iqxcx]

@@ellieanneauthor I see what u did there lmao

[@syedakbarriaz1648]

@@ellieanneauthor I would have liked your comment but it has 13 likes and I just can't ruin that

[@LC-fx2lo]

“So you leave no trace behind, like you don’t even exist.”

[@spenster340]

That's why she forgot that person existed

[@boubekeurabdelmadjid6132]

@@spenster340 is this about calvin ?

[@LC-fx2lo]

Spenster I think she meant because it’s an illicit affair and it has to stay hidden all of the time, she leaves no trace of herself behind, as if she never existed to begin with. She physically left no trace behind, but she was hiding her own light and diminishing herself emotionally in the process.

[@chel6730]

Tim Evans fan behavior 🤣

[@cmalol]

@Tim Evans clownery luv

[@lostgal1591]

As a straight woman who somehow fall in love with a closeted gay man, this song resonates the night when I realized I was falling deep for him. I still don't know if he lied to me when he said he wanted future with me. He acted like he all passed his last gay relationship and left everything in the past. Made a point that he wanted to fall in love and have a girlfriend. He went planning everything for our future together. I never agree or disagree. He left eventually. And here I am trying to heal from situationship that I never wanted to involve in. If I can choose, I don't want to want him, to fall for him.

[@sordodikra5129]

Who listens to the album everyday since it first came out?

[@violetparkweir5582]

me

[@zzzzzzz8493]

Who wouldn't?

[@ashleygonzalez6922]

Same but with lover as well lol

[@josejlu12]

@@ashleygonzalez6922 yes! I'm a new Taylor S fan but I can't help but add this song along, before, during or after this album it total fits some how❤.

[@nakasindemariam312]

Me

[@pnygrl99]

Even though "illicit affair" technically means cheating when you're married, I like to think of this song referring to any kind of forbidden love. I dated my ex-girlfriend in secret because her mom was homophobic. The ex was also toxic and abusive. I stayed with her. No matter how many times she made me cry myself to sleep, I still stayed with her. When I first heard this song it reminded me of those sad memories. Somehow this song uplifts me. I guess it's because how I'm feeling was put into lyrics. Overall, I think this song is beautiful, lyrically and instrumentally. I'm impressed with this album.

[@bonnieplattner3094]

Why doesnt matter if song is about someone _ Just the muse. The hope of an artist is to so sucessfilly capture an emotion, that the listener relates the song to their own life.

[@anti_fragile]

i think of a shady or immoral relationship. like typical teenager who gets themself into a shady relationship with someone older than them, thinking that they'll be the exception, that they'll work out when it never does.

[@alicehelena3257]

I feel the same way

[@parsanm5714]

Awwww so cute

[@peachfreude]

I feel you. When high school was over, so were me (f) and my ex (f).

[@jamesreid2893]

Artist: drops one song at a time to keep being relevant. Taylor: Just announce the album yesterday. DROPS ALL THE SONGS NOW PLUS A OFFICIAL MV!!

[@Matthew-ij3zm]

Taylor fans: act like aholes for no reason whatsoever

[@zach3394]

@@Matthew-ij3zm ?

[@shubhamrc4379]

But she's the GOAT of this century ! She doesnt need the marketing tricks.. She's no relevant. She's omnipresent 😭😍

[@msblackjack26]

hOoOoy JAMES REID hahahahahaha

[@tahiahasan1505]

Ed Sheeran started this thing with Divide and I'm so glad Taylor has been doing the same since then too :')

[@sunnyhuang5098]

"For you, I would ruin myself, a million little times" The last sentense broke all of my heart

[@enchantedmrc02]

A producer (Blake Mclain) reacted to this album and he commented that the guitar on this song sounds like raindrops and I completely agree. The fact that Taylor used this visual for the lyric video shows that that is indeed what she wanted to convey. She and the people she works with are so creative and effective in making you visualize her songs!

[@danserprc]

*taylor swift and jack antonoff write the best bridges ever. do not argue against this fact.*

[@violetparkweir5582]

yep

[@Swiftly_Wi1d]

FACTS

[@Aviethebest]

no. she wrote them alone. SPEAK NOW ALBUM STOP OVERRATING THAT DAMN MAN

[@Swiftly_Wi1d]

@@Aviethebest ???? We know she wrote Speak Now alone but what does that have to do with this ?? It literally says at 3:01 written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antanoff 💀 No one is bashing Taylor's other bridges she's written 🙄

[@Aviethebest]

@@Swiftly_Wi1d You said that her best bridges are written together with Jack and no..her best are Speak Now ones written alone. Stop overrating that damn man

[@bt9288]

UNPOPULAR OPINION: THIS SONG IS THE BEST ONE ON FOLKLORE

[@ericodavidtabo3086]

ikr it hits differently 🥺

[@Maya_kks]

true.

[@laurrra3595]

Yes.

[@luizamazzoni9136]

YEEEEES

[@brunosaramago8656]

Not unpopular my friend

[@dr.sunflower6336]

Reading comments while listening it makes this song even more emotional and heartbreaking. I get to read so many pov of different people.

[@carissaulmer4388]

Everyone: Hating quarantine Taylor: “ I’m gonna make this quarantine better”

[@elleree_]

So true

[@mushroom_vibe1353]

Yes true

[@fernandesadrienne28]

Yeah i didn't hate quarantine. Was the best time for me 😊 and Taylor made it better

[@retyuuywere7357]

👍👍👍

[@NatashaNatewa]

the main idea or theme is hard for me in regards to this one...is it about cheating..yes. The main subject is the woman who having the affair with the man. She really loves him and wants to be his forever. But she comes to realize its all a lie. There relationship...he ruined her but she loved all the beauty they had together. So main idea - don't cheat. It might be beautiful for a second; however, its all a lie and it will ruin you. Am I wrong? Am I right? I don't know. Great writing Taylor! :)

[@tinkwon7849]

True

[@danasmothers]

Women can't be ruined. We can be messy. We can have regrets. We can learn lessons. But we are never ruined.

[@aditiprasad5556]

@@danasmothers I think "ruin" here represents the complete mental exhaustion and the sadness that a one sided relationship brings not the "damaged" kind of ruined.

[@AG-lj3fq]

it would be great to know your pov of every song on folklore!

[@ceebj3335]

It seems like the girl is alot younger than the guy....more like teacher-student secret affair...idk..

[@mu4v1z]

How my life during quarantine is: -Wake up -Listen to Folklore -Remember someone special -Cry -Regret -Sleep *Repeat

[@pyoscheeks6023]

if this isnt me 😂

[@user-ms3cu1jk2q]

I have never gotten a chance to actually appreciate and acknowledge this song. So here I am. Amazed at Taylor's poetry. She's a rare gem. Words are totally her thing.

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

“Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me” “You showed me colours you know I can’t see with anyone else” “Look at this idiotic fool that you made me” “You taught me a secret language I can’t speak with anyone else” IVE NEVER BEEN IN A RELATIONSHIP BUT THESE QUOTES MAKE ME FEEL LIKE IVE BEEN IN ONE 😭😭

[@angelinebena9675]

ikr full of golden lyrics

[@hnlia]

omg ure an nctzen and a swiftie too???

[@yutassmilehealsme6572]

@@hnlia yes my 2 fav fandoms 🥺

[@Cam-px8sc]

Same 🔥

[@psalm8306]

Been to an illicit affair before, and it really felt like those lines.

[@michellesoriano777]

Safe and sound by taylor Swift would fit in perfectly with this album.

[@strawberry2559]

I was thinking the same thing even before she released any songs. I saw her new community pics and this thing came in my mind

[@AB-ku8du]

@@strawberry2559 omg me too!!

[@mahoganyk]

"You'll be flushed when you return" I love this line so much. I cant explain why, but it doesn't come off as joking around to me, it comes out as being so in love with someone who's just using you so you brush it off

[@Annamarie40985]

Yep. That line is really amazing and I caught it the first time. It’s not joking it’s like she’s in love with this person and nobody else understands the situation or would, but you’re lying about it the whole time even though you’re in love with them.

[@zeppelin_7245]

Y'all, she's saying they'll be doing *things* so his cheeks will be red from all the activity. That's why she tells him to tell his friends he went out running instead.

[@belhougoldenwind]

@@zeppelin_7245 i don't know for me the woman (taylor) is the one who is out for a run, like the song is her subconscious talking to her feeling ashamed of the situation

[@renatagoncalves4576]

@@zeppelin_7245 i believe she's talking to the girl. taylor is telling a story, notice how she isn't talking about herself. but yeah, i understand those lyrics like "you'll be red and tired after all of the things you'll both do together" too lol

[@renatagoncalves4576]

@@Annamarie40985 it's actually about how they will kiss and do other stuff together lol

[@הילהלוי-ד8ב]

After Taylor's eras tour performance, i can't help but to scream this song like she did😭😭 It's so beautiful😍🤩

[@nat5817]

“Folklore” is uniquely powerful in such a gentle and beautiful way. Just wow

[@BahjatOfficial]

who else keeps repeating the bridge? 😭

[@ahmedmaison4704]

Me😭

[@magnifiekvervloekt]

one of the best she's written, if not the best. I love the bridge in cardigan as well.

[@c.harlotte]

Love how it’s a crescendo through the whole song basically

[@arinapertiwi7397]

Me 😭😭😭 hands down, one of the best bridges she's ever written.

[@brandonfaison909]

What's a "bridge"

[@jazzmincascarro6451]

makes you understand the third party's perspective, that even they themselves never wanted to stoop so low, but they love the person, sad.

[@krettikaroyratri5308]

I am here to make a petition to release the tour version of this song!!! The improvisation was out of the world.!!!!

[@priyankamehta8864]

taylor already owns this?

[@krettikaroyratri5308]

@@priyankamehta8864 Yeah, I am talking about the eras tour version. She can drop it as an extension on folklore next anniversary? :)

[@priyankamehta8864]

@@krettikaroyratri5308 OHH haha I read it as Taylor’s version not tour Version

[@zacharylouiseroque2779]

This song is created whole heartedly by Taylor herself. I love thiiiis, argh...

[@smrittisridhar5439]

"A dwindling, mercurial high" Shes got it all

[@Mar_mal_ade]

Nobody: Literally nobody: Taylor swift: let's use the smallest font size way possible

[@LimeFlightUKnow]

Coz it is illicit affairs...she is the queen of subtlety

[@bernicehccheung]

@@LimeFlightUKnow but small font size on all lyric videos tho

[@kimfloreta]

Hahaha Where is the lie?

[@sx3todd]

it’s the aesthetic 😅

[@kimfloreta]

@@sx3todd yah, I know.

[@erinearley629]

Petition to make this a 10 minute version

[@summerblazys9692]

hear me out.. cardigan- betty finding out james cheated august- the other girl during the cheating illicit affairs- the other girl finding her worth betty- james pov the 1- betty reminiscing on their relationship

[@unknonw1881]

You forgot exile

[@velum6370]

@@unknonw1881 exile could be about betty and james saying goodbye? If that's true then taylor is a lyrical genius. Singing one story with different povs over 6 songs.

[@mishkamaheshwari2652]

Yess

[@lbflittlebutterfly4846]

Whos betty and james

[@velum6370]

@@lbflittlebutterfly4846 Listen to betty by taylor. You'll know.

[@starcheesey6478]

all too well: maybe we got lost in translation illicit affairs: you taught me a secret language i can't speak with anyone else

[@inthegleamofnight]

😍

[@slideshowgurl]

There’s a couple songs I questioned were references to way back Red and about Jake.

[@user-ub6sx9zc3m]

I feel like most of these songs are references to her old relationships: romantic, professional, and platonic

[@kimnavarro1995]

@@user-ub6sx9zc3m except epiphany, the last American dynasty and betty

[@user-ub6sx9zc3m]

@@kimnavarro1995 her house, her grandfather, and idk who Betty is about 😂. But there's a connection to her. An invisible thread, if you will

[@aleksmonoxide2910]

Listening to this with rain on the roof right now is perfect

[@stephany_joaquin]

I like how this song explores the feelings of a person involved in illicit affairs without justifying their actions. It’s definitely a lot more nuanced than songs like ‘Better Than Revenge’, for example. We can acknowledge that both cheating and getting involved with someone you know has a partner is wrong without demonizing anyone. Just because something is nuanced, it doesn’t mean that it isn’t wrong, and we can still enjoy art that explores those nuances without excusing the person’s behavior. I’m speaking from the interpretation of this song being about cheating, of course. I know it can be interpreted in other ways.

[@somebraveapollo8211]

She finally made an "indie record that's much cooler than mine". Edit: Ohmigod, thanks so much for the likes!

[@nilanjanamenon]

oh yesssss we are never ever getting back together

[@sandymmc]

Oh yes.... great catch

[@jollyjokress3852]

you have an indie record? ;)

[@jollyjokress3852]

@CHUN CHUN I know. It was a joke. ;)

[@tarledamanley2832]

Legit what I thought when this dropped 😂😂

[@AB-zn9zw]

Tell me people, isn't this woman just a genius? I am amazed by her talent.

[@violetparkweir5582]

she is an angel

[@hrishisingh5863]

Taylor, not only gave this soothing music but also taught us English vocab. like clandestine, illicit, dwindling, mercurial etc. (PLUS relationship advise)

[@belhougoldenwind]

Clandestine and illicit are not common english words??

[@nissy92913]

@@belhougoldenwind Well, I've never heard of them in my life until this song came out T-T or maybe because English is not my first language

[@belhougoldenwind]

@@nissy92913english is not my first language either (i'm french), and for example in french the words "clandestin" and "illicite" are very common, so it's always weird for me to see transparent English words like these that are considered uncommon or elevated language by americans lol

[@shanjanav8467]

Take the words for what they are A dwindling, mercurial high What does it mean? I cant understand that

[@renatagoncalves4576]

@@belhougoldenwind I'm Brazilian and these words are also common here. In portuguese it's "clandestino" and "ilícito". I believe they're pretty common in English as well lol

[@koil9073]

“You showed me colours i can’t see with anyone else” the reason that the alum folklore is in black ad white :/“You taught me secret language i can’t speak to anyone else” that’s y she is singing :/. This shows how connective the album is with each songs somehow relating to others

[@Sam-xf3gq]

"You showed me colours you know I can't see with anyone else", this is deep...its like the feelings and happiness you feel with someone and you know no one else will make you feel the same way..the whole song is just wow so beautifully written

[@Sk-wv1uv]

It reminds me of “the rest of the world was black and white/we were in screaming color.”

[@s92884he]

It touches differently! I can’t even describe how magical it is..

[@nicolewisda88]

I went through this and I am still going through it. Ive tried EVERYTHING to move on and move forward in life. Friends/Journaling/Self Care/Talking about it/seeing someone else nothing takes away that ache. Been almost a year and nobody can replace that bond/connection

[@Sam-xf3gq]

@@nicolewisda88you will heal with time, just try not to think about it and make your self busy with anything(like finding a new hobby) so that you won't have free time to think, in a few years it will be just a beautiful memory that you had with someone. What matters now won't matter in a few years.

[@nicolewisda88]

@@Sam-xf3gq thank you. I hope so. It's been almost a year.

[@zjohnson7314]

*“you showed me colors you know i cant see with anyone else”* this hit hard.

[@marie-angesayegh5480]

Whos james btw?

[@awhamelia8279]

I literally was listening to that line when I saw this lol 😂

[@reginabasnet2019]

this song talks about affair between two people without stating "he/she". no gender reveal. so it is open for interpretation and any kind of affair is relatable. its the 10th track of folkore and 10th track of evermore is ivy. ivy talks about affair of a married woman with another man. so ivy can be related to illicit affair. "evermore is the sister album of folkore". TAYLOR ALISON SWIFT IS A GENIUS!

[@daniellerodgers8037]

Actually I feel like this song is gendered? "Leave the perfume on the shelf that you picked out just for him" and all, meaning the narrator of the song picked out perfume for the man they're having an affair with (could still be two men though?). Anyway, I've always interpreted ivy as being between two women, since it's only stated that the narrator has a husband but the gender of the person she's having an affair with is never specified.

[@Daebi117]

@@daniellerodgers8037 i think a large percentage of the time, these songs are mainly assuming straight relationships. But open to interpretation too

[@piedpiper5886]

There is a gender reveal. She is singing about the man she bought the perfume to wear just for him, but can’t because presumably someone else would smell the scent on him. This reminds me of the mv for Babe.

[@arya.07]

I think ivy is about two women having an affair, one of them who has a husband.

[@bashsusulan2109]

@@arya.07 yessssssssssss

[@tinepiscope]

"And you know damn well for you I would ruin myself" this genius woman

[@justjulie7866]

I didn’t think I’d ever hear a song that “gets it”, like this one does.

[@hellowjp]

What started in meeting rooms, ends up in parking lots....broke me.

[@joeagger]

"dwindling mercurial high" is such a stunning lyric. wow.

[@brian5619]

The bridge really transcended the song.

[@HappySunshineStar]

It's by far my favourite TS song but I rarely listen to it. When I first listened to this song I couldn't stop crying really hard because that was about half a year after my boyfriend left me. And our relationship began just like it's being told in the song. It all had to be secret and damn, I even had a perfume only for him. Each time after seeing him, I had to lie to other people where I had been. I also had to always check that no one would see us together. "What started in beautiful rooms ends with meetings in parking lots" - at first we used to go to clubs to be able to dance together and eventually we would secretly meet in corners of super markets just to be able to look in each others eyes and talk for a while. "Look at this godforsaken mess that you made me" hit extremely hard at that moment as I was still crying over him MONTHS after it ended. "You showed me colours I can't see with anyone else" - I wasn't able to fall in love with someone else even years later. "Look at this idiotic fool that you made me" - in the end, I did all of this hard work of hiding and keeping secrets for nothing but heartbreak... "For you I would ruin myself a million little times" I know if he asked me to see him now, I would say yes in an instance. It's ironic how much I love this song but still keep it as my little secret.

[@magicalworld4891]

Are you a boy too?

[@HappySunshineStar]

@@magicalworld4891 No

[@khaderbashamohamed8868]

If Evermore is Folklore's sister If Dorothea is Betty's sister If Long Story Short is the Last Great American Dynasty's Sister If Evermore is Exile's sister Then, Illicit Affairs is Tis the Damn Season's sister and I'm here for every minute of it

[@khaderbashamohamed8868]

Actually yes, in illicit affairs the lyric is "dont call me baby" and in tis the damn season it is "you can call me babe"

[@gargisharma5081]

@@khaderbashamohamed8868 I think Ivy is illicit affairs sister.

[@daniellerodgers8037]

Actually, I feel like long story short is invisible string's sister

[@zytheverynoob39]

@@daniellerodgers8037 i feel like invisible string sister is ivy because when i sing or listen to ivy i remember invisible string and sometimes i mix it up

[@homebuddy3909]

A family full of sisters

[@imjustachemical2328]

Not so unpopular but still an opinion: THIS SONG IS THE BEST ONE IN FOLKLORE

[@pollyanaketchlen6578]

YEEEEES

[@DavidJamesAndersonDJ]

It totally is!!!

[@DaphneGsell]

YES & mirrorball

[@ericodavidtabo3086]

YES AND MIRRORBALL (1)

[@ericodavidtabo3086]

This song is so underrated, itll remain our secret 🤧❤️

[@juliapollard6568]

Am I the only one who thinks this song is too short

[@justcutiecats2733]

Yeah, should been more than 4 minutes.

[@juliapollard6568]

@@justcutiecats2733 IKR!!

[@jessicaabbott10]

No you’re definitely not the only one!

[@juliapollard6568]

@@therapy73756 ikr! :)

[@juliapollard6568]

@@jessicaabbott10 :)

[@hashtagskin7870]

I remember crying after listening to this for the first time and having illicit affair after a break up. I mean, its almost tragic how this woman makes me cry but helped me get out of toxicity

[@BellaVita1890]

Swifties: We need a new single! Taylor Swift: Hold my cardigan. *releases entire album* Edit: omg guys, thanks for the likes!

[@thegooch1993]

THE QUEEN ✨

[@BellaVita1890]

@@thegooch1993 Literally!

[@adrianbucad54]

This is not Taylor being sad, this is Taylor being INDIE TAYLOR IS BACK!!

[@rosecillemaikie6534]

this is her side that I missed a lot. I've never been so happy this year 😭😭😭😭😭

[@saturnbluee2416]

This is indie folk though not country Love it

[@deViianceTV]

I missed her indie music, with her guitar. Instead she became a mainstream pop girl, and that category just doesn’t suit her. I hope she stays in this genre like old times

[@edensylvester13]

@@deViianceTV every genre suits her

[@_sam_ddn]

Well, it's subjective though. We all are different and we all have different preferences. Personally I'm not a fan of Taylor Swift. I tried to like her. I listened to all her albums but there are only few songs from each album that I like. It's just that I can't actually connect with her music (in terms of lyrics and especially the sound) for the most part. Her debut is her weakest at this point because she has improved a lot with time. I do like Love Story from Fearless to this day and I can't deny her talent as the only songwriter in Speak Now. Red was said to be her best album (before the release of Folklore) and I can see why. But I still dislike songs like 'I Knew You Were Trouble' and 'We Are Never Getting Back Together'. And then there are some songs which I might find hard to connect to. But I like All Too Well. I'm not a very big fan of 1989. There are many songs in this album that I didn't like, for instance Shake It Off, Bad Blood, Welcome To New York, Wonderdland. But I did like Blank Space and Style. In my opinion, Reputation is a better album than 1989, but once again I don't like many songs from this album like Look What You Made Me Do, That's Why We Can't Have Nice Things, Endgame. But I liked New Year's Day and Delicate. Lover was a decent album. I initially liked it but soon I got bored of it. I don't like ME! and You Need To Calm Down. But I like The Archer and Miss Americana And The Heartbreak Prince. But, Folklore is a pleasant surprise for someone like me who is not her fan. This album is completely different from all that she has done before. And I absolutely love the sound and the theme of this album. This is the only Taylor Swift album in which I loved all the songs. And it's really impressive that she made this album in less than six months. This album really showcase her talent as a songwriter, singer and artist. She truly caught me off my guard with this album.

[@shannonhood23]

“so how small do you want the letters?” Taylor: YES!

[@napoleonsamad5245]

🤣🤣🤣☠️

[@dnelson9498]

@@napoleonsamad5245 yes*

[@danna882]

TRUE AHAHHAHAHA

[@suzannemaria5594]

🤣🤣🤣🤣💀

[@djscarlet169]

i saw "lyric video" BUT WHERE ARE THE LYRICS

[@Hagoromo6]

I still can't believe this iconic song is on the eras tour setlist