Taylor Swift - illicit affairs (Official Lyric Video)

Official lyric video by Taylor Swift performing “illicit affairs” - off her album ‘folklore.’
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[@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

[@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 😌

[@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

[@011StObsessedSwiftieandLivie]

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

[@suchanerd8644]

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

[@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

[@augustinedeservesbetter2801]

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.

[@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

[@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]

🥺🥺

[@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.

[@eeshaalusman]

​@@gabbymina4720name?

[@user-il5xo7vi9v]

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

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@cherrybxmb921]

This song deserves a Grammy

[@StarlightJosh]

exactlyyy

[@user-nn3yk1ml3b]

OMG i love this comment, 100% agree

[@susanward6784]

all of them do

[@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]

😩

[@overthinkerbelleeeee]

[@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.

[@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

[@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 :(((

[@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

[@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.

[@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!*

[@krissyworth508]

Say HELLO if you're here because of TTPD and you now know this song is about Matty!

[@Eragon2679]

Which makes it even more disgraceful that fans still try to spin the narrative into Joe cheating on her...

[@SteffyGV]

Helloooo

[@Onethingneeded]

August is halsey

[@NicholeBadillo]

HELLO 👋 🫂 HOW ARE YOU DOING TODAY ☺️

[@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

[@alaine2256]

Same lol

[@rupkathabanerjee5461]

Godforsaken?

[@Gracenote35]

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

[@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.

[@Elisa8637]

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

[@erinearley629]

Petition to make this a 10 minute version

[@ParagraphPerson123]

Taylor’s albums are all beautiful in different ways. Folklore is beautiful like a walk in the forest at night, or crying in your room. Folklore is beautiful like sitting in a cabin in the winter looking up at the stars, or driving home after a breakup with mascara running down your face. Folklore is beautiful like your prettiest moments and your ugliest. In this case, it’s beautiful like betrayal and sneaking out to do something that you might not want to do, but you can’t stop.

[@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

[@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.

[@mahjosdag]

“You taught me a secret language I can’t speak with anyone else” really hits me hard. I dated someone with whom I was learning and speaking Spanish and I know damn well I’ll never speak that language with anyone else

[@baltazarsantossantiago1440]

I don't think that's what Taylor Swift means

[@mahjosdag]

@@baltazarsantossantiago1440 I knew she wasn’t referring to it linguistically but still applies to my situation.

[@monsev.arellano9125]

@@mahjosdag ohhhh I thought it was a joke...which is pretty funny haha

[@sunnyhuang5098]

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

[@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...

[@nenerazor2476]

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

[@karinag4982]

That’s what I thought too!

[@kevinllanto]

Me 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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@d0jacatsgf]

@@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

[@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

[@brooklyncastellano4336]

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

[@gabrielleangeli]

currently watching "The Last Letter From Your Lover" and this song just fits the movie so well ohmygod

[@serdhelpapa305]

ikr im sobbing :((

[@eurekabillones790]

ikr 😭

[@VrushaliKhadilkar]

Same

[@anitailagan7391]

Joe's there, right?

[@VrushaliKhadilkar]

@@anitailagan7391 yep yep....

[@ahilaj3388]

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

[@AR-yc1iq]

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

[@jana-hn1eh]

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. ❤️❤️❤️

[@jana-hn1eh]

@@erinkay2254 sameee!!

[@user-kk3kr7mi7b]

Exactly!!

[@neha_swifty]

Very true.

[@jahnavi.sh24]

That line "you know damn well for you i would ruin myself a million little times"

[@JoshuaTheEmoKid]

[@justcutiecats2733]

😭😭😭

[@dolaylitumlec]

This masterpiece deserves more attention.

[@joshualovestaylaaswiffiee]

I know right!

[@shravanialurkar7256]

@@joshualovestaylaaswiffiee noo, this is our gatekeep song then

[@brianschon4989]

Yes she all grown up

[@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

[@janavukosavljevickatty3506]

😍

[@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

[@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 😭

[@Hagoromo6]

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

[@emoryfallon1765]

"and you know damn well, for you I would ruin myself a million little times." This scares me. So much.

[@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.

[@derenseyir9982]

“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? 💛✨

[@beautifulstrangerfinally]

Deren çok haklısın🤭

[@aubreylol7054]

i relate to this statement so much

[@rugma1696]

i remembered that tiktok trend lol

[@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

[@tinepiscope]

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

[@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 😂😂

[@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.. 😌

[@justaperson0848]

here after she performed this live.... no words

[@jeff5971]

I need the tour performance version ASAP

[@arcturus4939]

It recieved a massive GLOW UP!!!

[@nanaandig]

Taylor should re-record this as how she sang it in the Eras Tour!

[@neontoes]

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

[@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

[@nayanikabardhan5530]

“You taught me a secret language I can’t speak with anyone else “ - when you are having an affair with someone you can’t tell about that person to anyone . For everyone that person is of no importance in your life but you know how much that person have impacted you . But you cannot share your feelings about this person to anyone else

[@user-yb8cd2sq8h]

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

[@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.

[@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~ ❤

[@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.

[@dlruksnshnth137]

"You showed me colors you know I can't see with anyone else" is my favorite lyric from the song , like man 😭❤ Definitely one of the best lyrics she has ever written .

[@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]

😭😭😭

[@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

[@LinkinParkJavi]

one of her best bridges in terms of the emotions it convey. The choir in the background...

[@eugeniasuarez6509]

"...a million little times" has to be one of her best lines so far

[@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.

[@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 :'''(((

[@pondering-princess]

I'm that girl :(

[@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

[@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

[@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

[@bt9288]

UNPOPULAR OPINION: THIS SONG IS THE BEST ONE ON FOLKLORE

[@ericodavidtabo3086]

ikr it hits differently 🥺

[@Dima_key]

true.

[@laurrra3595]

Yes.

[@luizamazzoni9136]

YEEEEES

[@brunosaramago8656]

Not unpopular my friend

[@clementespanol6295]

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.

[@architaagrawal1656]

"For you I would ruin myself a million little times" best line

[@novelmel1933]

being the other woman is the worst heartbreaking love story any person could go through, because you desperately want him to choose you and only you but somehow you're not enough yet you still choose to stay in this tragic love story because you can't imagine him not being in your life. all the while you're the one that's breaking your own heart by not being strong enough to let him go. so now you're just trapped and you're there waiting for him to come to you. you wait and you wait and you wait because when you're finally with him, you see colors you can't see with anyone else. you say it's enough, but it's really not. you've just let him take control of your body and soul because you let him. love is beautiful and ugly at the same time.

[@jhieannpiamonte9909]

💔

[@taylorswiftiea749]

if only unloving is easy.. 💔

[@novelmel1933]

@@taylorswiftiea749 🥲🥲🥲

[@sweeterplace]

perfect description

[@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

[@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

[@snowflakeschannel]

"A dwindling mercurial high!" This is the most beautiful lyric ive ever heard

[@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

[@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 :')

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@ananatividad1811]

"And you know damn well for you I would ruin myself a million little times." this hurts badly. Send help.

[@krystalmccauley1385]

Isn't that the truth I feel you on that

[@rayettepeltier4318]

💝

[@phannguyen6827]

Welp. i welp

[@unknonw1881]

Don't worry it will pass.

[@ohmusically]

Yes. It sure is the truth.

[@aarjupoudel9986]

I can't believe I overlooked this song for so long. Now this's my most favorite on the album!!

[@strongtravel8056]

This song was my anthem two years ago. This song still melts my heart because it makes me think of him and all of our time together.

[@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

[@gelofckngbtch7352]

I felt like a mistress being abandoned after he knew his wife is pregnant

[@angelinebena9675]

ikr taylor really takes us on a story ride

[@katlayug9798]

Same!

[@Babvgurl3]

literally 🤣🤣

[@AjeetaGupta]

Omg me too!!

[@f.4812]

💀💀😭

[@harshshandilya8382]

This song makes me feel hallow but in a beautiful way. Like walking through a forest in the winter?

[@dori694]

the song hits different when it rains

[@juliapollard6568]

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

[@justcutiecats2733]

Yeah, should been more than 4 minutes.

[@juliapollard6568]

@@justcutiecats2733 IKR!!

[@ribschannel]

damn also me

[@jessicaabbott10]

No you’re definitely not the only one!

[@juliapollard6568]

@@ribschannel ikr! :)

[@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).

[@justcutiecats2733]

This sounds so sad yet the melody is beautiful and mesmerizing.

[@melbertoevasco5176]

We want the era's tour version of this 😭

[@joahan111]

Ikr 😭😭

[@Riggsology]

Illicit affairs on the eras tour makes me scream cry dude

[@FantasticFoxVlogs]

My friends calling me: Wanna play Fortnite. Me: Sorry not tonight I’m um- busssyyy

[@faye4426]

priorities 😌

[@sly4u247]

PRIORITIES!!!

[@ruchamansukh1203]

I was listening to this when my lectures were about to start 😁😁

[@sharvesh0369]

My friends called me to watch movies online and I refused 😂

[@shreyabaroismile]

Illicit affairs? 😉

[@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!

[@marielgracerussaneeclavea2865]

Folklore is a masterpiece that you can listen to in any season, but it just feels more special when it's raining outside and you're playing this album while slowly sipping hot cocoa beside your window, pondering about what has been and what could be. Happy anniversary to Grammy 2020's Album of the Year, and actually one of the best albums of all time.

[@kurama4775]

Gosh the tour version 😭😭

[@JF-ct5sg]

I used to think she was saying “planned destined meetings.” She isn’t, but that would have been a really cool oxymoron.

[@breadcrumbs7912]

Omg same

[@mac-macgrey676]

This comment is a 💣🤯

[@getmeouttahere3595]

Holy shizzballs. I love that!! The idea of a planned destiny...

[@paperpenn9923]

I JUST REALIZED HAHA

[@k-jayempire7601]

Same Lmao

[@Sophia-rh2yr]

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

[@nozomi8240]

Every time I listen to this song I ache in a way I can’t describe with words. But I feel so relieved at the same time. Make me feel like I’m not alone. I share my pain with this song and million little people listening to this one song. Thank you Taylor for uniting people through your masterpieces ❤️

[@user-ky5lj8ec4b]

Me: singing this song while crying so hard even though I was never in a relationship with anyone in my life.