Taylor Swift - Mirrorball x Epiphany (The Eras Tour in Singapore Night 6)

[@carolinegraceh]

epiphany is one of the most beautiful masterpieces ever

[@andro99991]

My grandfather was a WW2 veteran. Together with his three brothers, he joined the famous, fabled Yugoslav Partisans in 1941 (when they rebelled against Nazis) and served till the end of the war. Of four brothers, only two survived - one was KIA and another was wounded, caught typhoid fever and died. All my life I've been a history buff. Even when I was a kid/teenager. So I liked when my grandad told me war stories. Once he told me how, in 1943, his division was completely encircled by the Nazis. They had to break through - and in order to do that they had to be mobile and fast. The problem was - the division included a field hospital with more than 1000 wounded partisans/soldiers. Initially, they tried to save the wounded - but they were slowing them down and the Germans were tightening their grip. And then came the order from the General Staff - the field hospital was to be abandoned and the wounded left to fend for themselves. They all knew what that meant - the Nazis would kill them all in the cruelest way possible (sometimes, the SS units used the dogs to hunt them down and finish them off). My grandad's brother's unit (the brother was a company commander) got tasked by the division commander to hold off the Germans as long as possible. They resisted one whole day. Before night fell, my grandad's brother send the following message to the division commander: "As long as you hear the sound of our rifles, the Germans won't pass. And when the sound stops, that means none of us is alive anymore". And the message was 100% true - all 120 members of the company, including their commander, my grandfather's brother, died then and there, protecting the rest of their division. The division commander then went to the field hospital himself to tell the wounded they would be left behind. The wounded didn't say one word of protest to him. There was only one young officer, who had lost both legs in a fight before, who asked the commander not to take their sidearms and ammo away from them - they wanted to die fighting or commit suicide rather than fall into enemy hands. So the division commander had the guns and some ammo left to them. He also tried to console them - he told them when the division broke through from the encirclement, they would try to come back to save the wounded too. The young officer responded - you guys just break through, don't you worry about us. Here my grandfather said "and then", and then he stopped, and tears started streaming down his face. I can't talk about this anymore - he said. My grandad died maybe 3-4 years after he'd told me this. He never told me what happened next. I got the rest of it from some of his war buddies. They told me that after all this talk the division left the wounded and went off in a big column. As they were leaving the encampment (and field hospital) they heard a voice from one of the wounded. "Please don't leave me here. Please my friends. I want to die with you - I don't want to die alone. Kill me if you want but don't leave me". But no one said a word - as my grandad's friend told me - they all had to "close their hearts and go on" - otherwise, the Nazis would have won the battle and they would all have been dead.. They also saw another scene (my grandad must have seen it too, as this is from the people who were in the same platoon with him) - two friends, both wounded, hugged each other. Then one of them took a hand grenade out and blew both up. For my grandfather, these were the things he couldn't speak about. I didn't know any Taylor Swift song until February 2024. Well, obviously, I knew some of her songs, but I didn't know it was her singing them. I got interested during the whole Super Bowl/MAGA/Pentagon fad, and I decided to listen to couple of her albums to see what it was all about. When I listened to "Epiphany" and heard the words "Sir I think he is bleeding out and some things you just can't speak about" - I remembered my grandad immediately. It was like she was in the room, listening to his war stories. She captured the emotion and the essence of it perfectly. The other songs from her last 5 albums are also beautiful. She is a beautiful, talented lady and a national and world's treasure. And even though I am 44 years old man and not a teenage girl :), I like her music and am not ashamed to admit that. Her music is suitable for all ages, all genders and is miles above your average pop star's product.

[@matthewgordon799]

If your a fan of folklore and evermore I’d definitely check out the songs on the anthology (deluxe version) of her new album. Also not a teenage girl but I love her music! Hate how everyone judges people for liking her expecting that all we listen to is Shake It Off or ME! Her songwriting is amazing and it always blows my mind what she comes up with. Epiphany is one of my favorites too.

[@andro99991]

@@matthewgordon799 Already bought the TTPD Anthology vinyl. When my girlfriend came to my place couple of months ago and first saw it she was like woow, are you kidding me, a 44 years old male Taylor Swift fan. :D And my answer was yup, and proud of it.

[@mizuruii]

this mashup is so underrated, i remember seeing it on a live and the epiphany note changes made me cry so hard 😭❤️

[@amirulasyraf1409]

this is my show too. please upload the first mashup. i want to cry again

[@yoyohohk]

I only record this😢

[@JjGabrielPianist]

it was rare, i was there ❤

[@simplymatt13]

THEY WON.

[@blondieHPfan10113]

Thanks for posting the full song! 🫶

[@christinasmall7351]

Taylor will you please release an album of all the eras tour acoustic performances? It's some of your best work

[@hannahreilly4461]

I graduated nursing in 2020 and was thrown into the fires of COVID right from the start. Epiphany always makes me tear up with the second verse and has never failed once. I was so disappointed watching the official Eras Tour recording and I didn’t see it in the set list there. I am so glad she found a way to finally include it in the surprise songs later. Thank you for posting!

[@rcsmit]

💙

[@Scorpio13-59]

This Nurse gets it. We all serve and fall down together. 💙

[@Scorpio13-59]

Oh. BTW, as a veteran, I also get it. I was a combat medic before I was an RN so let’s just say that this song is so in my heart.

[@Kaitlyn_Myers]

I was an ED SW in 2020-2021. I held hands “through plastic”. epiphany makes me cry so hard.

[@rcsmit]

@@Kaitlyn_Myers 💙💙

[@reputation1990]

taylor is a gifted singer

[@berndgruner8510]

Die Erinnerung kommt zurück und die Stille vor dem Schuss😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@arianakamey5898]

I LOVE this Mashup. Byeeee

[@BirdieGreenstone1313]

Her voice on the word "around" 1:02

[@lauralaura6038]

One of my fav mashup of her!, 🎉❤😊

[@berndgruner8510]

❤❤❤❤❤Danke für. Diesen schönen Song 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂❤

[@zediukiful]

Missing this by one night was the loml. I had the greatest experience of my life at Edinburgh night 2, but this will always sting a tiny bit 😭😂😭

[@jakem5394]

oh god

[@_cxtiiux]

bro this is the one song mashup that will mess me up

[@berndgruner8510]

❤ ja die Bilder für dich stehen noch da den Sternen und zurück auf bald aufs Taxi❤❤❤❤

[@Smiae]

This medley would make an incredible mashup with Nine Inch Nails' "Hurt"--listen to the piano part! 🤯

[@xerox92]

1:44 1:48

[@jen4606]

I was there🎉

[@felipemoura368]

THANK YOU SO MUCH

[@berndgruner8510]

Und dann muss ich zusehe alles zugrunde gerichtet wird oh Gott das tut weh😢😢😢

[@berndgruner8510]

Auch wenn ich jetzt trotzdem kurz vor dem Abgrund stehe

[@berndgruner8510]

Natürlich ist mir bewusst was soll ich was soll ich alleine tun noch können in der Hoffnung dann kommt das schlimmste ich weiß nicht was besseres die Brücke oder zu Reisen zu den Sternen für immer ohne Rückkehr😢😢😢😢😢😮😢😢😮😮

[@berndgruner8510]

Ich kann ja sein dass du das gar nicht hörst oder was ist los oder liest das hat mein Schicksal war es schon immer😢😢😢😢😢😢

[@berndgruner8510]

Ich habe manchmal denke ich ich habe trotzdem versagt in der Hoffnung auf Frieden aber mehr konnte ich nicht tun

[@berndgruner8510]

Tja manches bleibt im Dunkeln unausgesprochen und ich weiß selber heute nicht mehr durch deine Musik bin ich vielleicht etwas anders geworden😢

[@gelgography]

that’s fucked up

[@muhdhazwan8763]

I still can't move on. It's already been a few months. 🥲🥲

[@thebusonplace]

me also

[@arianakamey5898]

Me too my sister has a stuffed animal that's a lamb and that's called Mirrorball. Byeeeee