Taylor Swift - The Black Dog (Official Lyric Video)

[@emmy3076]

The black dog deserves more attention its really great

[@ThatOneRobloxGirl69]

YESSS!!! ❤❤❤

[@angelcat183]

This is my Track 5 idc

[@ardramathew31]

I Hope people think hard about how Taylor was feeling while writing this, instead of who it's written about She's expressing her raw and unspoken emotions into a painfully beautiful song, and trust me it helps a lot of ppl And I want everyone to know that

[@ALL6936]

I agree with your observation. More than the rest. She was undergoing a deep pain and truly is one of the best poets of our time.

[@nickwhoolery7224]

That right it’s hard enough to lose someone it’s hard even the ones is walking around us it’s even hard to deal with them

[@thelifeandtimes.ofazombiegirl]

I couldn't agree with you more

[@Ed3_n]

It's hard to forget what you thought was the rest of your existence

[@anam2545]

That last part at the End when she just sighs... 😊

[@SophieChadwick-ot3jt]

The “you forgot to turn you location off” part being repeated is so perfect. It’s like she’s saying you forgot to turn it off but it shouldn’t have been off at all

[@Sam-be8qy]

i think in the 2nd one she is saying he forgot to turn her heart off.

[@mariaroca5762]

???????????????????????????????????

[@lyndzie3407]

I feel like she’s saying I CAN SEE WHERE YOURE GOING. As if she knows he’s out drowning in drinks and other women out being happy and social while she’s broken hearted. He’s out acting fine while she’s dying inside, even 6 weeks after they broke up.

[@azahora22]

​@@Sam-be8qywhat I was thinking

[@katherineblinkpr]

She’s making fun of the younger girl who doesn’t know what’s going on at the bar- we have all been there - stalking the exes

[@jaran7024]

im happily married but there's something in this song that makes me want to cry.

[@Sunshy82]

Because you’re able to empathize well! ❤

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

oh yeh, i keep recalling heartbreaks that never happened.

[@SportsFan-pt9jw]

Taylor swift is an eminem fan, eminem's new song houdini is global top 1 in youtube charts.

[@KatieSmith-to3vz]

Imagine losing your best friend and all of your morning routines, weekend errands, hidden coffee shops and shared mechanics. You'd lose an entire part of yourself. It hurts because it's brutal honesty of losing someone and then choosing a version of a person that would never be you in this life.

[@Familylawgroup]

I feel the same way. Then I start to wonder if I feel that way because of how much her ex hurt her in ending their six year relationship OR if I feel this way because I am SO happy that she is finally dating someone who is fearless about expressing his feelings and emotions for Taylor. I share the world’s secret wish that she and Mr. Travis Kelce create the family of their dreams. I do not believe she needs to be married to have children or move in with Travis. Two independently wealthy individuals, g🎉ting married, has enormous financial consequences and we all know daddy Swift will communicate the wisdom in signing an iron clad prenup. I also realize that the public has seen only a sliver of their romance but what the world is witnessing is beautiful. When I see videos of her walking with Travis, I notice that she has her head up high as she confidently walks, hand in hand, with Travis. This is in stark contrast to how she walked in the very few glimpses we had with JOE Alwyn. The videos we do have of them, together, often show a Taylor looking down at the ground as she walks. Joe made her world smaller. In contrast, she is proud to walk with Travis and he is proud of her. It is very clear that he is mesmerized by her pure talent. We saw, of course, that Taylor was equally mesmerized by Travis’s talents during the 2024 Super Bowl. She sings to us about a possible wedding while confirming that her listeners will not be invited to the wedding. Then I start to fantasize about her holding a live stream of a wedding between the two, with proceeds from the live stream to go towards their favorite charities. In my mindscape, they get married, for real, in a private ceremony but about a month later, they create a public ceremony where she could wear her wedding dress a second time. In my mind, I imagine their first dance as a couple being the alive Song. Sorry for digressing, I just get tremendous joy out of world building events like this.

[@aqilaali2354]

This song is the song she feared when she wrote New Year’s Day and ‘please don’t ever become a stranger again who’s laugh I could recognise anywhere’

[@Eragon2679]

That is so obviously a Matty Healy song, though! 😅 his new girlfriend is way younger than him, Joe didn't have a new relationship since the break up. And Matty's band has covered a song from the band The starting line which is referenced in the lyrics of the black dog. How many more clues does she need to drop?

[@azahora22]

​@@Eragon2679that you know of. Joe's private. There Qasim a rumor about him n some costar that I'm pretty sure is younger.

[@audreydimmel6674]

FUCKBYIWGJVBCLSAWHIEPW WHY WOULD YOU SAY THIS???? 💔😭

[@autumnhaze4842]

​@@Eragon2679Taylor and Joe frequent the pub Black dog , i think that's what she's referencing here.

[@Eragon2679]

@@autumnhaze4842 do you have a source for that? I didn't see anything about it.

[@thelittles13swiftie]

The first "ScREAmINg" hit hard and was very unexpected but GREAT! IM OBSESSED!!!

[@Tanisha_Bashar]

and it goes lower and lower each time 🤯

[@downbad_whispers]

FR

[@rodrigocremella]

but the last one is very sad :(

[@nelli.bonelli]

YES. I agree

[@Nomifilms23]

"sCrEaMiNg"

[@softboinard]

This is the most heartbreaking track from the album. It's so scary to think of how people could easily forget about you today, despite being so deeply in love yesterday.

[@flagirl0315]

Yes and it’s so common. It’s like an act

[@emiliawilson4378]

Loml is much much sadder.

[@Andrea-em7bi]

😭😭😭

[@crunchybunbun]

True. Such a heart wrenching song

[@b19wing]

Yall are forgetting about How Did It End lol

[@vicmen216]

"intertwined in the magic/tragic fabric of our dreaming" is one of the most beautiful lyrics she's ever written 🤍

[@elizabethcullen4967]

so much this

[@jlbean1111]

When my boyfriend left me I had to see all the calls he was making to his ex-girlfriend on my phone bill for the next 6 months because we shared a phone plan. He took her to the places we used to go. It shattered my heart. And he felt nothing. I feel every ounce of rage, pain, grief she is feeling in this song. There is healing in relating to another's story. Taylor you are such a brilliant writer. You have helped heal my heart in ways you don't even know. Thank you. I am so happy you have found joy, you deserve every moment of it.

[@milliebobo8814]

I'm sorry you had to go through that. Sending love.

[@SportsFan-pt9jw]

Past is an illusion which looks real due to human's limited perspective or vision. Enjoy the present moment.

[@theshadowhunterknight]

WHAT!? I detest your boyfriend GREATLY. I'm so sorry that you had to go through that. I pray you are doing better now and that you moved on. Please stay safe and healthy!

[@adrianaricalde2905]

You deserve much better. In the end, it was a blessing he left, but I understand the pain.

[@ikariiprince]

The tail between your legs line mixed with the imagery of the black dog is so haunting

[@Darlingiamscared]

What does that line mean ?

[@hermosilla080591]

Love it. She had a line before it saying how he managed to make her believe that she needs a brave man like him. Tail between the legs of a dog suggests cowardliness.

[@Mathews..123]

​@@Darlingiamscaredmeans as if a dog is scared or a coward it's tail is between it's legs. The same way the protagonist ( whom she's singing about ) left.

[@triciamrkich944]

That “tail between your legs” line tied into this song is brilliant.

[@mac.2009]

@@beagleboy7448 not everything is about kanye

[@dazzleddt4897]

Those vocals during screaming just "Hits Different"

[@summertok]

stop this is such a parallel

[@shkanta1307]

Facts!

[@mountainhouse43]

@@dazzleddt4897 no, dazzledt4897, you did nothing wrong. keep being you. never let anyone get you down. #fearless

[@UVaChk]

@@dazzleddt4897no… you did something bad

[@ricaella]

AGREEE!!

[@bhaktiagarwal5859]

Ofc she wrote this one solo. She always comes THROUGH with her solo-written songs🥺

[@pbtube]

The way screaming becomes softer in tone at the very end of this song says she’s too tired to scream like that for anyone now. That was so clever! 😮🤍

[@vanessawilliams9239]

also like she's not screaming anymore because the addiction to the old habit has been broken

[@elizzybec]

Thanks for the insight! I hadn't gotten that!

[@tahafeemahmed]

The first scream is always the loudest

[@ayeshmae]

oh wowww i just noticed too 😮

[@kailani5044]

Well what can I say? She's a mastermind.

[@obsessedwguts]

This is my comfort track. I don’t know why, it just hits me like I’m screaming.

[@DeliciouslyRep]

Well I can tell by your username :)

[@Arwaahc]

"And remember how my rain soaked body was shaking" Reference to the ending of delicate music video? Also in delicate, it says "you must like me for me", here, "Do you hate me?" ....heart shattering💔

[@spinacetta89]

I think it is about a show from the eras tour when it was raining

[@tahafeemahmed]

​@@spinacetta89I think the same

[@JoyRob1313]

And I also think that lyric is represented in the Fortnight MV

[@tahafeemahmed]

@@JoyRob1313 oh yes! The last few scenes! Damn Taylor is soo clever.

[@Eragon2679]

That is so obviously a Matty Healy song, though! 😅 his new girlfriend is way younger than him, Joe didn't have a new relationship since the break up. And Matty's band has covered a song from the band The starting line which is referenced in the lyrics of the black dog. How many more clues does she need to drop?

[@kaixin1303]

The last ‘screaming’, so much emotions

[@Lilies-043]

POPULAR OPINION: "Taylor Swift's raw vulnerability shines through every note. Masterpiece."

[@waveVlog02]

😮

[@gLamma306]

Yes! She loves deeply, and expresses her feelings brilliantly…..I ❤ it!

[@_mathilde_]

Everyone here agree that it is one of the best song in this album. The whole metaphor is crazy

[@MaryBethNappa]

Best song from both albums combined

[@erinbinner2886]

This is my favorite song in this album

[@estinnin9864]

This and Alchemy are my favorites

[@leaf111]

this and cassandra are my current favorites lyrically

[@purpleclaws202]

​@@MaryBethNappacan you explain what this song means

[@brizcam89]

The fact that a black dog is common metaphor for a dark depression that follows you around.. AND the appearance of a black dog in the Fortnight video.. is all so genius. Definitely one of my favourite songs of this album, especially the way it builds towards the end of the song ❤

[@murilo_c]

It's my favorite of the album. The screaming part, the "tail between your legs" part, everything is so well done that it's difficult for me to believe that it's not everyone's favorite too.

[@suzannetiffinian3354]

It is mine too. Have you heard Jaedynn Latter's broadway version of the reframe?

[@scarletll]

“I move through the world with the heartbroken, my longing stay unspoken, and I may never open up the way I did for you” 😭😭😭

[@SheltonGriselda]

best lyric in all history of the world

[@ellenamitchell]

I saw this comment as soon as that lyric played in the song

[@zacuzzi]

"Six weeks of breathing clean air I still miss the smoke" is a sequel to Daylight's "Clearing the air, I breathed in the smoke" where she's trying to get over past memories with this former guy but she's holding back.

[@claracarvalho321]

Also reminds me of clean lyrics "Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it"

[@YouTubetail]

😮

[@emiliawilson4378]

It's about Matty Healy

[@beckhampang191]

wasnt she with joe for 6 years... 6 weeks of breathing clear air aka the time she spent with joe... she wishes to go back to the smoke of the spotlight? maybe?

[@moneybazar2188]

Nah it's bout Joe and most probably the fling or whatever he is having with his female lead of his recent movie

[@Ehh_3654]

How is she so gorgeous in these photos?!

[@TristaLewis-qr9xj]

SHES ALWAYS GORGEOUS❤️♥️✨💗💕

[@Ehh_3654]

@@TristaLewis-qr9xj that’s so real

[@mariamaabdulbari4416]

she really is❤

[@tinawhite8835]

She makes photographers look good~

[@joannechow28]

Ikr

[@oreillyholly]

The fabric goes from magic to tragic 😮

[@DanielaGonzalez-io2gr]

This is, by far, one of the best songs she's ever written. I get chills everytime I listen to it

[@vrahiotes]

This has become my favorite track for the sheer attention to every. single. detail. It’s heartbreaking, and desperate, and delicate. and literally can feel this one in my bones.

[@mariai.3918]

I agree with every word written in this comment!

[@timcoakley5498]

You need some serious mental help.

[@kevinbaconmccallister]

But the way she says "i still can't believe it" 😭😭😭

[@SharonKBM]

I know! It got to me, too. This song is so beautiful.

[@brunobertoni4060]

Yes! So relatable it hurts physically

[@PennyBurns-v9n]

If this was a painting, the contrasts would be stunning. Great art, Taylor. Just great.

[@hutchviews]

*were

[@sindypockets1726]

For me this song made me think of The Oxford English Dictionary that states that back in 1776, Dr Samuel Johnson used the term ‘The Black Dog’ to describe melancholy and clinical depression. A black dog breathing on the back of your neck is a metaphor that describes the sensation of looming heartache and sadness, something I think about at the lyric “You forgot to turn it off” Imagine the numbing dread, sadness and betrayal of seeing your partner somewhere they shouldn’t be.

[@joyce316]

Whoever says taylor can't sing or write needs to listen to this

[@Ehh_3654]

Taylor if you’re lurking through the comments…. This album is so unique and, I hope you know what a great role model, storyteller, singer, poet, person and songwriter you are. I have no idea how you can make a song sound and feel like a story/journey. Can’t spell PoeTS without TS!! And hello to your cats (that last bit is random but I like cats :)

[@Dandiland]

She’s phenomenal ❤

[@Ehh_3654]

@@Dandiland I agree

[@FollowTheFrogLights]

And that's a true swiftie right there

[@montanagal2551]

I love that ... PoeTS! Another masterpiece...so many fans happy with new, wonderful music ... Taylor, I give you a virtual hug ... you're such a class act! Thank you ❤

[@adayorke5009]

The point of this album (and even midnights) is that she's not a role model and sees that as a guilded cage.

[@michaelanderson4861]

"Say it like you mean it" by THE STARTING LINE.. is the greatest album of all time! The swifties should give it a listen.

[@cheeztrainz]

Heard that line and immediately thought she surely wasn't making a reference to an old pop punk band. I love it!

[@TylerPlace69x2]

Also Swifties would really love their album "Based on a True Story"

[@josephinestark06]

I love the starting line and it means a lot that it gets mentioned on 1 of Taylor's songs! 🥰

[@Alex82791]

Fr! It’s a great album. Can honestly say I’m not a huge swiftie but this album is great

[@posicore]

even the first acoustic ep Make yourself at home 🏡

[@Zoggyblog]

I just realised that breaking up hurts because when they forget, you are forgetting and grieving the person you were with each other.

[@Janistinel]

This one is my favorite. My heart felt it and still does

[@Swiftienationn]

This track broke me. I hope the people I used to love don’t forget about me..

[@Genemh8441]

They will

[@Swiftienationn]

@@Genemh8441 lol okay 😂

[@phillysuebuxton1641]

And each scream is quieter because you lose your voice

[@ArchiduquesaMA]

Favorite song of the album

[@monicalane4631]

I love Taylor swift so much

[@Rem_TC]

Same it’s the best one by far ❤

[@AmaraFranklin]

This one broke me so hard. She said all the things my heart feels but my brain won’t let me put into words.

[@melaniekeuning176]

Same for me

[@LyricsIcantUnhear]

That feeling when you used to go to a place with a person, where you (for some time now) established your reputation, influence and power there- like a persona. And then, suddenly after the fallout, you just see him going there casually like you guys never happened. You see him doing things you used to do together, and he does them painlessly without any trace of missing you. :( how do they do that? "How you dont miss me in the black dog??"

[@southernbelle2675]

This comment is amazing.

[@Elizabeth_playz-x6o]

Can we appreciate how she was able to make 16 songs in three years and surprise us with 15 more and almost all of them are five minutes long!

[@mruff-i9x]

I have a feeling she keeps a journal like Matty does, and she probably goes back and revisits those journals after some time has passed and tweak them into songs when the time was ripe/right. I could be wrong though.

[@NinaHenderson-g5r]

That last last . . . tears me down. Such a songwriter this woman!!

[@AshleyClaster]

this being the first song after the surprise double drop??? I will never have that amount of serotonin for a ballad again. never before and ever since.

[@vigodempsey8965]

My therapist told me today that tend to feel the music I'm listening too and I think it's more like I'm merging with the music like as if I'm in the moment of when the song was written and I feel the ground underneath the artist break and this is DEFINITELY one of those songs

[@brunobertoni4060]

I'm in a relationship for 6 years now, and listening to this song makes me grief to the idea of it ending eventually. I know I'd feel exactly like this. Specially at "I still can't believe it"

[@maisyellingham8740]

I am absolutely shook to my core, this song just keeps getting better and better each time i listen

[@MehkSahiba]

Those vocals during screaming just hits different 😊

[@shoroukmagdy2056]

Have you guys noticed how Taylor lowered her voice's note each time singing "screaming" Cuz the FIRST time you scream is always the LOUDEST ..

[@tequilitita]

silent screams are the loudest!

[@redpantherz3930]

how does she be doing this all the time

[@shoroukmagdy2056]

@tequilitita maybe yeah, but they definitely are the most painful

[@shoroukmagdy2056]

@redpantherz3930 I know, right?! I guess cuz she is THE Taylor Swift 🫶🏻

[@tequilitita]

@@shoroukmagdy2056 thats what i mean with they are the loudest. in a metaphorical way, because it hurts the most.

[@Dandiland]

The storytelling in this one, wow 🥺🫶

[@justajeepgirlandherdogs]

The way she sings SCREAMING 😮

[@jenileecausey4482]

From someone that has lived through this heartbreak. This song knocked the wind out of my sails first time I heard it. Sent me right back to that place all.those years ago.

[@Kimberly-qg3ks]

This song embodies how betrayal trauma creates scars for a lifetime. I think the best cure was watching I bet you think about me.

[@Gracieo_908]

Anybody who dares to say she doesn’t have talent obviously doesn’t know what talent is

[@Tseemtos-q7t]

Because she doesn't. All her songs are repetitive. Only uneducated fans and music critic praise her. She and Madonna are the most overrated singers in history.

[@angharadwilliams.]

SAY IT ONE MORE TIME FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK!!!💕💕

[@lisacallan5462]

This though.

[@karenofarrr]

frrrrr

[@EMOJarvis]

Theyre not even smart to begin with.

[@mondaymediaofficial]

I'm so happy Taylor mentioned The Starting Line, easily one of the best bands that emerged from the pop punk/emo scene and became something much better.

[@michaelanderson4861]

They should have reached fall out boy levels. Best pop punk emo band. Hands down.

[@sunflower8075]

It was Matty that introduced the band to Taylor.

[@Raees02]

This song is so underrated. One of my top 5 from TTPD. ❤️💔

[@agatastypukowska2822]

The whole album is getting me cry. The sad songs suit my emotions right now cause I've lost someone who I'm in love with.

[@marybrand1977]

That’s her magic, emotional connection. She makes music emotionally give voice to feelings.

[@amarjyot08]

With every screaming....my heart shattered....how could you write something so devastating Tay

[@React1vely]

Let's appreciate how she wrote a whole beautiful ablum while she doing the Eras Tour. We love you Taylor 💜

[@villyhsiao9491]

Taylor’s seriously spoiling us with all these songs! And she looks absolutely stunning in these photos

[@johnsegreti8367]

Jammed packed with nothing but flawless songs

Definitely flawless! ❤

[@pullfekny9463]

I just realized that in the start, she talks about "The magic fabric of our dreaming", and at the end, she says "The tragic fabric of our dreaming"... The other song where she substitutes the word "Magic" for "Tragic" is in Sad Beautiful Tragic (and its TV).. Miss Swift, what a genius you are❤️🤍🖤

[@hmm4976]

The instrumentals in this is so cinematic. I could picture a man at The Black Dog just having flashbacks of their “old habits” that it made him scared and leave the bar like a dog with its tail between his legs.

Let’s appreciate how well she does her job! She does so much to keep us happy ❤

[@saimam13]

Taylor Swift's unstoppable creativity with music knows no bounds

[@K9nn9th]

Everyone talking about the SCREAMING but anyone notice she ends the last one in a whisper

[@samanthatayson7590]

Someone pointed out how the "screaming" gets quieter each time she says it

[@ridafatimazuberi]

Its not whisper! Its a little bit weeping as in when someone cries too much they end up in a state of not speaking up

[@summersvlogsxo]

This is amazing. Taylor really comes back stronger then a 90s trend!

[@Dandiland]

SHES SO ICONIC

[@sweetiedahling8137]

I mean, she never really went anywhere since her last album 😅

[@summersvlogsxo]

@@Dandiland IK

[@summersvlogsxo]

@@sweetiedahling8137 wdym

[@NotoriouslyHonest]

So original...

[@strawberrylime33]

I'm telling you, this song was a grower for me. For some reason it hits differently today!

[@anshu9727]

Black Dog is also associated with depression and mental health. In fact, there is a video on YT by World Health Organisation called “I had a black dog, his name was depression”. We can also see a black dog appearance in the Fortnight video. 😢

[@esruez]

The Black Dog is a bar in London.

[@JennieBanks]

Thank you for posting this. It's amazing.

[@metallidome]

@@esruez ...And Martha's Vineyard...Just a quick jump from her beach house in Rhode Island.

[@aqiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Black Dog is also a song by Led Zeppelin, although the name is about a literal dog that walked into the studio I believe.

[@aqiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

@@llhannah9297 ik, I was js sharing

[@HEALJAM.1662]

her new era really shows how much she’s changed. I LUV U TAYLOR

[@heroofgryffindor]

in the aftermath of a breakup, there's always one who is left suffering while the other one goes on with their life as if nothing happened and they did not hurt anyone.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

This is one of not the best song on the albums such an intimate ballad it so raw ,and beautiful the production is top tier that chorus hit so hard all of the detail yet so relatable absolutely heartbreaking.

[@dhanakbhat3626]

Its almost 5 months since this album came out and this song is still my absolute favourite ❤❤

[@Diittoo0O]

She's not just a singer-songwriter, she's also a very effective storyteller

[@garrylarry890]

Oh shut up will you? I think everyone knows that at this point.

[@zoefoley6818]

@@garrylarry890SAY IT LOUDER

[@princeizuku]

@@garrylarry890womp womp 😂

[@Sunmoonstars748]

Nope

[@yourlocalstrawbeary]

@@garrylarry890 is that a hater caught? 😮

[@auranabillanr]

BLACK DOG IS A MASTERPIECE😭🖤

[@masyudhafernanda]

2:18 best part

[@sincerewellwisher]

Every single song is a work of art 😢

[@aangelswiftiee]

Going through a breakup and the loss of my little 11-year-old dog in the span of less than two months, this song hits hard. It’s a punch in the gut.

[@BuckaroosAdventures]

Only Taylor can describe a dark tragedy with eloquence and lyrical grace.

[@christiand8243]

Taylor and the 2 guys who are writing her lyrics... Plus the dudes who are composing her music...

[@evelinakarlssonnn]

@@christiand8243this song is entirely self written tho

[@christiand8243]

@@evelinakarlssonnn I can believe that she wrote the lyrics by herself but I realized over the years that you should never believe what a celebrity says. She wrote 31 songs in 2 years and she was busy with her exhausting tour at the same time... Plus the travelling, interviews et... Where did she find all the time for writing... There are many artists that pay a shadow producer to make their music.. Just saying

[@evelinakarlssonnn]

@@christiand8243 Taylor is kinda known for giving credit for anyone working with her. A lot of people who has worked with her has stated she gives them credit even if she writes like 90% of the songs. And also she most of the songs on the new album is with co writers who why would she lie about a few songs that she actually wrote herself. Make no sense. Just say you’re a hater

[@daenyra_stormborn]

Her song “Happiness” always gave me that feeling.

[@lionel2907]

By far my favourite song of the album. Its haunting and so beautifully written.. sending chills 🤍

[@EmilyJane-gk9hw]

If she dosent release the double album I need this version immediately

[@itspriyankaaa]

Taylor.. the masterpiece that you created..I can’t even tell you how great and wonderful this album is.. it makes me love you even more ❤

[@LynLewis-q4b]

I really believe that Taylor needed to make this album....fkn. amazing..

[@zminah_]

instantly my favourite song of all time on this album

[@kayliahferrero]

Loooooove this song so much. Immediate emotional connection to the lyrics, the vocals and the production.

[@spiritranger9202]

I think black dog is actually about Matty, not Joe because the lyrics make more sense for him. I want to point out around 2:02, she talks about how you dont miss me in the shower and "remember how my rain-soaked body was shaking." Matty was at her epic eras tour concert in NASHVILLE where she performed in the rain. So this is after that concert and being in the rain and intimate together 😮.

[@Schattenkind.]

💯

[@jsvanilla]

I think about this too. But maybe this song has 2 muses?

[@Firewillreign-f8k]

The owner of Black Dog all but confirmed Joe is/was a regular Also when she says I wanna sell my house , it's a reference to her Cornelia street house So I believe , it's about Joe

[@Eragon2679]

​​@@Firewillreign-f8kthe cornelia street appartment(!) was sold years before the break up!

[@Eragon2679]

​@@Firewillreign-f8kalso, the bar owner might have been saying that to keep the hype up. There is a theory that it is about a bar of the same name in dublin where the 1975 had a concert shortly after the break up between Matty and Taylor was announced...

[@Herr_Kisa]

She is the first person to become a billionaire from music..and she really deserved it ..

[@SusanaXpeace2u]

First female singer to become a billionaire from connecting to her emotions through music!!??? While men stand by with their arms crossed insisting she is mediocre. we listened to her music and not their resentful critical reviews.

[@miladeseitan]

Being a billionaire is not ethical.

[@lavendersunshine9648]

I hope she sings this one live!

[@vitaflood6677]

the bridge in this song THE ADRENALINE RUSH IT GIVES MEEE insane

[@vbaliguat]

This makes me cry soo much it’s so sad when you listen really closely thanks for this Taylor I love it❤

[@TAYLORDIRECTION]

1:23 I felt this hit hard bc me and my best friend are both SWIFTIES well at least we’re she stopped being a Swiftie and I didn’t mind bc people change (Taylor’s version) but it felt so sad bc we were both going downs together and we would find Taylor swift lyrics we both related to and talked to each other abt our lives together and all of that was bc of Taylor and we we’re both getting hated for liking Taylor and I know that she likes her but she doesn’t want to be a Swiftie bc of how much the hate affected her Taylor brought me and her together and Taylor I’m still going I’m a long life fan and I love you!

[@ImLauraaaa]

2:38 “and I hire a priest to come and exorcise my demons” . It broke my heart 😭💔

[@tulydas5333]

Magic fabric of our dreaming to Tragic fabric of our dreaming.

[@karls5608]

Can we all agree that Taylor is sooo beautiful!?!?!?

[@Ragas4k]

shes gorgeous inside out ❤

[@Faithy12721]

She needs Jesus.

[@karls5608]

@@Faithy12721 why?

[@Faithy12721]

@@karls5608 just like everyone else in the world

[@MA-dh4bk]

The lyrics are great...I think this is one of her best!

[@rosey9238]

I am something of a skeptic when it comes to Jack Antonoff productions in the current day, but this one is an overwhelming exception to that rule. The most heart-shattering song in this album both lyrically and production wise.

[@TIMELESS_GOSPEL_HITS]

"And remember how my rain soaked body was shaking" Reference to the ending of delicate music video? Also in delicate, it says "you must like me for me", here, "Do you hate me?" ....heart shattering 😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@CJLOVE23]

Referencing her Nashville show that Matty attended. It was a rain show. Also the show where she mouthed the infamous “This one is about you. I love you..” to Matty

[@Mayaanillusion]

I just learned that Black Dog is a metaphor for depression. I know it is not directly referenced in the song. But having this information and the line from "I can do it with a broken heart" just goes to show how " down bad" she really was and this was her way to let it out. I have so much respect for Taylor and the way she turns her pain into art that resonates with the universal experience of loss and grief and depression.

[@wayneellison2602]

No it's a pub in Belmont, Lancashire ENGLAND....

[@Mayaanillusion]

@@wayneellison2602 Haha, yes. But, like poetry, Taylor swift's work has many layers to it. You can go with whatever floats your boat. Cheers!

[@mariawiniecka2878]

I've just discovered this song, and last week marks the sixth week since my sudden breakup with my boyfriend on our first anniversary. Thank the universe that I came across this song;)

[@aislin-coyer]

I have taken the time to listen deeply to every single song and I'm crying. These songs and their lyrics are so vulnerable! I love this album so much!

[@Emily_Burgess89]

This song and Loml are easily the saddest songs on the entire album and possibly two of the most gut wrenching that she’s ever written, along with a few others. Both of them are so resigned and sad and her lyrics, music and voice is so phenomenal in both.

[@firzyyy]

i repeated this so many times, i think its beautiful ☹️🫶🏼

[@Adelyn-13-Swiftie]

The Black Dog is one of the best songs in the album!!!!!!!!!!🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍🤍

[@romeogiulietta14]

hands down one of the best songs on this album

[@Leche_Flan]

This is my favorite song in the album. Not everyone moves on in the same pace. 6 weeks in and he’s moved on, another person to listen Starting Line with. While the other watches his location and reminisces the happy moments