Taylor Swift - The Lakes Reaction

[@StevenInStereo]

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[@ryanhall1020]

Favorite is the first line "Is it romantic how all my elegies eulogize me?" because an Elegy and a Eulogy are two different things. An Elegy looks back at a situation from the perspective of the writer in a sad way, wheras a Eulogy looks back at something with happiness from an outsider's perspective. So she's saying all the sad poems she writes about herself are remembered by her fans with praise.

[@derekwong8772]

That's really interesting !

[@bobbyswanson3498]

Thank you for explaining that so well lmao

[@edensylvester13]

woah thank you

[@not.skywalker]

If I’m being honest my fav line is “I want to watch Wisteria grow over my bare feet because I haven’t moved in years” just for the imagery and the way she sings it

[@umchileanyways_so]

@@not.skywalker the way wisteria was widely used in the romantic literature makes this line even better

[@leen-dp2ns]

it's not a coincidence that no one has heard from william shakespeare since taylor swift wrote the lakes🤔

[@haziqnajmi3716]

ended him💀

[@gillian4683]

or William Wordsworth

[@Loveandpeace20]

😂

[@mohibullahawan3001]

This song is definitely about her semi-retirement with Joe to Lake District of UK, where all the poets of the Romantic era used to go, hence she mentions William Wordsworth. She dreams of this utopia where no one follows her and she can take in and feel alive with her lover. This was around the time of her cancelation period and that's why she's happy being able to escape to some place calm. She really just reminisces of living in the moment in this songs. Idk why but the second I heard this song it was my favorite and its definitely up there with All Too Well as the contenders for her best song.

[@edensylvester13]

It wasn't around her cancellation, it was their "three-year trip" as she says in invisible string so last September, which is why she's upset about her masters in the second verse

[@mohibullahawan3001]

The lakes is literally so different from the entirety of folklore. It's pure poetry perfection backed up by a cascading instrumental arrangement. Literally my favorite song on the album and for Steven to post this reaction on my birthday, damn the best thing which has happened today.

[@AMohamedAsif]

Happy birthday 🎉🎈🎂Mohibullah Awan

[@ivymural9201]

Happy birthday!

[@potatohippie3588]

Happy birthday 🎂🎉🎊🎁🎈

[@gcdts2081]

Happyyy birthdayyy!❤️🎉

[@allisonkrug9759]

Happy birthday

[@cammo6438]

To me it's all about escapism. Finding a place with Joe that's away from the world. Like how she mentions a rose growing with no one to Tweet about it. Just because it's not all over the news doesn't mean something beautiful isn't happening

[@brokenchurchgirl1437]

Love the way you phrased this ❤

[@ellamitch06]

Taylor Swift is a poet. ✨ Right there I said it.

[@mohamednasser8528]

She is a tortured poet

[@chloe908090]

Okay so the lakes is a reference to the lake district in the UK. She talks about the Windermere peaks which is a town in the lake district. When she uses Wordsworth its a double meaning as wordsworth is a English poet. The reference to the red rose with no one around to tweet it is a take on "If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?. Also the lakes is referenced in invisible string when she had lunch down by the lake.

[@Summysun624]

Lake Windermere is the largest lake in the UK

[@agospei]

Also, a red rose is a reference to a poem by Robert Burns called A Red, Red Rose.

[@Violet316]

I think the red rose growing from the frozen ground is about her and Joe's love.

[@agospei]

Crazy Life it is, but it’s also a reference to the poem I mentioned. This song has a lot of references to poetry.

[@Violet316]

@@agospei Yes she does, but the words that came after that were "with no one around to tweet it" Which takes us to the present day, which is about her and Joe.

[@rachaelshollenbarger1993]

The fact they said "have a dictionary ready"🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@gcdts2081]

😂😂😂

[@allisonkrug9759]

I have a feeling we’re gonna bring dictionaries to Taylor’s concerts for now on lol 😂

[@shairaavrila.solapco230]

LMAO

[@thegirlatnumber43]

The lakes is a masterpiece and Taylor Swift's ode to the Romantic poets (read some of William Wordsworth's poems, such as Daffodills, and I think they have a very similar tone to the lakes lyrically!) I visited the Lake District last year and it is honestly the most stunning place I have ever been. It feels so remote and far away from the rest of the world. The mountains are so tall they made me feel small and humbled me so much. I can totally understand why Taylor wants to just stay there forever, away from all the crap she's dealt with, and just enjoy being there. I think the way she links herself with Wordsworth is really interesting - Wordsworth lived in the Lake District in later life and eventually died there. He experienced the loss of several children, and you could say that Taylor losing her masters was like her losing her children, the things she'd created. It's also worth looking up William's sister, Dororthy Wordsworth, who was a poet and diarist but had no interest in becoming famous or well-known. She never married, but lived with her brother in the Lake District. I think you can make an interesting comparison between the two, in Taylor's eyes - maybe she sometimes wishes she was more like Dororthy (still made art but was less ambitious) Either way, I think this song has so much to unpack, I have listened to it so many times and love it even more every time! It also makes so much sense after hoax!!

[@queenfreddie861]

i think the lyric “i don’t belong here and my beloved neither do you” is signifying taylor realising she doesn’t want to be as famous as she was, and she doesn’t want to force joe into that world. i think she wants protects him, and break up with. but he’s all in, so she wants to hide and get away from it all

[@edensylvester13]

yeah :( the same fears from DWOHT, The Archer, etc. but it seems like this time she knows they're both committed to each other, she just wants to get away from everything else. I wish she could, it seems impossible at this point

[@kbswift27]

💯😭😭😭😭

[@tanayajoshi7867]

We all need a T-shirt saying "I identify with Taylor Swift"

[@sanjuktadas4554]

Even that's gon be US only. Taylornation hates international swifties for some reason.

[@VaaleBeetancurG]

@@sanjuktadas4554 really how? i never seen that hate

[@idontevenhaveapla7224]

@@VaaleBeetancurG I think they mean US Swifties get more priority

[@VaaleBeetancurG]

@@idontevenhaveapla7224 oh okey ty :)

[@kaylynnm.3211]

I'm so excited for the TS tattoo! You should vlog it!

[@hannahnur6784]

Honestly I cannot get through the Folklore album without absolutely falling apart. This album is sad, beautiful, tragic. I feel like Folklore is The grand finale in a fireworks show. The coolest show had been happening for a while. The best moment is saved for last, right before it’s all over and it’s time to stop and go home. I think this was Taylor‘s way of telling us that she’s been through way too much to continue the life that she was living, that now all she wants to do is settle down and make children with the love she had been waiting for. If you look back all the way to her RED album there’s a song called The Lucky One. It describes the toll that fame can take on a person. That in the end the true lucky one is the person who knew when it was time to take your money and dignity and get the hell out. Having her masters sold from underneath her was the last straw. If people notice this album was a surprise. She saved The Lakes for last. Also she has been dropping a whole lot of merch lately. This completely feels like a goodbye hug. I’m so proud of her words can’t express. This album may not be completely autobiographical but even in the stories that she weaves throughout have something closely tied to her. Sadly I would not be surprised if this is her last album for a while. The next time she comes out with something she could be married and raising children In England.

[@edensylvester13]

Especially since she'll be rerecording soon, I don't expect more new music for a long time. This might be a good time for her to settle down and have a kid since like she said in Miss Americana her life is too planned ahead for her to feel ready for that, but with everything on pause right now it might be good for her, although she'd still have to find a balance between raising a kid and her work

[@vivianl.8900]

omg, no new Taylor music. I might die. But I'll just keep replaying all the other 8 albums, I'll be fine. Honestly, I really hope she's happy, and she knows that we'll be waiting for when she drops new music, no matter how long it takes.

[@haseverdreamtlikethis]

ohhh i have bad news for you

[@brennasalkin6949]

The Lakes seems to me to be a kind of sequel to Hoax (this has frozen my ground/a red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground) and My Tears Ricochet, even a slight callback to Rep. There's the reference to the masters issue/Scooter with "I've come too far to watch some name-dropping sleaze/Tell me what are my words worth" but also the intense scrutiny of her life and her fears that would disrupt any relationship she'll have ("I'm not cut out for all these cynical clones/These hunters with cellphones). Her and Joe went to the Lake District in the UK for their 3 year anniversary (mentioned in Invisible String), which is where the Windermere Peaks are, so this song feels almost like Call it What You Want in that it's an ode to the good of their relationship that came in a very difficult time, but this time a bit sadder.

[@hpis4me]

Me after reading this: 🥴...😳...🤯

[@Anna13Tonks]

Omg I made the frozen ground connection too but tbh not surprised, we been knew taylor is genius

[@jasono346]

This is a great referenced helping me understand how it all connects. My only edit would be that words worth is actually one word, it referces to a 17th century poet along with the masters thing.

[@hallie1989]

Oooh yes! I didn’t even think about how hoax says “this has frozen my ground” that works perfectly. I was just thinking it symbolized joe and Taylor’s relationship blooming out of the time when Taylor’s heart had basically frozen over from what had been done to her from Scott, scooter and kimye and the whole cancel culture. Which I guess is right😂- but I’m glad you pointed that lyric out!! It makes even more sense now👏🏼

[@gcdts2081]

brilliant!❤️

[@ksenijajemensek6126]

The Lakes is the reference to the Lake District in the UK. There are beautiful lakes - Windermere ( that is name checked in the song ) ‘where the poets went to die’ is a reference to the place where the romantic British poets lived ( in the Lake District area ). Some of these poets were : William Wordsworth - who is also namechecked in the lyric video spellt in capital letter ( ‘ tell me what are my Wordsworth ‘ - this could also mean the worth of words ). My favorite lyric is : ‘ A red rose grew up out of ice frozen ground with no one around to tweet it...’ In my opinion a red rose 🌹 symbolizes Taylor’s love for Joe and this beautiful thing grew up out of hard times Taylor had to fo through in 2016 ( i e frozen ground ). And this love is a private one ( with no one around to tweet it ). And there are many many more symbols in this gorgeous song. Thank you for sharing your reaction to it. 🌹

[@gcdts2081]

❤️❤️

[@AgataLib]

I thought the exact same thing with the red rose

[@mohibullahawan3001]

This song is so different from anything Taylor has ever done before. From the 1940s Disney classic musical arrangement, to the picture painting poetic lyrics. Not to forget how this song literally sounds like a one take because her vocals are so goddamn pure and upfront, literally the low notes she hits almost break. I seriously don't understand how some people still call her mainstream and overrated.

[@edensylvester13]

Apparently peace was done in one take somehow so it's possible this was too

[@okaymayara_]

She’s mainstream. It’s not a problem or a flaw.

[@coderainbow2581]

bruh she is very mainstream

[@kamallb4650]

It definitely sound like Disney.

[@priiifrg]

mainstream isn’t an insult you know. it’s great that she’s mainstream, means a lot of people recognize her talent.

[@ronniewarren8040]

you should check out taylor’s poetry from the rep era!! She has three poems called “why she disappeared” (which was in the rep tour before getaway car) “if you’re anything like me” and “the trick to holding on”

[@petery.8886]

A SIGNED folklore copy giveaway internationally?! Steven you're an angel😭

[@alext9215]

No, not without you. What a great way to close the album.

[@pausucaria]

This song is so intense but I love that she is allowing herself to be just sad and in love. Hope you are staying safe, hugs from Argentina

[@kinnairdtaptiklis]

Was planning to watch something else, but when Steven’s notification popped up I really couldn’t help myself. Plus, it’s Taylor Swift. 💁‍♀️

[@lg6523]

Also,when I first heard this song I knew this is such a personal song to her,that’s why you mentioned all too well it feels personal,you saying that was awesome

[@arushiprakash3841]

I'm gonna try my hand at explaining "Is it romantic how my elegies eulogize me" - elegies poem for the deceased/lost , eulogize - speech read at a funeral - this is abt her breakup songs that she wrote Cynical clones /hunters with cellphones - is abt the media and those "certain ppl" that manipulated her Going to the lakes - it's all about being away from technology just living the most romantic life with nature but ofc she's not alone she's going with her lover I think the rest of it is pretty self explanatory , I tried 😭

[@supriyasharma2653]

I don't know if you'll see this, but please react to Taylor Swift and Niall Horan slow hands on rep tour

[@user-vx4jp8sz3u]

up

[@petery.8886]

It was on rep tour tho

[@supriyasharma2653]

I'm an idiot😭😭 sorry rep tour😭

[@supriyasharma2653]

@@petery.8886 yes😭😭 I just realised 😭😭

[@petery.8886]

@@supriyasharma2653 Haha no worries. I'd love to see him reacting to it too!

[@sulathenewfie4277]

Wisteria is one of my favorite plants/vines. They bloom gorgeous lavender cascading blooms. You see them a lot over trellises, on cottages one the Cotswolds, etc. They can be invasive, but look so dramatic when in bloom.

[@jelinenanashi9466]

Ahh! Shout out to Lauren Lipman! Steven you stan! 💜 Your screams and your love for Taylor is apparent and I'm here for that! Your videos make me so happy. Thank you for all you do! You're so super cool for giving away that autographed cd! I hope an international Swiftie can snag it! I feel bad their options are more limited.

[@Annie-lb1xb]

Love this reaction! I agree; this song is raw poetry. Love that you shouted out Lauren Lipman!

[@MazharHuq]

Chills... literal CHILLS.

[@justranting5686]

wow the dedication!! this song is beautiful! you got me into her music

[@MonTerang]

I literally f with this song..❤️❤️❤️ I long to escape to an outlying place far far away from barbaric and diabolic humans

[@Isadam]

Is it OK to cry while watching and listening Steven reaction? Because is like he were me... Thank you for this... I was waiting..

[@hallie1989]

When she says she’s not cut out for all the cynical clones and hunters w cell phones, take me to the lake, but not without my muse- I think she is saying that she wants to get away from the media and just live her life alone and be happy, with joe. Ok I’m not from England, but what I’ve heard is that the Windermere peaks reference is part of The Lake District which is a location in England where a group of poets lived at one point. Also the lakes is referenced in invisible string- talking about visiting there on a three year trip. What is still burrowed under her skin is how Scott B backstabbed her. I think she is really hurt bc she trusted him and had a close relationship w him (this is just me theorizing tho😂) But when she says she’s come too far to watch some name dropping sleaze tell her what are her words worth is def talking about scooter. Bc of his post bragging about how he bought Taylor for $300M. (It’s also a play on word referencing the 19th century poet William Wordsworth). I def think the red rose growing out of ice frozen ground is Taylor and Joes relationship. Bc at the time Taylor was dealing w so much drama and somehow she found love in all of that. And they kept their relationship hidden from everyone. I.E. no one was around to tweet it. I’m so sorry that was so long🥵

[@munirh4982]

This song is my favorite 😔🤩💜💜💜 I can’t imagine the music without taylor swift , she’s Legendary and I lover her so much 💜💜💜💜

[@lg6523]

Oh my god I tried getting a signed copy like 5 minutes after taylornation posted it was up on the website and I missed it,holding all of my fingers together to get one ahh🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻🤞🏻

[@leenaali1400]

I don't know why your reactions just make me like the song even more😂💜

[@tarabartley9279]

I LOVE that she said “tell me what are my words worth “ as a nod to the poet Wordsworth who went to the lakes!! Instead of saying “tell me what my words are worth” and I also looooove “I bathe in cliffside pools with my calamitous love and insurmountable grief”

[@thespibunny272]

Always love your reactions to Taylor Swift. 💜

[@yuvrajsinghraghav2362]

Ohhh myyyy gaawwwdd he is getting tattooooo for Taylor

[@stelleldir]

I think this is my favorite song from her. The song is just exquisite.

[@Violet316]

Loved your reference to Lauren Lipman, your fellow reactor and very knowledgable of everything Taylor Swift. She also got to meet Taylor.

[@Mad12982]

SPEAKING IF TAYLOR AND POETRY: react to “Why She Dissapeared” poem from the Reputation era.

[@incubaby876]

I feel like I have been waiting for this FOREVER!!

[@Sigo103]

Taylor def has always been a lyricist but also all emotional songs are lyric poems. Has gain a lot of popularity too because of the emotional relatedness.

[@Archer0113]

I was waiting for this lol 😂 I was like damn Steven is late to his the lakes reaction. I thought you forgot about it, glad you didn’t.

[@marxton_]

the lakes is one of my favorite song from folklore! Love it so much.

[@virginiapoggi3307]

Please PLEASE check Taylor Swift performing Eyes Open live at the VH1 Storytellers!

[@jill697]

I really appreciate how you just vibe and FEEL music without over analyzing it 🖤

[@sunnykanda13]

OMG! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR DOING A GIVEAWAY 🥺

[@drashtinshah]

I'M EARLY AND SO EXCITED, thanks for doing this Steven btw :)

[@char4980]

This is officially my favorite song on folklore🎶🎶🎶🎶💕💕💕💕

[@sylwiab1156]

Btw it's a Jack Antonoff song! I knew you would love this one! ❤️

[@riaroraa]

FINALLLYYYY!!!! I HAVE BEEN DYING FOR THIS

[@riaroraa]

i have tweeted to you about this like 20 times but it probably got lost every time😔

[@josefcarlolee8592]

Thanks for doing this, Steven 🙂

[@optimistic.pessimist]

OMG IVE BEEN WAITING

[@AnnaS-cz1oc]

Haha, I just love the fact that you first turned into a swiftie and now you are even getting a Taylor tattoo :)) Thank you, really enjoying your reviews! Your channel is a rare gem.

[@patrycjap1220]

This song hits me hard today. She moved to the UK to be with her Lover and so did I. We were supposed to go the the lakes, the exact same. We were planning it before Folklore dropped, cause it's not that far from home. Yesterday we had a huge argument, and we didn't event want to look at each other. I left the house, went on a walk to the place that reminds me of the lakes, flowers and trees all the way around, rabbits and sometimes even people on horses. Total silence and rain. I was crying deeply there. The beauty of nature, it's so strong and peaceful. We all have our own private storms and earthquakes. We find happiness depending on 'how the wind blows'. And the lakes stay still in silence. They can't be hurt easily.

[@aniruddhasarkar2433]

Yesss my folklore experience is fulfilled now 😍

[@arushiprakash3841]

Me seeing Stevens notification and rushing to watch it !!

[@ronaldogama9043]

Omg I was just now thinking about how you didn't react to lakes and here we are

[@JC-db8nd]

Steeveeeeen! How can you not react to the way she sang "baaaaaaare feet" that part alone had chills running down my back ❄💙 Lol thanks for reacting to 'the lakes'! We waited for this 😁

[@shairaavrila.solapco230]

Same!

[@ksenijajemensek6126]

Steven I was waiting for your reaction to this BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL song ! Finally my wait is over. Thank you 🙏♥️ This song is my life - words can’t express how much I love it ♥️

[@gabrielemarques4795]

You're amazing. Love to see you reacts about Taylor.

[@Darcy_Belle]

aaaaaahh yes i was waiting for your reaction to The Lakes for so long!

[@reyganparina8886]

I freakin lovin youuu 💖 thanksss

[@swiftie4life9]

i love the lakes so much

[@Artisian12656]

Dude, first, definitely hold off on the tattoo although I am looking forward to it. Second, this has become my fave track on the album. I love everything about it. The lyrics, and the haunting melody. So good. Thanks.

[@corporateblonde5534]

Watching your reaction... is like watching myself haha this song gives me chills every time still! Great video and love your commentary! All hail our queen

[@nightbatprincess]

Watching you get excited for Taylor Swift is so freakin cute.😊😊😊 it's like watching a kid get excited for field trip day. I watched your videos since you started especially seeing you become a swifty is so dang cute 😍😍😍😍

[@giuquintero]

yasss swiftie in stereo

[@ariblue17g21]

Elegies was the only one that I didn't know.

[@lilbri2358]

I posed your video everywhere asking people to watch it so you would get the tattoo!!! I can’t wait to get mine and I love my idea cause only the best fans will know it!!

[@okaymayara_]

Okay, 8:40 is pure perfection. You represented the whole fandom 😂

[@makaylabarry7973]

thank you steven for checking this song out!!!

[@shabatabassum6939]

It's 1 am and I would be asleep by now, but not when there is a "Steven's reaction to Taylor Swift" to watch. Anyway so much love from India ✨

[@supriyasharma2653]

Also I fucking love you steven 😭😭 thank you for this content

[@agospei]

I love your reactions, it's very obvious that you really enjoy what you do. Taylor is incredible! Thank you so much for the giveaways!!

[@giovannirios969]

That "OOOOOOh" to the first chorus was my EXACT reaction to it when I first heard it!!

[@whiskeyrivers]

shes magical...

[@giuquintero]

you need to react Ronan -Taylor swift!! Please, its so beautiful (and sad)

[@clarisvirgo]

Finally... ❤❤❤

[@ronaldogama9043]

We omg a taylor swift tattoo and giveaway 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@MacarenaNow]

I love that Ghost's "Infestissumam" is in your background

[@Tswizzle266]

I've just gotten my TS tattoo, been wanting one for years but could never decide - "one single thread of gold tied me to you"

[@Jewry1989]

I've been waiting for this for few weeks now. !! When Tay entered pop music. I said to myself that I had to embraced it. Which i enjoy for somehow but I always wanted Tay to sing this type of music . .

[@almarvillaber9929]

Taylor is a damn talented everything.

[@MsSera21]

I love love love the bridge on this song And shout out to the Lake District

[@iancordero9431]

We need more songs like the lakes

[@bridgettoren3526]

This song reminds me of Walden by Thoreau... but if it was in a 3 minute song by taylor swift. Just the idea of isolation and being surrounded by nature and detached from the stress of social media

[@petra9647]

hey! i found a band some days ago, their name is one ok rock. 5sos is featuring with them, the music name is "take what you want" I think you should react to this :)

[@RosanneSol]

It´s my favorite song on this album

[@bluecastle25]

The absolute best way to experience her music for the first time is with the lyric video. I’ve tried other methods and I have to keep pausing and pulling up the lyrics.

[@edensylvester13]

Yes I'm so glad we got lyric videos for every song, and they're so pretty

[@luandreia25]

I love the original version of this song so much, the production is different.

[@aniruddhasarkar2433]

Lauren Lipman you listening? We neeeed a decoding 😁😁😁😁😁😁

[@katiebeebe5080]

Omg yessssss I’ve been waiting for this

[@yelvillamor9981]

your reaction from 2:35 was EXACTLY how i looked like bc i was trying to listen to it and understand the song but unfortunately for me, i was failing 😭😂

[@agitatedafriyk5619]

Loving your videos so far, can’t wait to watch more! 😁

[@katbatson]

That shirt is sick. Idk if you have any Power Trip vinyls but you should definitely rep one of them on your shelf if you do. Reaction is amazing as always

[@fionaa8374]

I love your Taylor Swift reactions.