Taylor Swift - this is me trying (folklore: the long pond studio sessions)

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[@KayceeCassidyXO]

53 days sober from alcohol I was so close to drinking Again but this song got me through it. 💕

[@TylerNotTiler]

Amazing!!

[@KayceeCassidyXO]

@@TylerNotTiler 💕

[@MarSupernatural26]

Please don't ever stop trying ❤

[@kaiteringelman4218]

@KayceeCassidyXO I am so proud of you for that. You can do hard things, just keep going forward. ❤

[@pauljordan4452]

I abstained for two months last year and since 14th February - for Lent. I was at three funerals of alcohol abusers. Keep going and try Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. It helped my anxiety no end.

[@jb8884]

Reading the comments on here is making me cry! Being a Swiftie is not about all the superficial crap the media talks about - its about THIS, right here - an incredible artist who articulates what we all feel, and a community that is able to support each other through the darkest moments, sharing something through her music!

[@rileyisreading]

her best song on folklore and one of her best songs of all time. FIGHT ME ABOUT IT

[@CarryWater23]

Totally agree

[@rodrigopeixotolopesdossant6775]

No one will fight you about it. You're right

[@deborahbryant8356]

I think it's one of the best albums she put togèther.

[@user-dq1mj2fz9u]

Couldnt agree more!

[@UglyFinDan]

Folklore is perfection. I can’t pick a favorite, but this isn’t my favorite. It’s up there compared to her other albums which is why I responded.

[@Mandrake591]

As an alcoholic in recovery, over three years sober, songs like this help heal a weary soul. Folklore has a lot of superb songs, she’s an excellent writer!

[@ThomasRuf-dc3lx]

Kroes.

[@TheTickledTutu]

She saved so many of us.

[@rewindthelifetape]

we all did it by ourselves! i used to think she saved me too but this is US (this is 'us' but with caps lock, not united states lol) who chose to fight! we don't give us enough credits for that.

[@o0GrayMatters0o]

@@rewindthelifetape bruh

[@lioneltan.18]

@@rewindthelifetape great explaination and I really liked how you clarify to avoid any confusion!

[@Say_tay]

No words can describe the beauty of this masterpiece. One of my favorite songs of all time.

[@jb8884]

And the way she performs it right here - just 3 people in a room but she pours her soul into it! ❤

[@AnthonyPero92]

I need this is me trying 10 minute version

[@brittburman9723]

this song just hits me to the core. . . whether addiction, mental illness, depression, everyday is a struggle for so many people. . .

[@Starbuxlvr1313]

This is exactly why Taylor is so beloved! She gets it! She gets us! ❤️😭

[@emskeeeee]

How a star of her mega-success is able to maintain this level of relatability is pretty incredible. Not to mention the emotion she carries in her lyrics and voice. Truly a musical mastermind 🤯

[@sara31773]

That’s her thing. Always has been. Wearing her heart on her sleeve. ❤

[@PosingAddict103]

First time I’ve ever heard this song and I am in floods of tears. She is an actual genius

[@anelainsa3196]

not me crying in the back of the bus because this is a masterpiece that touches me in so many levels

[@lindamcmanus3057]

“They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential.” From the moment I heard this song, 4 years ago June, it has made me cry. This is the story of my life. I walked before age 1, read and wrote by 3, wrote perfect cursive by first grade. I was an honors student. I was reading on a college level at 10… Then my bipolar disorder (undiagnosed and then wrongly diagnosed until 29), ruined everything. I suffer crippling panic attacks. I spend my days in depression and terror, my nights alternating between nightmares and insomnia. This is ON medication!!! I have let everyone down but my importantly, I have let myself down. Taylor seemed to have pulled this song from my diary, I thought, when I first heard it. I am so happy SOMEBODY realizes that some of us might be failing, but we are working our asses off trying not to.

[@miss.dariella]

you are such a strong person 🖤

[@louvskth7141]

:(

[@jb8884]

Sending you love! It's not about letting anyone down, it's about healing. You can heal, believe it! ❤

[@jakekbanx]

The part where she talks about life after school is something I've been feeling for years & years. School was fine. I had friends. I was smart. I could do the work, because the work was laid out for me. The course was there, & I could rise to it. I won awards. I was voted Class Clown (in a fun way) of my final year. I got along with everyone. School was great for me, generally speaking. Afterwards, left to my own devices, I plummeted. But slowly. Everything crept up on me. Bad behaviours. Unhealthy choices. Addiction. Money. Life. etc etc. I just thought it would all happen for me. Like school did. That was how life worked I had presumed. That was what I was taught. Now I'm broke. Addicted. Lonely. Confused. Petrified beyond movement. I am sincerely not looking for the violins to play for me. To welcome sympathy & advice. I am well, well, well aware of how incremental steps forward can help me. 1% better tomorrow. All that good stuff. How slowly building an internal fortitude with small beginnings can sustain me for what life throws at me. But I can't lie & pretend I don't find each day an absolute behemoth of a mountain to climb. Just to take care of myself. It's sad. I know it's sad. I live in a perpetual state of sadness & disgust. Shame & guilt. But if I'm being honest, I've been worse than I am today. So i guess this is me trying. But I could try some more. Anywayyyyyyyyyysssss.... this interview & song are incredible. Really struck a cord with me.

[@helenap4322]

It will get better eventually. Keep trying!!!!! Your story touched me.... you explained it well how life can change...

[@jakekbanx]

@@helenap4322 Thank you. Thank you very much.

[@helenap4322]

@@jakekbanx no problem!

[@ashleydedekind]

You are an incredible writer. The way you put your experiences into words here. This, right here, may be your talent. Write a book:) Sometimes those who go through deep things and have big feelings can really paint a picture for others. Much like Taylor does.

[@JeanneBalaoing]

@@jakekbanx Keep going. You are so very self-aware and making it each day, every day.

[@missnbiss2]

I don't think anyone realizes how accurate this is. All I can do is send this to my family. I don't this it will ever get though to them.

[@Bryweslyn2011]

I was thinking the same thing as I watched this video. I want to send it to my family, specifically my sister. Cause it happened again today as it always does when I see her. It's never what I have done it's always what I haven't yet done. But this is me trying, will that ever matter?

[@roselamoure]

@@Bryweslyn2011I can relate 100% to what you said. It‘s always what I haven’t done and achieved yet, the mind can be a cage.

[@89SamanthaA]

I hope you know that you are loved and you matter even if your family never gets it. (I know it still hurts and can feel really lonely, though.) ❤

[@thisguy8106]

Man. That interview.. it was like the universe knew..KNEW I needed to see this.

[@babydavid321]

Relating so much to this song right now 😢. Life's not Always good, but fighting through it! Depression is not a good thing, but fighting through it! Its tough! X

[@pauljordan4452]

I learned in therapy that depression is from previous frustration. Always comes from it.

[@Sdority905]

It's not as bad as addiction but I have ADHD and this is what I think about when I hear this song. Sometimes it is so hard to do regular things that come easily for other people. Sometimes it can kick your confidence in the gut. This song is perfect.

[@cindihuston2663]

I just sent this to a family member who is struggling and although it brought him to tears it resonated and we spoke for the first time in a long time. He thanked Taylor for opening this door. She is such an awesome human being. She will never know that she had such an impact on my family, maybe even possibly healing us. ❤

[@jb8884]

This song has helped me through grief. Sometimes people don't fully understand the pain but hey, I'm trying! Thank you Taylor! ❤

[@parileebijou6099]

This song is so special to me. I lost 3 very close friends at different times to drug addiction. I miss them every single day. DJ, Lance, Chase this is for you 3. Rest in peace.

[@johnanhmmiii]

I'm sorry that happened to your friends, and I hope your friends are in peace now ❤ sending love and condolences to you

[@sabihasayeed1670]

As someone who struggles with my mental health, I can also relate to this song.

[@melissacolon2350]

Omg this young woman is heaven , she has the biggest loving compassionate Heart in the world 🌎. Bless her heart ❤️

[@user-cj1kz8jf4y]

I pray your songs touch hearts that are so alone and in such dark places that no even their closest can pull them out of. A flicker of light, that spark that ignites one to breathe, to listen to be driven by song and take ever step slowly at their page to survive what we call this beautiful life.

[@deborahbryant8356]

Amen

[@shelbybingham2630]

I lost both of my parents this year. 4 months apart. Both unexpected. My heart is in shambles but I wake up and I try every day. This song has given me the strength to do that. I never really understood it fully until now. I miss you mom and pop. 💔

[@JobHuntingAbroad]

Oh God that's so hard for you, don't know if you believe that we continue our existence somewhere else? I think I do and I think they are with you every step you take.....

[@jo5707]

The genius that is Taylor Swift she is such an awesome song writer. Just love her so much.

[@wildroseabbieeify]

As a neurogldivergent adult with two young children who are also neurodivergent, as well as being someone who has regular low periods of moderate depression, this song feels like I am so validated. It's hard trying to explain to people that me and my kids have a regular good day is actually so mentally exhausting and often tips me over the edge because it takes my all to achieve that. Some days I just want to give it all up because I feel like I can't do it anymore and I am too tired to keep going. I want people to know how hard I am trying to stay in this life and this song felt like that feeling is being acknowledged. Thank you Taylor ❤

[@sayusayme7729]

♥️

[@yolandidennison5597]

She's so compassionate. ❤

[@bolambrichts2808]

This song means so much to me, it is so beautiful and so relatable

[@happycommuter3523]

God, what a beautiful song! So simple, unfussy, but it says so much with so little. That’s too-notch songwriting, right there.

[@bertonbenson]

I've been having a hard time adjusting I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting I didn't know if you'd care if I came back I have a lot of regrets about that Pulled the car off the road to the lookout Could've followed my fears all the way down And maybe I don't quite know what to say But I'm here in your doorway I just wanted you to know That this is me trying I just wanted you to know That this is me trying They told me all of my cages were mental So I got wasted like all my potential And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad I have a lot of regrets about that I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here Pouring out my heart to a stranger But I didn't pour the whiskey I just wanted you to know That this is me trying I just wanted you to know That this is me trying At least I'm trying And it's hard to be at a party when I feel like an open wound It's hard to be anywhere these days when all I want is you You're a flashback in a film reel on the one screen in my town And I just wanted you to know That this is me trying (And maybe I don't quite know what to say) I just wanted you to know That this is me trying At least I'm trying

[@jaytotheex1284]

I really needed to hear this one today... I've loved this song for years and never truly understood why I loved it but now I do. The power of music and story telling... thank you

[@robinbuckleytaylorsversion]

taylor has helped me so much, everyone says that it's so basic to like her, but i would be happy to be basic if that means knowing what taylor is REALLY like. when taylor and jack started talking about how not jumping off a cliff is an act of trying, it made me cry. ive struggled with sh too, and when she said "every second is trying not too" that also broke me. im making this comment to make it known, you're not alone. im struggling a lot now, and so many people are, too. we're with you, i am with you. im proud of you for not harming yourself today, im proud of you for reaching out, im proud of you for laughing, im proud of you for smiling, im proud of you for crying, im proud of you for getting out of bed, im proud of you for brushing your teeth, im proud of you for eating, im proud of you for drinking water, im proud of you for brushing your hair, im proud of you for getting out of the house, im proud of you for talking to your friends and or family members, i know you're trying, even if you didn't do anything that i stated. im still proud of you, and you should be proud of yourself, too. i dont know who needs to hear this, but if you're reading, it's a sign to stay alive. im here for you. you are cared about, loved, and important. i need you. it's okay if you relapsed, if you didn't get out of bed, if you couldn't sleep or slept too much, if you cried today, if you couldn't cry today, if you ate a lot, little, or nothing (please please eat. food is fuel:) 🤍 it's for the best, and you look very very beautiful/handsome. it's okay to want to be in control, i know it's hard to stop, but it's worth it to get better, i promise. and it's okay if you have any other reasoning for not eating, but it's okay to eat, im here for you🤍) , if you thought about s**cide or didn't, if you didn't talk to your family members or friends today, it's okay. it's not your fault. i love you. it's worth it to get better. its okay to be okay, and it's okay to not be okay. if you're attached to a teacher, counselor, or nurse, that's okay too. i understand. teacher attachment is so scary. im here for you. i know you miss them, im so sorry. they're so proud of you. they want you to be happy. here are some reasons to live!: to tell your story, to do your hobbies, to get your dream job, your pets and or future pets, your family, your friends, your partner, your favorite teacher/counselor/nurse, music, eating your favorite foods, growing old with someone, or just getting older, sleeping, sunsets, sunrises, laughing so hard you're crying, laughing, smiling, concerts, graduation if you haven't graduated, traveling, meeting new people, learning new languages, your hobbies, your favorite show/movie(s), getting better, and seeing how the world is when you're older. there's a lot more, too! you have a life worth living, you are worth it. here are some hobbies!: sports, baking, cooking, writing, reading, drawing, singing, dancing, building things, acting, coloring, instruments, making videos, editing, clothes design, doing people's nails, video games! and there's many more:) i know this time can make you feel talentless, but you're not. sometimes it takes time, you'll find your thing.

[@gdibenedetto9877]

Who are you...tears dropping off my face as I read your comment......I see you, too❤❤❤❤❤

[@robinbuckleytaylorsversion]

@@gdibenedetto9877 I see you too. you're doing amaIng, never stop. I'm so proud of you, how are you doing today? 🤍

[@robinbuckleytaylorsversion]

@@gdibenedetto9877 🤍 how are you doing today? You don't have to lie. it's okay to not be okay, it's okay to be okay. you're doing so good, i see you, you aren't alone and im proud of you.

[@gdibenedetto9877]

@@robinbuckleytaylorsversion I'm hanging in there. Some days are better than others and some hours are better than others you are super super kind and sweet generous with your heart and your time how are you doing today I hope you have found some peaceful moments here and there like Little Treasures

[@robinbuckleytaylorsversion]

@@gdibenedetto9877 good good, just remember that it's gonna get better. im doing pretty bad if im honest but ill be okay, thank you so much. you are very kind and important. 🤍

[@peggyriverain]

So beautifully written. I’m in tears 😢

[@TRIVIAFUN111]

She needs to do more songs like this one. Like folklore. ❤

[@banksiarose123]

Wow! What a powerful touching story teller is Taylor. Amazing 😢❤️

[@1BelovedOne]

This made me cry. And it made me Love her more. What a Beautiful Being!!! Inside and out.

[@ruthfainol4771]

Such a masterpiece... So pure... Thank Taylor for putting into words what I feel... Thank G-d I'm already 10 years after rehab... And still felling like an open wound. And as you say... Every day I'm trying

[@swiftesince_2012]

she was having feelings that she seen before

[@jahnsgar]

This song just always hits so hard 🥲 words can't express how much it means to me

[@user-cj1kz8jf4y]

I remember living in Spain and reaching out to my friend's daughter whom I'd never met, almost everyday thinking that she would commit suicide and there I was on the other side of the phone helpless, unable to run to her door and give her a hug. Keep writing Taylor, keep sending out sparks of love n support. We are all here to learn the good of each other and everything. It could be a Kingfisher in a garden in Ireland or the pounding waves in Crete , it could just be your song, this is me trying.

[@sarragabsi1463]

i am crying every day for this song

[@outtasight461]

What a horrible day I’ve had… I needed this..

[@heyyyitsvic]

I bore my grandmother when I force her to listen to me rant about all lyrics taylor swift but when I played her this song in the car a few days ago she said "this is the best one she's ever written"

[@elimana10]

Como ela é linda! Linda demais! Linda e absurdamente talentosa. Ela ficou emocionada e olhos brilharam como que quisesse chorar.

[@jahnsgar]

Exatamente ❤

[@shelbylee92]

Hey Taylor, you could totally do a concert with this setup, just sit there. We would show up❤❤❤

[@etownump]

Oh Taylor, you are so good. And you've only gotten better. Amazing stuff.

[@catsmeow374]

These two together.. ❤ I love this whole documentary. I've watched it so many times. Folklore is my personal favorite album of Taylor's and I always listen to the Long Pond sessions. Beautiful. ❤

[@Mira-z4d]

Why did I never watch this before and hear the back story to this song. Probably my all time favorite song from ts and now I know why.

[@vanie-g5r]

My national anthem::(

[@stephanied9629]

I don’t have addiction issues but honestly every day I think of leaving this world. No one knows how hard I try to stay every single day. Additionally I live with an abusive man who never ever could give an encouraging word or pat on the back, only criticisms everyday over everything. I walk on eggshells constantly. No one really cares to listen, no one really truly cares. So I just stopped talking.

[@maya_htrabkcah]

I'm glad your still around, still trying - stranger on the Internet - this is a pat on the back And I hope that you'll be able to safely leave - you deserve that en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_domestic_violence_hotlines

[@livelaughlovenora]

Taylor literally saved us all, and I love this song sm

[@ivy-su2cm]

I cant listen to this song whitout crying my eyes out.

[@eugenewithbrit]

Love the lyrics

[@sayusayme7729]

We are all fighting something no one ca understand. This is love. We need love. To be seen to be heard. 🌱 nurturing is absolutely necessary. 🌬️ Thank you all

[@Michelle-oc4ty]

I love this girl so much!! I wish we had icons (hate to use that word *icons" for someone so valuable) to look up to when I was growing up!!

[@fairyxfae]

4:25 this is me crying 😕

[@pauljordan4452]

Thanks to TS for articulating that the addicted and mentally ill are not congratulated for making it through the day. One day at a time. Due to a stroke and my brain being wired differently, I'm prone to anxiety. I accept it.

[@emilybell9814]

Makes me feel seen

[@Alyssa-cv1bd]

I feel every word to this song so much I cry bc I suffer thru so much in my life crisis and everything I touch it ruins and every time I try my best it’s never enough . I’m never enough. Like I’m always the outcast, always the difficult friend, always the failure, etc when all I do is try to be a good person and try so hard but no one ever credits me for it so this makes me cry so much thx you Taylor for understating

[@carolinesromancereads]

I feel like I could have written this comment. Please know you're not alone and I hope things are better for you now

[@Alyssa-cv1bd]

@@carolinesromancereads thank you so much and I really appreciate your comment 🥺🫶🏼🤎 you’re also not alone ! And same goes for you too

[@carolinesromancereads]

@@Alyssa-cv1bd You’re welcome! And thank you! 💖

[@anachampo6399]

Great album!!! Great song ❤

[@user-nn5db7dj7m]

her head voice is so pretty, and what a beautifully heartbreaking song

[@vudic3229]

I LOVE YOU TAYLOR❤

[@JobHuntingAbroad]

She is a teacher as well as a singer/songwriter....love from Ireland

[@swiftlyaswiftie]

This song is about addiction and for me, I've always resonated addiction to my ocd. Every day is a battle with my mind of not falling back into the same pattern of compulsions, aside from just self destructive tendencies, I feel the energy of ignoring the sometimes physical discomfort of not caving to my obsessive thoughts so draining.

[@greggoat6570]

I’m so appreciative of Jack’s insight

[@fuscia13]

The raw emotion 😢

[@Basil66454]

This is an emotionally evolved soul .. no question

[@jaysoleirr]

this song speaks to me fr

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

This is what I have seen all my life around me. Even though I had older siblings that were married before I was born i was by myself allot. After I got out of school, I never had a problem with knowing myself. I saw friends though that had the close relationship with siblings having a hard time finding self-confidence and making poor decisions.

[@B12Michael]

Thank you for expressing is such a beautiful way what I could not. This means a lot too me

[@Mjbjr666]

She's amazing!

[@marlene1708]

This song is long enough need more

[@Karin-si2mq]

😘😘😘‼️ A big hug to Taylor 😘‼️

[@baskabaisova2126]

love this song....

[@dirtymartini4185]

Thanks for this Taylor 💖

[@h3arty]

stunning

[@TheSmilerGroganCase]

if anyone disses taylor swift... this is the song and the performance i show them. this album was a pop star blossoming into one of the great artists of our time.

[@Cassper11]

This person is me

[@lat5089]

🫶🫶🫶 you are not alone. This world is f'd up and it is exhausting for those with great depth.

[@Cassper11]

@@lat5089thank you. Love ❤

[@darlinlopez9260]

How mature she looked, it's incredible how she looks now, like in 2014.

[@damonfreed6369]

Yes, you are Taylor!

[@noahzohs]

Been sober for years now. Life is not rainbow like after the fact, but I do like myself better sober. So do my kids. Anyone trying to get sober can do it. If you are ready, reach out to God and or someone safe.

[@kelliruthi892]

I love this but I had to stop listening tonight because my son did not back off the cliff. I sure wish he did. I miss him.

[@melaniekandzierski1326]

Sending you lots of love and healing, from a mom who lost her daughter 🫂

[@kelliruthi892]

@@melaniekandzierski1326 Thank you.

[@timsecord8207]

Such a smart woman!

[@michaelbezanis1810]

Beautiful ❤

[@drteddy2609]

they told me all of my cages were mental, so i got wasted like all my potential

[@Alyssa-cv1bd]

This song hits me so much she doesn’t even know…

[@nancyroberts9776]

Amazing

[@camillewilliams]

ughhhh Yeah.

[@mommymeryl08]

Thia ia wld. This is my life...

[@stephie8978]

Some of us DO pat people on the back every day. And yet….. it’s never enough.

[@mrnk7911]

3 hours sober from alcohol, meth and valium. Give me some slack.

[@florana5961]

U should continue using Meth, pls slam

[@SmilingCake7up]

Yep

[@user-mn4ng5wq8i]

❤that's you doing❤

[@israelm87]

Sad song

[@ShyHoopz]

1,530 days for me❤ I pat myself on the back everyday, if you're going through it too, you should be doing the same!

[@fernandopacheco1795]

Me being a (non diagnosed) high functioning depressed/alcoholic person, this song hit so fucking hard

[@berenikatv]

What is there to dislike about this absolutely incredible woman? ❤ She is the best 🫶🏻

[@GabrlelSantos]

And this is me tryyyyying...

[@zero_me]

♥️