spector 1,889 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 although i'm a relatively new swiftie, i thought i was kinda familiar with her entire oeuvre, which means that discovering this song (via tiktok ) was kinda unexpected. i even bumped into an interview where she explained that writing non-confessionally, not from a self-directed perspective, was refreshing to her. i think it's nice looking back at her in 2013 from the present moment, retrospectively being aware of all the misogynous scrutiny that she will have to endure due to her confessional songwriting, and seeing her find an exceptionally solid footing in the perspectival games of crafting tales, exemplified by the mirroring, loop-like narratives of folklore and evermore, taking on both mythical and personal, fictional and autobiographical qualities. she can pull off being sung as a person's persona (e.g., rebekah harkness as taylor swift on the last great american dynasty; the public's perspective on her, a position without agency), while remaining the one singing as a persona's person (taylor swift as rebekah harkness; her self-perspective on "taylor swift," a position of self-assertion), if you will. quite a stunning artistic feat (and much more subtly done than, let's say, in blank space). a kind of meta-twist to all this is how a song—once fictional—reads quite personal now: seen you fall, seen you crawl on your knees, eh eh seen you lost in a crowd, seen your colors fade wish i could make it better someday you won't remember this pain you thought would last forever and ever you won't remember all my champagne problems and i was catching my breath floors of a cabin creaking under my step and i couldn't be sure i had a feeling so peculiar this pain wouldn't be for evermore evermore (evermore) evermore this pain wouldn't be for evermore (evermore) evermore a swiftian inception indeed. anyway, it's obviously not the crown jewel of her discography—a nice, uplifting song nonetheless. enjoy stella + elliot = stelliot Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gypsy101 5,423 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 yeah i remember it! it was the first time she worked with jack antonoff. it’s a cute song Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glamourpuss 29,062 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I didn't know about this song. Thanks for sharing it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chromatica 7,030 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 This was the first Taylor song I didn’t like tbh, and at that point I had listened to her entire discography. I love pop music and I love Taylor, but most of her solely pop songs outside of Reputation are hit and miss for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pop Music 20,522 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 still listen to it to this day (as a major swiftie) I am a huge sucker anything JackXTaylor so this is the beginning of that relationship and I stan Gaga 💝Taylor 💝Carly Rae 💝Rina 💝MARINA 💝Britney💝Lights 💝Shania 💝Sigrid💝 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronk 13,984 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I like the song but don't remember it from back then. I live outside the space time continuum. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spock 20,290 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I miss soundtrack Taylor, there was this cute unofficial tradition when a soundtrack single would usher in a new era who will love me when the night is over Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
FFXIV WhiteMage 4,979 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I remember not liking it nor the film Paul was great but Connie deserved better Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agunimon 19,909 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 I hate having - Singles in my library so I put it into the 1989 album lmao (I also bought this track when it was released) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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