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ERAS TOUR LYRICAL ANALYSIS COUNTDOWN: DAY 7 (Lover)
He looked up grinning like a devil...because he just found out that CRUEL SUMMER is the next song in our #CountdownToTSTheErasTour series! Time to analyze this masterpiece before we all scream it together in the stadium!
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He looked up grinning like a devil...because he just found out that CRUEL SUMMER is the next song in our #CountdownToTSTheErasTour series! Time to analyze this masterpiece before we all scream it together in the stadium!
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1) Let's begin with the title itself: "Cruel Summer." What emotions does this title evoke? How does it set up the narrative that follows? The title prepares us for a sharp contrast--between the sunny, joyful warmth associated with summer and the harsh, icy cold of cruelty.
2) Of course, Taylor could simply be telling the story of a literal summer where she suffered hardship. And while this story likely DOES place during the summer, I also think she means "summer" figuratively. This was a wonderful, sunny experience that was undercut by "cruelty."
ERAS TOUR LYRICAL ANALYSIS COUNTDOWN: DAY 6 (Reputation)
Time to put the money in a bag and steal those keys, because you and I are jet-setting on our way to analyze the next song in our #CountdownToTSTheErasTour series: the fan favorite and tour sensation, Getaway Car!
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Time to put the money in a bag and steal those keys, because you and I are jet-setting on our way to analyze the next song in our #CountdownToTSTheErasTour series: the fan favorite and tour sensation, Getaway Car!
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1) Taylor wastes no time introducing the central metaphor by beginning with an ominous, distorted vocal: "No, nothing good starts in a getaway car." Let's discuss the several possible meanings behind the term "getaway car," and how these meanings can be applied to a relationship.
2) In broad terms, the dictionary definition of a getaway car is "a vehicle used by a criminal to escape the scene of a crime." By immediately likening the relationship described in the remainder of the song this way, Taylor tells us a number of things about both relationships.
ERAS TOUR LYRICAL ANALYSIS COUNTDOWN: DAY 5 (1989)
Come down the rabbit hole with me as we analyze the next song in our #CountdownToTSTheErasTour series: Wonderland!
Let's discuss how she uses the metaphor of "Wonderland" to describe a chaotic, life-changing relationship. A🧵:
Come down the rabbit hole with me as we analyze the next song in our #CountdownToTSTheErasTour series: Wonderland!
Let's discuss how she uses the metaphor of "Wonderland" to describe a chaotic, life-changing relationship. A🧵:
1) "Flashing lights and we took a wrong turn and we fell down a rabbit hole." Taylor both sets up the Wonderland metaphor and skillfully sets the mood with this first line. Even just the the term "flashing lights" has multiple, intriguing possible meanings in this context.
2) Where else do we hear about flashing lights on 1989? The first time is in "Welcome to New York;" in describing the city, she says: "the lights are so bright, but they never blind me." This line may pinpoint the location of this relationship (as well as the Wonderland) to NYC.
