THREAD; One of my favorite songs on Taylor Swift's "Folklore" album is "The Last Great American Dynasty."
On the surface, it's about the woman who once owned the house TS now owns.
It's also a commentary on how society blames women for men's failures. 1/
On the surface, it's about the woman who once owned the house TS now owns.
It's also a commentary on how society blames women for men's failures. 1/
The lyrics:
🎶 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name, and money
And the town said 'How did a middle class divorcée do it?' 🎶
She must have ulterior motives!
🎶 Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name, and money
And the town said 'How did a middle class divorcée do it?' 🎶
She must have ulterior motives!
🎶 The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home & called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must've been her fault his heart gave out 🎶
Whose fault?
There's only so far new money goes
They picked out a home & called it "Holiday House"
Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
The doctor had told him to settle down
It must've been her fault his heart gave out 🎶
Whose fault?
The chorus:
🎶 And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything 🎶
She destroyed his dynasty. And relished it! Vixen!
🎶 And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
Who knows, if she never showed up what could've been
There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
She had a marvelous time ruining everything 🎶
She destroyed his dynasty. And relished it! Vixen!
🎶 Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
Flew in all the Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí 🎶
Flew in all the Bitch Pack friends from the city
Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
And losing on card game bets with Dalí 🎶
She was CRAZY, you see! Or so they say:
🎶 They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green 🎶
🎶 They say she was seen on occasion
Pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea
And in a feud with her neighbor
She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green 🎶
🎶 Fifty years is a long time
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness
Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me 🎶
And this is when the song becomes a song about @taylorswift13 herself (it always was in a way, whether intended or not).
Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
Free of women with madness
Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me 🎶
And this is when the song becomes a song about @taylorswift13 herself (it always was in a way, whether intended or not).
🎶 Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
I had a marvelous time
Ruining everything 🎶
THIS lyric though...
There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
I had a marvelous time ruining everything
I had a marvelous time
Ruining everything 🎶
THIS lyric though...
"I had a marvelous time
Ruining everything"
She ruined her all-American pop princess image when she began speaking up about mistreatment by men instead of humbly accepting it.
Ex: Kanye, Trump, the DJ who sexually assaulted her, the bully who bought ownership of her music, etc.
Ruining everything"
She ruined her all-American pop princess image when she began speaking up about mistreatment by men instead of humbly accepting it.
Ex: Kanye, Trump, the DJ who sexually assaulted her, the bully who bought ownership of her music, etc.
Taylor Swift was beloved—until she discovered her agency publicly and started calling men out.
That's when she really got her "Bad Reputation."
Listen to the song, "Mad Woman" on #Folklore.
That's when she really got her "Bad Reputation."
Listen to the song, "Mad Woman" on #Folklore.
Mad Woman lyrics:
🎶 What did you think I'd say to that?
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
They strike to kill, and you know I will
You know I will 🎶
🎶 What did you think I'd say to that?
Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?
They strike to kill, and you know I will
You know I will 🎶
🎶 What do you sing on your drive home?
Do you see my face in the neighbor's lawn?
Does she smile?
Or does she mouth, "Fuck you forever"? 🎶
Do you see my face in the neighbor's lawn?
Does she smile?
Or does she mouth, "Fuck you forever"? 🎶
🎶 Every time you call me crazy, I get more crazy
What about that?
And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
And there's nothing like a mad woman
What a shame she went mad
No one likes a mad woman
You made her like that 🎶
What about that?
And when you say I seem angry, I get more angry
And there's nothing like a mad woman
What a shame she went mad
No one likes a mad woman
You made her like that 🎶
Next, a lyric about how women are often complicit in perpetuating sexist attacks:
🎶 Now I breathe flames each time I talk
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
They say, "Move on", but you know I won't
And women like hunting witches too
Doing your dirtiest work for you 🎶
🎶 Now I breathe flames each time I talk
My cannons all firin' at your yacht
They say, "Move on", but you know I won't
And women like hunting witches too
Doing your dirtiest work for you 🎶
Btw, a woman being "mad" or "crazy" often means "A woman calmly explaining to a man why he's wrong while suppressing her urges to lash out."
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