Timestamps! Feel free to skip through this long review :) 0:35 the 1 5:36 cardigan 14:05 last American dynasty 17:55 exile 26:22 my tears ricochet 32:00 mirrorball 36:04 seven 41:18 august 43:12 this is me trying 47:44 illicit affairs 50:20 invisible strings 54:11 mad woman 59:13 epiphany 1:01:12 betty 1:02:52 peace 1:06:36 hoax Initial faves- exile, cardigan, peace, invisible string, the 1, hoax Least fave: betty (it’s pretty tho!) Rating: 8/10 💕

@Plainejan

3 жыл бұрын

Please do an after a month review....

@amandareid1112

3 жыл бұрын

Also 50:20 invisible strings

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

amanda reid ty!

@saifulhafizhabib3756

3 жыл бұрын

Exile is just gorgeous. The lyrics! the lyrics is SO beautifully sad. Its so good! Struck me to the deepest of my feelings. Kudos to them.

@typicalboi9677

3 жыл бұрын

Yayy thank you for this!!

Vintage tee: Taylor Swift Brand new phone: Fearless High heels on: Speak Now Cobblestone: Red Sequin smile: 1989 Black lipstick: Reputation Sensual politics: Lover

@that_lonely_bish564

3 жыл бұрын

Hotel: Trivago

@haleymorgan0527

3 жыл бұрын

Most excellent, except Fearless came out before Speak Now. Otherwise yes.

@lindseysquire8417

3 жыл бұрын

@@haleymorgan0527 You're right, I write it wrong. Thanks for pointing that out, I didn't even notice!

@andrastoenescu8190

3 жыл бұрын

Why does Vintage Tee mean Taylo Swift tho? 😕

@that_lonely_bish564

3 жыл бұрын

@@andrastoenescu8190 Taylor Swift as in like her debut album. You know 'old Taylor'.

"Seven" was a beautiful song, but the lyrics are haunting. It's about a childhood friend from an abusive household, but young Taylor is too innocent to realize what is happening at her friend's house, only that her friend is always sad and scared. She just wants to make her friend happy and thinks that if they run away, all their problems can be solved. She's looking back on the situation now, she "can't remember her friend's face" but hopes that wherever this friend is, they found the safety and happiness that was absent from their childhood.

@cheyennemoseley319

3 жыл бұрын

was that a true story ??

@avvil9683

3 жыл бұрын

yeah was it a true story?

@MonumentToSin

3 жыл бұрын

@@avvil9683 ​ @cheyenne moseley I don't know to be honest. This is not a story that she has spoken of before. Also, the album being titled "folklore" implies that a lot of these songs are based on stories that others have passed on to her. Perhaps she really did have a friend from an abusive home... or perhaps someone else told her this story. Either way, I think it's a great song and touches on a subject that we don't often hear about in music.

@Melted-Kuchi-kopi

3 жыл бұрын

@@MonumentToSin you probably shouldn't be spreading something that's just a theory that could be not true

@cherrybelle5794

3 жыл бұрын

@@cheyennemoseley319 most likely bc she mentioned Pennsylvania where she spent her childhood

Theres a fan reaction, vocal coach, producer reaction, a music video director/editor reactor and now a *poet reactor!* I love this reaction.

@bayleebaxter9475

3 жыл бұрын

And a kanye fans reaction 😂

@occidereparabellum68

3 жыл бұрын

@@bayleebaxter9475 where?

@bayleebaxter9475

3 жыл бұрын

Fancyyy Boy that will kill this love by a shot Fabrizio Salerno’s channel

@ApprenticeWonderwall

3 жыл бұрын

Imagine us getting "Scientist DISSECTING folklore" 👀

@hootmosh4208

3 жыл бұрын

And the album is receiving good reviews from this ... i hope this is a good indication that folklore will get that ALBUM OF THE YEAR

Watching people fall in love with Taylor Swift is my new favorite hobby. 😍

@dc9067

3 жыл бұрын

Qu'est-ce que tu fais là 💙💛

@feedhyungwonplease6087

3 жыл бұрын

@@dc9067 mdr

@dc9067

3 жыл бұрын

@@feedhyungwonplease6087 ptdr

@94carrol

3 жыл бұрын

Mine too, like... us swifties we already new that her songwriting is just pure genius

@comosedice6104

3 жыл бұрын

Same ✌😌

FINALLY someone as blown away as i am at "leaving like a father"!

@mcseire

3 жыл бұрын

You know her father heard that was like errrr record scratch

@daveu9863

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly i've been looking for a youtuber who would mention/talk about that line because SAME. So glad i clicked this video and watched it lmao

@m.ibrahimkhanniazi9422

3 жыл бұрын

I SWEARRRR

@cruelsummer3021

3 жыл бұрын

i swear to got that line actually broke me

@ccelinnes7596

3 жыл бұрын

yeah! in Betty James says "i'm young, i know nothing" but Betty says in Cardigan "when you are young they assume you know nothing" but it isn't true for Betty because she knew ever since she was young "cause i knew everything when i was young" because of her father "leaving like a father" (implied her father left just like james probably cheated just like james and james will come back just like her father did). listen to Taylor's old song Mine has the lyrics "careless man's careful daughter" it has the same effect as this. just a short phrase but it says so much more. Taylor is a genius.

Taylor Swift was the first person to let Jack produce anything, later he produced for everyone because she won the Album of the Year for 1989 when he produced a lot of the songs.

@danimiller6391

3 жыл бұрын

Carly Rae Jepsen was one of the first too! Queens paving the way for a king ❤️

@peptobismolveins

3 жыл бұрын

Melanie Mendez didn’t he also won producer of the year that year too?

@jessicaj6348

3 жыл бұрын

Dani Miller yes but jack said after taylor the one who encouraged him to do it and after working with her everything has changed

@Itzzy515

3 жыл бұрын

Carly Rae Jepsen was the first Jack said that

@LDSCMZKMI

3 жыл бұрын

It was even in wikipedia that said it was taylor that encourage him to produce though?

Folklore is made up a collection of stories - they aren’t necessarily about herself. As she said, Taylor said “I let my imagination run wild”

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the extra details! Def helps me understand more!

@iXCrasherXi

3 жыл бұрын

Sher The Truth Of course ❤️ if you look at the lyrics, you see how several songs are linked in terms of storyline. For example, Cardigan (from Betty’s perspective about how James cheated on her - “chase 2 girls, lose the 1” / “Peter losing Wendy”, but later, he returns to her “porch step” at her party - “I knew you’d come back to me”), August (from Inez’s POV, the girl who James cheated on Betty with - “you were never mine to lose” / secrecy - “meet me behind the mall”), and Betty (from Jame’s POV, about how when he was with Inez, he was “thinking” of Betty all summer long, how he cheated that summer, and how that’s the “worst thing” he’s done to Betty, how Betty “heard the rumors from Inez”, and how he finally showed up at her “porchstep at her party”. And ESPECIALLY when James says “I’m only 17, I don’t know anything” which is ironic cuz in Cardigan, Betty says, “when you are young, they assume you know nothing / i knew everything when I was young”). I swear it’ll make sense if you listen to these 3 in a row LOL.

@lasagna312

3 жыл бұрын

@@iXCrasherXi I don't think Inez is the one James cheated on Betty with. She's just the one that told Betty about the rumors of James cheating.

@aspencall4204

3 жыл бұрын

iXCrasherXi what about illicit affairs? I feel that fits the story better then cardigan especially if you watch the music video. Also agree that Inez was not the other girl but just heard the rumor & is a gossip

@mrsswiftie2751

3 жыл бұрын

@@lasagna312 inez probably told betty so that james and her would break up, so that inez would get together with james. or atleast try to.

as a literature nerd, this is the only reaction of the album that's been worth watching for me! You picked up on almost every lyric i find profound in this album!

@favour3734

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah. I hope she did notice 'they told me all my cages were mental so i got wasted like all my potential' since it's imo of taylor's best lines

@bubblegumbitch2191

3 жыл бұрын

The lakes is a call back to the romantics as she references Words worth “what are my words worth’s?” And the Prelude

@apoorvan5317

3 жыл бұрын

favour obami yesss!! I was looking for the reaction to those lines as well.

@CC-xy2yn

3 жыл бұрын

I wanna be a literature nerd too please tell me how :D

@eleazarbarnuevo5472

3 жыл бұрын

Periodt! The details I'm really happy someone pointed them out

I liked this video a lot but once again people jump to thinking most songs are about some guy. Like Mirrorball for example, I think its 100% about being a performer/people pleaser type of personality, trying to fit in and remain in the eyes of her audience or even media ("I know they say the end os near.. but Im still on my highest tip toes, spinning in my highest heels love, shining Just for you")

@juliet361

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! When I heard mirrorball I couldn’t help but think of bits of her documentary. Like “I need to make a better album” and the stuff about reinventing yourself to keep the public’s interest and the impossibility of meeting the demands of public opinion and “as long as society will tolerate me being successful”

@matthewlocke9225

3 жыл бұрын

“When they called off the circus, burned the disco down, sent home the horses and the rodeo clowns, but I’m still on that tight rope, I’m still trying everything to keep you laughing at me” when they called off her tour, city’s were burning, they sent her dancers home and her fans were home quarantining. She went and wrote an album to keep us entertained. WHAT A QUEEN!!!

@juliet361

3 жыл бұрын

Matthew Locke Exactly! A few months of quarantine and she made this masterpiece

@Googlemonkey8

3 жыл бұрын

Paula Santos She writes about everything.

@redloops4364

3 жыл бұрын

ngl i first that it was a girl singing to her partner and i just found sweet, warm and loving how she is so in love and optimistic BUT then as i pondered the lyrics more especially her being on the tightrope trying to keep 'you' laughing and entertained it just clicked that it could be the plural 'you' as in us the fans/audience and i just loved that interpretation A LOT better.

tossing panties it's the new starbucks lovers 😂

@pearl9777

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr I’ve watched a lot of reactions and most say they hear panties 🤣

@mariafreiji5717

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao yes

@soscarlettitwasss

2 жыл бұрын

Or the new "pretty like a devil" 😂

@susufray3601

2 жыл бұрын

@@soscarlettitwasss where is that from?

@soscarlettitwasss

2 жыл бұрын

@@susufray3601 Cruel Summer

if there was one song on this album that's directly about her and her relationship, it's "invisible string"... and also "peace"

@barcyb7911

3 жыл бұрын

I agree

@Shay2theT

3 жыл бұрын

I agree. I also think "This is Me Trying" and "Mirrorball" are basically songs from her to us. I think Mad Woman is about the stuff that's gone on in her life too. Maybe Kanye or the label stuff? "The Last Great American Dynasty" is the true story about the house she bought in Rhode Island. "Epiphany"= her grandfather's war stories/covid med staff. "My Tears Ricochet" on the face is about suicide. Then there's the 3 songs all from a different perspective of the love triangle. Which three, is still under debate. My guess is Illicit Affairs (Betty's perspective), Betty (James' perspective), & August (Inez' perspective).

@elisandrasandes491

3 жыл бұрын

Sherry Tiller my tears ricochet is also about scott/big machine and her masters and all that went between them.

@sinkanddrownanddie

3 жыл бұрын

Sherry Tiller the three are cardigan (betty's perpective), august (the other girl's perspective) and betty (james' perspective). Inez isn't part of the triangle, she's just the one who told betty about what james did.

@loredanapero7268

3 жыл бұрын

Peace 😍😍😍

My tears ricochet is just so freaking beautifully written. The fifth song on her albums is always the most heartbreaking. And this one is about her previous record label "stealing" her first six albums and selling them. "I can go anywhere... Just not home" Home being her music. "You hear my stolen lullabies." "You wear the same jewels, that I gave you, as you bury me" Jewels being her songs...

@sultana1150

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah plus is the only self written on the album!

@cherrybelle5794

3 жыл бұрын

It's my favorite song!!

@lauren789369

3 жыл бұрын

So beautiful and sad

@whitecat5695

3 жыл бұрын

Oh it was about her label. For some reason i thought it’s about her ex Calvin.

@SundriedSage

3 жыл бұрын

White Cat i think the only song she wrote about calvin ever since they broke up was i forgot that you existed

This is seriously one of the best reactions I’ve seen for this album. You are so detailed and focused on the lyrics. Watching you nerd out over the alliteration and word choices was so much fun! :)

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much!!

@reyganparina8886

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly honnn! I want her to react on taylor discography she'll gonna love that swear.

@DoubleBlack2.0

3 жыл бұрын

Agree!!

@ApprenticeWonderwall

3 жыл бұрын

@@reyganparina8886 That, Lana's and Lorde's. OOOOOOOOOOH 👀

@reyganparina8886

3 жыл бұрын

@@ApprenticeWonderwall ? What do you mean?

I love the "you were my town, now i'm in exile seeing you out" cuz deep relationships do become this sort of familiar place for u, where y'all have little inside jokes and bring comfort to each other-a hub away from the outside world. But wen y'all break up, its like this home you found in one another is gone. You're in essentially exile, meaning you can't ever return to ur home again. It's really sad.

@RealGermanish

3 жыл бұрын

yeah I really relate to that feeling. on the same note I also love "you taught me a secret language I can't speak with anyone else" cause it just perfectly describes the feeling of suddenly not having the person that was closest to you in your life anymore.

@smartmarketing173

3 жыл бұрын

That line “I can go anywhere, just not home”, just killlllls me.💔I think she meant it for BMG, but I hear a broken romance; her lyrics are so universal and transformative. After a break up, you can’t escape the ghost of that person, the memories are everywhere, including in the home you both shared. Girrrrl yes. I ended up moving to another town because I was so haunted by it.

@LisethH

3 жыл бұрын

the way i’m crying reading this comment.. LMAOO 😔

@dcandleonna

3 жыл бұрын

this comment explained everything that made me cry listening to "exile"

Loved this reaction, but kind of sad you glazed over "They told me all my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential" in 'this is me trying.' So devastating and brilliant.

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

Girl, i agree! Idk how i missed that epicness.

@sabrinaspeaks937

3 жыл бұрын

The entire second verse of This is Me Trying is so good! "My words shoot to kill when I'm mad. I have a lot of regrets about that." "They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential." "I ended up here, pouring out my heart to a stranger, but I didn't pour the whiskey." Like, holy shit, Taylor. That song is so well-written with such beautiful wordplay and heartbreaking lines. Coming from someone with an alcoholic father currently in recovery, it hits hard. So underrated.

@coastervelocity3899

3 жыл бұрын

Are we not going to talk about “Pulled the car off the road to the lookout, could have followed my fears all the way down”

@blackturtlerabbitpink4366

3 ай бұрын

That triggered me as well fr

Teenage love triangle of James, Betty, and the other girl. Cardigan: Betty POV August: 2nd girl POV Betty: James POV

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

So cool! Thank you!

@blondedivy

3 жыл бұрын

also james is probably a girl🥺

@JesusGomez-ob2qt

3 жыл бұрын

@@blondedivy james sounds like a boy name though

@rochelle9306

3 жыл бұрын

Jesus Gomez the names on betty were based on blake and ryan’s daughters, even james, so if you look at it like that, james might have been a girl.

@JesusGomez-ob2qt

3 жыл бұрын

@@rochelle9306 well this is all speculation, we need an official word from taylor.

"They called off the circus, burned the disco down" calls out her Red and 1989 eras. Refers to how the fanfare of her previous eras have been snuffed out by time and the acclaim she always has to submit to. Mirrorball is a song about how she is always so willing to bend and refract light into the way we wish her to be seen. To be in the public eye means to submit to the demands of the audience that watches and listens to your material, and this song attests to how well she has kept true to herself while making her content as palpably relatable to everyone who chooses to listen. She's a mirrorball. Her critics are the regulars; the masquerade revellers, drunk as they watch her shattered edges glisten.

Anyone else sad that she didn’t pay too much attention to the lyrics of epiphany? “Holds your hand through plastic now. ‘Doc, I think she’s crashin’ out.’” 🥺🥺🥺

@caileyten7900

3 жыл бұрын

I know!!! I thought that was one of the best lyrics in the album!

@morganproctor7521

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing! I’m a COVID nurse and listened to the album when it first came out while driving home from a really difficult shift. Those lyrics had me crying so hard, I had to pull over. It speaks volumes of what it’s like to work in healthcare right now. People are dying alone in hospital beds because we can’t have visitors. Healthcare workers are struggling to provide a fraction of peace for these people during their final moments. Between that imagery and the reference to the trauma of war, I think Epiphany is the most profound song Taylor has ever written.

@deselise

3 жыл бұрын

oof that lyric, i cry my eyes o to epiphany. that line tho, not only does it apply to covid, but it reminds me of my own mental health and when it gets so bad i just feel like that’s it, i’m crashing. and the “and some things you just can’t speak about.” like something’s are just so painful you can’t bring yourself to relive them so you just don’t tell anyone. heartbreakingly beautiful

“Daddy issues...we all have them, right?” Girlllllll 🤭

@miguelguardado600

3 жыл бұрын

ok but she's kinda right

@gabgonzales4570

3 жыл бұрын

But did she lie doe

Omg I really spent 1h here with you enjoying poetry and good music. And I loved it. Some fans have interpreted the heartbreak in this album as the heartbreak Taylor felt when her mentor and manager Scott Borchetta betrayed her and sold her entire discography to Scooter Braun. So there a many themes combined: 1) the whole folklore and fictional stories (about Betty and James), which one would say is the most superficial reading. They are to be taken at face value. So there are song in many POV of that love triangle. 2) Her love for joe and for music, who are the 2 things that saved her: cardigan, peace, invisible string 3) The loss of her "stolen lullabies" through the hands of someone she deeply trusted : My tears ricochet, Mad woman and Hoax are about. She is still deeply hurt about that, it froze her ground loosing her masters and changing record label. So she wasn't betrayed or cheated on by Joe, but by her manager. 4) Also I feel like every song has a different underlying "mental illness" theme: mirrorball (needing others approval), seven (home abuse), epiphany (ptsd from war or covid), this is me trying (depression and substance abuse).... and many more. It's so complex that it's creazy. Anyway, I really enjoyed your wit and passion for melodies and alliterations haha

@mitchlaurensantillan58

3 жыл бұрын

Me too HAHAHAH nice reactionss

@amyj4224

3 жыл бұрын

Cardigan is one of the love triangle songs. Cardigan is Betty’s POV, Betty is James’ POV, and August is the girl he cheated on Betty with’s POV. Although certain lyrics from it could’ve been inspired by joe too

"MY DADDY ISSUES ARE EXPOSED" SAMEEEEEEEE lmao

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

😭😂

For me I think mirrorball is her talking about her fans and her relationship with them instead of a romantic one

@saturn7404

3 жыл бұрын

Definitely.

She is an incredibly genius songwriter. My tears ricochet is actually about her old record label selling her masters and leaving the label and how betrayed she felt after being there 15 years and Scott Borchetta being like a second father to her. “Stolen lullabies” “crossing out the good years” “cursin my name, wishing I stayed.” I think a lot of songs on this album are about that pain. I believe the 1 and hoax are also about Scott and I think mad woman is partially scooter Braun but also obviously Kim and Kanye from “women like hunting witches too, doing your dirtiest work for you/it’s obvious that wanting me dead has really brought you two together” also betty, cardigan, and august are a love triangle from each person’s perspective with cardigan being betty’s perspective years later, reflecting on young love and how that person stays frozen in your mind at the age you met them, betty is James’s point of view coming back saying “would you believe me if I told you it was just a summer thing?” And august is the other girls point of view BUT it’s also theorized to be a love triangle between her, the fans, and Scott Borchetta with cardigan being a love letter to the fans “when I felt like an old cardigan under someone’s bed, YOU (the fans) put me on and Said I was your favorite (musician), august being about her music (you were never mine to lose) and Betty being what she wishes Scott would say to her to make it better. She is INCREDIBLE. The deep cuts are always hidden in the albums. Most singles do not accurately represent the genius that is hidden in a TS album. If you like the slower, sad, vulnerable type of lyrics, you should def check out Red

@christelmena5506

3 жыл бұрын

Tara Bartley this is a little bit of a stretch. The album has a lot of references to the pain caused by the riff between her and Scott Brochetta, and loosing her masters. tears ricochet is def about that and mad women too, as well as for anyone that portrays her as crazy for fighting for the things she believes in and telling her she should let go but she keeps fighting. The trilogy is just pure story telling and probably reminiscing about her own experiences with young love. this is me trying is clearly about her fame/career as is mirrorball about wanting to be loved.

@tarabartley9279

3 жыл бұрын

Christel Mena it could be but I can definitely see cardigan being to the fans, especially as she is singing about her precious eras at the beginning Vintage tee, brand new phone (1989) High heels on, cobblestone (red) Sequin smile, black lipstick (rep) Sensual politics (lover) 🤯🤯

@kelseymeyers3445

3 жыл бұрын

@@tarabartley9279 almost every son references old lyrics. She loves to do that for fans and mentioned that these songs can be tied to other songs she has previously released. She also told fans that the songs are about a love triangle. Listen to Betty and then Cardigan immediately after. "You put me on and said I was your favorite" meaning he 'put her on', lied to her.. if you google what it means to put someone on it will say it means to lie to them or a HOAX. in Betty, James says "Im only 17 I don't know anything" in Cartigan Betty says "When you are young they assume you know nothing". The more you listen to the album you realize how layered the songs are. They are connected to tell a story but on top of that each individual song is telling a story that pertains to her own life and pulls lyrics from old songs. It is an absolute masterpiece if you ask me.

@gaylerogers1499

3 жыл бұрын

Tara Bartley, I agree with you about Hoax. I think she is saying that what she perceived as Scott’s love for her as a person when she was part of his label was just a hoax in that he never loved her he just wanted something from her. I think the line “You knew it still hurts underneath my scar From when they pulled me apart” references the Taylor swift is cancelled/reputation era and Finishing the line with “But what you did was just as dark” references Scott knowingly selling her album to one of those people and the her biggest bullies.

@tarabartley9279

3 жыл бұрын

Kelsey Meyers I completely agree!! I’ve read so many things and when I saw the put me on like I was like 🤯🤯🤯 indisputable genius. Idk how she’s even real like how does her brain do that?????

Loved your reaction and how You really payed attention to the lyrics. The last great american dynasty is the story of the the owners of her Rhode Island house. It s the real story of Rebekah West Harkness who founded the Harkness ballet. Her marriage to William Hale "Bill" Harkness, an attorney and heir to the Standard Oil fortune made her one of the wealthiest women in America. (According to her Wiki Page). And Taylor bought that house few years ago and it s her house now

Mirrorball is about being a woman in the spotlight and having to constantly reinvent yourself every couple of years like she has since she entered the industry as a teenager. She’s talked about it in Miss Americana & how negatively fame and media has impacted her self worth and self image. It can also be interpreted as Taylor’s message for her fans and how she understands that we put ourselves into her songs. She knows that her music is relatable to us and helps a lot of us process things that we go through in our own lives, so she’s saying she won’t stop exploring songwriting from different perspectives so that there can be a song for everyone in her discography 🥺

@miserableromantics

3 жыл бұрын

& If you want to interpret it as being part of the teenage love triangle story, it can be from the perspective of the same girl from ‘august’ (whoever james cheated on betty with)

@miserableromantics

3 жыл бұрын

basically just Taylor being a GENIUS as always

@dcandleonna

3 жыл бұрын

i agree! mirrorball is like a love letter to her fans. and the way she sings "hush, when no one is around my dear" makes me feel like she is this motherly figure singing a lullaby to her kids (her fans) and letting us know everything is gonna be ok and she wont give up making art despite everything she went through. i love this song so much 🥺🥺🥺

@CC-xy2yn

3 жыл бұрын

I also think mirrorball is about august girl experience with James in that "summer thing" Some of the reasons i think that is because of that reddit theory that all song are connected and the line "im still trying everything to keep looking at me" cause she knows that shes just a mistress but she's still trying everything so James will keep looking at her and won't look back at Betty.

51:50 you should listen to Red by Taylor Swift then. It's very similar with how she writes this song

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this suggestion! Gotten it loads so I will this weekend!

@Lochness19

3 жыл бұрын

@@sherthetruth Red is similar in that colours are a focal point of the lyrics but it doesn't start the sentences with the colours. The one other song of hers I can think of that does that (which is a very poetic thing to do, you don't really do it in day-to-day language) is Dear John. Only one line is like that, but it's the first line of the song so it's still very memorable. The rest of the song is still quite poetic I think, just in different ways, I think Dear John is the most poetic song from her first three albums. Aside from that it doesn't have much in common with Invisible String though, because Dear John is a scorcher of a breakup song.

I never anticipated an actual Poet reacting to #folklore but I'M SO FREAKING GLAD YOU DID. A gorgeous woman, a poet and reacting to Taylor Swift's genius lyricism. I feel so blessed watching through the whole video. 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗💗 You have brought insights I definitely missed. 💗💗💗 For whatever it's worth, The Lumineers' "Ophelia" is like a distant cousin of Taylor Swift's "folklore." I believe you'll enjoy it too. 😊😊

@luizachehab

3 жыл бұрын

oh god i appreciate this comment so much because ophelia!!!! yes!!!! its GORGEOUS!!

@BabinhaPeebles

11 ай бұрын

Yeeessss, it immediately reminded me of ophelia, it's amazing

im so glad that someone notest the "leaving like a father" lirycs

To me, This Is Me Trying is about someone who struggles with mental health and alcoholism telling someone that just trying & keeping their head above water is the most they can do at the moment. And kind of desperately hoping that’s enough

@staciharvatin251

3 жыл бұрын

I can't help but think This Is Me Trying is a letter from Taylor to her fans

@elma5216

3 жыл бұрын

You know what’s weird? I feel like she sings a lot about alcohol since rep era maybe. Like before she never really mentioned drinking much. But now I’m a little worried alcohol is helping her dealing with stuff. I’m probably thinking too far but it just caught my attention.

@cruelsummer3021

3 жыл бұрын

@@elma5216 it's been a running joke on twt that she needs therapy but im genuinely actually so worried esp after reading the lyrics to mirrorball and hoax. i hope she's getting help

@laug1576

3 жыл бұрын

Emma Lou she can’t stop singing about alcohol. After I listened to lover I was like omg.. hahah. I feel bad for her specially how she used to be so anti-drinking

@Melted-Kuchi-kopi

3 жыл бұрын

@@elma5216 I think it could be a symptom of her feeling like she couldn't really talk about drinking and couldn't grow up in that way for a really long time so she's making up for lost time. I mean it too her until her late 20s on rep to even mentioned alcohol.

been trying so hard to find a reaction like yours. thank u for actually dissecting and understanding every part of the album and appreciating it's beauty.

Cardigan 3:13 “and you’d be standing in my front porch light” Betty 3:13 “Betty, I’m here on your doorstep”

Mirrorball floated under my radar the first few days of listening to this album but it's pushed itself right up to the top along with exile and august.

@imbored9955

3 жыл бұрын

Ditto.

@bigmark288

3 жыл бұрын

Sameee

@bubblegumbitch2191

3 жыл бұрын

100%

I love 'I hit my peak at seven' paired with the imagery of her actually swinging high above the creek and also 'too scared to jump in' (to the creek, but also to situations?) Idk I really love this one. It's wistful. I think the production on this one actaully aaron dessner, her other collaborator on this! I also love how Mad Woman is quiet but absolutely furious at the same time lol

@avajeann4540

3 жыл бұрын

I love how Mad Woman is the perfect portrayal about how quiet, calm rage can be scarier than loud, in your face rage.

@MsSera21

3 жыл бұрын

@@avajeann4540 that's such a good way of describing it! Exactly. She's simmering and in control of it.

@staciharvatin251

3 жыл бұрын

I'm starting to think Seven is about Taylor's commentary on her career

@LolLol-yn8uv

3 жыл бұрын

@@staciharvatin251 wait what I thought seven was about a childhood friend that Taylor had??

If you have only really heard Taylor's singles then you really haven't seen what she can do lyrically (and has been all along) You might really enjoy her album Red. Would love to see what you think of that album. Thanks for the lyrical deep dive! great reaction. Also her album forwards (which you can find online) are always a good introduction to her albums

This is the best reaction of folklore I've ever watched.

@mountainrock7682

3 жыл бұрын

For real. The big accounts - Ajay, Lauren, Steven, Blake disappointed us.

@fardalubis8047

3 жыл бұрын

@@mountainrock7682 I agree with you. Have you watched DeuceReacts? That's good one too.

@mountainrock7682

3 жыл бұрын

@@fardalubis8047 Abandoned watching his channel when I started suspecting he's a Republican. He always didn't wanted politics in Taylor's songs.

@fardalubis8047

3 жыл бұрын

@@mountainrock7682 Woops I didn't know that. Still waiting for Ash reaction, hope she won't disappoint us.

@HalienNation1

3 жыл бұрын

Farda Lubis Didn’t see that he had reacted, but enjoy him. Thanks for the heads up

What I’ve gathered from all the fan theories/reactions going around: the 1 is Taylor daydreaming about the what-ifs of a failed relationship. _____ cardigan, betty and august are 3 parts of a teenage love triangle: cardigan is told from the perspective of Betty after finding out she was cheated on and knowing this person would eventually want her back (I knew you’d miss me once the thrill expired/ And you’d be standin’ in my front porch light) betty is told from the perspective of James (either a boy or a girl) swearing the affair was only a summer fling (Slept next to her, but/ I dreamt of you all summer long) august is told by the other girl who knows that this is wrong (Canceled plans just in case you’d call/ And say, “Meet me behind de mall”) and also knows this is fleeting because James still loves Betty (So much for summer love and saying “us” /‘Cause you weren’t mine to lose) _____ the last great american dynasty is about Rebekah Harkness who was the previous owner of her Rhode Island house. She endured a lot of the same criticism Taylor and many women in the spotlight face in their careers (being too loud, not knowing her place, ruining a good man’s life, being a mad woman, etc.) exile is a duet between two ex-lovers wondering what went wrong (‘Cause you never gave a warning sign /I gave so many signs) my tears ricochet might be about being betrayed by the guy who owned her songs (dude wouldn’t let her buy her own music but sold it to someone she hated) (And when you can’t sleep at night/ You hear my stolen lullabies) mirrorball is about reflecting other people’s personalities/ideas of who you should be but feeling like you can’t be authentic (I’m a mirrorball/ I can change everything about me to fit in) seven is about childhood love that never dies (Cross your heart, won’t tell no other/ And though I can’t recall your face/ I still got love for you) this is me trying is her recognizing that she makes mistakes and is still trying to be better (And maybe I don’t quite know what to say/ But I’m here in your doorway) illicit affairs is about what it’s like to be the mistress in a relationship and how when the thrill fades it becomes quite tragic (What started in beautiful rooms/ Ends in meetings in parking lots) invisible string is about remembering all the little things in her life that lead her to finding Joe like they were destined to meet (And isn’t it just so pretty to think/ All along there was some/ Invisible string/ Tying you to me?) mad woman is about how she is often turned into a villain in her own story and portrayed as this crazy bitch by the media. It’s also about the people who have betrayed and hurt her but act surprised when she refuses to just take it quietly (No one likes a mad woman/ You made her like that) epiphany is both about her grandfathers’ time in the military and doctors and nurses during the pandemic. It talks about struggling in this ‘war’ and only finding peace in your dreams peace is also about her relationship with Joe. It’s about being able to promise him everything except for a peaceful and drama-free life (Would it be enough if I could never give you peace?)

Came for Taylor, stayed for you. You’re so fun and funny! Analysis and commentary on point btw.

Loved the reaction! Not sure if you’ve heard it but you should react to All Too Well, it’s like the holy grail of Taylor Swift songs. The writing and her ability to capture those intricate moments in a past relationship is incredible. (The songs about Jake Gyllenhaal btw lol)

3 жыл бұрын

Yesss!!

@liz10988

3 жыл бұрын

And the rest of the Red album too 😉

Sometimes i Sat down alone & starts Crying or thinking how can anyone hate her . She's so precious.

The last great american dynasty is about the old owner of Taylor’s beach house, she was a really interesting woman so she decided to write about her, specially because she was portraid similar to Taylor

Her best album in my opinion. So calm,chill and poetic.

Finally someone gave the importance about she saying she could give him a child. This is huge!

@j_dobb13

3 жыл бұрын

Ikr!! When I heard that lyric it hit me how mature she is and how deep her love for Joe is.

@tonyleman9633

Жыл бұрын

That part of Peace hits even more nowadays that Bigger Than The Whole Sky exists as well

Is it just me or she looks like Rihanna ✨✨

@aastha212

3 жыл бұрын

Yess the cheek bones remind me of Rihanna

@raymarksobebe5058

3 жыл бұрын

And she sound like Rih too

@nilssjoberg5557

3 жыл бұрын

yeah she does especially on some angles

@huhfudge7797

3 жыл бұрын

Omg, yes!!! I've been trying to remember who does she remind me of lol, thanks.

@hafsa9512

3 жыл бұрын

I see a lil and she's so pretty 😭

OMG, finally someone who acknowledges the folk metaphor in Seven♥

Your reaction to the line "Leaving like a father, running like water" was the same I had 🤣😭😭💀 I swear!!!

Its always great to see someone enjoying the heart of Taylor's success, her lyrics. I think reading her album prologue on her Instagram is super insightful to how she approached songs POV wise. But music is great in that it has a different resonance and significance to listeners outside of what the artist might have intended. Keep up the good work!

Sice Saturday I've seen so many reaction videos, some better than others. I've seen the reaction of crying teenage fans, rapper singers, even music producers and professional video editors. It's been so interesting to see the perspective from each one and all the points of view! Seeing yours is just what I needed. There are so many things she says that even though sound incredibly beautiful I don't understand, and had it not been because of your description about her theatre references I would have never undertstood "Exile" like I do now. Now that song is my fvorite one of the album because of that! Now it makes sense! Thanks to watching all these videos I understand why Taylor's #5 tracks are the ones people look forward the most every time. I used to write so much when I was young, and something happened when I got married that that facet of myself got "locked away". I am a 34 grown woman, mother of a toddler, busy and trying to start a new business... all that to say that whne I listened to this album that young, dreamer part of me has nudged me and made me think back to all those endless nights of writing poetry, essays, stories. I feel so moved by this album and not because I may have lived through some of these stories, but there's something nostalgic about it that brings me back to my own adolescence: from the music and lyrics to the scenes and font they chose for the lyric videos. I could keep writing about how much I like it without pinpointing exactly what it is. Maybe the part of me that I left behind and my soul is longing for. Anyways, thanks for yor video!

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

Going through the comments and this made my day! Wow, thank you so much for writing something so sweet and I'm glad it made you see things clearer

I really love your reaction here! Love the appreciation of her lyrics even though you don't always gel with her. Just a few background pieces that might help understanding the lyrics: The Last Great American Dynasty is about Rebekah Harkness, whose house Taylor bought-her story is really interesting and worth looking up. My Tears Ricochet and Mad Woman seem to be about the betrayal of her old label selling her masters to Scooter Braun without letting her bid for them, and possibly a hint of the situation with Kanye. Epiphany contrasts her grandfather's time in WWII with the work of nurses during COVID (and probably also treating her mother who has cancer).

I looved how u explained some imagery that I didn't get - especially because I'm not good at English and it's not my native language. Thank u

first reaction video i've seen of someone actually listening and going over the lyrics!!! they're so amazing and so glad someone is appreciating it!!!

I LOVE how u analyse all these lyric. Best reaction video i’ve seen on the album so far. Cheers

Finally someone paid attention to Taylor’s gift of writing ❤️

I've watched more Folklore reaction videos than any other reaction topic ever and this was my favorite. The deep appreciation you have for the lyrics gave me such an appreciation for you. You just radiate depth and positivity.

wow, this is my favorite folklore reaction i've seen so far (and what this type of album deserves tbh). you're so observant and your catalogue of knowledge and references really helped me gain a deeper insight to the songs, so cool. taylor is an incredible lyricist--i'm happy this could be the album that finally show nonfans the artistry of her songwriting.

I literally cried when she said give you a child

If you are a poet you should like Taylor more. She was always a Storyteller since the beginning.

BABE! thank you! i have been waiting for someone to talk about them good lyrics she's giving us

Yessss finally someone who dissects the lyrics, and not just reacting and ignoring Taylor's skill. Love your reaction video. BTW, you're beautiful and your hair looks like TS' hair during reputation 💕

Omg , a really good breakdown on the lyrics, I really appreciate that! I have watched your video till the end, really liked it. This album for me feels like taylor is telling me stories before I go to sleep and let myself just take break from all these negativities from this world.

I love your reaction/review! It's nice to see someone pay attention to even the smallest details of the songs and appreciate the lyrics. It felt like you were genuinely enjoying it and it felt so authentic. This is what a true reaction should be and this definitely deserves more views!

THIS IS SO GOOD THO! I LOVE HOW YOUR REACTION VID IS SO DETAILED AND HAS A VERY DIFFERENT APPROACH!

This might be the best reaction video I’ve seen so far. Like it was FUN, it was appreciative, it was raw, and attentive. You need to keep these coming! I’ve seen in the comments that you’ll react to Red next, can’t wait for that. Sending you lots of loovee💕

Your reaction is the best for folklore album. The way you analyse the lyrics. Just wow 💓

@HalienNation1

3 жыл бұрын

I agree; and her reactions are heartfelt and beautiful to watch. I like the expressiveness and honesty of Sher’s reactions to the various songs. So glad I found this today in my feed!

“The Last Great American Dynasty” is one of the best examples of how good at storytelling Taylor is. The song is about her house on Rhode Island and she’s telling the story of the previous owner! I loveeee the imagery in ghat song.

I love epiphany, for me,that song is about this pandemic.

@PLazz257

3 жыл бұрын

Pandemic my dear, it's worldwide

@arcturus4939

3 жыл бұрын

@@PLazz257 owww sorry. Thank you for correcting me

@piperlee4213

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it’s a story about her grandfather who served in ww2 and the healthcare workers during this pandemic

Exile is just a Masterpiece Back in Forth Story

@celbustaleno4221

3 жыл бұрын

Truth

I loved your reaction so much! It’s the little things that you notice makes this reaction great and the breakdowns till the very end! Love you Queen Sher 🕊

I’ve been a huge TS fan since 2006 and I LOVED hearing your take on this. Her songwriting has always been incredible, but there’s something so personal and intimate about the lyrics on this album. So excited to subscribe and hear more from you ❤️

I love your reaction and that you really brought a lot of insight into folklore, not just lyrically but musically as well.

Joe and Taylor are still together, taylor just went wild with her imagination and some of the songs are about her ex record label - u can hear that in exile and my tears ricochet :)

The cutest reactions ive seen. Hope to see more from your channel.

Subscribed!!!! this reaction video is what I've been waiting since forever, most of reaction channels only focused on the sound but not on it's content. So happy to see this reaction, hope to watch every album of Taylor here since all of her works are so poetic, sending love all the way from Philippines. Keep safe everyone, take care 💕

These are my type of reaction!!! I love when she dives into the lyrics ! Taylor is amazing with lyrics 😌💖

AHHH I love your reactions and thoughts and break downs. As someone who loves writing/literature/poetry I enjoy your reactions so much!

i love this! i've been trying to find the one who was really focus and appreciate the lyrics! most of them in the other video would be like pay attention to music and productions and sounds and etc. but i would love to see people that has been overwhelmed by these lyrics and words. thank you for making this video!

I've seen that a lot of people have suggested Red as poetic, and I totally agree, but I was thinking that you might also enjoy the low-key ones in 1989 like This Love (my favourite she has ever done, lyrically and vocally), Clean, Wonderland, and some of the non-singles ones in basically her whole discography, that is where the poetry is, I believe.

This is my favorite Taylor reaction yet. I am a Swiftie and have been for a long time- but I’m a longtime fan of Bon Iver and primarily indie music since I was a teenager. This album merged two worlds for me. I am also a writer, so your reaction resonated with me. Thank you for this! Side note: the OC did have a great soundtrack! Death cab, spoon- too many to name.

this video is awesome :) taylor is one of my favorite lyricists so when i watch album reviews, im always disappointed by the lack of interest in the lyrics from people's initial listen. watching you analyze the lyrics specifically along with the melodic patterns and stanzas is so cool for me! thanks for making this!

I think this has been one of my favorite Folklore reaction videos so far. I really liked your perspective, thanks!

Your reaction to the lyrics are GOLD. that was basically me. i live for lyrics, the word play, the alliteration, metaphors, extended metaphors, sensory imagery, similes, allusions, references ect i just live for that stuff.

Best reaction ever. I've always wanted a reactor to dissect the intricate lyrics and here you are

One of the best reactions I’ve seen! You really took time to analyse the lyrics and I loved your energy too!

I got chills when you react to this. I love it

2nd listen should be with headphones. She made this in quarantine i can't even get out of bed😂

The Last Great American Dynasty is the story of the couple who used to live in her Rhode Island House before she bought it. :D

I love how you listen to music, and it’s so refreshing to see someone really analyze lyrics! I loved this video and I’m subscribing!!

great reaction! really loved how you pay attention to both the lyrics and the instrumental❤️

loved your reaction!!

I literally got chills in exile when Taylor said " So I'm leaving out the side door" amazing lyrics. This is a great video btw

your reaction is my fave so far. I appreciate your breakdown of the lyrics.. it's really different from a view of a poet ahhhh i love it thank you for giving light to some points i've missed!!!

This is the best folklore album reaction I’ve seen!! Love you insights! 💛 Would love to watch you dissect her other albums! I definitely think folklore is her best album lyrically, but I’ve always loved her music because of the phenomenal somgwriting.

I LOVE that you analyse the lyrics, I'm always annoyed when the people reacting don't pay attention to the lyrics. Great video!

I’m still watching lol but nice reaction! From my understanding most of these stories are from other POVs, so they’re not about herself actually.

You have no idea how much i enjoyed you nerding out over lyrics! I am literally a lyrics person and omg so much fun to watch!

I came for a Taylor reaction and stayed the full video while doing my work, your reaction was amazing I loved your lyric deep dive.

Wow i really loved this video. As someone who studied linguistics for a while in uni it was fun when you mentioned all those poetic elements. Also loved your general reactions to all the songs and i definitely felt a lot of the same emotions hahaha namely screaming at the lyrics and just feeling it.

@sherthetruth

3 жыл бұрын

Syamim Aziz thank you!

I like how you interprete her lyrics. Because not many youtubers get the meaning behind her lyrics

I've been getting a lot of reaction videos in my feed and I watched them appreciate Taylor Swift as a musician. I really wanted someone to appreciate the breath-taking quality of her lyrics and then I see this video where a Poet reacts to Folklore. I've never clicked so fast in my life xD and your uptakes on the poetic quality of the songs are beautiful! Thanks for doing this! :D

Please keep doing more reactions!!! Love you!