#I look in peoples windows like I’m some deranged weirdo

[saturnsconstellation]

I know this is controversial to my “I don’t like Taylor Swift” post but in my defense the new album is fire. Anyway I’d love a Wolfstar angsty microfic based on “I look in peoples windows” but it’s Sirius looking for Remus everywhere he goes.

Fic writers do your thing!

[taylorswiftdebut]

been thinking about this

[paperpuzzles]

Like I’m some deranged weirdo

[labyrinthhofmymind]

severus “i look in people’s windows, like i’m some deranged weirdo” snape

[skyegraves21]

I look in peoples windows like I’m some deranged weirdo

[whenthegoldrays]

yeah idk I just feel like naming the album The Tortured Poets Department was a bit too pretentious, especially when you compare the songs to the lyricism on folklore and evermore. Like, I know that she’s fully within her rights to have some silly little lyrics like the Charlie Puth one or Aristotle/Grand Theft Auto, but if you’re marketing the album as poetry, then there’s more riding on it, yk?

Glaring example: “I Look In People’s Windows,” a favorite of mine. The first chorus says “I look in people’s windows, transfixed by rose golden glows,” which is a lovely and poetic lyric, but in the second chorus she replaces that line with “like I’m some deranged weirdo” which takes some the poetic nature out of the song. I think she needed to tighten the songwriting on quite a few of the songs… to pick up the glitter gel pen a bit less and pick up the quill pen a bit more. Either that, or to name the album something else!

[tryhoney-moved]

i look in peoples windows!!! like i’m some deranged weirdo!

[drivemysoul]

i look in people’s windows like i’m some deranged weirdo

[lootkey]

Now first listen of the Anthology tracks!

Overall thoughts: I probably won’t come back to these as much? But, I am very much a more full production girl so those who like the guitar centric and piano ballad songs are going to love these. The one outlier here is “imgonnagetyouback” not sure why tf that’s in here and not on the main album bc it doesn’t match the rest of the anthology tracks but it may be my favorite on the album as a whole idk

Fave 3

imgonnagetyouback

So Highschool

The Prophecy

Best 3

Cassandra

The Bolter

The Manuscript

The Black Dog

Oh we are sad again. Oh wait are we sad? The beat is picking up? OH SCREAMING oh back down? This production is throwing me but I get that it is intentional lmao. “Play him” actor shade. I think this song is what we all expected for this album. Also “esoteric joke”? Part of me wants to believe she wanted to write “making fun of me with an esoteric bloke” but I (like Taylor) am delusional sometimes. Sell my house 🥺 8/10

imgonnagetyouback

This production screams The 1975 at the beginning. Yes girl, know you’re hot! OH MY GOD THIS CHORUS. The classic “get you back” entendre. “I’m an Aston Martin”???? OMG. Loving the synths in this. This song was made for me and me alone. HOLY FUCK. we stan Jack Antonoff in this house. 100/10

The Albatross

The plucky type strings in the back are nice. I think this one is going to have to grow on me? It isn’t resonating with me on this first listen. Again Taylor Swift and threatening men, I love to see it. 6/10

Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus

First of all this song title is ridiculous. Saw me with someone who looked like they would bully you in school? LMAO. Did she just say “needed drugs more”??? Oh my god? Oh this one is hurtful? She changed to do anything for him and the way to break her heart is to say “I loved you as you were” … as a people pleaser I am sobbing on the floor. 7/10

How Did It End?

I’m going to need to research these lyrics more but this is interesting since it seems to be critical and self aware of how the public devours her pain. Also, this song must be a favorite of hers because all good chunk of the lyrics we got as part of the rollout are in this songs. D-Y-I-N-G????? Oh girl. The pen is penning here. 8/10

So High School

Not the Spotify vertical video being football lights, girl you are not subtle. Also this production sounds like something but I can’t place it??? Honestly this and 3am by Halsey are in the same genre. STIFLE YOUR SIGHS?!?! yes ma’am!!! You know ball, I know Aristotle??? You know who you wanted and you got her??? OH MY GOD. I do wish the production was a little quieter? But overall I like this!! 8/10

I Hate It Here

Sister song of the Lakes? She does love the word precocious doesn’t she. I wonder where the here is? 1830s but without the racists???? Girl what??? This song also would have done numbers on 2014-2015 with girls stuck in midwestern small towns. I can tell this is one is going to grow on me 7/10

thanK you aIMee

Bronze spray tan statue????? Oh my god we are coming out swinging out the gate. The definition of the bad times make us better. Yeah FUCK YOU AIMEE with the happiest fucking guitar in the background lmao. Oh mama swift!! WISHING SHE WAS DEAD?!?! Oh fucking get her Taylor lmao 8/10

I Look in People’s Windows

The slight echoing on her voice is interesting. Also you can tell Aaron Desner is all over these tracks. Taylor is in her peeping Tom era now. Like I’m so deranged weirdo? yeah that’s going to become a viral tiktok audio at some point lol 6/10

The Prophecy

Oh her delivery is in that cadence that scratches my brain again!!!! Oh the yearning is so painful here. Wanting so badly to be someone’s first pick, wanting to be loved so badly. Going directly to the pain. playlist oh my god 9/10

Cassandra

The backing piano reminds me of something but I can’t tell. BURN THE BITCH????? Oh my GOD. Cell with snakes??? The imagery of this is so fucking good. This is also shots towards Kimye. I’m glad we got this retrospective type song vs songs on rep right after it happened. I almost wonder if it’s coming up again because she wonders how much of the fake phone call caused her heartache? Like would she have ever been with Joe and had to go through all this pain if they hadn’t faked that call and she went into hiding?? 10/10

Peter

Vaguely champagne problem chords??? Okay English major!! Not one of my favorites? Not sure honestly because there’s times where I love her voice but piano ballads are never really my jam anyway? So this may just not be for me! 6/10

The Bolter

Singer songwriter vibes!! Honestly is it wrong that I could see someone like Zach Bryan doing really well on this? The vibe of this is so good! 9/10

Robin

Strings tied to lovers? Invisible String?? Way to go tiger?? Huh?? Again another piano ballad at 30/31 songs is a struggle for me to personally get through 5/10

The Manuscript

The reverb (?) on these piano notes!! Oh it’s retrospective 🥺 sex is half as good????? Strollers?!?!? Oh lord have mercy. 30? Oh so this is not about recent events. OH FUCK THIS IS ABOUT JOHN OR JAKE. Oh younger Taylor 🥺 story isn’t mine anymore?? Is this about All Too Well ??? 10/10

[gotolunarvalleys]

we should manifest dbatc x I look in peoples windows bc imagine “I look through the windows of this love like I’m some deranged weirdo”

[no-itskelly]

i’m watching rear window this afternoon and i keep hearing “i look in peoples windows like im some deranged weirdo” in my head over and over 💀

[sixteenavenue]

taylor hitting us with a kind of self deprecating and witty “i look in people’s windows like i’m some deranged weirdo” and then immediately punching you in the stomach with “i attend christmas parties from outside” send her to jail

[slaylenagodmez]

i look in people’s windows like i’m some deranged weirdo

[onmidnights]

I look in people’s windows like I’m some deranged weirdo btw. if you even care.

[quasimanchild]

like i’m some deranged weirdo

[crashquez]

i look in people’s windows like i’m some deranged weirdo……..

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