#Lavender Haze

[themoon-andtosaturn]

london n6

[dailyswiftgifs]

I just wanna stay in that lavender haze

[imgonnagetyoubackk]

THE midnights era photo

[strwbrryswiftt]

TAYLOR SWIFT - Lavender Haze (Behind The Scenes)

[ts gifs] [gifs]

[stillgotscars]

thinking a lot about the transition from “i’m so in love that i might stop breathing, drew a map on your bedroom ceiling” → “staring at the ceiling with you / oh, you don’t ever say too much” → “stars placed and glued meticulously by hand next to the ceiling fan” in the ttpd epilogue → “years of labor, locks, and ceilings”

[khruschevshoe]

You know, it's rather interesting to me that Taylor Swift's parasocial relationship with her fans is honestly more akin to a YouTuber than a writer's. When I scroll through her tag on tumblr/Twitter, it's far more regarding the connection to her personal life/relationship developments than the actual metaphors/fictional story she might be telling. Everything comes back to how her songs reflect back on her relationships with Joe/Matty/Travis/Jake/insert ex-boyfriend here. And what fascinates me about it is that even though she complains about it, she leans into that very perception because it strengthens the parasocial bond.

The marketing for TTPD so clearly being about Joe Alwyn and the songs to Matty Healy. The marketing/video for Red TV so CLEARLY being about Jake Gyllenhaal, with so many of the new lines in All Too Well specifically being digs at him (I'll get older but your lovers stay my age, casting an actor that looks like him for the video, specific lines in I Bet You Think About Me). The fact that songs like Getaway Car and Bejeweled and Gorgeous and London Boy and Lavender Haze being picked apart at time of release and long after for signs of relationships crumbling. The way she uses surprise songs in relation to her relationship development with Joe/Matty/Travis. The damn TTPD "stages of grief" playlists where she deliberately undid/changed the meanings of old songs just to keep her audience speculating on her love life.

It's not sexist to point out that her wielding her love life is a marketing tool and that the strongest connection to her audience isn't the strength of her writing/the composition of her music- it's her deliberate crafting of a connection between her music and her personal life, leaving the audience invested in her music as an extension of Taylor the Person/Girlfriend rather than Taylor the Artist.

[cliffside-wisteria]

[bloodmoonlich]

Midnights + Stages of Grief

[tolerateit]

I'LL BE CLEANING UP BOTTLES WITH YOU ON NEW YEAR'S DAY

[wineonmytshirt]

Lavender Haze - Behind The Scenes

[themoon-andtosaturn]

zurich n2

[jackiietaylor]

TAYLOR SWIFT Lavender Haze music video

[overdramaticandtrue]

I just wanna stay in that lavender haze

[itwaslegendary]

I just wanna stay in that lavender haze

Taylor Swift — The Eras Tour Film

[lomltaylor]

[stillgotscars]

so is anyone ready to talk about the progression from “i think he knows he better lock it down or i won’t stick around ‘cause good ones never wait” → “i like shiny things, but i’d marry you with paper rings” → “all they keep asking me is if i’m gonna be your bride” → “are you really gonna talk about timing in times like these?” → “i wouldn’t marry me either” → “i died on the altar waiting for the proof” → “even statues crumble if they’re made to wait”