#and yet the ''war machines'' and ''aslyum'' metaphors feel so deeply tied together
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i'd love to pick taylor's head about her metaphors all over ttpd but i especially would love to understand what specifically drew her to the metaphor "flesh and blood amongst war machines, you're the new god we're worshiping" in clara bow
#like#i'm still trying to wrap my head around what exactly it means#because the great context of the song feels both bitter & yet hopeful?#like bitter about what will be said about her after she's gone. bitter about the women who came before#and yet the ''war machines'' and ''aslyum'' metaphors feel so deeply tied together#''don't want money just want someone who wants my company'' is especially eye opening?#because like. so many of us agree she's never alone and most people would DIE to get to hang out with her#but it's not *felt* it's not *real*#you're the *god* we're worshipping you're not a *person*#which jesus christ i feel like each song on ttpd - like a poetry anthology - builds upon each idea#and it cannot be divorced from the context of who taylor is and her history#see: how the bolter brings up a story no one heard and talks at length about it#and how it sharply recontexualizes even blank space#like there's so much going on in ttpd that i feel crazy if i think about it for too long
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