#because i got high

[hurricanekate95]

After bubble bath ye ye send me some asks I’m about to get high af and and grt some more laundry done or eat chocolate and pass out I’m still stoned Teo gummies and smoking all day hahaha

[aerinmoriarty]

Taylor Swift frequently references other media in her work in a number of ways. Visual references to films like Wizard of Oz in her music videos, auditory references to Jimmy Eat World in Clara Bow, Dead Poets Society references in TTPD… I speculate she uses dozens if not hundreds of pieces of media to add context to her songs and performances.

It’s important to remember that at her root, Taylor is far more than “just a pop star” or even “just a performance artist.” At her root, Taylor is a storyteller, and one who has an enormous array of methods and modalities of storytelling. Writing songs is just one.

Because of this, because Taylor loves cramming as many layers of meaning as she can into every word or phrase, and because Crestfallen by Smashing Pumpkins is one of my all time favorite songs, it didn’t take me long after discovering Champagne Problems to wonder…

Wait. Does “Crestfallen on the landing” have multiple layers of meaning?

Not just “I’m feeling Crestfallen while I’m standing here on this landing” but also…

…the song Crestfallen is literally playing (or metaphorically running through her mind) while this event is occurring?

And so that got me just considering Champagne Problems more through that lens, adding that context of Crestfallen, taking two of the most heartbreaking songs from two artists I love…

(sometimes I think I just enjoy breaking my own heart)

And especially because I have always viewed Champagne Problems as a karma-type scenario, a tale of 2 engagements/marriages. One where Taylor leaves her muse standing alone, one where her muse leaves Taylor standing alone…

And Taylor understanding in that moment, finally, the pain she’d caused.

Now look, are these literal engagements/marriages, are they another instance of Taylor explaining business using relationships as metaphors, are they maybe less formal in the sense that they’re less weddings and more agreements to come out together or handfastings or agreements to be more exclusive or to prioritize the relationship over the career?

Who knows if we will ever know, the way Miss “keep it secret, keep it safe,” “every bait and switch was a work of art,” “I can show you lies,” tends to write and rewrite and contextualize and recontexualize everything in her life. And hell, it may even be more than 2 specific scenarios being discussed here and she’s talking about events that have been cyclical in her life…. *throws up hands*

Either way, It’s interesting to consider and it’s heartrending if you layer the added sentiment of Crestfallen atop it.

And it’s also interesting cause Crestfallen came out in 1998 and I know a lot of people theorize Taylor wanted to release a rock album named 1998, and that she’s Easter egged that year in the past so media from this year may be of specific interest to her.

And look, I’m probably never going to have significant evidence that she deliberately intended this, beyond a “general vibe”

But also… I don’t really care? One of the things that has been the most fascinating about developing theories surrounding the Taylor Swift Multimedia Universe and trying to figure out which albums and films and songs and poems and books and performances are being referenced by Taylor in her art and albums and performances is just…

The process of the theorycrafting is exceptionally fun. The process of considering media in the context of Taylor’s art and looking for evidence that they’re connected is extremely fun.

It’s fun in that way a lot of us have lacked since we were in school writing book reports and film analyses for fun.

It’s also fun in a very nostalgia-pilled, memecore fashion that no it’s Becky would absolutely vibe with. And remember: Taylor is seemingly simultaneously existing across many eras right now. She can’t use her social media to meme the way she used to.

But she’s still memeing. Hiding clips and references to all her favorite franchises in her work.

I dunno what point I was trying to make; I kinda just got high and info dumped into my tumblr sooo sorry

[jatzcrackers]

[tha-wrecka-stow]

[lenetaylor]

You can get too high, Paul McCartney edition

this is from popbitch so who knows if it's true. i want it to be true. i am now imagining mary yelling at stella to keep a better eye on him: "you know what he's like! you can't let him wander off like that!"

also endlessly amused at the thought of Harrison Ford still dealing industrial grade weed to famous people

[79zz]

Take it Easy

Snorlax, the good vibes and comfort Pokemon

[ms-boogie-man]

Afroman - Because I Got High

… I was gonna eat yo pussy too But then I got high  *da da daaa…

*giggles

Angie/Maddie🦇❥✝︎🇺🇸

[theinternetisaweboflies]

Hedorah was going to fight Godzilla, but then...

[ribbondee]

Guess this is what happens when you leave your Vocaloids unattended.

[pan6ual]

-GRACE-

all the religions in the world passing you around, none of them want you at their place, and they don't care about your fate, you're a nuisance in their space, when you fall from grace.

-A.K

It's not about religion. Changing your whole identity can be traumatic for whatever reason(s). It can feel as though who you are is no longer seen as a human. Perhaps they find the new you or the old you a nuisance. When you changed your name, it might've been the tipping point that broke them. You could be going through a whole world of pain, but even those who have loved you all your life might need a little time to adjust. It's beneficial to consider others' perspectives instead of solely your own. Self-care is vital, but it's equally important to check in on the mental well-being of those who've supported you from the beginning.

[myimaginaryradio]

Because I Got High - Afroman

[tha-wrecka-stow]

[t-o-r-t-u-r-e-d-p-o-e-t]

I am SO unbelievably spun...bruh I be feeling like I could whole ass FLY my twacked ass across the state of Indiana a few times around and STILL have energy to spare 😊

[scotts-takes]

When the one guy shows up to the school project meeting super high and ruins everything

[d00d-n0-way]