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[jmflowers]

my Lover album ranking (as requested subliminally by my pal Nathi @iwatchforher)

but y’all have to know by now that I can’t just say things without giving an explanation, so… here’s my attempt at condensing my thoughts and feelings into succinct jot notes

1. False God                - tbh my top three are pretty interchangeable but the e n e r g y of this song is HOT and I’m about it always                - also down for a song that throws me back to band class circa 2007                - sax love from the flute section

2. I Think He Knows                - apparently all my favourites are for the s e x u a l  e n e r g y                - but for real that line about hands around a cold glass                - I definitely sing along to this with Big Gay Energy and change the pronouns

3. London Boy                - the nostalgia is real on this one (please adopt me, London)                - also it’s apparently a Big Mood for me to fall in love with someone from the UK so I can give my mother a valid excuse for never coming home again                - definitely also sing this one with Big Gay Energy, so you’re welcome to my future wife

4. Lover                - strictly for the joy I feel upon leaning my head back and moan-singing loverrrrrr                - dreaming of slow dancing to this one day

5. Paper Rings                - it’s like someone told her to write a dance party and so she d i d                - is this about my best friend and her new husband because I think it might be?

6. I Forgot That You Existed                - this is truthfully probably higher on my list, but I’m too lazy to go back and adjust                - there are some BIG FEELINGS here and they arrived at the perfect time in my life                - appreciate the clean, hype up package so I don’t have to cry whenever the lyrics hit home

7. Death by a Thousand Cuts                - I’ve definitely dreamed up my concert costume based on a lyric from this song                - tbh I really appreciate the ones without gender pronouns (bIcon)

8. Cruel Summer                - I respect that this is one of Nathi’s favourites and therefore I will love it always (makes me think of her every time)                - if someone doesn’t show up to a concert in a knife costume with a name tag that says “Summer” I might actually get genuinely angry, though (that’s straight up comedy y’all)

9. Cornelia Street                - I  f e e l  the idea of never returning to places that remind you of another person                - 10/10 for relatability, miss Swift, so I applaud thee                - it’s just all around pretty and I’m for it

10. The Archer                - I didn’t like this one as a single???                - but it fits perfectly into the album and the lyrics are exquisite

11. The Man                - someone said this sounds like she wrote it the day after she learned about feminism and yeah                - still a damn bop, though                - I panic every time it says bitches like maybe we’re not allowed to swear in Swiftville                - there’s some sound in this that I LOVE and I have zero way of describing it in text

12. You Need to Calm Down                - don’t @ me with your bullshit about how this isn’t iconic and important                - Grateful Gay                - only mildly offended to not be in the music video

13. Afterglow                - there are too many great songs on this album to give them all the ranking they truly deserve                - I’ll love it more when the world is cold and miserable, I promise

14. Daylight                - if you don’t say that outro with her, you’re lying                - YOU ARE WHAT YOU LOVE

15. Soon You’ll Get Better                - this is a beautiful song                - but ow it hurts and I skip it for my own sanity                - I love that the Dixie Chicks are very lowkey featured? 

16. Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince                - I think this was supposed to be very deep and meaningful in an abstract way but it didn’t hit as cleanly as some of the others did for me                - I still sing along every time                - I’m sorry @authorette44 I know this is in your Lover trilogy 

17. ME!                - tbh I didn’t like this one when it first came out and I hated myself a lot just in case I was maybe outgrowing the queen???                - it’s just not a concept I believe in (there’s so many people in the world, there’s definitely someone else out there as fantastic as I am)                - still sing along though because I am human

18. It’s Nice to Have a Friend                - I tried real hard to like this one                - edit: the backing on this is done by an awesome program here in Toronto that brings music education to kids who probably wouldn’t get it otherwise, so... 10/10 for the impact of the royalties on this one

 I’ve listened to this album on repeat every day since it came out and now I’m not sure how to stop, so this is the only music I listen to now until the next album comes out (not even sorry about it)