#i just need to take several seats and try to restore the peace and control my urges to scream

[n03m1blog]

we have to start with lily and james alone because they are a sort of enemies to lovers trope

the man

Lily is simply the major girl boss because she is so sick of looking at men that lift up exaggeratedly themselves and she hates JAMES POTTER the most, between all the guys in hogwarts

and listening to his "fanclub" it's exhausting!!

also, Lily is a muggleborn so the fact that still today is remembered as one of the greatest witches

tells everything alone, she WORKED HARD

"When everyone believes ya

What's that like?"

"I'm so sick of running as fast as I can

Wondering if I'd get there quicker

If I was a man"

you need to calm down

James just thinks that she is such a loud lady AND he doesn't understand her like AT ALL

crazy lady... kinda attractive, but still

actually, he admires how stubborn she is in every argument so he is starting to let her win (that's what he said but we know that lily is just more determined)

"You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace

And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate"

i forgot that you existed

James starts to make advance to her, ha has eyes on ly for her

and Lily it's just there ignoring him because he is a jerk

"I forgot that you existed

I did, I did, I did

It isn't hate, it's just indifference

It isn't love, it isn't hate

It's just indifference"

death by a thousand cuts

James does not accept it and he KNOWS that one day she will his and he will make her lose her self-control

maybe, the others are right, not today

being a people pleaser and having feelings for someone that despises you it's hard yk?

"I get drunk, but it's not enough

'Cause the morning comes and you're not my baby"

and james is just thinking about those last years coming out all together and how he thought that they were kinda of sharing something, but no lily is not into him, isn't she?

cruel summer

that summer by the sea, they spent the night together in a tend

everyone thought they were intimate but they are a slow burn guys

Lily was falling for him and it was a matter of time

how could she let it happen?!?!?!

JAMES?!?!!?

" And I screamed for whatever it's worth

"I love you, " ain't that the worst thing you ever heard?

He looks up grinning like a devil "

" It's new, the shape of your body

It's blue, the feeling I've got

And it's ooh, whoa, oh

It's a cruel summer "

daylight

James can't control his heart at all, he is all hers

and he can see it now, she is AT LEAST seeing it too

"it's brighter now, now"

"i once belived that love would be burning red but it's golden"

the way the sun lights up his face, his body, his whole skin, his smile Lily is just staring the scene

\"i wanna be defined by the things that i love,

not the things i hate,

not the things that i'm afraid of,

not the things that haunt me in the middle of the night,

i just think that you are what you love"\

\and this is about how they see life the same way, i like to think that THIS is what they talked about in that tend all night long\

it's nice to have a friend

so they are starting as friends

"Wanna hang out?"

Yeah, sounds like fun

Twenty questions, we tell the truth

You've been stressed out lately? Yeah, me too

Something gave you the nerve

To touch my hand

Lily is telling herself "It's nice to have a friend" because it's insane thinking about MARRYING HIM lol

i think he knows

Lily fell.

"He got my heartbeat

Skipping down 16th Avenue

Got that, oh! I mean

Wanna see what's under that attitude"

"He got that boyish look that I like in a man

I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans

He's so obsessed with me, and boy I understand

Boy I understand"

James is all full of himself but she wants more, she is ready.

london boy

just little things about James told to us by Lily

"But something happened, I heard him laughing

I saw the dimples first and then I heard the accent

They say home is where the heart is

But that's not where mine lives"

SOMETHING HAPPENED!

me!

please, they are telling each other that they are soulmates.

James' "I know I tend to make it about me

I know you never get just what you see

But I will never bore you, baby"

to Lily's "And when we had that fight out in the rain

You ran after me and called my name

I never wanna see you walk away"

lover

these promises as they are getting married.

the song sings alone, they are both LOVER by taylor

miss americana & the heartbreak prince

they are a powerful couple in hogwarts you either hate them or envy them

you love them only if you know them

they are very bossy and they DO have a perfect attitude so if you are jealous of them it's understandable

and if you spread voices about them, you can't break THE couple.

she is a bad girl because every girl wants to be her and he is the heartbreak prince because he is would give everything for her <3

paper rings

James proposing in the best way possible

he would like to give her a BIG DIAMOND and a PERFECT MARRIAGE if she would just say so

or marry her rn!

such a romantic man our james

the archer

James has joined the order.

"combat, i'm ready for combat"

"I've been the archer

I've been the prey

Who could ever leave me, darling?

But who could stay?"

"They see right through me"

James is such a good and brave boy but is he really ready to give his life?

his dad would do it so he should

he is a potter

he has to protect everyone, so he should.

and now he is trying to explain the situation to Lily.

"Who could stay?

Who could stay?

Who could stay?

You could stay

You could stay

You"

and Lily would never leave James alone even if she is pregnant.

"Combat, I'm ready for combat" she said to him.

false god

the war gives only sadness and doubts.

they were both exhausted but they never stopped loving each other, even tough it was a hopeless situation

the prophecy said that their baby is in terrible danger, harry will be the one to destroy voldemort...

they are all in danger but they will defend their baby with their life if they'll have to.

afterglow

again, as i said, they were always so tense

they just love eachother SO MUCH and don't want to be apart...

"meet me in the afterglow"

= meet me in the afterlife

(i'm sorry, it is just fitted sooo well <3)

soon you'll get better

Lily's love saved Harry and this song is just her singing to her little baby that everything will get better

harry had always such a hard life because he is the chosen one

and Lily had never stopped protecting his child

cornelia street

Harry walking trough Godric's Hollow for the first time

but it was so traumatic staying there that christmas that maybe he will never go there again

it is so unfair that he has no memory of his parents because he was only one, so he is imagining a life with them, a life where he didn't lose them

p.s. we actually don't know so...

i hope you'll enjoy it

love,

noemi

[w3ath3r-0f-sw34t3rz]

pride playlist 🏳‍🌈🎶

Found Heaven (conan gray) "don't be scared, little child // you're no demon // there's a God in the sky // don't believe him // don't be scared, little child // of that feeling // you're in love // you found Heaven"

seven (taylor swift) "and I think you should come live with // me and we can be pirates // then you won't have to cry // or hide in the closet"

Sweater Weather (the neighborhood)

girls (girl in red) "they're so pretty, it hurts // i'm not talking 'bout boys, i'm talking 'bout girls"

I Wanna Be a Boy (addison grace)

Strawberry Blonde (chloe moriondo) "her hair is a dark, strawberry blonde // and when i'm with her, nothing is wrong // takes my hand in hers when the lights aren't on // smaller than mine and oh god i am gone"

Sofia (clairo) "i think we could do it if we tried // if only to say you're mine // sofia, know that you and i // shouldn't feel like a crime"

Juliet (cavetown)

Boyfriend (marika hackman) "i hope your boyfriend doesn't mind // you tell me that you love me every time // i held his girl in my hands // she likes it 'cause they're softer than a man's"

Butch 4 Butch (rio romeo)

I Want To Be With You (chloe moriondo)

You Need to Calm Down (taylor swift) "sunshine on the street at the parade // but you would rather be in the dark ages // making that sign, must've taken all night // you just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace // and control your urges to scream about all the people you hate // 'cause shade never made anybody less gay so"

i wanna be your girlfriend (girl in red)

Boy Bi (mad tsai)

LUNCH (billie eilish) "i could eat that girl for lunch // yeah, she dances on my tongue // tastes like she might be the one"

Samantha (chloe moriondo)

Boyfriend (dove cameron) "i could be a better boyfriend than him // i could do the shit that he never did // up all night, i won't quit // thinking i'm gonna steal you from him // i could be such a gentleman // plus all my clothes would fit"

Why Didn't I Kiss Her (The Useless Lesbian Song) (ratwyfe)

Sometimes Sunshine (seasalt) "oh, i know you got a boyfriend // and i know you don't like his touch // oh, i know you got a boyfriend // he says he loves you but does he this much?"

A Shitty Gay Song About You (ezra williams)

Boys & Girls (conan gray)

Flaming Hot Cheetos (clairo) "girlfriend or girl that's a friend? // it's easy just to pretend // that we don't have something real, it's just how we feel"

Gay Girls (pillow queens)

Michelle (sir chloe) "you know just how to be cruel // when you shake your hips that way // paint your lips that way"

1-800-DATEME (mxmtoon) "girl after guy, crush after crush // never really figured it out with someone"

Home (cavetown) "often, i am upset that i can not fall in love, but i guess // this avoids the stress of falling out of it .. i'll cut my hair // to make you stare // i'll hide my chest // and i'll figure out a way to get us out of here"

happy queerdom! <3

[ohdorothea]

This tournament is being run by and for queer fans, homophobes will be blocked on sight <3 More info here! Lyrics for the songs under the cut!

Put in the tags your interpretations or propaganda for a specific song! Tags will be used to decide what songs may be saved if there are extra slots in the next round!

You Need To Calm Down lyrics

You are somebody that I don't know

But you're taking shots at me like it's Patrón

And I'm just like, "Damn!

It's 7 AM"

Say it in the street, that's a knock-out

But you say it in a tweet, that's a cop-out

And I'm just like, "Hey!

Are you OK?"

And I ain't tryna mess with your self-expression

But I've learned the lesson

That stressing and obsessing

'Bout somebody else is no fun

And snakes and stones never broke my bones

So, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!

You need to calm down

You're being too loud

And I'm just like

"Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!

You need to just stop

Like, can you just not step on my gown?

You need to calm down"

You are somebody that we don't know

But you're coming at my friends like a missile

Why are you mad

When you could be GLAAD?

(You could be GLAAD)

Sunshine on the street at the parade

But you would rather be in the dark ages

Just making that sign

Must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats

And then try to restore the peace

And control your urges to scream

About all the people you hate

'Cause shade never made anybody less gay

So, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!

You need to calm down

You're being too loud

And I'm just like

"Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!

You need to just stop

Like, can you just not step on his gown

You need to calm down"

And we see you over there on the Internet

Comparing all the girls who are killing it

But we figured you out

We all know now

We all got crowns

You need to calm down

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!

You need to calm down

(You need to calm down)

You're being too loud

(You're being too loud)

And I'm just like

"Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh!

You need to just stop

(Can you stop?)

Like, can you just not step on our gowns

You need to calm down"

All Of The Girls You Loved Before lyrics

When you think of all the late nights

Lame fights over the phone

Wake up in the mornin' with someone

But feelin' alone

A heart is drawn around your name

In someone's handwriting, not mine

We're sneakin' out into town

Holdin' hands, just killin' time

Your past and mine are parallel lines

Stars all aligned and they intertwined

And taught you

The way you call me "baby"

Treat me like a lady

All that I can say is

All of the girls you loved before (Ooh)

Made you the one I've fallen for

Every dead-end street led you straight to me

Now you're all I need, I'm so thankful for

All of the girls you loved before

But I love you more

When I think of all the makeup

Fake love out on the town (Ooh)

Cryin' in the bathroom for some dude

Whose name I cannot remember now

Secret jokes all alone

No one's home, sixteen and wild (Ooh)

We're breakin' up, makin' up

Leave without sayin' goodbye (Ooh)

And just know that

It's everything that made me

Now I call you "baby"

That's why you're so amazing

All of the girls you loved before (Ooh)

Made you the one I've fallen for

Every dead-end street led you straight to me

Now you're all I need, I'm so thankful for

All of the girls you loved before

But I love you more

Your mother brought you up loyal and kind

Teenage love taught you there's good in goodbye

Every woman that you knew brought you here

I wanna teach you how forever feels like

The girls you loved before (Ooh)

Made you the one I've fallen for

Every dead-end street (Dead-end street) led you straight to me (Straight to me)

Now you're all I need (All I need), I'm so thankful for

All of the girls you loved before

But I love you more

(I love you more)

(I love you more)

[sophinfj]

in honor of cmq posting rwrb characters as taylor swift sings i thought i should share a guide that i made for my swiftie sister to get her to read rwrb

rwrb taylor’s version:

whole book:

- perfect by 1d (not taylor but it counts and is literally the book)

- literally the entire song is applicable, the only non applicable part is the fact that the song is about a girl

first prince:

- paris

- “Confess my truth in swooping, sloping, cursive letters”

- “We drew a map on your bedroom ceiling, No, I didn't see the news, 'Cause we were somewhere else In an alleyway, drinking champagne”

- delicate

- “Is it cool that I said all that? Is it too soon to do this yet? ’Cause I know that it’s delicate”

- invisible string

- “And isn’t it just so pretty to think, all along there was some Invisible string tying you to me?”

henry:

- sweet nothing

- “And the voices that implore, “You should be doing more” To you, I can admit that I’m just too soft for all of it”

- you’re on your own kid

- “I search the party of better bodies, Just to learn that you never cared”

- this is me trying

- “They told me all of my cages were mental, So I got wasted like all my potential”

- the lakes

- “Take me to the Lakes where all the poets went to die, I don't belong and, my beloved, neither do you”

henry at alex:

- enchanted

- “All I can say is it was enchanting to meet you”

alex:

- this is me trying

- “I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere“

- you’re on your own kid

- “I gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this”

- “So, make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it, You’ve got no reason to be afraid”

- miss americana and the heartbreak prince

- “It's you and me, there's nothing like this, Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince (Okay), We're so sad, we paint the town blue”

- shake it off

- “That’s what people say”

alex at henry:

- london boy

- “You know I love a London boy, I enjoy walkin' Soho, drinkin' in the afternoon (Yeah), He likes my American smile, like a child when our eyes meet, Darling, I fancy you (You)”

- gorgeous

- “You’re so cool, it makes me hate you so much (I hate you so much)”

- “You're so gorgeous I can't say anything to your face 'Cause look at your face (Gorgeous) And I'm so furious At you for making me feel this way”

- paper rings

- “I like shiny things, but I’d marry you with paper rings”

- call it what you want

- “I want to drive away with you. I want your complications too. I want your dreary Mondays. Wrap your arms around me, baby boy”

- i can see you

- “But what would you do if I went to touch you now? What would you do if they never found us out?”

- “And we kept everything professional. But something's changed, it's somethin' I, I like”

- “I can see you in your suit and your necktie. Passed me a note sayin’, "Meet me tonight" “

june:

- welcome to new york

- “The lights are so bright but they never blind me, me. Welcome to New York, it's been waiting for you”

- style

- “And I got that red lip classic thing that you like”

- “And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt”

- lavender haze

- “I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say. No deal. The 1950s shit they want from me”

- new romantics

- “We are too busy dancing to get knocked off our feet. Baby, we're the new romantics. The best people in life are free”

nora:

- the man

- “I'm so sick of running as fast as I can, Wonderin' if I'd get there quicker if I was a man. And I’m so sick of them comin' at me again, 'Cause if I was a man, then I'd be the man”

- you need to calm down

- “You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace and control your urges to scream about all the people you hate”

- karma

- “Karma's a relaxing thought, Aren't you envious that for you it's not?”

- shake it off

- “But I keep cruisin’, Can't stop, won't stop movin', It's like I got this music in my mind, sayin', "It's gonna be alright"”

[taylorswiftandx]

Taylor Swift and People

'Taylor Swift'

(no people)

'Fearless (Taylor's Version)'

Hey Stephen: Hey, Stephen, why are people always leaving?

Breathe: People are people and sometimes we change our minds

Breathe: People are people and sometimes it doesn't work out

Jump Then Fall: When people say things that bring you to your knees, I'll catch you

'Speak Now (Taylor's Version)'

The Story Of Us: And people would say, "They're the lucky ones"

Better Than Revenge: Soon she's gonna find stealing other people's toys on the playground won't make you many friends

Better Than Revenge: Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go

Ours: People throw rocks at things that shine

Ours: You never know what people have up their sleeves

Castles Crumbling: People look at me like I'm a monster

'Red (Taylor's Version)'

The Moment I Knew: People ask me how I've been as I comb back through my memory

Nothing New: How can a person know everything at eighteen but nothing at twenty-two?

Nothing New: And someone else lights up the room, people love an ingénue

'1989 (Taylor's Version)'

All You Had To Do Was Stay: People like you always want back the love they gave away

All You Had To Do Was Stay: And people like me wanna believe you when you say you've changed

All You Had To Do Was Stay: People like you always want back the love they pushed aside

All You Had To Do Was Stay: But people like me are gone forever when you say goodbye

Shake It Off: I stay out too late, got nothing in my brain, that's what people say, mm mm, that's what people say, mm mm

Shake It Off: I go on too many dates but I can't make them stay, at least that's what people say, mm mm, that's what people say, mm mm

New Romantics: The best people in life are free

Suburban Legends: You had people who called you on unmarked numbers in my peripheral vision

'reputation'

Dancing With Our Hands Tied: People started talking, putting us through our paces

'Lover'

Soon You'll Get Better: Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus, too

You Need To Calm Down: You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace and control your urges to scream about all the people you hate

'folklore'

Mad Woman: Watching you climb, watching you climb over people like me

Peace: All these people think love's for show but I would die for you in secret

Peace: Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other

'evermore'

(no people)

'Midnights'

Lavender Haze: I'm damned if I do give a damn what people say

Anti-Hero: When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room

Vigilante Shit: Ladies always rise above, ladies know what people want

You're Losing Me: And I wouldn't marry me either, a pathological people pleaser who only wanted you to see her

Other Songs written by Taylor

Christmas Tree Farm: In my heart is a Christmas tree farm where the people would come to dance under sparkling lights

If This Was A Movie: I know people change and these things happen but I remember how it was back then

You'll Always Find Your Way Back Home: This life is what some people dream about

Official Alternate Releases

(no people)

[magicalellafontaine]

[TASK 002] - 2024 edition

STYLE - TAYLOR SWIFT

And I got that good girl faith and a tight little skirt (a tight little skirt) And when we go crashing down, we come back every time 'Cause we never go out of style (we never go), we never go out of style

Take me home Just take me home Yeah, just take me home Oh, whoa, oh (Out of style)

2. GORGIOUS - TAYLOR SWIFT

You're so gorgeous I can't say anything to your face 'Cause look at your face (gorgeous) And I'm so furious At you for making me feel this way But what can I say? You're gorgeous

3. CARDIGAN - TAYLOR SWIFT

Vintage tee, brand new phone High heels on cobblestones When you are young, they assume you know nothing Sequin smile, black lipstick Sensual politics When you are young, they assume you know nothing

But I knew you Dancin' in your Levis Drunk under a streetlight, I I knew you hand under my sweatshirt Baby, kiss it better, I And when I felt like I was an old cardigan Under someone's bed You put me on and said I was your favorite

4. DELICATE - TAYLOR SWIFT

This ain't for the best My reputation's never been worse, so You must like me for me We can't make Any promises now, can we, babe? But you can make me a drink

5. YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN - TAYLOR SWIFT

You are somebody that we don't know But you're coming at my friends like a missile Why are you mad? When you could be GLAAD? (You could be GLAAD) Sunshine on the street at the parade But you would rather be in the dark ages Making that sign, must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay so

[angeblancrose]

Ya I make Taylor Swift references as I go so I'm the problem, it's me but at least I can still make the whole place shimmer 'cause I'm a Mirrorball. 🪩✨

We were Enchanted to meet Taylor which is why we became Swifties and this is an absolute State of Grace. But this post is too hard for (haters) your Delicate mind to comprehend.

I think you just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace and control your urges to scream about all the people you hate. Maybe then you will understand why Taylor Swift is like Daylight for us.

Long Live all the magic we made!

P.S. Don't mess with me 'cause I'm Fearless enough to become the actress starring in your bad dreams & ruining your Wildest Dreams in my own Style. 💙✨

[audiophiliacfan]

You are somebody that I don't know But you're taking shots at me like it's Patrón And I'm just like, "Damn! It's 7 AM"

Say it in the street, that's a knock-out But you say it in a tweet, that's a cop-out And I'm just like, "Hey! Are you OK?"

And I ain't tryna mess with your self-expression But I've learned the lesson That stressing and obsessing 'Bout somebody else is no fun And snakes and stones never broke my bones

So, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! You need to calm down You're being too loud And I'm just like "Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! You need to just stop Like, can you just not step on my gown? You need to calm down"

You are somebody that we don't know But you're coming at my friends like a missile Why are you mad When you could be GLAAD? (You could be GLAAD)

Sunshine on the street at the parade But you would rather be in the dark ages Just making that sign Must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats And then try to restore the peace And control your urges to scream About all the people you hate 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay

So, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! You need to calm down You're being too loud And I'm just like "Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! You need to just stop Like, can you just not step on his gown You need to calm down"

And we see you over there on the Internet Comparing all the girls who are killing it But we figured you out We all know now We all got crowns You need to calm down

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! You need to calm down (You need to calm down) You're being too loud (You're being too loud) And I'm just like "Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh! You need to just stop (Can you stop?) Like, can you just not step on our gowns You need to calm down

[ladynestaarcheron]

Do you still believe (or have ever believed) that SJM is a good writer? Cause I always though that she was super overestimated but had good ideas, but now I totally think she just has a hype, bc the level of the mistakes in acosf is so much like unprofessional that is hard for me to believe she is a writer and this is her living and she has sold idk how much books all over the world

Sigh...no. She used to be a good writer. But she's stopped improving. She's just no longer interested in honing her craft; only writing the same sex scenes over and over again with a poorly lit fantasy world as a backdrop.

Throne of Glass was a really good book, it was an impressive debut, and it was incredible considering the fact she started writing it when she was sixteen and published in her early twenties. ACOSF was...meh. Parts of it were fun, but in the context of the series as a whole, disappointing at best. World building was wildly inconsistent, as were characters.

One thing I noticed while doing my reread of the series is that every time Nesta was going to say something real, she was interrupted by someone or something. What was the point of that buildup? Nesta wasn't a sweet, lovable girl before the war. She and Feyre have never had a good relationship (save those few weeks after she came back from Spring); why not? We don't know. Someone had a good post about it ( @caotica-e-quieta I think?) about bitches being bitchy because they're bitches. Yeah, pretty much.

So there was no real healing from her trauma because her trauma did not begin or end with the war. So much canon was ignored for the sake of...what, exactly? A feysand baby? Why on earth was that the crux of Nesta's novel?

On one hand, whatever. Writing the same smut dynamic over and over again and making literal millions off it...good for her. Like, dream job. But on the other hand...don't you care about your readers? Your world? I don't think she does. I think somewhere along the lines she just stopped caring about more than characters because...she doesn't have to and plot is too much work.

I am incredibly disappointed in her team, though. Bloomsbury should know how to work with authors who can't be bothered to fulfill their obligations to their readers. (Worth noting, perhaps? A different woman was credited and thanked as her agent in ACOSF.)

[perspectivestarters]

Perspective's Sentence Starters; Lover (Part III)

FALSE GOD

"We were crazy to think that this could work."

"Remember how I said I'd die for you?"

"Remember how I’d fly to you?"

"I can't talk to you when you're like this."

"I still do it for you, babe."

"They all warned us about times like this."

"They say the road gets hard and you get lost when you're led by blind faith."

"We might just get away with it."

"Religion's in your lips."

"The altar is my hips."

"Even if it's a false god, we'd still worship this love."

"I know heaven's a thing."

"I go there when you touch me, honey."

"Hell is when I fight with you."

"We can patch it up good."

"Make confessions and we’re begging for forgiveness."

"You can't talk to me when I'm like this."

"Daring you to leave me"

"We'd still worship this love."

YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN

"Damn, it's 7am."

"Say it in the street, that's a knock-out."

"Hey, are you okay?"

"I ain't tryna mess with your self-expression."

"I've learned a lesson that stressin' and obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun."

"You need to calm down."

"You're being too loud."

"You need to just stop."

"You would rather be in the dark ages."

"Makin' that sign must've taken all night."

"You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace."

"Control your urges to scream about all the people you hate."

"We figured you out."

AFTERGLOW

"I blew things out of proportion."

"Thought I had reason to attack, but no."

"Fighting with a true love is boxing with no gloves."

"Chemistry 'til it blows up, 'til there’s no us."

"Why'd I have to break what I love so much?"

"I'm to blame."

"It's all me."

"I'm the one who burned us down."

"I don’t wanna do this to you.

"I don't wanna lose this with you."

"Meet me in the afterglow."

"It's so excruciating to see you low."

"Just wanna lift you up and not let you go."

"Tell me that you're still mine."

"Tell me that we'll be just fine."

"Tell me that it's not my fault."

"Tell me that I'm all you want."

ME!

"I promise that you'll never find another like me."

"I know that I'm a handful, baby."

"You're the kind of guy the ladies want."

"There's a lot of cool chicks out there."

"I never leave well enough alone."

"Trouble's gonna follow where I go."

"One of these things is not like the others."

"I'm the only one of me."

"Baby, that's the fun of me."

"I promise that nobody's gonna love you like me."

"I will never bore you, baby."

"There's a lot of lame guys out there."

"I never wanna see you walk away."

"Livin' in winter, I am your summer."

"Let me keep you company."

IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND

"Wanna hang out?"

"Yeah, sounds like fun."

"It's nice to have a friend."

"You've been stressed out lately."

"Call my bluff, call you 'babe'."

"Stay in bed the whole weekend."

DAYLIGHT

"My love was as cruel as the cities I lived in."

"Everyone looked worse in the light."

"There are so many lines that I've crossed unforgiven."

"I'll tell you the truth, but never goodbye."

"I don't wanna look at anything else now that I saw you."

"I don't wanna think of anything else now that I thought of you."

"Now I see daylight."

"I only see daylight."

"I became the butt of the joke."

"I wounded the good and I trusted the wicked."

"You ran with the wolves and refused to settle down."

"I've stormed out of every single room in this town."

"It's brighter now."

"I can still see it all in my mind."

"All of you, all of me intertwined."

"I once believed love would be black and white, but it's golden."

"I can still see it all in my head."

"I once believed love would be burning red, but it's golden like daylight."

"You gotta step into the daylight and let it go."

"I wanna be defined by the things that I love."

"I just think that you are what you love."

[amigosmercedes]

You Need to Calm Down - Taylor Coming Out and Dianna Agron Breadcrumbs

You Need to Calm Down

Lyrics

You are somebody that I don't know But you're taking shots at me like it's Patrón And I'm just like "Damn, it's 7 a.m." Say it in the street, that's a knock-out But you say it in a Tweet, that's a cop-out And I'm just like, "Hey, are you okay?

"And I ain't trying mess with your self-expression But I've learned the lesson that stressin' And obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun And snakes and stones never broke my bones so

So, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to calm down You're being too loud And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to just stop Like, can you just not step on my gown? You need to calm downYou are somebody that we don't know But you're coming at my friends like a missile Why you mad? When you could be GLAAD? (you could be GLAAD) Sunshine on the street at the parade But you would rather be in the dark ages Making that sign, must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay so

So, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to calm down You're being too loud And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to just stop Like, can you just not step on his gown? You need to calm down

And we see you over there on the internet Comparing all the girls who are killing it But we figured you out We all know now, we all got crowns You need to calm down

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to calm down (you need to calm down) You're being too loud (you're being too loud) And I'm just like oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh You need to just stop (can you stop?) Like, can you just not step on our gowns? You need to calm down

You Need to Calm Down is the statement that Taylor Swift is part of LGBT+ community

The video having similarities with

The 1975 - Girls (Official Video) https://youtu.be/QkubQCI4Fxo

In the video of You Need to Calm Down there is crowd bring the "GET A BRAIN MORANS!" sign is sending me to the goddamn moon.

Not to mention the 1975's usage of the phrase "cut off my nose to spite my face" in The Archer AND Girls. We have this gaydar in gayworld, which is a wonderful illustration of "if you know, you know."

You Need to Calm Down like her Dad saying to Taylor.

I remember reading on this sub a few weeks back that the name for Taylor in the blinds used to be Priscilla Desert. That rang a bell for me, since I remember seeing a movie a long time ago with that name. Behold, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994). A movie about drag queens driving around in the desert in an RV.

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert Official Trailer #1 - Terence Stamp Movie (1994)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgFDIinCeYI

Movie Poster for The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, there's some imagery from the movie that looks and feels a lot like the You Need to Calm Down.

Tea is slang for gossip.

Drinking from one's own teapot = reading gossip about one's self?

Tea, also known as gossip

Putting two and two together, that brings us back to the line shade never made anyone less gay. If shade protects you from the sun, with daylight being a recurring motif, then this line and song are gay. (It would also connect to "and the tennis court was covered with a tent-like thing"... a tent-like thing = shade in Cowboy Like Me).

If you make it shade [in the desert] never made anyone less gay, this line would tell us everything. Like a little PR narrative can't hide how flamboyant, ie "loud" she is. And then it's quite clever.

The sno-cones machine in You Need to Calm Down reminds me a lot of the red slushier machine from Glee’s Loser Like Me performance

GLEE - Full Performance of “Loser Like Me” (Extended) from “Karaoke Revolution Glee: Volume 3” https://youtu.be/bjKcwjvbZLM

The red slushies were also part of the Glee concert, around the time Taylor was hanging out with Glee cast members

Coincidentally, two of the writers of that song are Max Martin and Shellback. Taylor drew a lot of inspiration for her Shake It Off videos from the Glee song. All the way down to the rapping on the bridge. She successfully persuaded Max Martin and Shellback to record the same song twice. When Taylor begins singing about her ex in the Shake It Off music video, she appears as a cheerleader with a megaphone.

I thought Dianna reference only Red and 1989 albums. So this means even in Lover album, we still got Dianna breadcrumbs. I thought both lady has move on with their new beau. Per se, Reputation and Lover should have been about Karlie and or Lily Donaldson. Having Glee reference in many things solidify Taylor never able to move on from Dianna.

[saphirered]

Hi I was wondering if you would write an Essek x reader (gender neutral) where they are having a relaxing day out and the reader teaches Essek to make flower crowns, and it just allot of fluff and wholesome stuff.

Here you go! Enjoy. I really needed this type of wholesomeness. Thank you for the request. 😘

Seated among the plants and flowers at the base of the tree inside the Xhorhaus, you’re focussing on your surroundings, eyes closed. A meditation-like state keeps you grounded and aware of all around you regardless of lack of visual. Every breath you take makes you feel much lighter, floating in your own consciousness. It’s a comfortable and familiar feeling.

It could have been minutes, or hours. You’re not entirely sure but at least you know if someone needs you or you’ll be going somewhere, your friends will come get you. For now you were blessed with a moment of peace, away from the troubles of the world outside, shielded by the colourful flowers, fresh smell of herbs and the soft glow of the fairy lights.

But your peace and quiet was interrupted. Usually you’re very much aware of footsteps approaching, but when the individual doesn’t walk, taking care to avoid the greens, you’re left a oblivious to the presence. The clearing of a throat makes you nearly jump out of your skin.

“My apologies. I don’t mean to interrupt you…” You see the sheepish expression of the white haired wizard floating at a comfortable distance, turn apologetic.

“Essek!” You breathe trying to calm your pounding heart, hand to your chest.

“I am so sorry. I did not mean to scare you. I should have announced my presence.” The mixture of embarrassment and regret remain present in both his behaviour and voice as you get up and give him a once over.

“It’s quite alright. I didn’t expect any visitors.” You smile assuring him no harm was done as you get to your feet brushing off your trousers. Essek is a hard to read individual but even the most oblivious of people could tell something is off. Strange. You tilt your head pressing your lips together.

“Is everything alright? You seem a bit out of it if I’m honest.” Essek’s eyes fall to the floor in front of him trying to find the correct words to answer your question; unusual for someone usually so quick with words. You take a few steps closer to him and take his hand in yours giving it a squeeze letting him know you’re there as you wait for his reply.

“I… I am unsure how to phrase this correctly nor in an appropriate way.” He speaks caught in his own mind still. His eyes are searching still focussed on the ground and your entwined hands. You place your free hand on his shoulder, the gesture pulling him out of his head and instead focus on you.

“Try me.”

“I-. This day- These last few… weeks, have been absolute chaos. With everything going on I have not had a moment of peace in a long time.” Essek’s shoulders drop and his feet touch the ground with a soft tap muted by the mossy floor. You pity him. So young and so much pressure, people depending on him. No one should have to deal with all of that alone.

“I’ve always found diving into my work head first ignoring the world contained the chaos and turned it into order instead, something I could control but now I cannot even read a single sentence, transcribe a single equation or confront a single person without feeling like my mind is about to explode.” A weight lifts by the mere vocalising of the words, tension dropping from Essek’s physique as it does from his mind.

“I didn’t know who else to turn to. For some reason, you always have an air of calmness, around you. Whenever we are in the same space, you radiate peace. It’s strange to admit but I think even only spending but moments in your presence now has done more than any and everything I have tried to achieve even a semblance of rest.” You’re not used to Essek being so open and upfront with anyone but you’re glad for it. Knowing you can confide in someone and trust them is one thing. Actually doing so, something else entirely.

“Thank you for your time and once more my sincere apologies for scaring you. I will leave you to your business once more.” Essek is about to pull his hand from yours taking a step back but you don’t let go and step with.

“When’s the last time you’ve taken a break, Shadowhand?” You’re sure you already know the answer or have enough of an idea to estimate but you ask nonetheless. Essek thinks for a moment and frowns.

“I can’t recall.”

“There’s your problem then. You’re stressed, overworked and in desperate need of a break. Come on. I have an idea.” You lightly tug at his hand pulling him along to the base of the tree and sit him down. You take one of the garden scissors and begin cutting some flowers, branches and other things and collect them in a wicker basket as Essek watches you move from planter to planter and pots making sure to leave enough behind and take only what the plants themselves allow you to take.

It might seem a little strange to some, as you’re standing there, a nonverbal conversation with plant life. Some might think you’re crazy but you only acknowledge life in all forms and while you surely could wave your hand and restore what you took, there’s beauty in the natural order of things as your Firbolg friend might agree.

Essek watches you go in awe, studying your every action with an admiration. Before, as he admitted, there had been the radiating calmness from you that could affect those around you but watching you interact, for the lack of a better word, with the greenery, gave that a whole new meaning. Serenity. You are serenity itself.

You take the wicker basket, now filled with flowers of every colour, branches of green and brown of varying lengths, set it down at the base of the tree taking a seat next to Essek.

“What’s this for?” Essek picks up a yellow flower spinning it between his fingers.

“This,” You refer to the basket and the flower held between his fingers. “is how I clear my mind when the pressure of the world becomes too much to handle.” You take a couple of the branches, check the lengths and start twisting and weaving them together adding flowers into the coil as you go.

“This is how you keep the chaos at bay?” Essek questions watching your fingers work braiding together the delicate material.

“People often assume peace is the absence of chaos but it’s not. Nor is order. If you build a dam the pressure of the water will continue building as long as the water flows. You can’t stop it. You can’t prevent it. You can however shape it in such ways you gain more from it than it from you. It can be found in the simplest of things.” You weave in some deep red roses, your pride as the Xhorassian environment is not kind enough for them to survive.

“Whenever the world comes crashing down and I wish the ground would swallow me whole I find a place to sit down and let myself be consumed by my surroundings. Sometimes I just sit doing nothing at all. Other times I draw, or sing or write, and when I’m lucky enough to find just the right place, I’ll make as many of these as it takes me to return to my peace.” You come to the end twisting the final branches to complete the final circle shape, inspecting your work and adjusting as necessary until you deem it truly completed.

“Whenever I use the chaos to create, little by little serenity comes along and I try to bring that feeling along, passing it on to those around me, because gods know, they can use it.” The both of you smile and with a last adjustment of a flower you place the flower crown on Essek’s head.

Confusion, happiness, delight, peace. All emotions running through Essek’s brain throughout this conversation enhanced the moment you place the ornament of braided and woven flowers onto his head, as light as a feather. Who knew something so small and… insignificant could mean so much, do so much?

“Why don’t you try it for yourself? See if this works for you? Or perhaps if not, it might give you inspiration to find something that will.” Essek nods taking the red crown off his head and inspecting it closer. While he certainly has an eye for intricate patterns and structures the construction of such a thing as a simple flower crown goes far beyond him and instead just leaves him completely oblivious and confused.

Seeing Essek trying to figure out the collective of braided flowers and branches might have been one of the funniest things you’ve seen from the man. The intricacies of Dunamis and the most difficult of equations or studies prove next to no problem for the wizard, but a flower crown manages to break him? How could that not be funny. You laugh even though you tried to fight it and Essek sends you a playful glare.

“Since you seem to find this so funny perhaps I should teach you the many complexities of advanced Dunamis? As a thank you of course.” You can see the hints of a smile.

“However much I’d love that, for the sake of both of our peace and sanities, I’d hold off on that for now. We’ll start with something much simpler. Like a daisy chain.” You begin pulling out a pile of white flowers and putting them next to the basket.

“This is how you start…” You begin explaining how to loop the stem of the flower around the one that came before it, the closer together, the denser the chain will become.

While Essek struggles at first, your explanation and guiding hands and pointers as he works result in a decent looking daisy chain. You slowly work your way up to more difficult flowers and eventually the branches, spending the next several hours going through the motions, Essek’s troubles long since forgotten. This may have been the first time but won’t be the last time both of you find your serenity and comfort in colourful soft petals.

[somanysigns-13]

Puzzle time 🧩 🧮

Person A is throwing shade at Person B.

Person B later says that shade doesn’t make anybody less gay.

If Person B = Taylor then Taylor = ___?

“I Forgot That You Existed”

Lived in the shade you were throwin'

'Til all of my sunshine was gone, gone, gone

“You Need to Calm Down”

Sunshine on the street at the parade

But you would rather be in the dark ages

Making that sign, must've taken all night

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace

And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate

'Cause shade never made anybody less gay

[storiesoftaylor]

14. You Need to Calm Down

Written by: Taylor Swift & Joel Little Produced by: Joel Little & Taylor Swift Length: 2:51

[Verse One] You are somebody that I don't know But you're taking shots at me like it's Patron And I'm just like, damn, It's 7 am Say it in the street, that's a knockout But you say it in a Tweet, that's a cop-out And I'm just like, "Hey, are you okay?" In this whole first verse, Taylor is talking about the media and everyone who always has something to say about what she is doing with her life. Here's the kicker though, none of them say this to her face. It's always in a Tweet, or a headline or something - which is a cop-out.

[Pre-Chorus] And I ain't trying to mess with your self-expression But I've learned a lesson that stressin' and obsessin' 'bout somebody else is no fun And snakes and stones never broke my bones I love this part with everything in me. She's like, look... I'm not trying to mess with the way that you feel. But obsessing about what someone else is doing with their life, is NO FUN. Taylor knows, because she has done it... but SNAKES and stones never broke her bones. i.e Kim Kardashian and Kanye West

[Chorus] So uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh You need to calm down, you're being too loud And I'm just like uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh You need to just stop, like can you just not step on my gown? You need to calm down

[Verse Two] You are somebody that we don't know But you're coming at my friends like a missile Why are you mad, when you could be GLAAD? (you could be GLAAD) Sunshine on the street at the parade But you would rather be in the dark age Makin' that sign must have taken all night This verse and the pre-chorus that follows are directly about homophobic people. Taylor did a play on the word 'glad' by spelling it 'GLAAD' because that is a group of allies for the LBGTQ+ community. It stands for Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation. Sunshine on the street at the Gay Pride Parade, but the homophobes are standing there with their ugly, and might I add, not creative signs.

[Pre-Chorus] You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate 'Cause shade never made anybody less gay SHADE NEVER MADE ANYBODY LESS GAY! What you have to say is not going to change who someone is just because you belittle and degrade them. They are still who they always were, they just see the world darker now.

[Chorus] So uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh You need to calm down, you're being too loud And I'm just like uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh You need to just stop, like can you just not step on his gown? I love how she changed this is HIS gown. You need to calm down

[Bridge] And we see you over there on the internet Comparing all the girls who are killing it But we figured you out We all know now, we all got crowns You need to calm down Women learned that we don't need to tear each other down and make other women feel like shit about themselves. We have men to do that for us, even if we don't ask for it.

[Chorus] So uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh You need to calm down (you need to calm down) you're being too loud (being too loud) And I'm just like uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh You need to just stop (can you stop) Like can you just not step on our gowns? Do not step on our gowns, losers. You need to calm down

[youre-on-your-ownkid]

You just need to take several seats and then try to restore the peace

And control your urges to scream about all the people you hate

Cause shade never made anybody less gay so

Oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh, oh-oh

THIS SONG IS SUCH A BOP OMG I LOVE IT

You need to calm downn

You're being too loudd

And I'm just like oh oh oh oh oh ohh

You need to just stopp

Like can you just not

Step on his gown, you need to calm down

[rkts13]

you are LYING if you say you didn’t listen to this song on repeat all day trying to learn the pre-choruses