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[daddariosalex]

iMessage: Robbie 🤠

Alex: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVHz8R7uLpI&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO

Alex: you when you finally get the shania twain vibes

Alex: also on a scale of one to ten how much do you miss me :)))

[httpsmica]

You’re On Your Own, Kid

This is my most favorite song from Taylor Swift’s new album. It has profound and meaningful statements that are actually hard to understand but when I dug deeper into the lyrics of this song, I found out that it can have a lot of interpretations depending on how one sees and relates himself to the song.

“You’re On Your Own, Kid” is the 5th track on "Midnights." It features Taylor’s journey of growing up and wanting to be loved and accepted by her peers and a guy she likes. Some parts of the song mainly focus on romance and how Taylor seeks attention from a guy she likes in her town. Clearly, it is a one-sided love as she mentioned that they are the best of friends, but she wishes to be more than just a friend of his.

Apart from romance, this song also tells Taylor’s story about discovering her talents as a songwriter and a performer, and how she has grown to be a successful person in the music industry because of her hard work. She sacrificed a lot to become the person she is today. She realized that she could become a big person just by herself, just on her own.

“I gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this,” is one of the lines that made this song relatable for me. Just like Taylor, every accomplishment I achieved in my life was because of my sacrifices and perseverance to succeed and become the person I want myself to be. There were times I sought attention from the people surrounding me, but eventually, I’ve learned that I can achieve anything I want on my own. 

Even when Taylor did not end up with the guy she liked, something else that was more important and bigger came in her life, and this is what makes the line “Everything you lose is a step you take,” more beautiful. I should not be afraid of losing or not getting something that I want, because as I step further and look into the significant things in life, I can reach even the farthest star in the galaxy by myself.

I can be on my own, and I’ve got no reason to be afraid.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gbg6Z70J7E&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/4D7BCuvgdJlYvlX5WlN54t?si=7cd827dd379141b5

[catullusswift]

Invective: Catullus 8 and Mean

For this post, we will explore a different side of Catullus and Taylor Swift. Those great love songs and poems come with heartbreak. Taylor Swift is known for being able to capture the strong emotions of heartbreak with songs like “All Too Well,” but she has a more bitter, angry side that comes out in songs like “Mean”. In addition to beautiful love poems, Catullus writes scathing invective poems, which target and insult a particular subject. Many of these poems are about political figures, men he is jealous of, or simply easy targets. However, sometimes he has also turned these poems on Lesbia. Catullus’ relationship with Lesbia is full of dramatic ups and downs, which include times when Catullus hates Lesbia.

The song “Mean” and Catullus 8 seem very similar. Both appear to scorn a lover and insult them intensely. Catullus calls Lesbia scelesta (wicked), and implies that no one will love her again. Swift does the same thing, calling the subject of the song “a liar, and pathetic/ and alone in life, and mean.” On the surface, both Catullus and Swift are simply writing mean things about an ex.

However, the context of the two artists’ lives changes the meaning of the writing. Taylor Swift is rich and famous, but she is also a woman. Swift has been open about the struggles she has faced in the music industry, including sexual harassment, men controlling her music, and being the target of many sexist jokes. Taylor Swift has fought against power structures that neither her fame nor wealth have freed her from. On the other hand, Catullus was a wealthy Roman man, which gave him more power and privilege than most Romans. He often insulted women in his invective poems with accusations of sexual promiscuity because they were easy targets. Taylor Swift and Catullus have very different positions in the power structures of their times, and this has a strong effect on the invective.

Taylor Swift, although sometimes a little too petty, is punching up against people with more power in society. “Mean” is a song about a man who manipulates and hurts her, but it is also more generally about those who take advantage of their power to put others down. In the song’s music video, Swift includes a boy being bullied for reading Vogue and a young girl being rejected by other girls for having a blue bow instead of a pink one. The video, along with the lyric “pickin��� on the weaker man,” positions the song as a fight against oppression. None of Catullus’ poems could have that connotation. Catullus insults Lesbia with petty bitterness, putting her down because she hurt him. Catullus loves her to the point that he let her control him, following after her everywhere, essentially sacrificing his masculinity. Most of Catullus 8 is encouraging Catullus to be strong and avoid going back to her, so his insults are also a way to reassert his power over Lesbia. While Taylor Swift works to fight the power structures that oppress her, Catullus was working to assert his own power and dominance in a society where he already possessed privilege.

Images from: Swift, Taylor. “Mean.” Youtube, May 2011, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYa1eI1hpDE&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO

Translation of Catullus 8: Catullus, Gaius Valerius. The Poems of Catullus: A Bilingual Edition. Translated by Peter Green, University of California Press, 2005. 

[ini-zafirahripin]

I swear, I'm trying.

[heartstoppermybeloved]

[Vietsub | FMV] 『HEARTSTOPPER』 GORGEOUS - TAYLOR SWIFT Movie: Heartstopper •Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUoe7cf0HYw&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO •Ủng hộ: -Taylor ... via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHy9Z_EBnq0

[somethingnewdance]

Taylor Swift - Anti Hero | Ballet Technique by Fernanda - Pirouette

Taylor Swift – Anti Hero | Ballet Technique by Fernanda – Pirouette

Something New Dance is a dance company based out of Houston, TX. We host all styles of dance such as: Majorette, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and much more…! 🎹Song / Taylor Swift – Anti Hero | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kbLwvqugk&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO ⭐Dance Instructor: Fernanda https://www.instagram.com/fehrnanduh/ 🖋️Class Style: Ballet 📟 Studio Address / 𝟗𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐯𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐞. 𝟏𝟏𝟑, 𝐇����𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐓𝐗…

[swiftie-katherine13]

This is my ME! inspired makeup!!! If you guys could please reblog this or go tag her on my insta @katherinepolgarr

The hair and face makeup is taken from the music video and the rest is inspired by the cover for the single !! I hand painted the butterflies! @taylorswift @taylornation

[zoefightingdragons]

I AM NOT READY

[iamfaseeh-blog]

Repu-hearsals Going on 😍❤❤ Can't wait For it And I think Taylor will Give more inspirational Speech Than Before #cleanspeech As She Rose Up From The Dead Avoiding All That Drama nd Stuff And Finding Love For the Life(Joe😍).... Can't wait for #reputationtour @taylorswift @taylornation @teddysphotos #reptour #reputation #taylorswift #repera #taylor #taylorswiftvevo #rep #reptourcountdown #alltoowell #lwymmd #sweeran #edsheeran #swift #swifties #indianswifitie

[loverdreams]

“how do you even like taylor swift, she’s not talented”

me:

[proudnewromantic]

Taylor went from being the third most listened artist in the world to being the SECOND in like a DAY. SHE'S COMING FOR THAT CROWN TOO NO ONE IS SAFE

[ini-zafirahripin]

Call me crazy over love, call it what you want. But, I already have captions for my wedding photogrhaphs hahaha!

[swayingtay]

Look What You Made Me Do - The Birdcage

[theconnoisseurreviews]

I usually do movie reviews on this blog, but I couldn’t resist writing about Taylor Swift. She’s one of my favorite artist and 1989, her last album, is incredible and I love it very much. So I’m super stoked for her new album to release later in November of this year. 

One thing that I love about Taylor Swift is that she can change up her sound just enough to sound new, but still stay true to herself. “Look What You Made Me Do” is lyrically very Taylor as it’s creative, catchy, and narratively driven just like most of her work. However, the sound is so edgy and filled with so much frustration. It’s like “Bad Blood” without the popness and filled with more resentment and anger. 

I’ve heard it several times already and I keep picking up more things to love about the song. It’s salty, fierce, and really frustrating in the best way. It really is a rebirth and welcome back of Taylor Swift. And I for one am ready for what’s to come.

“This ain’t a diss track, it’s a warning of what’s to come...” - Twitter @AwesomeArnoldK

[somethingnewdance]

Taylor Swift - Anti Hero | Ballet Technique by Fernanda - Pirouette

Something New Dance is a dance company based out of Houston, TX. We host all styles of dance such as: Majorette, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and much more...! 🎹Song / Taylor Swift - Anti Hero | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1kbLwvqugk&ab_channel=TaylorSwiftVEVO ⭐Dance Instructor: Fernanda https://www.instagram.com/fehrnanduh/ 🖋️Class Style: Ballet 📟 Studio Address / 𝟗𝟔𝟎𝟎 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐯𝐝 𝐒𝐭𝐞. 𝟏𝟏𝟑, 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧, 𝐓𝐗 𝟕𝟕𝟎𝟑𝟔 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 "𝓢𝓸𝓶𝓮𝓽𝓱𝓲𝓷𝓰 𝓝𝓮𝔀." 🏆 Register Class: https://linktr.ee/somethingnewdance 🏠 Studio Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/somethingnewdance 📸Videographer/ Editor https://www.instagram.com/andoksberms/ #taylorswift #ballet #dance https://ifttt.com/images/no_image_card.png https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDsdftgG6HQ