#the chain drama and the knife emoji

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For anyone that didn't watch the AkToDaFace "reveal" video. Here's a summary (just follow the comments):

I leave you with this quote: "Korea should be a binder because everybody a folder inside" 😂😂😭😭

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Lyric Breakdown:: Call It Want You Want (taylor swift) 🍁🍂

"my castle crumbled overnight"

the whole kimye drama seemed to happen all within an evening. it was still the same night when taylor released her letter on instagram, trying to save her fast changing reputation. this "castle" of hers can also be referenced in other songs: Long Live ( "we were the kings and queens" "how the kingdom lights shined just for me and you"), New Romantics ("i could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me"), and LWYMMD ( "i don't like your kingdom keys. they once belonged to me.")

"i brought a knife to a gun fight."

beyond the point that whenever i hear this i think "west side story," taylor here expresses that she just wasn't strong enough to save her reputation as the media and celebrities ganged up on her. whatever she did seemed to make it worse.

"they took the crown but it's alright."

again, taylor knows that her reputation changed and so in effect her "crown" or reputation as America's sweetheart was handed over to the ones who didn't deserve it. this line can also reference Long Live when she sings, ("cause for one moment a band of thieves in ripped up jeans got to rule the world.")

"all the liars are calling me one."

obviously a reference toward katy perry (who told a completely different story to james corden and others), kim k (saying taylor lied about the phone call with kanye), and kanye.

"nobody's heard from me in months."

reference to her 6 month hiatus.

" i'm doing better than i ever was"

all this drama might be going down but taylor is doing great personally.

" cause my baby's fit like a daydream, walking with his head down, i'm the one he's walking to."

taylor and joe have a rather private relationship. heck, we didn't even know they were together for a year til taylor said it at a secret session and even before all we had was a picture of them on a balcony.joe walking with his head down references this secret relationship as he has to keep his identity hidden when going to see taylor. we all remember taylor's rare sightings during the hiatus. she was always wearing a hoodie and shades to keep a low profile.

"so call it what you want"

message to the media? the media loves to twist stories, even when there is no story. by saying, "call it what you want" taylor's basically saying she doesn't care what the media may say about her and joe. she's happy. she knows they'll try to twist them into some drama but she's come to the conclusion that she can't do anything to change that so they might as well say whatever they want.

"my baby's fly like a jet stream. high above the whole scene"

joe isn't a very well known actor. for taylor that's a good thing. to her he can remove himself from the drama easily and that is what she wants too.

"loves me like i'm brand new"

joe doesn't care about the drama. he doesn't care that taylor may have dated other high profile men and wrote about them. he doesn't care about what he may have heard about her in the media before they met. to him, taylor is just taylor. she's a normal girl and he loves her for that and for her that's a change; having someone genuinely care without judgement of past mistakes.

" all my flowers grew back as thornes. windows boarded up after the storm."

she's guarded and defensive. just like she sings in LWYMMD ( " i don't trust nobody.") all the drama made her bitter. especially calvin harris dissing her after their breakup. he was someone she trusted and loved and he turned on her. the same guy who wanted to marry her. it makes me think of Mine when she sings (" i was a flight risk with a fear of falling wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts."). i mean just think of the toll it took on her. it's like, do people really love her for her or just pretend for the fame?

"he built a fire just to keep me warm."

joe saved her, or at least helped her get back on her feet. he took care of her.

"all the drama queens taking swings. all the jokers dressing up as kings."

yes, this is most likely about katy, kim, and kanye. but i like to think she is also talking about the people in the media. the talk show hosts, the internet shows, everyone who gave their input to the drama. all the people who commented snake emojis. they hurt her too.

"they fade to nothing when i look at him."

they may of hurt her but she has him, and that made all the problems seem to fade away. they weren't as important.

"i know i made the same mistakes, every time. bridges burn, i never learn, at least i did one thing right."

people always like to say taylor plays the victim but this is just one example of her owning up to the mistakes she's made. she knows she did some things to fuel the drama. but that still doesn't excuse all the hate she got. she's human and all she can do is say sorry and move on. for reference, she also owns up to her wrongs in Dear John (" maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame") and I Knew You Were Trouble ("i knew you were trouble when you walked in so shame on me.")

"i'm laughing with my lover. making forts under covers. trust him like a brother. yeah you know i did one thing right."

she's happy and she trusts him. she may have made a hell lot of mistakes but this relationship is not one of them.

"starry eyes sparking up my darkest nights."

he was there with her through the tough times and helped her through them.

" i want to wear his initial on a chain round my neck"

you can always see her wearing her "j" necklace in her recent pictures. she's proud of him and to be with him. she's so in love. i reminded me of when girls in the old days "got pinned" and wore their boyfriend's pin or when they wore his jacket. cute.

"not because he owns me, but cause he really knows me"

i really believe this was written here for the media to know. they like to portray taylor as a girl who will do whatever her man wants and be submissive; a trophy wife. they like to say that she claims to be a feminist but has no problem being "owned" by a man and that she's a hypocrite. but she's not. she doesn't think he owns her or even wants him to. she loves him and that's why she wants to wear his necklace. this is also a powerful lesson for young girls to be their own woman. that's it's okay to be in a relationship but not have that relationship be the only thing that defines her; that's she's so much more than 1/2 of a couple.

"which is more than they can say."

a whispered lyric that often gets lost. one of my favorites actually. joe knows taylor. the media doesn't. they don't know how she is behind closed doors and so the words they write about her can't affect her personally. the media won't ever be able to say they know taylor. because they don't.

"i recall late november. holding my breath, slowly i said, "you don't need to save me. but would you run away with me?" "yes" "

november was the beginning of their relationship. and of course with all the drama joe must have felt the obligation to "save" taylor. but she didn't want to be. she just wanted someone to come along with her. sometimes to heal, you just need someone to listen not try to fix it. that's what joe is doing.

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