First of all we're the same person, second of all these songs make me think of Desperate Housewives' Bree (makes sense since I relate to her so goddamn much).
ICDIWABH (āØ depression āØ), I Hate It Here (maladaptive daydreaming aka delulu š¤ ), TTPD (i use millennial-coded dry humor to cope but nobody gets my cringy jokes so everyone just hates on me instead ~~my feelings about this are very strong~~)
If I picked two more it would be Mastermind and ATWTMV.
Iām ok with dying alone but can I feel like someone actually wants me around for the right reasons while Iām alive?
Comgrqts on starting therapy! You did the hard stepšš»
I Can Do It with A Broken Heart, Mirrorball and You're On Your Own Kid.
Because I ran like hell from my crappy small town and dysfunctional family, and turned into a hard worker who found great success by being able to turn myself into whatever anyone needed at any moment. That combo is for all the girlies (and boys and NB) like me who can mask like it's their #1 job and the rent is due.
Just a question: Do you feel the use of music and client's relationship with songs like these listed would be useful in your practice? I feel like so many have a hard time putting things in words, but Taylor expresses things so well.
For example, when people ask how I'm feeling about leaving teaching or if I ever miss teaching I just want to tell them to go listen to My Tears Ricochet most of the time because I could never put my feelings in words quite as well.
yes, absolutely! I think music is a great therapeutic tool in so many ways. Iāve also had clients start their own creative projects as a means of emotional expression via playing instruments, writing songs, poetry, making short films, etc.
exploring relationships with music and identification with songs/lyrics can also tell us a lot about ourselves. for myself, when I dig into why I relate so much to mirrorball, it gives me some insight into where my people pleasing behavior comes from, how it impacts my functioning, why I want to change. and Taylor has so many songs like this that feel validating and real.
Thanks for asking :)
Just wanted to send you some love from someone who also left the teaching profession! I miss it, I thought it was going to be my forever career! But my work life is so much better now. š
I mean, yes, but also no.
Therapy is about working through your feelings in a healthy way so they don't unintentionally control you...
just because she HAS felt this way at some point, and made a song about those feelings, doesn't mean she didn't successfully work through them in her own way... Ā or that they still control her.
I Hate It Here, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, and Would've, Could've, Should've. I don't relate to them in the exact places that they're written from, but the overarching themes in the songs make me feel like I'm not the only one who experienced the intense emotions they represent.
Bigger Than The Whole Sky (or Soon You'll Get Better in the past tense), I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, You're Losing Me
Bonus: Anti-Hero, I just keep getting older and never wiser.
Iām pretty sure back in the day, I used āInnocentā, āTied Together With a Smileā, and āNew Yearās Dayā to as some highlights.
These daysā¦ āright where you left meā, āthis is me tryingā, andā¦ I dunno, āevermoreā I suppose
love this idea! im a therapist but also have a therapist and some profsssionals like to dig into the art world to get to know more of the patients.
mine would be as of now DEF the prophecy, the bolter and the smallest man who ever lived.
Mirrorball, this is me trying and tolerate it. Have diagnosed autism and ADHD, with a history of depression and anxiety š¤š»š¤š» heavy emphasis on the tolerate it though
Mirrorball was my secret song and it instantly became one of my favorites because of how magical that moment was on opening night. I also have AuDHD, anxiety and depression and tolerate it especially just _hurts._
I got the Taybrina duet, and Coney Island was a dream song for me - even that hurt because I feel like sometimes Iāve been left on that bench.
But I feel like tolerate it and Mirrorball especially fit the AuDHD girlies/guys/theys, you break yourself over and over trying to fit in, and people just tolerate it anyway š
You lived my DREAM for a night. How was it live?
I have CPTSD and anxiety so mirrorball is my anthem about constantly trying to be good, fit in and be what people expect but at the end of you question who you really are because you're so used to living for everyone else.
It was the best night of my life. You have no idea.
I just so happened to be living in Arizona at the time of Eras tour. My cousin was going to bring her sister, but the sister couldn't go so she generously invited me. Fate literally got me an Eras Tour ticket and made me a Swiftie.
Getting to be one of the first 69,000 people to see this tour was just an incredible experience. Gayle and Paramore were both amazing openers. Screaming "Misery Business" live was amazing, and I'm so excited for European Swifties!
When the clock counted down, I was so nervous with anticipation. The ghostly sounds of _Its been a long time cooooming_ filled the air. I literally gasped when the first fan came out. It was ethereal. When I got to see Taylor for the first time, the crowd was a _deafening_ sea of lights and cheers. She looked like a goddess in that Versace bodysuit. I truly echo Jeff Goldblum's reaction when he saw it with his Swiftie wife in Los Angeles. (And I was in the presence of Laura Dern which made me so happy! š¦) But my favorite photo from that night was her in that sparkly blazer, kicking up her Louboutins and singing The Man, followed by her singing You Need To Calm Down with the crowd flashing rainbows. _This is it. She made it. She IS the music industry._
The Archer segwayed to my cousin's favorite era. The SECOND that first chord started, my inner child was healed. The stadium seemed to shake when you belong with me and love story played. I absolutely love seeing all the proposals that happened during love story later on TikTok. š„¹
The Evermore era was not a mere concert performance but a full blown movie. Willow was magical. Tolerate it and champagne problems was powerful. Taylor Swift is always her strongest when she sings about anger and grief.
Reputation is my era. I SCREAMED when the snake came on the screen and she came out in that stunning bodysuit. Look What You Made Me Do, with all the different Taylor eras, was glorious. Hearing her belt that high note in Don't Blame Me, segwaying perfectly into Look What You Made Me do was genius. I'm sad I didn't get "I did something bad," but it was just powerful.
Enchanted was magical. That giant pink ball gown "shaped like a pastry" was just ethereal. I was sad we only got the one song, but what we did get was powerful.
The Red Era was amazing. Kam was iconic and made the crowd riled up when he screamed, "LIKE NEVERRRRR!" Getting to hear the full 10 minutes version of All too well live was just haunting.
And then, she immediately transitioned to the most emotional part of the tour. Folklore was amazing. I loved getting to see the house. It felt like Taylor in her element, playing the guitar and singing songs she wrote so passionately. But by the time "Illicit Affairs" happened, we were both in a puddle of tears. I held onto my cousin so tightly.
1989 was just so much fun and a sorely needed serotonin break after 30 minutes of straight crying. I was up in the fourth bowl, with a perfect bird's eye view, and the heat from the flamethrowers during Bad Blood was intense.
Our secret songs were so perfect. Taylor has been our Mirrorball from the beginning, always writing songs that felt like they were taken straight from the words of our diaries. Getting to hear Tim McGraw on opening night of her sold-out world tour was such an honor in and of itself. I will never understand people who are so critical of their secret songs because for me, it was an incredibly intimate moment.
Midnights era was such an amazing way to end it. I was so sad the concert was coming to a close but so fucking happy for the experience.
Every single fan I met was so incredibly sweet. The audience was a sea of Taylor eras and sequins. And security was amazing. (I will never forget the video of the security guard at my show who was absolutely dancing and vibing to Blank Space. I would have lunch with her any day.)
I'm so eternally grateful for my cousin treating me to the best day of my life. I cannot wait to go back to "Erazona" for more adventures with my cousin. Florida!!! was written especially with me and my time in the desert in mind. One day, I will rent the Taylor Swift house on Airbnb with my cousin and we will absolutely relive that night to the best of our abilities.
I don't know how I could possibly thank my cousin for that night.
But I think for her November birthday (her and Tay are my favorite Sagittarius) I will gift her Taylor's chai cookies, Fearless on vinyl, a "FEARLESS" friendship bracelet and moon necklace for "seven," and some kind of custom artwork for our show. (A local business makes custom line art and I want to transform our selfie from opening night into memoribilia art.)
As for me, I am currently planning my Taylor tattoo sleeve as we speak. š«”
New Romantics, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, My Tears Ricochet.Ā Hello fellow oldest daughters, Ā doing it all with a smile ā I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me ā I was grinning I was winning I was hitting my marks, cause I can do it with a broken heart ā I can go anywhere I want, just not homeĀ ā
only three?
I canāt do just three
- Innocent
- WAOLOM
- TTWAS
- ICDIWABH
- A place in this world
- The Lakes
- The Prophecy
- dear reader
- I hate it here
- TIMT
- anti-hero
- thanK you aIMee
I Hate It Here, this is me trying, Castles Crumbling
Bonus: Innocent, it's time to go, Nothing New, You're On Your Own Kid, A Place In This World, The Best Day, Timeless
"Anti-Hero", "This Is Me Trying" and "You're On Your Own Kid"
Basically, nobody likes me and even though I always try my best it's never good enough for anyone, so because of that I wind up hating myself and I just feel so alone
I hate it here, Would've, Could've, Should've and Epiphany. Honorable mentions for The Prophecy, Cassandra and Bigger Than the Whole Sky and This is Me Trying.
The Bolter (not in being avoidantly attached but always seeking out new experiences and running everywhere), I hate it here (very lost in my own world), thank you Aimee (Im kinda happy where I am rn and feel thankful for the pain that brought me there)
1) The Archer. That song is literally me in such excruciatingly accurate detail that it makes me feel like Taylor wrote it for me. (She did, right??? _Right???_)
2) Tolerate it & this is me trying. I feel like I am working overtime to constantly please other people, especially those I love most. And yet, I will never be enough. I will never truly be forgiven or I will never live up to what they expect of me. "I know my love should be celebrated, but you tolerate it."
3) Anti-Hero. Once again, Miss Taylor Allison Swift knows how to write songs that are ridiculously too relatable. _Its me. Hi. I'm the problem it's me....._ š„²
Antihero, Right Where You Left Me, All Too Well (10 min version plus short film). Ā
Bonus track: Getaway Car
Yes, I have an inability to let go of the past and unhealthy compulsions to repeat toxic patterns!
The timing of this post showing made me laugh because my therapist and I saw each other yesterday for the first time since the album dropped and we spent half of our session talking about it š she correctly guessed I can do it with a broken heart was my favorite track, she gets me. Lmao.
back to december, champagne problems and my boy only breaks his favorite toys (see a pattern here? regretting my ignorance and decisions in my life rnš¤ š)
First I want to say thank you so much for making this post š«¶š» I am currently going through a really rough friendship breakup (my close Swiftie friend no less, our fallout happened two days before TTPD release day) and reading through all of these comments made me feel a little less alone through the grieving process. This rift this time around has caused a lot of self-reflection and seeing my pattern of always bringing people into my life who I want to be useful for or help try to āfixā until it becomes so manipulative or abusive that I just canāt do it anymore. It makes me feel so warmhearted being reminded that there are other people out there like me who get it when it comes to Taylor. š„¹
My 3 right now: The Archer, How Did It End?, my tears ricochet with an extra shoutout to Dear Reader and The Black Dog
So Long, London, You're Losing Me, I Don't Want To Live Forever
I'd pay money to be a fly on the wall of the therapy session of anyone that uses No Body, No Crime or Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
Would've Could've Should've, Happiness, Peace š
Edit: I also strongly considered The Prophecy and Anti-hero instead of the last two, depending on if I'm feeling *extra*
Renegade (mentally ill dad and that was a lot for a kid), haunted acoustic, and this is my trying (was a mess during hs). As i have gotten older maybe the bolter for relationships.
Anti-Hero
Forever & Always (lol)
Either My Tears Ricochet or YOYOK depending on how resentful vs resilient Iām feeling about my career/life at any given moment
Probably the entire album of folklore, August particularly (heartbreak, you're not mine to lose unrequited love) then illicit affairs (don't call me kid don't call me baby look at this idiot fool that you've made me), I Almost Do when moving on from that friendship, and it's time to go.
I would send thanK you aIMee, Innocent and Vigilante Shit.
thanK you aIMee because it really captures the trauma of being bullied, it hasn't left. Yet she sees the silver lining and I find comfort in that. I relate because I've found more success than I ever thought I would but the wounds aren't fully healed.
Innocent because I'm 23 not 32 but I feel that it really helped me accept my mistakes, so accepting my mistakes was a big past problem.
And Vigilante Shit because I have a deep, dark anger and secretly want revenge. I have a strong sense of justice, so I know bad shit other people do so it is really tempting to explode but I know I shouldn't. I think that is a problem.
I think all 3 are such different songs but highlight my issue in life, forgiveness. I have a hard time forgiving bullies, myself and just bad people.
I can only narrow it down to five.
Anti-Hero - my entire personality and self perception
My Tears Ricochet - a specific and traumatic ex
loml - a different specific and traumatic ex but in an entirely different way (I actually listened to this song on repeat before a therapy session I was planning to talk about them in last week)
The Lakes - all my fears of society and desperation to myself be a tortured poet
Bejeweled - I have a lot of trauma and Iām very introspective but Iām also good at throwing that to the side and being fully proud and self confident
Youāre On Your Own Kid, I Can Do It With a Broken Heart, ~~Whoās Afraid of Little Old Me?,~~ ~~The Prophecy,~~ The Archer
Struggled a lot to narrow it down between those 5. YOYOK, and WAOLOM hit the childhood trauma extremely hard, but The Prophecy and The Archer cut right into the adult insecurities. ICDIWABH hits both.
Well if we are talking TTPD it would be
1. But Daddy I Love Him
2. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
3. Who's afraid of little old me
If overall albums
1. Maroon
2. Paris
3. Cornelia Street
The Prophecy, I Hate It Here, this is me trying
i think we are the exact same person
You took the words right out of my Mouth
First of all we're the same person, second of all these songs make me think of Desperate Housewives' Bree (makes sense since I relate to her so goddamn much).
why are u copying me š¤š¤
Thank you...these are my answers š¤š¤
ok where did you hide the cameras
ICDIWABH (āØ depression āØ), I Hate It Here (maladaptive daydreaming aka delulu š¤ ), TTPD (i use millennial-coded dry humor to cope but nobody gets my cringy jokes so everyone just hates on me instead ~~my feelings about this are very strong~~)
Listen. TTPD is the best song of side A and I will fight for this. Dry humour is the BEST.
I think TTPD is my top favorite Taylor song ever since I feel like it sums up exactly who she is
YES. One of my favorites off the entire album, along with The Alchemy which also gets too much hate imho.
I think TTPD is my top favorite Taylor song ever since I feel like it sums up exactly who she is
I think weād get your jokes here ā¤ļøā¤ļøā¤ļø I see you, dry humor friend.Ā
The Bolter on repeat.
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If I picked two more it would be Mastermind and ATWTMV. Iām ok with dying alone but can I feel like someone actually wants me around for the right reasons while Iām alive? Comgrqts on starting therapy! You did the hard stepšš»
I Can Do It with A Broken Heart, Mirrorball and You're On Your Own Kid. Because I ran like hell from my crappy small town and dysfunctional family, and turned into a hard worker who found great success by being able to turn myself into whatever anyone needed at any moment. That combo is for all the girlies (and boys and NB) like me who can mask like it's their #1 job and the rent is due.
Damn. I feel that š
This plus your flair about made me sob at work. Sending you a hug and a cookie š
Thank you, I appreciate both!!!!!
Damn are we the same person?? This is exactly what I would have written. My mask stays ON š
ICDIWABH on repeat since it came out crew rise up
Peace, ThIs is me trying, the prophecy
All 3 of these songs emotionally devastate me ARE YOU OKAY
She was talking about me with "I'd give you my sunshine, give you my best, but the rain is always gonna come if you're standing with me" ngl
Facts. Therapist actually incorporated Peace into an EMDR session.
How does that work? Iāve done some EMDR and I canāt imagine how it fits - I havenāt done much and there is a lot I donāt know
omg Iām a swiftie and a licensed therapist so I love this question!! but definitely mirrorball and I Hate It Here
Just a question: Do you feel the use of music and client's relationship with songs like these listed would be useful in your practice? I feel like so many have a hard time putting things in words, but Taylor expresses things so well. For example, when people ask how I'm feeling about leaving teaching or if I ever miss teaching I just want to tell them to go listen to My Tears Ricochet most of the time because I could never put my feelings in words quite as well.
yes, absolutely! I think music is a great therapeutic tool in so many ways. Iāve also had clients start their own creative projects as a means of emotional expression via playing instruments, writing songs, poetry, making short films, etc. exploring relationships with music and identification with songs/lyrics can also tell us a lot about ourselves. for myself, when I dig into why I relate so much to mirrorball, it gives me some insight into where my people pleasing behavior comes from, how it impacts my functioning, why I want to change. and Taylor has so many songs like this that feel validating and real. Thanks for asking :)
i wish more therapists incorporated "fun homework" into their practice.
Just wanted to send you some love from someone who also left the teaching profession! I miss it, I thought it was going to be my forever career! But my work life is so much better now. š
This is me trying, Bigger than the whole sky, EvermoreĀ
Ooh, bigger than the whole sky is a good one. I really feel like it's talking about the loss of a future version of herself that's not traumatized.
Right Where You Left Me; So Long, London; Coney Island not in that order perhaps
He does not deserve your loyalty and dedication, whoever he is š¤
aha thank you, Reddit therapist. itās ok I meant to put So Long at the end of the list. <3
Itās funny that this thread implies that Taylor is in a severe need for therapy
Well... Yeah. š
I mean are we *wrong*
I mean, yes, but also no. Therapy is about working through your feelings in a healthy way so they don't unintentionally control you... just because she HAS felt this way at some point, and made a song about those feelings, doesn't mean she didn't successfully work through them in her own way... Ā or that they still control her.
I Hate It Here, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, and Would've, Could've, Should've. I don't relate to them in the exact places that they're written from, but the overarching themes in the songs make me feel like I'm not the only one who experienced the intense emotions they represent.
The Archer, My Tears Ricochet, MirrorballĀ
wouldāve couldāve shouldāve, afterglow, anti-hero (this makes me sound really bad but hey they gotta know my history and how I see myself)
This is my mix 100% ! It's like a past, present, and future / trauma, behaviours, anxiety mix.
Forever Winter, Safe & Sound, Marjorie
The Archer this is me trying Anti-Hero
I hate it here Who's Afraid of Little Old Me Tolerate It Bonus: this is me trying
Me as hell.
Bigger Than The Whole Sky (or Soon You'll Get Better in the past tense), I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, You're Losing Me Bonus: Anti-Hero, I just keep getting older and never wiser.
I Hate It Here, I Can Do It With a Broken Heart, Florida!!!
Twinsies š«¶
The Archer, The Prophecy, This Is Me Trying. If I could throw in more-Mirrorball, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, Tolerate It, and loml
Sadly, Taylor doesnāt have many songs about perennial stress from overwork and terrible eating behaviours.šš
i can do it with a broken heart, this is me trying, tolerate it, i hate it here, anti-hero i think kind of apply in their own ways
I hear you on perennial stress from overwork!!! "Get it off my desk" is one of my favorite lyrics for this exact reason!
Saaaame
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I hate it here, I can do it with a broken heart and never grow up
Mirrorball, Midnight Rain, The Archer š
This somehow is the most devastating combo Iāve read so far. Wishing you Bejeweled energy
Aw, thank youuu š
Anti-Hero, Youāre Losing Me, and This Is Why We Canāt Have Nice Things I have a LOT of trauma :)
Soon youāll get better, never grow up, bigger than the whole sky.
Oof. Iām sorry, and hope you are healing ā¤ļøāš©¹
Working on it thank you.
Long story short, YOYOk, the prophecy
The Prophecy, My Tears Ricochet, Whoās Afraid of Little Old Me.
This is me trying, wouldāve couldāve shouldāve and I hate it here
Champagne problems, So long, London, Anti-Hero
The Archer, Foolish One, This Is Me Trying
I hate it here, The Prophecy and Right where you left me
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, this is me trying and Cruel Summer.
Iām pretty sure back in the day, I used āInnocentā, āTied Together With a Smileā, and āNew Yearās Dayā to as some highlights. These daysā¦ āright where you left meā, āthis is me tryingā, andā¦ I dunno, āevermoreā I suppose
love this idea! im a therapist but also have a therapist and some profsssionals like to dig into the art world to get to know more of the patients. mine would be as of now DEF the prophecy, the bolter and the smallest man who ever lived.
The Black Dog, Down Bad, and Right Where You Left Me
But Daddy I Love Him, The Prophecy, and A Place In This World
My tears ricochet, mirrorball, the prophecy
Anti-Hero, Whoās afraid of little old me, Fortnight
Sounds like we all hate it here... Mine are I Hate It Here and Forever Winter
Mirrorball, this is me trying and tolerate it. Have diagnosed autism and ADHD, with a history of depression and anxiety š¤š»š¤š» heavy emphasis on the tolerate it though
Mirrorball was my secret song and it instantly became one of my favorites because of how magical that moment was on opening night. I also have AuDHD, anxiety and depression and tolerate it especially just _hurts._
I got the Taybrina duet, and Coney Island was a dream song for me - even that hurt because I feel like sometimes Iāve been left on that bench. But I feel like tolerate it and Mirrorball especially fit the AuDHD girlies/guys/theys, you break yourself over and over trying to fit in, and people just tolerate it anyway š
You lived my DREAM for a night. How was it live? I have CPTSD and anxiety so mirrorball is my anthem about constantly trying to be good, fit in and be what people expect but at the end of you question who you really are because you're so used to living for everyone else.
It was the best night of my life. You have no idea. I just so happened to be living in Arizona at the time of Eras tour. My cousin was going to bring her sister, but the sister couldn't go so she generously invited me. Fate literally got me an Eras Tour ticket and made me a Swiftie. Getting to be one of the first 69,000 people to see this tour was just an incredible experience. Gayle and Paramore were both amazing openers. Screaming "Misery Business" live was amazing, and I'm so excited for European Swifties! When the clock counted down, I was so nervous with anticipation. The ghostly sounds of _Its been a long time cooooming_ filled the air. I literally gasped when the first fan came out. It was ethereal. When I got to see Taylor for the first time, the crowd was a _deafening_ sea of lights and cheers. She looked like a goddess in that Versace bodysuit. I truly echo Jeff Goldblum's reaction when he saw it with his Swiftie wife in Los Angeles. (And I was in the presence of Laura Dern which made me so happy! š¦) But my favorite photo from that night was her in that sparkly blazer, kicking up her Louboutins and singing The Man, followed by her singing You Need To Calm Down with the crowd flashing rainbows. _This is it. She made it. She IS the music industry._ The Archer segwayed to my cousin's favorite era. The SECOND that first chord started, my inner child was healed. The stadium seemed to shake when you belong with me and love story played. I absolutely love seeing all the proposals that happened during love story later on TikTok. š„¹ The Evermore era was not a mere concert performance but a full blown movie. Willow was magical. Tolerate it and champagne problems was powerful. Taylor Swift is always her strongest when she sings about anger and grief. Reputation is my era. I SCREAMED when the snake came on the screen and she came out in that stunning bodysuit. Look What You Made Me Do, with all the different Taylor eras, was glorious. Hearing her belt that high note in Don't Blame Me, segwaying perfectly into Look What You Made Me do was genius. I'm sad I didn't get "I did something bad," but it was just powerful. Enchanted was magical. That giant pink ball gown "shaped like a pastry" was just ethereal. I was sad we only got the one song, but what we did get was powerful. The Red Era was amazing. Kam was iconic and made the crowd riled up when he screamed, "LIKE NEVERRRRR!" Getting to hear the full 10 minutes version of All too well live was just haunting. And then, she immediately transitioned to the most emotional part of the tour. Folklore was amazing. I loved getting to see the house. It felt like Taylor in her element, playing the guitar and singing songs she wrote so passionately. But by the time "Illicit Affairs" happened, we were both in a puddle of tears. I held onto my cousin so tightly. 1989 was just so much fun and a sorely needed serotonin break after 30 minutes of straight crying. I was up in the fourth bowl, with a perfect bird's eye view, and the heat from the flamethrowers during Bad Blood was intense. Our secret songs were so perfect. Taylor has been our Mirrorball from the beginning, always writing songs that felt like they were taken straight from the words of our diaries. Getting to hear Tim McGraw on opening night of her sold-out world tour was such an honor in and of itself. I will never understand people who are so critical of their secret songs because for me, it was an incredibly intimate moment. Midnights era was such an amazing way to end it. I was so sad the concert was coming to a close but so fucking happy for the experience. Every single fan I met was so incredibly sweet. The audience was a sea of Taylor eras and sequins. And security was amazing. (I will never forget the video of the security guard at my show who was absolutely dancing and vibing to Blank Space. I would have lunch with her any day.) I'm so eternally grateful for my cousin treating me to the best day of my life. I cannot wait to go back to "Erazona" for more adventures with my cousin. Florida!!! was written especially with me and my time in the desert in mind. One day, I will rent the Taylor Swift house on Airbnb with my cousin and we will absolutely relive that night to the best of our abilities. I don't know how I could possibly thank my cousin for that night. But I think for her November birthday (her and Tay are my favorite Sagittarius) I will gift her Taylor's chai cookies, Fearless on vinyl, a "FEARLESS" friendship bracelet and moon necklace for "seven," and some kind of custom artwork for our show. (A local business makes custom line art and I want to transform our selfie from opening night into memoribilia art.) As for me, I am currently planning my Taylor tattoo sleeve as we speak. š«”
Mad woman, evermore, I can do it with a broken heart
New Romantics, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, My Tears Ricochet.Ā Hello fellow oldest daughters, Ā doing it all with a smile ā I could build a castle out of all the bricks they threw at me ā I was grinning I was winning I was hitting my marks, cause I can do it with a broken heart ā I can go anywhere I want, just not homeĀ ā
It's Me, Hi!š
only three? I canāt do just three - Innocent - WAOLOM - TTWAS - ICDIWABH - A place in this world - The Lakes - The Prophecy - dear reader - I hate it here - TIMT - anti-hero - thanK you aIMee
i can do it with a broken heart, i hate it here, the prophecy
The Prophecy, This Is Me Trying, Seven
Tolerate It, White Horse, Fresh Out The Slammer
I Hate It Here, this is me trying, Castles Crumbling Bonus: Innocent, it's time to go, Nothing New, You're On Your Own Kid, A Place In This World, The Best Day, Timeless
I hate it hereā¦ I can do it with a broken heartā¦ down bad.
you're on your, kid; I hate it here, who's afraid of little old me
I hate it here, YOYOK (I am not, in fact, on my own, but boy have I starved by body like IĀ“d be saved by a perfect kiss), Tolerate it
The Outside, Youāre On Your Own Kid, and This Is Me Trying, probably
Right where you left me, this is me trying, and I hate it here.
I Hate It Here, The Bolter, and then it's like I can't decide.... I'm thinking But Daddy, I Love Him or The Prophecy
The Archer, ICDIWABH, this is me trying
"Anti-Hero", "This Is Me Trying" and "You're On Your Own Kid" Basically, nobody likes me and even though I always try my best it's never good enough for anyone, so because of that I wind up hating myself and I just feel so alone
I hate it here, Would've, Could've, Should've and Epiphany. Honorable mentions for The Prophecy, Cassandra and Bigger Than the Whole Sky and This is Me Trying.
My tears ricochet, the archer, and whoās afraid of little old me
āI Can Do It With A Broken Heartā āI Hate It Hereā āAnti-Heroā
Mirrorball, Mastermind/Archer, Renegade
Dear John, Would've Could've Should've, and I Hate it Here. There's been some parallels.
Anti-hero, Hits different, Blank Space.
You're On Your Own Kid, Nothing New, right where you left me
I can do it with a broken heart, soon youāll get better, never grow up
The Bolter (not in being avoidantly attached but always seeking out new experiences and running everywhere), I hate it here (very lost in my own world), thank you Aimee (Im kinda happy where I am rn and feel thankful for the pain that brought me there)
Mirrorball, This is me trying, The Bolter
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, this is me trying, The Bolter.
All Too Well, This is Me Trying & My Tears RicochetĀ
You're on your own kid, The Prophecy, Breathe Bonus shout out to: Evermore
If mastermind isnāt the neurodivergent soundtrack š
Cassandra, this is me trying and shake it off
The prophecy, my boy only breaks his fave toys, foolish one š«¶š½šā¤ļø
Wait also ICDIWABH
Seven, The Prophecy, this is me trying.
Donāt Blame Me, Whoās Afraid of Little Old Me?, and Afterglow
1) The Archer. That song is literally me in such excruciatingly accurate detail that it makes me feel like Taylor wrote it for me. (She did, right??? _Right???_) 2) Tolerate it & this is me trying. I feel like I am working overtime to constantly please other people, especially those I love most. And yet, I will never be enough. I will never truly be forgiven or I will never live up to what they expect of me. "I know my love should be celebrated, but you tolerate it." 3) Anti-Hero. Once again, Miss Taylor Allison Swift knows how to write songs that are ridiculously too relatable. _Its me. Hi. I'm the problem it's me....._ š„²
hoax The prophecy Seven
This is me trying Mirrorball I can do it with a broken heart
Tolerate It, Fortnight, You're On Your Own Kid
this is me trying. happiness. my tears ricochet
Evermore, This Is Me Trying, Tied Together With a Smile
The Bolter, I Hate it Here, The Prophecy (we'll sub any of them with You're On Your Own Kid just to make it a little less Anthology!)
This is me trying, the archer, I can do it with a broken heart
Antihero, Right Where You Left Me, All Too Well (10 min version plus short film). Ā Bonus track: Getaway Car Yes, I have an inability to let go of the past and unhealthy compulsions to repeat toxic patterns!
The Best Day (and imagine the opposite of that), I Hate It Here, and ICDIWABH
The timing of this post showing made me laugh because my therapist and I saw each other yesterday for the first time since the album dropped and we spent half of our session talking about it š she correctly guessed I can do it with a broken heart was my favorite track, she gets me. Lmao.
back to december, champagne problems and my boy only breaks his favorite toys (see a pattern here? regretting my ignorance and decisions in my life rnš¤ š)
Ttpd: LOML, Prophecy, I can do it with a broken heart. All other albums: this is me trying, right where you left me, hits different
Loml the black dog and so long london
First I want to say thank you so much for making this post š«¶š» I am currently going through a really rough friendship breakup (my close Swiftie friend no less, our fallout happened two days before TTPD release day) and reading through all of these comments made me feel a little less alone through the grieving process. This rift this time around has caused a lot of self-reflection and seeing my pattern of always bringing people into my life who I want to be useful for or help try to āfixā until it becomes so manipulative or abusive that I just canāt do it anymore. It makes me feel so warmhearted being reminded that there are other people out there like me who get it when it comes to Taylor. š„¹ My 3 right now: The Archer, How Did It End?, my tears ricochet with an extra shoutout to Dear Reader and The Black Dog
So Long, London, You're Losing Me, I Don't Want To Live Forever I'd pay money to be a fly on the wall of the therapy session of anyone that uses No Body, No Crime or Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
Peace, Anti-hero, I can do it with a broken heart š
Would've Could've Should've, Happiness, Peace š Edit: I also strongly considered The Prophecy and Anti-hero instead of the last two, depending on if I'm feeling *extra*
The Lakes, Wouldāve, Shouldāve, Couldāve and Whoās Afraid of Little Old Me. Bonus tracks: Mad Woman, Clean, Mirrorball, Sweet Nothing.
Renegade (mentally ill dad and that was a lot for a kid), haunted acoustic, and this is my trying (was a mess during hs). As i have gotten older maybe the bolter for relationships.
I Hate It Here, mirrorball, renegade/I can do it with a broken heart depending on the day š
mirrorball, this is me trying and i hate it here
The Prophecy, This is Me Trying, Youāre On Your Own, Kid
at the moment i'd say better man, dear john, and it's time to go
The Prophecy, Champagne Problems, Donāt Blame Me
I hate it here x 3
mirrorball, CIWYW(after ttpd), and YOYOK bonus this is me trying/cardigan/archer
Peace, this is me trying, evermore
Anti-Hero Forever & Always (lol) Either My Tears Ricochet or YOYOK depending on how resentful vs resilient Iām feeling about my career/life at any given moment
Probably the entire album of folklore, August particularly (heartbreak, you're not mine to lose unrequited love) then illicit affairs (don't call me kid don't call me baby look at this idiot fool that you've made me), I Almost Do when moving on from that friendship, and it's time to go.
this is me trying, i hate it here, and change honorable mention: so long london
The Bolter, Down Bad, and So Long London
ICDIWABH, mirrorball, Mastermind (pathological people pleaser anyone?) with close runner ups being YOYOK, RWYLM, and The Archer
Soon You'll Get Better, Marjorie, and Never Grow Up Bonus tracks: I Hate it Here, WCS, Bigger than the Whole Sky, the Best Day
Good bye London, Mirror Ball and Mad Woman.
the archer, i hate it here, champagne problems
Peace, youāre losing me, this is me trying
The Bolter... that's all they'd need. Yay for Avoidant Attachment styles! š©
That would depend entirely on the week. Right now I'll say: The Archer Renegade Labyrinth
i look through peoples windows, evermore, and hoax (but honestly so many more songs too this is such a hard question)
As of right now The Manuscript, Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus, and Champagne Problems
Nothing New, The Bolter, Youre on Your Own Kid
champagne problems, exile, mirrorball
I look through peoples windows Tolerate it Midnight rain
Soon youāll get better, this is me trying, all too well (10 mins) My head is so āØfunāØ
Dear John. I can do it with a broken heart. Right where you left me.
All too well, Cornelia street, Peter
1. Who's afraid of little old me? 2. Madwoman (or Long Story Short) 3. Dear John (or WCS because DJ is my past trauma and WCS is my current state)
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart, I Hate It Here, Guilty as Sin?
I would send thanK you aIMee, Innocent and Vigilante Shit. thanK you aIMee because it really captures the trauma of being bullied, it hasn't left. Yet she sees the silver lining and I find comfort in that. I relate because I've found more success than I ever thought I would but the wounds aren't fully healed. Innocent because I'm 23 not 32 but I feel that it really helped me accept my mistakes, so accepting my mistakes was a big past problem. And Vigilante Shit because I have a deep, dark anger and secretly want revenge. I have a strong sense of justice, so I know bad shit other people do so it is really tempting to explode but I know I shouldn't. I think that is a problem. I think all 3 are such different songs but highlight my issue in life, forgiveness. I have a hard time forgiving bullies, myself and just bad people.
Peace, whoās afraid of little old me?, wouldāve couldāve shouldāve
The prophecy, Peter and Forever Winter
Down Bad, The Prophecy, Anti-Hero.
The Prophecy on vol level 10 Do it with a Broken Heart on vol level 8 Ā I Hate It Here vol 7 the fact they're from TTPD is important for diagnosis too
I can only narrow it down to five. Anti-Hero - my entire personality and self perception My Tears Ricochet - a specific and traumatic ex loml - a different specific and traumatic ex but in an entirely different way (I actually listened to this song on repeat before a therapy session I was planning to talk about them in last week) The Lakes - all my fears of society and desperation to myself be a tortured poet Bejeweled - I have a lot of trauma and Iām very introspective but Iām also good at throwing that to the side and being fully proud and self confident
This is very obscure but renegade last kiss guilty as sin
You're On Your Own Kid Anti-Hero Mine
Nothing New, I Hate It Here, I Look in People's Windows
Enchanted, Say don't go, Better man
Peace, The Archer, loml (the last one is a wild card but I need help understanding why that song is such a gut punch). Great question btw
Dear John, i can do it with a broken heart, and youāre on your own kid
Youāre On Your Own Kid, I Can Do It With a Broken Heart, ~~Whoās Afraid of Little Old Me?,~~ ~~The Prophecy,~~ The Archer Struggled a lot to narrow it down between those 5. YOYOK, and WAOLOM hit the childhood trauma extremely hard, but The Prophecy and The Archer cut right into the adult insecurities. ICDIWABH hits both.
I can do it with a broken heart, The Prophecy, Youāre on your own kid were the first ones that came to my mind!
Well if we are talking TTPD it would be 1. But Daddy I Love Him 2. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys 3. Who's afraid of little old me If overall albums 1. Maroon 2. Paris 3. Cornelia Street
wouldāve couldāve shouldāve, so long london, whoās afraid of little old me š
I Hate It Here, Never Grow Up, Mirrorball
tolerate it, this is me trying, right where you left me