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** "tolerate it" also gets the same treatment, as the narrator struggles with feeling that her love "should be celebrated" but her lover merely "tolerates it", as she struggles desperately to get his attention and sacrificial love back. Alwyn and Swift's relationship was kept extremely private, rather than shared (celebrated) in the press. Some metaphors in "tolerate it" have showed up in songs rumored to be about Alwyn: barbed wire and the war hero ("The Great War" off ''Music/{{Midnights}}''), the lover's bowed head ("walking with his head down" from "Call It What You Want" off ''Music/{{Reputation}}''), watching him breathe as he sleeps ("Paper Rings" off ''Music/{{Lover}}''), etc. While the song fits well with its publicly stated inspiration, the relationship between the unnamed narrator of ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' and her husband Maxim de Winter, it also feels informed by Swift's well-known artistic philosophy of WriteWhatYouKnow.
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** "tolerate it" also gets the same treatment, as the narrator struggles with feeling that her love "should be celebrated" but her lover merely "tolerates it", as she struggles desperately to get his attention and sacrificial love back. Alwyn and Swift's relationship was kept extremely private, rather than shared (celebrated) in the press. Some metaphors in "tolerate it" have showed up in songs rumored to be about Alwyn: barbed wire and the war hero ("The Great War" off ''Music/{{Midnights}}''), ''Music/{{Midnights}}'', "invisible string" off ''Music/Folklore2020''), the lover's bowed head ("walking with his head down" from "Call It What You Want" off ''Music/{{Reputation}}''), watching him breathe as he sleeps ("Paper Rings" off ''Music/{{Lover}}''), etc. While the song fits well with its publicly stated inspiration, the relationship between the unnamed narrator of ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' and her husband Maxim de Winter, it also feels informed by Swift's well-known artistic philosophy of WriteWhatYouKnow.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Following the heel of the announcement of Taylor's break up with her boyfriend and collaborator for this album Joe Alwyn, "tis the damn season" sound incredibly harsh and less fictional than it might have been claimed at first glance. The reason for the break up is announced to be Alwyn's struggle to adapt to Taylor's explosive increase in fame between 2022 and 2023, mirroring the narrator's struggle to choose between pursuing fame or her old flame and torn whether or not giving up her fame was worth it.
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** Following the heel of the announcement of Taylor's break up with her boyfriend and collaborator for this album Joe Alwyn, "tis the damn season" sound incredibly harsh and less fictional than it might have been claimed at first glance. The reason for the break up is announced to be Alwyn's struggle to adapt to Taylor's explosive increase in fame between 2022 and 2023, mirroring the narrator's struggle to choose between pursuing fame or her old flame and torn whether or not giving up her fame was worthit.it.
** "tolerate it" also gets the same treatment, as the narrator struggles with feeling that her love "should be celebrated" but her lover merely "tolerates it", as she struggles desperately to get his attention and sacrificial love back. Alwyn and Swift's relationship was kept extremely private, rather than shared (celebrated) in the press. Some metaphors in "tolerate it" have showed up in songs rumored to be about Alwyn: barbed wire and the war hero ("The Great War" off ''Music/{{Midnights}}''), the lover's bowed head ("walking with his head down" from "Call It What You Want" off ''Music/{{Reputation}}''), watching him breathe as he sleeps ("Paper Rings" off ''Music/{{Lover}}''), etc. While the song fits well with its publicly stated inspiration, the relationship between the unnamed narrator of ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' and her husband Maxim de Winter, it also feels informed by Swift's well-known artistic philosophy of WriteWhatYouKnow.
** Following the heel of the announcement of Taylor's break up with her boyfriend and collaborator for this album Joe Alwyn, "tis the damn season" sound incredibly harsh and less fictional than it might have been claimed at first glance. The reason for the break up is announced to be Alwyn's struggle to adapt to Taylor's explosive increase in fame between 2022 and 2023, mirroring the narrator's struggle to choose between pursuing fame or her old flame and torn whether or not giving up her fame was worth
** "tolerate it" also gets the same treatment, as the narrator struggles with feeling that her love "should be celebrated" but her lover merely "tolerates it", as she struggles desperately to get his attention and sacrificial love back. Alwyn and Swift's relationship was kept extremely private, rather than shared (celebrated) in the press. Some metaphors in "tolerate it" have showed up in songs rumored to be about Alwyn: barbed wire and the war hero ("The Great War" off ''Music/{{Midnights}}''), the lover's bowed head ("walking with his head down" from "Call It What You Want" off ''Music/{{Reputation}}''), watching him breathe as he sleeps ("Paper Rings" off ''Music/{{Lover}}''), etc. While the song fits well with its publicly stated inspiration, the relationship between the unnamed narrator of ''Literature/{{Rebecca}}'' and her husband Maxim de Winter, it also feels informed by Swift's well-known artistic philosophy of WriteWhatYouKnow.
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. Music/{{Haim}}: At one of their weekly dinners, Este confides in her friend, the narrator, that she thinks her husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband is suspected of killing Este and then begins to move on with his mistress despite no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to a false alibi provided by Este's sister. More crucially, the mistress coincidentally taking out "a big life insurance policy" just before the husband's death made it easy for the narrator to frame her for the crime.
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. Music/{{Haim}}: At one of their weekly dinners, Este confides in her friend, the narrator, that she thinks her husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband is suspected of killing Este and then begins to move on with his mistress despite no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to a false alibi provided by Este's sister. More crucially, the mistress coincidentally taking out "a big life insurance policy" just before the husband's death made it easy for the narrator to frame her for the crime. The mistress suspects the narrator's involvement, but just like in Este's murder, there is no proof.
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. Music/{{Haim}}: The unnamed narrator helps her friend Este by revealing that Este's husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband kills Este and then begins to move on with his mistress with no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to an alibi from Este's sister and her husband's mistress caught with "a big life insurance policy".
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. Music/{{Haim}}: The unnamed narrator helps her friend At one of their weekly dinners, Este by revealing confides in her friend, the narrator, that Este's she thinks her husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband kills is suspected of killing Este and then begins to move on with his mistress with despite no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to an a false alibi from provided by Este's sister and her husband's sister. More crucially, the mistress caught with coincidentally taking out "a big life insurance policy".policy" just before the husband's death made it easy for the narrator to frame her for the crime.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Following the heel of the announcement of Taylor's break up with her boyfriend and collaborator for this album Joe Alwyn, "tis the damn season" sound incredibly harsh and less fictional than it might have been claimed at first glance. The reason for the break up is announced to be Alwyn's struggle to adapt to Taylor's explosive increase in fame between 2022 and 2023, mirroring the narrator's struggle to choose between pursuing fame and her old flame and torn whether or not giving up her fame was worth it.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Following the heel of the announcement of Taylor's break up with her boyfriend and collaborator for this album Joe Alwyn, "tis the damn season" sound incredibly harsh and less fictional than it might have been claimed at first glance. The reason for the break up is announced to be Alwyn's struggle to adapt to Taylor's explosive increase in fame between 2022 and 2023, mirroring the narrator's struggle to choose between pursuing fame and or her old flame and torn whether or not giving up her fame was worth it.
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* HarsherInHindsight: Following the heel of the announcement of Taylor's break up with her boyfriend and collaborator for this album Joe Alwyn, "tis the damn season" sound incredibly harsh and less fictional than it might have been claimed at first glance. The reason for the break up is announced to be Alwyn's struggle to adapt to Taylor's explosive increase in fame between 2022 and 2023, mirroring the narrator's struggle to choose between pursuing fame and her old flame and torn whether or not giving up her fame was worth it.
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** With the release of the ''[[Music/{{Fearless}} Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]'' Vault Tracks, "champange problems" has drawn comparisons to "We Were Happy" about a narrator who has a voice in her head to break up with a perfectly nice guy who is about to propose to her because she isn't in love anymore
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** With the release of the ''[[Music/{{Fearless}} Fearless (Taylor's Version)]]'' Vault Tracks, "champange problems" has drawn comparisons to "We Were Happy" about a narrator who has a voice in her head to break up with a perfectly nice guy who is about to propose to her because she isn't in love anymoreanymore.
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** With the release of the ''[[Music/{{Fearless}} Fearless (Taylor's Version)'' Version)]]'' Vault Tracks, "champange problems" has drawn comparisons to "We Were Happy" about a narrator who has a voice in her head to break up with a perfectly nice guy who is about to propose to her because she isn't in love anymore
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. HAIM: The unnamed narrator helps her friend Este by revealing that Este's husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband kills Este and then begins to move on with his mistress with no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to an alibi from Este's sister and her husband's mistress caught with "a big life insurance policy".
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. HAIM: Music/{{Haim}}: The unnamed narrator helps her friend Este by revealing that Este's husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband kills Este and then begins to move on with his mistress with no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to an alibi from Este's sister and her husband's mistress caught with "a big life insurance policy".
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. HAIM: The unnamed narrator helps her friend Este by revealing that Este’s husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband kills Este and then begins to move on with his mistress with no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to an alibi from Este's sister and her husband's mistress caught with "a big life insurance policy".
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* MagnificentBitch: "[[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IEPomqor2A8 no body, no crime]]" feat. HAIM: The unnamed narrator helps her friend Este by revealing that Este’s Este's husband is cheating on her. Not long after, the narrator takes intense notice when Este's husband kills Este and then begins to move on with his mistress with no evidence pointing to him whatsoever. This results in the narrator killing Este's husband in the house, cleaning it perfectly to get rid of all evidence and disposing of his body out in the water by means of boat. The narrator avoids all other suspicion thanks to an alibi from Este's sister and her husband's mistress caught with "a big life insurance policy".
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*** Is "catching my breath" and "catching my death" means a gasp of panic attack or the female singer is an IllGirl? ill? Is the pain the female narrator sings about mental or physical?
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* WhatAnIdiot: Este's husband from "no body, no crime" is so absurdly bad at covering his tracks, you almost have to wonder if he ''wanted'' to get caught. Yes, pal, move in with your side piece before your missing wife's even been legally declared dead. Surely that won't raise suspicion at all! (For that matter, buying jewelry for his mistress on an account he ''shared with his wife'' was also an incredibly dumb thing to do.) Although given that Este in her life was hinted to be an ExtremeDoormat, this isn't surprising.
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*** A common view regarding the "affair" interpretation is that the affair is a specifically ''lesbian'' affair.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Este's husband from "no body, no crime" is so absurdly bad at covering his tracks, you almost have to wonder if he ''wanted'' to get caught. Yes, pal, move in with your side piece before your missing wife's even been legally declared dead. Surely that won't raise suspicion at all! (For that matter, buying jewelry for his mistress on an account he ''shared with his wife'' was also an incredibly dumb thing to do.)
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* WhatAnIdiot: Este's husband from "no body, no crime" is so absurdly bad at covering his tracks, you almost have to wonder if he ''wanted'' to get caught. Yes, pal, move in with your side piece before your missing wife's even been legally declared dead. Surely that won't raise suspicion at all! (For that matter, buying jewelry for his mistress on an account he ''shared with his wife'' was also an incredibly dumb thing to do.)) Although given that Este in her life was hinted to be an ExtremeDoormat, this isn't surprising.
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* WhatAnIdiot: Este's husband from "no body, no crime" is so absurdly bad at covering his tracks, you almost have to wonder if he ''wanted'' to get caught. Yes, pal, move in with your side piece before your missing wife's even been legally declared dead. Surely that won't raise suspicion at all! (For that matter, buying jewelry for his mistress on an account he ''shared with his wife'' was also an incredibly dumb thing to do.)
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: WebVideo/SpectrumPulse points out that "no body, no crime" doesn't show the townpeople or society's reaction to both the disappearing of Este and her husband, robbing one of the biggest strength of a MurderBallad.
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: WebVideo/SpectrumPulse points out that "no body, no crime" doesn't show the townpeople or society's reaction to both the disappearing disappearances of Este and her husband, robbing the song of one of the a MurderBallad's biggest strength of a MurderBallad.strengths.
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** The narrator and her love interest from "evermore" have their own DarkAndTroubledPast separately and together. The narrator is especially Woobie-ish since she keeps replaying the scenario in her head to find how she got into those situations and [[DespairEventHorizon feeling so desperate and hopeless]]. Her love interest is more of a IronWoobie who never gives up hopes and the mere memories of him brought the narrator out from her despair and begins to take the first step towards healing.
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** The narrator and her love interest from "evermore" have their own DarkAndTroubledPast separately and together. The narrator is especially Woobie-ish since she keeps replaying the scenario in her head to find how she got into those situations and [[DespairEventHorizon feeling so desperate and hopeless]]. Her love interest is more of a IronWoobie who never gives up hopes and hope; the mere memories of him brought the narrator out from her despair and begins despair, spurring her to take the first step towards healing.
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** Some interpret "tolerate it" as a whole not being about a romantic relationship but about a parent or caretaker relationship with their child, which made it even sadder for the narrator since she is very likely a minor and literally ''cannot'' leave the situation instead of just not wanting or willing to.
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** Some interpret "tolerate it" as a whole not being about a romantic relationship but about a parent or caretaker child relationship with their child, her father or caretaker, which made it even sadder for the narrator since she is very likely a minor and literally ''cannot'' leave the situation instead of just not wanting or willing to.
** "evermore" widely varied in sadness depend on how literal you interpret the lyrics of the both narrators.
*** Is "catching my breath" and "catching my death" means a gasp of panic attack or the female singer is an IllGirl? Is the pain the female narrator sings about mental or physical?
*** Is "the frost" and "The violence of the dog days" the male narrator sings about metaphors for hard times or literal weather conditions he went through? Is the male narrator just feeling so hopeless and despair in the last two lines of his bridge or does he feeling suicidal?
*** Is "catching my breath" and "catching my death" means a gasp of panic attack or the female singer is an IllGirl? Is the pain the female narrator sings about mental or physical?
*** Is "the frost" and "The violence of the dog days" the male narrator sings about metaphors for hard times or literal weather conditions he went through? Is the male narrator just feeling so hopeless and despair in the last two lines of his bridge or does he feeling suicidal?
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* OneSceneWonder: Danielle Haim only has one line in "no body, no crime" and is not even a singing line (as opposed to Matt Berninger and Justin Vernon or even her sister Este) but her line is widely considered to be very memorable.
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* OneSceneWonder: Danielle Haim only has one line in "no body, no crime" and is not even a singing line (as opposed to Matt Berninger in "coney island" and Justin Vernon in the album titular track or even her sister Este) but her line is widely considered to be very memorable.
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Sadly it's not just early days
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The main love interest in the "willow" music video is an Asian man. Some Swifties have interpreted that this is a symbolic gesture to fight back against the anti-Asian sentiment that has risen in the US during the early days of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with some pointing out that this is the second love interest of color appeared in her music video after ''Music/{{Lover}}'''s titular track.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The main love interest in the "willow" music video is an Asian man. Some Swifties have interpreted that this is a symbolic gesture to fight back against the anti-Asian sentiment that has risen in the US during the early days of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with some pointing out that this is the second love interest of color appeared in her music video after ''Music/{{Lover}}'''s titular track.
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** Since Taylor put "right where you left me" on a playlist with all the songs off both ''folklore'' and ''evermore'' that were named after the female characters, people naturally wondered which of them it was supposed to be from the perspective of. The most popular reading is that it's from the perspective of Este, the murder victim in "no body, no crime," and that when she says she's "right where you left me," she's speaking literally--her soul can't move on to the afterlife because she was betrayed and murdered.
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** Este from "no body, no crime," who is cheated on by her husband and murdered when she tries to confront him. To add insult to injury, his mistress moves in mere weeks after she dies, and the police don't turn up any evidence--justice only comes when her best friend takes matters into her own hands. It gets even worse if you believe "right where you left me" is from her perspective; the lyrics imply her soul is still trapped on Earth because of her UnfinishedBusiness.
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* MemeticMutation: "I think X did it but I just can't prove it" from "no body, no crime" is turned into a meme within days of the album's release to pit people seeking revenge against their enemies.
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* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The main love interest in the "willow"'s "willow" music video is an Asian man. Some Swifties have interpreted that this is a symbolic gesture to fight back against the anti-Asian sentiment that has risen in the US during the early days of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with some pointing out that this is the second love interest of color appeared in her music video after ''Music/{{Lover}}'''s titular track.
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** JerkassWoobie: The narrator from "tis the damn season" is not the nicest person to her love interest: she hooked up with her former flame again despite knowing that it will not go anywhere but her inner monologue revealed that she is unsatisfied with her current life and is torn between wanting to go back (represented by her former flame) or keeping living that life in L.A. "dorothea" is stated by WordOfGod to be from the perspective of the former flame, reveal that they still have high affection to her and keeps worrying about her long after she left, making her coldness and "we can call this even" line to them even more callous and heartbreaking.
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* AccidentalInnuendo: "ivy" has this line in the chorus, which is especially notable since the song is entirely about the emotional angst of being in an affair and not the sexual aspect:
-->My house of stone, your ivy grows\\
And now I'm covered in you
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Much like "betty" before it, "dorothea" has Taylor singing a love song to the titular woman, and unlike its predecessor, "dorothea" never mentions the narrator's name, or gives any indication of their gender, leaving it up to the listener to decide.
** "champagne problems" is about a woman rejecting her boyfriend's marriage proposal. The narrator's reasons for turning down the proposal are never revealed, but she notably never says it's because she doesn't love him. Is it that she loves him, but just doesn't love him ''enough'' to be willing to commit to spending the rest of her life with him? Is she struggling with mental illness or other personal problems that make her think he deserves better than her, or that she's not ready to make a commitment yet? Is she gay and thus only loves him as a friend, and realizes it would be wrong to marry him when she can't return his feelings?
** Was TheMistress in "no body, no crime" complicit in Este's murder? Did she and the husband work together? Or did she MurderTheHypotenuse herself?
** Also in "no body, no crime," when the narrator sings, "I think he did it," the backing chorus sings back, "He did it!" The murder victim is named after Este Haim, who's part of the backing chorus for the song. So, is the narrator's gut instinct telling her she's right about the husband, or is Este herself speaking from beyond the grave to ask her friend to avenge her?
** "tolerate it" has the line: "If this is all in my head tell me now / Tell me if I was wrong somehow." with significantly different interpretation and how sympathetic the person who the narrator is singing about is. The first interpretation is that the narrator is simply a NervousWreck and doesn't voice any of her thought to the other person, making the other person came across as while still neglectful, more understandable and is [[NoSocialSkills severely not good with emotions]]. The other more sinister interpretation is the other person {{Gaslighting}} the narrator into thinking her worry and feeling are insignificant and inconvenient, turning them into an emotional abuser.
** Some interpret "tolerate it" as a whole not being about a romantic relationship but about a parent or caretaker relationship with their child, which made it even sadder for the narrator since she is very likely a minor and literally ''cannot'' leave the situation instead of just not wanting or willing to.
** The most obvious interpretation of "ivy" is that it's about a married woman starting an affair, but some listeners have speculated that it could be about a woman's guilt about moving on after her husband's death, with the mentions of his presence in the house being metaphorical rather than literal.
* EvenBetterSequel: Some fans and critics consider ''evermore'' an improvement upon the work begun in ''folklore'', with one headline naming the album "''folklore'''s cooler little sister."
* LesYay:
** If you take "dorothea" at face value and don't subscribe to the "male narrator" theory, it's a love song from a woman to a woman.
** In a similar way to Taylor's previous song "Gorgeous," "gold rush" has the narrator describing their romantic interest as so beautiful, it's annoying, and making it clear she wishes she didn't like them, but can't help it. It's very easy to interpret it as the narrator having a crush on another woman, but--due to either being closeted or thinking the other woman is straight--getting frustrated and trying to push her away.
--->I don't like anticipatin' my face in a red flush\\
I don't like that anyone would die to feel your touch
* MemeticMutation: "I think X did it but I just can't prove it" from "no body, no crime" is turned into a meme within days of the album's release to pit people seeking revenge against their enemies.
* OneSceneWonder: Danielle Haim only has one line in "no body, no crime" and is not even a singing line (as opposed to Matt Berninger and Justin Vernon or even her sister Este) but her line is widely considered to be very memorable.
* SpiritualSequel:
** "tolerate it" is ''very'' similar to "Dear John" from ''Music/SpeakNow'', both focusing on a young woman's conflicting feelings about her toxic relationship with an older man, to the point where some fans speculate "tolerate it" is also about John Mayer.
** "gold rush" has drawn comparisons to ''Music/{{Reputation}}'''s "Gorgeous," with the narrators of both songs acting all {{tsundere}} towards their love interest, not wanting to admit she likes them when in reality, she's totally crazy about them. And just compare these lines...
--->'''Gorgeous:''' You are so gorgeous, it makes me so mad.\\
'''gold rush:''' What must it be like to grow up that beautiful?
* ToughActToFollow: A number of fans and critics while still think ''evermore'' is among the better albums of her career, will admit that it really have a tough job measuring up to the massively beloved ''folklore''.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The main love interest in the "willow"'s music video is an Asian man. Some Swifties have interpreted that this is a symbolic gesture to fight back against the anti-Asian sentiment that has risen in the US during the early days of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with some pointing out that this is the second love interest of color appeared in her music video after ''Music/{{Lover}}'''s titular track.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: Par for the course for Swifties, they went ''nuts'' trying to decipher the meaning of "willow"'s music video.
* TheWoobie:
** The narrator ''and'' her (now ex) boyfriend in "champagne problems." She completely shatters his heart, not because she wants to, but because she feels she ''has'' to; he loses a woman he loved (in a particularly humiliating way, at that), and she has to live with people judging and demonizing her, and knowing she hurt a good man. By the end of it, you just want to give them ''both'' a hug and tell them this won't be the end of the world.
** The narrator from "tolerate it" is the Giver half of an AllTakeAndNoGive relationship that she doesn't want to leave. That is tragic enough on its own, but different interpretation can make her even sadder if you believe she is a victim of emotional abuse or the song is about a parent / child relationship, make her very likely a minor and literally ''cannot leave'' the situation instead of just not wanting to.
** The narrator and her love interest from "evermore" have their own DarkAndTroubledPast separately and together. The narrator is especially Woobie-ish since she keeps replaying the scenario in her head to find how she got into those situations and [[DespairEventHorizon feeling so desperate and hopeless]]. Her love interest is more of a IronWoobie who never gives up hopes and the mere memories of him brought the narrator out from her despair and begins to take the first step towards healing.
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-->My house of stone, your ivy grows\\
And now I'm covered in you
* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation:
** Much like "betty" before it, "dorothea" has Taylor singing a love song to the titular woman, and unlike its predecessor, "dorothea" never mentions the narrator's name, or gives any indication of their gender, leaving it up to the listener to decide.
** "champagne problems" is about a woman rejecting her boyfriend's marriage proposal. The narrator's reasons for turning down the proposal are never revealed, but she notably never says it's because she doesn't love him. Is it that she loves him, but just doesn't love him ''enough'' to be willing to commit to spending the rest of her life with him? Is she struggling with mental illness or other personal problems that make her think he deserves better than her, or that she's not ready to make a commitment yet? Is she gay and thus only loves him as a friend, and realizes it would be wrong to marry him when she can't return his feelings?
** Was TheMistress in "no body, no crime" complicit in Este's murder? Did she and the husband work together? Or did she MurderTheHypotenuse herself?
** Also in "no body, no crime," when the narrator sings, "I think he did it," the backing chorus sings back, "He did it!" The murder victim is named after Este Haim, who's part of the backing chorus for the song. So, is the narrator's gut instinct telling her she's right about the husband, or is Este herself speaking from beyond the grave to ask her friend to avenge her?
** "tolerate it" has the line: "If this is all in my head tell me now / Tell me if I was wrong somehow." with significantly different interpretation and how sympathetic the person who the narrator is singing about is. The first interpretation is that the narrator is simply a NervousWreck and doesn't voice any of her thought to the other person, making the other person came across as while still neglectful, more understandable and is [[NoSocialSkills severely not good with emotions]]. The other more sinister interpretation is the other person {{Gaslighting}} the narrator into thinking her worry and feeling are insignificant and inconvenient, turning them into an emotional abuser.
** Some interpret "tolerate it" as a whole not being about a romantic relationship but about a parent or caretaker relationship with their child, which made it even sadder for the narrator since she is very likely a minor and literally ''cannot'' leave the situation instead of just not wanting or willing to.
** The most obvious interpretation of "ivy" is that it's about a married woman starting an affair, but some listeners have speculated that it could be about a woman's guilt about moving on after her husband's death, with the mentions of his presence in the house being metaphorical rather than literal.
* EvenBetterSequel: Some fans and critics consider ''evermore'' an improvement upon the work begun in ''folklore'', with one headline naming the album "''folklore'''s cooler little sister."
* LesYay:
** If you take "dorothea" at face value and don't subscribe to the "male narrator" theory, it's a love song from a woman to a woman.
** In a similar way to Taylor's previous song "Gorgeous," "gold rush" has the narrator describing their romantic interest as so beautiful, it's annoying, and making it clear she wishes she didn't like them, but can't help it. It's very easy to interpret it as the narrator having a crush on another woman, but--due to either being closeted or thinking the other woman is straight--getting frustrated and trying to push her away.
--->I don't like anticipatin' my face in a red flush\\
I don't like that anyone would die to feel your touch
* MemeticMutation: "I think X did it but I just can't prove it" from "no body, no crime" is turned into a meme within days of the album's release to pit people seeking revenge against their enemies.
* OneSceneWonder: Danielle Haim only has one line in "no body, no crime" and is not even a singing line (as opposed to Matt Berninger and Justin Vernon or even her sister Este) but her line is widely considered to be very memorable.
* SpiritualSequel:
** "tolerate it" is ''very'' similar to "Dear John" from ''Music/SpeakNow'', both focusing on a young woman's conflicting feelings about her toxic relationship with an older man, to the point where some fans speculate "tolerate it" is also about John Mayer.
** "gold rush" has drawn comparisons to ''Music/{{Reputation}}'''s "Gorgeous," with the narrators of both songs acting all {{tsundere}} towards their love interest, not wanting to admit she likes them when in reality, she's totally crazy about them. And just compare these lines...
--->'''Gorgeous:''' You are so gorgeous, it makes me so mad.\\
'''gold rush:''' What must it be like to grow up that beautiful?
* ToughActToFollow: A number of fans and critics while still think ''evermore'' is among the better albums of her career, will admit that it really have a tough job measuring up to the massively beloved ''folklore''.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical: The main love interest in the "willow"'s music video is an Asian man. Some Swifties have interpreted that this is a symbolic gesture to fight back against the anti-Asian sentiment that has risen in the US during the early days of the UsefulNotes/COVID19Pandemic, with some pointing out that this is the second love interest of color appeared in her music video after ''Music/{{Lover}}'''s titular track.
* WhatDoYouMeanItsNotSymbolic: Par for the course for Swifties, they went ''nuts'' trying to decipher the meaning of "willow"'s music video.
* TheWoobie:
** The narrator ''and'' her (now ex) boyfriend in "champagne problems." She completely shatters his heart, not because she wants to, but because she feels she ''has'' to; he loses a woman he loved (in a particularly humiliating way, at that), and she has to live with people judging and demonizing her, and knowing she hurt a good man. By the end of it, you just want to give them ''both'' a hug and tell them this won't be the end of the world.
** The narrator from "tolerate it" is the Giver half of an AllTakeAndNoGive relationship that she doesn't want to leave. That is tragic enough on its own, but different interpretation can make her even sadder if you believe she is a victim of emotional abuse or the song is about a parent / child relationship, make her very likely a minor and literally ''cannot leave'' the situation instead of just not wanting to.
** The narrator and her love interest from "evermore" have their own DarkAndTroubledPast separately and together. The narrator is especially Woobie-ish since she keeps replaying the scenario in her head to find how she got into those situations and [[DespairEventHorizon feeling so desperate and hopeless]]. Her love interest is more of a IronWoobie who never gives up hopes and the mere memories of him brought the narrator out from her despair and begins to take the first step towards healing.
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