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This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Wash U chapter.
This day has been chaotic to say the least. From the moment I saw the announcement to now, evermore,Taylor Swift’s new album, has been the only thing on my mind. Here are my thoughts based on the track list.
- Champagne problems will be soft but catchy. Aside from Cruel Summer, every track two has been a single, and while I don’t think she’ll release this track as one, I do think it’ll be a huge fan favorite. Even the title is intriguing but lighthearted: the perfect combination.
- ‘Tis the damn season will be a holiday song reminiscent of her British Vogue cover last year. The caption “bored girl at the holiday party” has puzzled me ever since, and I’m interested to see if it’s a part of this song. Even the colors of that photoshoot match the evermore album cover!
- Track five, tolerate it, will be heartbreaking. I’m expecting some commentary on her feeling silenced in the music industry or as a woman, and maybe some references to her masters and rerecording situation since that was what folklore’s track five was focused on.
- Dorothea will introduce a new character, and possibly a new love triangle. I’m hesitant to add willowand ivy, other possible names to this story since I don’t think she’ll repeat what she did with folklorecompletely, but I’m definitely not counting them out either.
- Coney island (feat. The National) will be august’s older sister. There’s something about Coney Island that reminds me of a dream vacation with friends and an easy summer love—the type of thing you see in movies. But with The National featuring on it, I imagine it to be more mature and maybe darker than august’s storyline.
- Cowboy like me will be a nod to her country roots, and I can see it as being another character in the story, likely related to Dorothea in some way. Not only is betty on folklore very country, but it’s also told from a boy’s perspective, so I can see these aligning perfectly.
- I can imagine long story short being a lot of things, but my favorite idea right now is that it’ll be one of the few songs about her life: the invisible string of evermore. I can see this as her telling the story of her and her partner Joe, developing it more with each verse and topping it with a chorus that sums up their relationship with “long story short.”
- Marjorie is most definitely about Taylor’s grandmother. Given that her last track thirteen was about her grandfather, I have no doubts that Taylor will explore her grandmother’s life and sing a song from her perspective or about how she serves as an inspiration.
- I imagine it’s time to go to be similar to the lakes: an expansion on the idea that what she always wished for when she was young (the big cities, the crowds) has started to fade. I certainly don’t think this will be her goodbye to music, but maybe an acknowledgment to the softer, more private life that she wants to live.