some of the lyrical similarities between cardigan and betty, a thread 


âhigh heels on cobblestoneâ (cardigan)
âi was walking home on broken cobblestoneâ (betty)
âi was walking home on broken cobblestoneâ (betty)
âwhen you are young they assume you know nothingâ / âi knew everything when i was youngâ cardigan)
âiâm only 17 i donât know much of anythingâ (betty)
âiâm only 17 i donât know much of anythingâ (betty)
âdrunk under a streetlightâ (cardigan)
âstopped at a streetlightâ (betty)
âstopped at a streetlightâ (betty)
not really a similarity, but âchase two girls, lose the oneâ james cheated on betty during illicit affairs then tried to come back to betty (âthe worst thing i ever did is what i did to youâ)
âheartbeat on the high lineâ (cardigan) - the high line is a park in nyc
âin the garden, would you trust meâ (betty)
âin the garden, would you trust meâ (betty)
âto kiss in cars and downtown barsâ (cardigan)
âkissing in your car againâ (betty)
âkissing in your car againâ (betty)
âand youâd be standing in my front porch lightâ (cardigan)
âwill you kiss me on the porchâ (betty)
âwill you kiss me on the porchâ (betty)
and the most obvious one, the song is named cardigan and in betty she says âstanding in your cardiganâ
so yeah end thread
idrk why i made this i just thought it was really interesting (also maybe iâll add similarities in illicit affairs to this too?) itâs just so cool how she made this one storyline !! if you have anything to add comment

