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folklore by Taylor Swift - a thread
Taylor’s previous album covers are all close to Taylor because they are consist of narratives of Taylor’s life
the folklore cover is far from Taylor and the forest is in the main focus - therefore folklore is not about Taylor but the estate
Taylor’s previous album covers are all close to Taylor because they are consist of narratives of Taylor’s life
the folklore cover is far from Taylor and the forest is in the main focus - therefore folklore is not about Taylor but the estate
the estate’s previous owner was Rebekah “Betty” Harkness
Rebekah live in the Rhode Island house and called it “Holiday House”
the name of the house is also revealed in the last great american dynasty
a paralel is also mentioned in The Lucky One
Rebekah live in the Rhode Island house and called it “Holiday House”
the name of the house is also revealed in the last great american dynasty
a paralel is also mentioned in The Lucky One
my theory is that folklore tells the story of Rebekah
there are four narrators of the story:
1. Rebekah aka Betty
2. James
3. the woman
4. Taylor
the story starts with an affair between the woman and Betty’s boyfriend, James
there are four narrators of the story:
1. Rebekah aka Betty
2. James
3. the woman
4. Taylor
the story starts with an affair between the woman and Betty’s boyfriend, James
songs from Betty’s pov:
the 1, cardigan, exhile (with James), my tears ricochet, mirrorball, seven, epiphany, invisible string, hoax + mad woman (as Taylor)
from James’s pov:
exhile (with Betty),this is me trying, betty, peace
from the woman’s pov:
august, illicit affairs
the 1, cardigan, exhile (with James), my tears ricochet, mirrorball, seven, epiphany, invisible string, hoax + mad woman (as Taylor)
from James’s pov:
exhile (with Betty),this is me trying, betty, peace
from the woman’s pov:
august, illicit affairs
from Taylor’s pov:
1. tlgad: she learns about the story of Betty as an outsider + she starts seeing the things in Betty’s pov as of the last chorus
2. mad woman: she learns about the story of Betty through Betty’s pov, the only line she narrates is the “you made her like that”
1. tlgad: she learns about the story of Betty as an outsider + she starts seeing the things in Betty’s pov as of the last chorus
2. mad woman: she learns about the story of Betty through Betty’s pov, the only line she narrates is the “you made her like that”
the story in basics:
James has a summer affair at his teenage years when he also dates Betty, who forgives him. James than later leaves Betty because she will never find peace next to him. Betty moves to an other place where se goes by the name “the mad woman”...
James has a summer affair at his teenage years when he also dates Betty, who forgives him. James than later leaves Betty because she will never find peace next to him. Betty moves to an other place where se goes by the name “the mad woman”...
... and Taylor mentions that she was “the maddest woman this town has ever seen”, all because of a heartbreak in her teenage years
Taylor wrote it as the parallel with herself, making break up songs since she was 17
Only one man made Betty (Taylor) believe in love, James (Joe)
Taylor wrote it as the parallel with herself, making break up songs since she was 17
Only one man made Betty (Taylor) believe in love, James (Joe)
it’s very hard to put the events in chronological order, but
a lot of paralel are set up by Taylor between herself and Betty but the ending is the most different
the story ends with Betty dying without experiencing true love again and Taylor living with her true love
a lot of paralel are set up by Taylor between herself and Betty but the ending is the most different
the story ends with Betty dying without experiencing true love again and Taylor living with her true love
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