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folklore explained and chronological tracklist; a thread by me
1. seven: when james and betty meet and fall in love. this is probably from james& #39; perspective because he talks about a very angry father, betty& #39;s father (which she will later quote in cardigan)
i would actually rename this song as "in the trees"
i would actually rename this song as "in the trees"
2. august: the beginning of james& #39; affair with the august girl (whispers of "are you sure")
plus, august is a fan favorite just like almost every track 2, so why not?
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plus, august is a fan favorite just like almost every track 2, so why not?
3. mirrorball: this is both from the perspective of taylor (about social anxiety) and the girl in august describing what they did ("i& #39;ll show you every version of yourself tonight")
4. betty: when betty founds out about the cheating and starts to react. this is from james& #39; perspective.
5. this is me trying: this is a vulnerable track, so it fits as track 5. the reason why i didn& #39;t put my tears ricochet here is because it doesn& #39;t fit in the storyline right now
this is james literally trying to fix this with betty
this is james literally trying to fix this with betty
6. cardigan: now it& #39;s betty reacting to both "betty" and "this is me trying". "chase two girls, lose the one".
remember seven? "leaving like a father, running like water" (she is referring to her father, whose she has a toxic relationship) +
remember seven? "leaving like a father, running like water" (she is referring to her father, whose she has a toxic relationship) +
also, wanegbt, lwymmd and sio are number ones. and they& #39;re all track 6. so cardigan kinda fits here, right? https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ¸" title="Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen">
7. illicit affairs: now it& #39;s time to the august girl to react. she probably didn& #39;t know about betty, so she now finds out that is a "illicit affair".
also, illicit affairs IS underrated just like the others track sevens.https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ¤" title="Gesicht mit Hand Ăźber dem Mund" aria-label="Emoji: Gesicht mit Hand Ăźber dem Mund">
also, illicit affairs IS underrated just like the others track sevens.
8. exile: now is when james sees betty with another guy ("with his arms around your body") and they decide to talk, so exile it& #39;s them singing to each other and betty putting an end to it all ("I& #39;m not your problem anymore")
9. the one: now it& #39;s betty apparently moving on and accepting the end ("i& #39;m doing good, i& #39;m on some new sh*t")
10. peace: james realizes it& #39;s really over and he decides to go to war
11. epiphany: this is when james die at the war. also, it& #39;s also a reference to COVID-19, so i can see why taylor put it as the original track 13.
12. hoax: when betty finds out about james& #39; death and she gets crazy
13. my tears ricochet: this is when james see betty as his wake. (if i& #39;m dead to you, why are you at the wake?") she probably said that when they fought.
and obviously, this is about taylor x big machine. i put this as track 13 because it has a lot of meaning for her.
and obviously, this is about taylor x big machine. i put this as track 13 because it has a lot of meaning for her.
14. mad woman: some people say this is when betty leaves the town, but i see this as a consequence of james& #39; death. she kinda went crazy.
15. invisible string: now this is about taylor and joe, obviously. no need to explain that.
16. the last great american dynasty: this is when betty (rebekah) dies and taylor buys the rhode island house. this is a sequel of mad woman. "there goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen".
i& #39;ve always seen this track as one of the last tracks on the album, so here it is
i& #39;ve always seen this track as one of the last tracks on the album, so here it is
17. the lakes: this is the PERFECT closing track. now taylor is the spotlight of the story (and of the media) and she just wants privacy. kinda a sequel of i know places, but make it poetry https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="đ¸" title="Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen" aria-label="Emoji: Grinsendes Katzengesicht mit lächelnden Augen">
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