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folklore as a Debut 2.0:
a thread of lyric parallels
folklore as a Debut 2.0:a thread of lyric parallels
the 1 Tim McGraw
cardigan Teardrops On
My Guitar
My Guitar
the last great Mary’s Song
american dynasty
american dynasty
exile A Perfectly
Good Heart
Good Heart
my tears Cold As
ricochet You
ricochet You
mirrorball The Outside
seven A Place In
This World
This World
august Invisible
this is me Tied Together
trying With A Smile
trying With A Smile
illicit affairs Stay Beautiful
invisible string Our Song
mad woman Picture To
Burn
Burn
betty Should’ve Said
No
No
peace I’m Only Me When
I’m With You
I’m With You
A lot of the songs on Debut, & most of the songs Taylor had written leading up to her record deal, drew on fictional relationships and the relationships she viewed from others in her life. Taylor has stated in interviews that she had been inspired by many stories she had consumed
over her life, and often used them as a basis for the relationships she wrote about before she had any of her own experience to draw on. Similar to folklore, Taylor drew upon fictional situations & the experiences of those around her to write many of the songs on the album.
Makes you think about the almost perfect full circle loop she created by using this similar approach of writing inspiration
