Here’s To Hoping I Don’t Text My Ex After Listening to Midnights

0:06 Hi, you're listening to My Reality Says podcast, brought to you by My Therapist Says. We're here to discuss everything pop culture, influencers, blind gossip, and of course reality TV. We put the T in reality. Hey, besties. This week we are going to be reviewing Taylor Swift's Midnight's album. We are big Swifties. We are so excited to get into it. I mean, this album wasn't exactly what we thought it was gonna be. What did you think? Gee? I mean, it's definitely not what I was hoping for. But the more I listened to it, like the more my opinion changes. It's really weird. Like it's I hated it the first time I listened to it, and then like every time I listened to it.

0:59 Now I getting more into it and I'm getting more new favorites and like I understand like the lyrical geniusness that is our girl, Taylor Swift. So it's definitely um an evolving body of work, I think. Like I wasn't like immediately, oh my god, I love this best album ever. I agree. I was expecting more versatility throughout the album, Like when I first listened to it, all the songs were kind of meshing together, and I wanted something more poppy and like upbeat from Taylor because I was like thinking, oh, it's Midnight's it's like night Out album, you know, but it's more like Lonely Girl Midnight album. Yeah, exactly. Like, first of all, it didn't sound as cohesive as her other albums. It just like listens to us like a collection of like rejected songs from every other album basically, right, It's like every song sounds like it belongs on a different Taylor Swift album, which is kind of thing. There's lots of references to all the other albums, all of her men of course, um it was not.

2:04 Yeah, it's nice to see like different references, but I wish this album had its own identity in that sense. Yes, Um, I do love the whole story behind the album. I guess like when you look into a deeper and you like listen to her like explaining things, you understand why it's the way it is. It kind of looks like reads like a you know, like as an adult, you go back home and you find your like middle school diary and you're like, oh my god, like what I was going through Like in the retrospective, like it's interesting. So it's basically like her doing that with all her other albums and relationships. And it was nice to see like a more vulnerable side of Taylor, Like she really talks a lot about her insecurities, UM, a lot of like hardships that she's going through. Um, it's not just like a happy, go lucky album that like some of the other ones that we've seen in the past. I feel like Lover was more like super happy. Reputation was like an angry Elba.

3:04 I had a theme, are more vulnerable and more of an insecure I'm more honest, I would say, exactly, Like she's giving us a glimpse into a part of her that she usually kind of hides behind walls. Right, She's like not trying to be cool, She's not trying to be anything. She's like, this is who I am. I'm comfortable, I have issues, I have insecurities, Like let's share them. Yeah. I love that side of Taylor because we didn't really see that before. I agree, it's like definitely like a more grown up but like really really really grown up, darker not yeah, which I was hoping for the fun and poppy, but I can see that that's not where she is in her journey. I wanted like the big production like songs that I could go out too and everything and get ready to But this album seems more like that album you have kind of in the background while you're like doing work or like like cooking. Yeah, you don't really need to focus on it so much, but it's just like nice in the background. And it's kind of annoying to me though that there isn't just like one big hit, Like I don't think there's one song that stands out compared to all of the others. So I wish there was like the big single you know that's going to be on every radio station.

4:35 I guess it's supposed to be um anti hero but and like that's the like leading video, right, But um, I didn't. It didn't give me that vibe at all when I listened to it before the video. Now the more I listened to it, the more I'm like, oh my god, it's so catchy. I can see how that's like, you know, radio friendly, but I didn't think that's so good. I love the video, loved it, loved it. She's such a it's like video director and in it. I was obsessed. I can't wait to Taylor always delivers with the Easter eggs. Honestly, I love exploring her albums and videos because it feels like kind of like a mental exercise. It's not just like here it is listen. I love that she makes us work for it and analyzing every single lyric, which boys this about who is angry at everything? I know I remember more about her relationships and excess than my own. Honestly, Yeah, I could basically write Taylor Soss biography now exactly. I mean, people will be able to tell by the way we like, analyze and broke down this album. I'm excited to get into it. I think we should do like song by song in order and obviously include like the three Am version. Yeah, I love the three Am version. I actually more regular album. Yeah, it was such a fun surprise. Okay, I guess I'm not going

6:06 to sleep now. I gotta stay up another couple of hours and listen to the three Am Virgin Taylor. I didn't I fill asleep after the midnight that was like we're done whatever, I'm sad, disappointed, and then like I woke up to this pleasant surprise. I'm like what new songs, and I loved them. I was in like full insomnia mode just listening to Taylor all night. Okay, you start us off, because I think you like the first song more than me, so you can go. I initially didn't like it, but it's really growing on me. I think it's really catchy, whimsical. It's just like a nice, pleasant song. I think, and that that song is Lavender Hayes. We're going to start from the beginning of the album and go all the way down. Gina doesn't love it. I actually wrote in my notes, I'm reading right now not as catchy as usual Taylor songs like so catchy. I feel like I'm hearing a different song from everyone else because this song is taking over, like you know, social media, and everyone's obsessed with it. It's like a gen Z fave, honestly, and I don't I mean honestly, I don't get most viral songs, so I'm just old. I just think, yeah, it's just like a song that I love like I at first, I didn't like it, but after a few plays, it was like right on my playlists. I love it. I thought at first that this was a song about getting high because

7:40 lavender hate sounds like a strain of cannabis to me, and like, I don't really smoke, but like it just sounds like it. But then I looked into it and it's like a reference to like Madman, So I was like, whoa, Yeah, it's about like Joe also too, I think, and apparently like a lot of the like l g e t Q followers of Taylor thought that it was about like Taylor and her sexuality because apparently there's some lavenders like the color for lgbt Q relently or something. Yeah, well, I don't know enough about it, but I have seen some of these like tweets, and I've seen some disappointment from her friends. Yeah, I've heard of it being referred to as like a gay anthem. So yeah, what's a favorite lyric? Favorite lyric? Okay, so let me see in my notes here, Um, I have the nine fifties. Ship they want from me is if I'm going to be your bride. The only kind of girl they see is a one night or a wife. Genius. I think this lyric like really goes into the fact that everybody's kind of like pressuring her, like asking her always like are you and Joe married. Are you married?

8:56 Are you married? And she's like, let me live, like I'm I'm not a one night girl, but I'm not a wife yet, just like there's more to life exactly, like it doesn't have to be this exact timeline, like let me just be see. I love the lyrics, like I think that's like genius of her songwriting, but I just can't get with the melody and like the production of it. So we disagree on this one. I agree to disagree exactly. From the first listen, my favorite was Maroon because as you know, my favorite album is Read, which most people say, but that's my second favorite. Red is my like O G favorite.

9:43 Really, I didn't know that it's like the best album I think all time a time. I think it's for everybody, though I don't know. I feel like it's only getting like the hype now after the all to Well ten minutes version. But I was like the O G All to Well fan like before the ten minute version, which I mean the ten minute version broke me and I cried with time I listened to it. It's just amazing, But Haroon, did it not give you strong red vibes? Okay? So I'm actually gonna disagree with you again on this one. I was a little disappointed. I thought like I didn't have like strong feelings toward it. I feel like it was just like the like I feel like she should have gone further into like the color symbolism and stuff. I wasn't really into the lyrics.

10:33 The song was just like for me, the lyrics are definitely like not as like like in some other songs we'll discuss, Like every lyric was like oh my god, yes, yes, yes for here, Like I had to think about it. That was like Maroon, like a few lyrics are like really clever and like then I had to think about the symbolism and like you know, the fan theories the Easter eggs, and everyone is like it's either about you know, Harry Styles or Jillen Hall or even Tom Hittleston, which like, who do you think it's about? Um? I think it's probably about Jake just because it's like a red reference, but I mean it could be Harry too. It's almost like she's it's almost like she's confusing us on purpose because it's like the perfect like mix of like Harry and Jake.

11:20 Like I don't really see Tom honestly, but like to me, it's like yes, Jake, because obviously, like it sounds like red, and then the color thing, you know, she goes from like loving you was red, and then like whatever the song is like the crimson the after red effect, like it's all sad whatever. But then like also the hairy part because like you know, they were in a long distance relationship, and there's a beautiful line the rust that grew between telephones the lipsite used to call home. So like, clearly that's about a long distance relationship, right, And I do you think that Harry kind of inspired her best songs for some reason? That makes sense. I didn't even think about the long distance thing in that line, did you see On like Reddit and Twitter they were like saying, how like this could be also a nod to like a one direction song called Olivia, which funny they have a song named Olivia. Like that's a whole other thing. Oh my god, that together, Wow, it's like manifesting.

12:20 I don't know what it is. Maybe she made a reference to that specifically because he's with her right now, it's true. And then like you know, like she's talking about like the stain of red wine on a shirt like the whole thing, and like I have seen references to that like really making me feel like it is about Harry, but I feel like it's kind of the mix of the two and she's just kind of working with us. Yeah, I mean, who's to say that it has to be only about one guy, right, I mean there are a few to pick from, and like, if the reference fits, there is a roster exactly. I respect that. I love that. Um my favorite lyrics and I know you don't like the song, but my favorite lyric is and I wake with your memory over me. That's a real fucking legacy. And I think the carnations you had thought were roses. That's us. Like, that's so clever.

13:13 It's like when someone thinks, like, you know, a relationship is so great, but then it's like a pile of sh it shading carnations. But I get it. I Okay, maybe this song might grow on me. Now that you pointed out some good lyrics. I will say that this was my favorite and at first listen, but now after like the third fifth list lesson Like literally I'm like I've been listening to it for the past two days. I have more favorite songs like this is not my top top We'll get to my favorite song later when it comes. What did you think about Anti Hero? I'm obsessed with the video, and I think I like the song more after watching the video. Yeah, like she directed it right, Yeah it was. It was amazing. Um. I loved seeing like all of her insecurities and her just being vulnerable and open um. There were so many easter eggs in the video. There was you know what, I think that speak Now Taylor version is coming soon because she was using her guitar with the the from speak Now in the videos, So I feel like that's a hint that that's coming soon, and I'm so excited because I love that album.

14:28 Also, honestly, there isn't an album I don't love besides Evermore that I thought was terrible. There's not a single song I like on it. Yeah. Same, And I'm not really that into folklore either. Um so, I like an old T Swift fan is like those are my faves, but I also like reputation like the COVID Taylor is not your jam. Yeah no, no, no no, I I mean I prefer folklore too, Evermore because like I think there's a couple of songs on it. The song with Bonave I loved and Betty I loved because like it's like a story, it's like old school Taylor. But I wish she would like stop with like this indie folk music and just get back to poper country, like you know.

15:13 No, my favorite albums are the ones where it's like versatile, you know, where she has like some folk songs, some country songs, some pop songs like one like DMM almost going Out a song like I want a little bit of everything, and because I know she can deliver so many, so just give it to us all. Like I just imagine it's an E. D M. Taylor album and I just like got chills. Oh my god. So that's what I thought this was gonna be. I thought she was gonna like pill a Drake and be once and do like a fun going out album, because like that's what everybody's been doing this year. But she's always surprising us. So Anti Hero was actually, um, I was like okay on it when I first listen to it, but now it's like the one that's stuck in my head and I keep wanting to listen to it over and over again, like It's probably the only one I would add to my playlist.

16:07 It's very poppy, very catchy, very a very good melody, but also like kind of sad like lyrically because it just feels like, you know, you know that part where it's like, oh, my daughter in lop like killed me or whatever, and like it just like in the whole video about like her children fighting over the whill and her tricking them, like it all sounds kind of sad like in like a fun pop way, like, oh, I don't trust anyone. Everyone just takes advantage of me. It comes from like a really dark like place of betrayal, I think. And then there was like, you know, I think she touched a little bit on her eating disorder in the in the video, and um, she kind of had like the darker tailor like behind her, like sneaking up on her in the mirror. Um, so you can see how like she's showing how a lot of her insecurities are eating at her no matter how hard. The dark tailor is my favorite way to style Taylor. I think she looked gorgeous, Like I'm obsessed with that look, the eyeliner, the hair, Like I love that look on her like reminds me of the Blink Space Tailor.

17:15 Yeah, and like the Red Tailor with like the bangs and stuff like it's like a mix of the two. Like, I love it. She looked amazing. Can I just say, I'm so excited to meme that Like Taylor in the mirror with like the dark Tailor behind her, that is just like Meme Gold right there. It's the new Curbit Frog exactly. I'm so excited for that. But um no, I think it's super super fun. It's campy, it's like so catchy. And the lyrics, like every lyric, I think I have to say my favorite lyric because this one is so good. Um. I have this thing where I get older but never wiser when my depression works the graveyard shift. All of the people I've ghosted stand there in the room. One day, I'll watch as you're leaving because you got tired of my scheming so deep right, Like I like it's like, by the way, those lyrics are not even like in a row, like it's like throughout the whole song. Like That's what I'm saying. Every lyric is amazing because at all like a masterpiece, like so smart. How'd even come up with stuff like that, like the whole song everything not to mention that kiss. Now every person's like new Instagram caption is Hi, Hi, it's me, I'm the problem. It's me. Like it's so perfect. She's a new drake with the captions. You can just put that in any situation.

18:44 She's like the new meme queen. I have to say, though, like I don't get the sexy baby lyrics, Like, okay, So I think that one was about her because like if you see the video, she's like a giant coming into this room and everybody is like small. I think that was like her insecurity about being super tall compared to everybody. So everybody's like sexy babies, like little and small, and she's like yeah, and she's the like tall giants and her insecurity. So that's what I thought that was about. But it's a weird like line to be calling babies sexy, like it's like I get it, but it's like hi, baby, Like it's like you know, like maybe playing off on that like culture, that aesthetic of like like a baby girl, but fantilizing women as like sexy like, which is kind of weird, but you know, it's true. Yeah, but I just thought the lyric was so weird and like jarring because like it's so like not Taylor. So I was like, whoa did she just say that? Ye? So a lot of people online like hate it for that because it's so random, and a lot of people love it because it's a random Yeah. I mean I liked it better like once I saw it in the music video and saw the context of it. Definitely. But either way, everyone's talking about it. Taylor is going to get everybody talking, that's for sure. Everyone was talking and waiting for the Launa del Ray collab,

20:15 which literally, my god, so disappointed. I was waiting the whole song being like Lana, where are you where? She's like somewhere in the back, like whispering, like did she even make it to the studio? She outside recording? Like what's happening here? I don't get the point of the song. I don't understand why a Christmas Vibe song is on this album. It just like gave me nothing, Like you can do so much with a collab with Laana, but like she gave us nothing. I was really disappointed. It was nothing in a song exactly Like I was just like okay, like it sounds so Christmas and snowy. It's like a Hallmark movie of Christmas movies, you know, and this is like the Hallmark like version of that in a song, Like it's not really a holiday song, but it's kind of trying to be. Yeah, not into it. I really I wish like Lana had her own like verse and everything instead of being like a backup singer and didn't. And the imagery and everything of this song just like didn't make sense to me. So not about I mean, I know that like everyone's talking about, like the one lyric that once again alludes to like an eating disorder, like that I hosted parties and stuff my body like I'd be staved by a perfect hiss, which is a beautiful, beautiful lyric obviously talking about like wanting to be saved by perfect man being good enough finally, But like, um, other than that, the song gave us nothing.

21:45 I mean, I did give us that one Janet Jackson lyric, the all for You I'm all for you, like Janet I love that was that this Oh my god, I'm wrong, sorry, that was the line I'm talking about. The different song. The hosted Parties one was you're on your own kid that I'm reading my notes and I totally miss I'm like, it doesn't sound right. No, it was a Janet Jackson lyric and that's really all it gave us, which that is my favorite Janet song. It came out. I remember it like yesterday, I'm telling her my song. I love that, Taylor, can you know throw those references out at other artists so seamlessly amazing? I love her even though she did not honor Lana del Rey in the way she deserves. She honored Janet but not Lana. I'm why I don't get it. So so I jumped ahead, but you're on your own kids. Loved I liked it. It wasn't my favorite, but I like it, like it was cute, Like it was like, you know, like so easy to listen to and like like melodically like she sounded vocally amazing. It was just kind of like, oh, like it's like a very pleasant song, is what it is? Right? Yeah? No, I did really love her vocals in it. So what was your favorite lyric?

23:10 So this was the hosted parties and stuff my body like they saved it by the perfect kiss song. So this was like basically about her eating disorder. And I think also, like, you know, remember that good old time when she was like the ringleader of the girl squad, like the supermodel girl squads. So I think that like is a throwback to those times when she was seen as like the gorgeous, like beautiful woman surrounded by other beautiful women just like having the most carefree, beautiful life. Everyone wanted to be them, you know, I did. That was like when she was considered like taking over the world, almost Taylor, you know, and then she exactly her whole breakdown everything, the whole cornie and stuff. So that was like peak. This was when she was like on the very top before she was taken down right. Yeah, So I and like, but she's singing basically about like how fun that time was, but the whole time she was waiting to be saved by a man, so like relatable, Yeah, be relatable. Um. So, my favorite song is coming up or one of my favorite songs, and Gina hates it, but I actually love like she brings us a lot of this like robotic um like auto tune floracing that I am loving. I love it so much just because this album sounded so similar throughout that. I like that this kind of like broke it up, give us something a little bit different. Uh. The song was just like a hit for me. Okay, well you're saying brought something different. Broken up,

24:41 I would say was jarring as hell. If you're like, who is this monster speaking? Like I thought something was wrong with my like my Spotify. I was like, oh my god, Like it's not like there's noise in it, Like what's weird? It didn't sounds broken. Yeah, I loved it. I saw what she was doing and I loved it. It's so catchy, like I I want to like listen to that, just that like beginning part and the like verse over and over and over again. What was the verse again? Um? It was like he wanted comfortable. I wanted that pain. Oh my god, I should not sing. He wanted the bride. I was making my own name, chasing the fame. It's like the feminist manifesto we all need. Yeah, I loved it. Now, this song was amazing for me. We know who it was about because it was like she was almost like apologetic in it. Yeah. I think this one I heard was about Tom Hittleston. That makes sense. I also heard Taylor Wautner because like, I guess I was the two guys whose hearts she broke apparently. Yeah, and like they kind of stayed like stagnant after that. I guess that makes sense kind of. Yeah, well, Taylor Lautner actually made read someone named Taylor, so oh my god. Okay, next song question, question mark. I like this one. It was like

26:11 fun, very like Poppy nine. Yeah. I love the vibes in this one. I mean I didn't really think twice about it until I read some theories where people are saying it's secretly about Carly Claus and their secret gay relationship. Oh my god, no way, I didn't even realize that. Yeah, I didn't either. But then like there were all these lyrics basically um, like there's like a political lyric. It was like she was on your mind, like some dickhead guy um that you saw that night, but you were on something. It was one drink after another, fucking politics and gender roles and you're not sure and I don't know, got swept away in the gray and I may just like to have a conversation because you know how they had that falling out. Yeah, oh my god, that makes so much sense. And then people were saying there was a part I think where she was like I want you more than a best friend or something or something along those lines. Now that I'm like thinking about it, I was like, I was like, oh, maybe it's about a guy that she's friends with.

27:08 But now that you're saying, Taylor, this makes Carly, this makes so much sense, right, Like this is giving like like to the Kaylor like theory because like, yeah, even though it starts with like a boy and a girl, but like I feel like she just is not gonna like openly say a girl and a girl. Maybe I don't know, interesting, but I just think that, like there were so many rumors about their friendship like kind of breaking apart because of like a couple of reasons. But one of the theories was that Carly's marriage to Josh Kushner, who is Ivanka Trump's brother in law. So a lot of like theories were like they stopp being friends around that time, maybe because of political reasons and like you know, Taylor being so vocally anti Trump. Yeah, And I feel like it's also like if they did actually have a full on, some really kind of relationship, I feel like it's kind of hard to be like go back to being best friends with someone after that, especially dynamic like totally changes I think, I mean obviously. But it's also like when car they got married, so like I can see like if I was dating her, I feel betrayed.

28:14 Yeah. Yeah, so that was like an interesting Easter egg, Like I didn't I don't know how valid this is. I just thought it was very interesting. Okay, next song. I also like this one and Gina hates it. It's because it's Vigilante Ship and I love it because it gives me reputation vibes so much. It's like dark, it's sexy. It's like a song that I can totally see myself getting ready to everybody. Yeah, everybody was saying that it's about Scooter Brown, So I I love it. Why why don't you like Gengy? Well, I don't like the name, Like Vigilante Ship just sounds kind of like lazy honestly, and like kind of not like almost beneath Taylor's alent for like naming things and like writing. Like.

29:03 I like the lyrics. I think they're super fun. I like the references to like people that wronged there. I mean, this could be Scooter Brown and Yale and their divorce. This could be Kanye and Kim and their divorce, right, so, like, yeah, it could be both. It's like one song, two birds. Let's like, you know, call out everyone. It's like all the men that wronged her are kind of getting their karma according to the song. Right, So, like, I do get the point of it. I love it. It's very reputation, but like, I don't like them the way it sounds like. I just like it's not like my favorite. I am so here for it. Like the lyrics, let's discuss the lyrics because I feel like these need to be like set out loud. Oh yeah, okay, So my favorite lyric is now she gets the house, gets the kids, gets the pride. Picture me thick of Thieves with your ex wife, and she looks so pretty driving in your bends. Lately she's been dressing for revenge. I like that's a Diana reference.

30:02 Oh my god, so good. Like, and you know, Kim has been looking amazing. I actually don't follow Scooter Brown's wife, but I'm sure she's been looking amazing too. Yeah, they're in their reputation era. Yeah, so like, oh my god, how funny would it be to c. Taylor with kim Oh, my god, that would never happen. I feel like, like no chance. No, she did make a reference to her in the other song Karma, but we'll discuss it when together. Yeah, okay, so we both agree on this song. Yes, this one's super fun but Jeweled, we're both obsessed. It's just like fun upbeat.

30:42 Um. A lot of people think that it could be about Calvin Harris. There's I feel like it kind of sounds like a Calvin Harris song with like the like techno like videotronic. Yeah. Yeah, it does have like that like video game like eighties background sound. It's almost like sound effect like I mean it is called be Jeweled, which was my favorite game when I was little. My god obsessed, So I like to have it on my phone, right he would? I do love how like, you know, like nostalgic she is. I am too. I love that she's just like you know. UM named the song after this game and then had the video game sounds and the song. But the song is really just about a woman being basically a jewel but being taken for granted and losing her shine. Right.

31:30 I love that lyric when she's like when I walk in the room, I can still make the whole place shimmer like gorgeous lyric. She's not just like some piece of arm candy. She's more than that. Yeah. And then like you know, I like the like sassiness of which she's like, you know, I have a man, but I'm over him. He doesn't pay any attention to me. He takes me for granted. So she kind of like it has like that still that revenge ee lyric in there too. Yeah, I love it, like the familiarity breeds contempt, so put me in the base and when I want the penthouse of your heart like genius? How smart is that? How beautiful conic? And then when I meet the band, they asked you have a man? I could still say I don't remember, Like yeah, mic drop, I love that she's like where are you now? Like I love that. That is such a like you know, empowering anthem, and it's like super fun and dancing. I love it.

32:24 One of the more fun songs on the album for sure. Next one is actually one of my favorites. But I feel like no one else stands it. Yeah, like no one is talking about this song, which is so weird to me. Because I think it's amazing. It's so fun. Um tell us what song it is, Nicole Labyrinth, Like, yeah, I'm talking about it's super cute. I yeah, I like it. I don't. I don't really have like negative feelings towards of but I don't have super positive feelings towards it. I feel like it's one of those songs that I need to like listen to more and then I'll probably like get into it.

33:07 But it was another one of those mentioned to all the other songs for me, like it didn't stand out for you. Yeah, so it stood out for me, Like I was like, oh, that's a pleasant song, like it's so like fun and like cute, Like the lyrics are like or like the even the Easter eggs or whatever, like it's nothing crazy, like it's just like about her being in love and you know, like Joe like being such a pleasant surprise and like not hurting her and like it's beautiful. I love that. But um, I just like I love how like fun it is. Like I don't know, it wasn't anything serious, but it was super pleasant to me, And I like that one lyric that just I really just made me feel all warm and fuzzy. It was like you would break your back trying to make me break a smile beautiful. Oh that's cute. Yeah. See, I find I don't love all the songs that are about Joe and like like super love eve songs like coming for Me.

34:01 I like the like revenge angry, like fun songs. I can see that you're in your villain era. I like Taylor when she's like a little edgy, that's true. See, I missed the old Taylor when she was all like you know, country Taylor. Yeah, and obviously like those were my favorite love songs. They were like super like you know, when you really love with someone and things are going actually well, there's no drama to talk about. It's just good. She likes. That's where I'm at. Next song is another like Scooter Brown song, Uh Karma, did you like that?

34:45 So this is one of the other songs that immediately like went viral on like social media with everyone being like, oh no, she didn't. That was amazing, Like she like really got back at everyone, and the lyrics like it's a so catchy. I liked it a lot. Yeah, it was interesting because this is like kind of like fuck you in the sense that She's like, yeah, I have good carbine. You don't. I'm happy like living my best life exactly true. That's when she was like, I keep my side at the street clean. Yeah, I loved it. So they didn't say that, like you know, I mean they Internet is like obviously stipulating that. It's like, um, it could be about Scooter Brown, Carly Claus or Scott Borchetta. There's like a lot of people that basically wronged her that it could be help Tim Kanye. I mean, we could go on for a while. She probably has like a little black book where she's like, I got to write a song about this one, this one, this one, well you know she does, that's what this whole album is about. Literally, I respect that because I'm a petty queen too.

35:55 We love to see it. I love it, and there's a lot of theories about it. I think it's super fun, Like that whole chorus that everyone keeps like making Tick talks to you. I think because Karma's my boyfriend, Karma's God Like, it's so fun, so catchy. I love that next song, we have Sweet Nothing. You're not gonna like it, Okay, the son I actually like it's like it is. It's like happy, go lucky but not It's like mushy but like not too over the top. I think it's another Joe Alwen song. Yeah, he wrote it with her right, which is cute. I didn't realize that what's your favorite lyric?

36:39 Um? I loved the part where she said on the way home, I wrote a poem and you said one of mind. This happens all the time, Like I can see it happening. I can see her being like, yep, I'm a genius. Like you know, she's that girl who's just like scribbling down quick lyrics like as they come to her anywhere she is because she's a damn genius and people being like there she goes again being Taylor poetic. Taylor strikes again, like you don't know what inspiration is gonna strike. It's also just like super cute about like being loved for who she is and Joe not needing anything from her, like you can tell it means a lot to her, and you know that's cute. Here for it. Okay, next song is my all time favorite one Mastermind. It's giving me blank space.

37:22 I love my God so fun. It's like one of the most poppy songs I think on the album so good, just obsessed with it, like it's about like scheming and like, you know, we love a schemer. We sure, I do love it. That's one of the first, like one of the songs that really jumped out for me at the first listen of the album, and it's still there, you know. I just find it so clever, so fun. I know she's being kind of like tongue in cheek, but like I just it's kind of almost seems like a sequel to Blank Space about like, you know, girls being crazy and like, oh my god, manipulating. That's like the you know, the reputation she has, but she's loved playing into it. I love it. I've been listening to this one on repeat, like obsessed. What's your favorite lyric? You see all the wisest woman had to do it this way because we were born to be the pawn in every Lover's game. I love that, like the chess imagery and everything. It's so good. I love the like the connection the nod to Blank Space because like the Lover's Game, like that really just like brought it back to me. I was like, oh, it wasn't their chess imagery too in the video. Yeah, exactly, Like I want to think of the song I imagine the Blank Space video, like it's kind of how she made that happen for us. I really wanted to do another video. I mean, like for this a lot. Apparently I wonder like what songs they were for. I can't wait to see this, so excited.

38:57 Okay next time. When moving into the three am parts, my favorite, Yes, So I love the Great War. I like it too. It's like very classic Taylor, like old school, all the metaphors, historical metaphors. I love it, like you know, she's painting you a story. Like it's like her classic like love story of like you know, back in the day. It's kind of like giving me like fearless speaking of Taylor. Yeah, and like the Last Great American Dynasty kind of. Yeah, I love it. Like it's like cute, Like it's nothing that like super memorable, but I wouldn't skip it, like it's cute. Yeah, I'm I'm very into this one. Um. The next one is the one that like really just like breaks my heart and it's just so cute to me, Like I thought it was like super cute to listen to and then like I looked up at all the like you know, meaning behind the lyrics, and people are speculating and it just kind of made it sadder for me. Do you know the story? Yeah, so I heard that this song is actually about miscarriage and infertility, which makes it so sad. I didn't realize either when I first heard it. And yeah, it's just very depressing this song, Like I didn't realize it, but then now I can't hear it now.

40:19 That's like it's been pointed out, you know. And lyrics are like so deep and yeah, like which lyrics are the ones that really just like connected for you? Um? Okay, so there's this lyric I have in my notes. Um, I've got a lot to live without. I'm never going to meet what could have been, would have been, what should have been? Um, which is like sounds that sounds so straightforward and obvious. Yeah, exactly. I feel like you remember that song she wrote I think was the Folklore and one of the recent albums about her mom's cancer, Like it was like so beautiful. I love that song, but I can't listen to it a lot because it makes me cry. Yeah, I feel like that's exactly this is what I'm getting from this, moving on to like a fun song, change in the mood a little bit. Um we're talking about Paris. We love this song. I love this song. As soon as I listened to the album, I was like, yeah, this one's a hit. This was like the lowest favorite song too, right, like super super cute, super poppy, and it's just like again about her relationship with Joe and how like you know, the length they go to keep it private and like safe. I guess yeah. I think it was a lot about like the beginning of the relationship too, and how like you know you're hiding the relationship at the beginning and stuff. I saw a lot of that in the lyrics too. I like like the nod to like you know, traveling

41:49 with like you know you love and like having like that like privacy and hotel room fun. Like it's just like giving that whole like romantic like Parisian vibe. I love it, and how like the city is like magical when you come with your love and like it's just really cute this song. What's your favorite lyric? Well, it's like this whole sequence of like privacy sign on the door, which is obviously hotel rooms, beautiful, cute, romantic, and then it's like, on my page and on the whole world, romance is not dead if you keep it just yours. So like she's showing why she keeps it so private, after that, all the scrutiny of her love life, and then she's like levitated above all the messes made, sit quiet by my side in the shade. And it's not the kind that's thrown.

42:34 I mean the kind underwear tree has grown. How cute is that? Oh my god, so cute. I'm obsessed, Like that's beautiful. That's just like showing how like, you know, she's so used to like shade being thrown. I literally feel like I'm in Paris when I listened to this song. I know it makes me feel so romantic. I want to go on a date. I love it. The next one ever they like, but I can't figure out who it was about. Yeah, it's very catchy. This one very catchy, and like it's kind of interesting because she's talking about like, you know, kind of like betrayed. It almost sounds like, I mean it's called high infidelity. Yeah we should say which song it?

43:15 Yeah, So like I was like, oh, a cheating song. Who's cheating? What's up? But it's just like kind of there's so many theories about this. I think it's super catchy, super quick and fun. People say it's about Calvin Harris because she keeps singing about April twenty nine, which is when he released the song with Rihanna. Yes, I love that song, um, but that she co wrote and he didn't give her credit for it or like, you know, I don't know she said she was mad about the release or something. Well, she didn't say, but that was the theory. Obviously she didn't say. Yeah. And I also get to like electronic vibes maybe that she's alluding to Calvin in this song, Like what was the other one, um that I said about Calvin? Oh yeah yeah to be Jeweled? No yeah yeah yeah. So like yeah, I like it. I think it's super fun. Whoever it's about. Um, it's just like an interesting kind of like almost like she painted this whole um like a story of like a woman like cheating and taking back her whatever because it's about like a guy calling you, like I don't know. The lyrics are like amazing to me. I like lising my train of thoughts in this one.

44:29 Okay. The next one is probably my most hated song on Okay, so I agree on that. Yes, high five to that, because this is the fucking worst song ever. I don't know how the song was ever made. It actually sounds like what it is glitch. It sounds like she's just like banging things and like pressing buttons and she's like, yeah, this will, this will be a song. It gives me a headache. I literally have to skip it immediately. Yeah, no, this is not for me. I'm mean, I think it might be an ode to Joe. I don't know, but whatever it is, I'm not into it. Whatever it is, I'm not listening to this like it's the one song I hate. I want to make a playlist of the album and just not include this album, the song, or the song. I mean, yeah, yeah, it like came out of nowhere. I'm like, what is happening.

45:19 It sounds like my computer was breaking down. I'm just like I don't know this, no, this, I don't know what she was trying to do here. Um. Next song is another one that I love. It's the cancel John Mayor's song would Have, could Have, should Have Somewhere John Mayor is shaking. Oh my god. I was wondering because, okay, so this three Am thing came out right, and I didn't know what came out like the first thing. After I woke up the next day and I was scrolling through Instagram because like before I hit like Spotify, obviously I'm going to go on Instagram. So I keep seeing all these like, oh my god, Taylor Swift canceled John Mayor, taylors With canceled John Mayor, and I'm like, what is going on? What? I didn't hear anything on Midnight about it? What did I miss? And then I see a whole other set of songs and I'm like, oh my god, like I loved it so good. There's this song it's about like losing her virginity, being really young dating an older guy, and it's kind of like dark this song.

46:21 There's a lot of like lyrics about like losing your childhood and almost like being groomed. So although it's like a really good song, there is a dark part to it. What it's like. So I loved Dear John. It's one of my favorite songs of hers. Yeah, and I feel like this is like a more darker adult version of that, as in like waking from like you know, a perspective of ten years later, like Wow, I was silly. I did not realize how wrong this was, but you did do this to me. And I love how she's like looking back on it now and she's like, I was obsessed with the pain back then, but now I regret it. I'm it's just like it was hard to listen to because like when in the time and the lyric that she goes, um, I lay awake at night every day regretting you or something, and I'm like, oh my god, are you still thinking about this? Like was it like that horrible? Like what did he do? That's why they want to cancel? Yeah, like John Mayor, we need to have a talk.

47:23 And then she followed up with the final song, which is also sounds like a reference to John. It's Dear Reader, And of course dear Drawn makes sense. You see the parallels. Yes, so that is kind of like a a nod to John, but also it's kind of like a explanation to her us her fans how she was feeling during this album and like why basically like, do your reader if you're reading my diarye this is what I was thinking, and that's why I had to like write it. I thought it was cute and I really liked that song too, A good way to end it and like wrap everything up. I think it was like super super cute.

48:08 I'm very happy with um this album. Now, two days later, you were texting me and being like, what the hell is this? I hate this. I was so disappointed, being because I liked it, I think a little bit more than you did. You did, you actually saw it, but what it was. You were like, Oh, it's like a darker, like more like you know, grown up, and I was like, where You're like, I'm throwing this out. I was like, I'm still traumatized and kind of personally victimized by evermore so. I never got over how much I did not like that album, and you probably were like listening to it being like no, not at tailor again exactly. I was like, So, me and my boyfriend have this tradition that obviously I forced on him. We like listen to the midnight release of Taylor Swift albums every time she releases an album, and I call it bop or not. Oh my god, amazing. He's definitely not, but he has opinions because like, after years of listening to all her releases, he's like, oh my god, this one sucks too. It's like every More. I'm like, yes, you're getting it. You've trained him so well. I really have, because I was like, I mean, like, I was so excited I had every day. I'd be like, hey, guess what, like three day still Taylor, Taylor, I'm so excited, And I was like, oh my god, like one of her best albums, yet I still

49:42 like it, just you know, not my faith. I am going to take the fact that it's not her worst, but it's definitely not her best. Yeah. What would you rate it out of ten? Oh my god, I don't know, like a six maybe? Yeah, I think I would give it like a seven, like to be fair, like all of her albums besides Evermore on Folklore rate like nine or ten for me. Yeah, like she does, like yeah exactly. Sement is pretty low for me because I'm like such a SWIFTI Folklore is like five for me. Evermore is like zero. It's not on the scale. No, there's not that I love. Yeah. Yeah, and then this one was like like a six or seven, Like I listened to it like I don't hate. Maybe it'll go even a little bit higher once I continue to listen to it. I feel like that always happens to me with Taylor albums. Yeah, every time you listen to you like you hear something new. That's what I love song writing. Yeah, so that's all we have for this review. Let us hope you guys. I hope you guys like to Yeah, let us know your favorite songs or least favorite if you agree with us, disagree. We want to know everything. Yeah, like, let us know we're super super happy. We're gonna keep listening to it all weekend, obviously, and stay tuned for the memes of the video music video that's going to be on My Reality Says story coming off. Yes, thank you first being with us,

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