After That Mashup, I Am Now Under The Impression That The Black Dog Is Written From The Perspective Of

Down Bad

This is admissible as evidence, as the chairman published the lyrics herself and I'm free to interpret and dissect as I wish. This song would make 99% more sense if the pronoun was "her"

"Did you take all my old clothes? Just to leave me here naked and alone"

there's no manly-man-boy who would be nicking her clothes, that does happen in a wlw relationship tho.

"They'll say I'm nuts if I talk about the existence of you"

no reason to call her crazy about a guy, but you sure can get called crazy for talking about fancying a woman

"Like I lost my twin"

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"I'll build you a fort on some planet Where they can all understand it"

why would people not understand a relationship with a bloke? there would be a lot of people who didn't "understand" if it was a woman

"How dare you think it's romantic Leaving me safe and stranded"

ending a relationship on the grounds that "it's not safe for you for us to date right now" is the least heterosexual thing I've ever heard.

She did the new version of Lesbian in sign language tonight making sure we see her index finger clearly on her chin oh my god-

there's a black dog in the fortnight mv bc 'old habits die screamin' (while getting electroshock therapy)

WHOS AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME

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april 19, 2019 | five years ago today

taylor posted a photo of sequined fabric fans felt reminiscent of the lesbian flag via instagram:

“4.26”

april 26th, of course, was the day taylor chose to release ‘ME!’, but it is notably also lesbian visibility day

The thing that is striking me the most about this album is just how messy and human it is. She’s not holding anything back or trying to appear one way or another. She’s just letting it all out regardless of what anyone might say. She found that trying to be polished and keep all the ugly, imperfect, human stuff in to be stifling and just said fuck it I need to do this for me. This album was an exorcism for her.

The cat photo looks like her with Meredith, posted on her IG on Christmas day 2018. But the picture is flipped, in the one she posted Meredith was on the left.

Thinking about the room and hallway in general, they are very modern-looking compared to the midnights room that we transitioned out of, even the door looks newer - but the typewriters are old. And why has she gone from pens to a typewriter? In the background you can hear a ticking clock, typing (I think) and, faintly, a modern-sounding phone. Everything is modern except the typewriters. And they are older than the typewriter from ATW short film which someone identified as being early 60s. Sorry I've gone off at a tangent here but why have such a modern room with old typewriters? Also, it doesn't look like it's an environment that's conducive to creativity. More like a factual/ business-like one.

Yes I think I found it. Weird that it's mirrored thought...

But you know what else jumped out at me? That jumper with the lightning pattern is part of a two piece set, and where have we seen this before? Here:

In the scene in MA where she finally makes her post endorsing a Democratic candidate. Her defiance moment. Certainly an interesting throwback...

RE your observations of the corridor and 'office', it gives me major psych ward vibes, which seems a common theme in a lot of the reactions. Like the end of a movie when a the protagonist wakes up and it was all a dream/hallucination all along. Interesting in the light of her "submitting evidence", are the songs the evidence to show that TS the brand was a hallucination all along? I like this observation from someone on twitter:

The lover house with all her eras was a hallucination and now we're about to enter the cold hard reality...👀

Imagine watching THIIS on the big screen 🫣

I believe that Getaway Car, Cruel Summer and Hits Different are a trio of sorts.

‘Cruel Summer’ is clearly a callback to summer 2014, and with the lyrical parallels in ‘Hits Different’, we can see she’s also referencing that period of time.

Taylor was not in a happy place in the summer of 2014..

The song ‘Getaway Car’ also displays clear motifs and themes that match with ‘Cruel Summer’ and ‘Hits Different’; Specifically crying in the car and leaving someone at a bar.

Nothing good starts in a getaway car

They were driving, but they never got far

She was CRYING in a getaway car

She was DYING in a getaway car…

In my opinion, ‘Getaway Car’ is a metaphor for Karlie convincing Taylor to move to NYC.

Taylor wrote on Jan 6th, 2014:

‘Love is fiction/a myth. I’m over it all’

‘Oh my, love is a lie. Shit my friends say to get me by.’

The cursed “space” that she “needed” was her choice to move to NYC instead of following Di to London.

Evening Standard

Glee star Dianna Agron to be cheerleader for Alexander McQueen in play

 

Taylor did choose to conclude the European leg of her Red tour in London, on Feb. 11th, 2014, which is also the same day that she chopped her hair into a bob 🙃

It was also just days before the release of the ‘best friends’ Vogue photoshoot and Dianna’s response..

So messy!!!

Later in May 2014, Taylor went to The Met Gala with Karlie.

Dianna was also there, photographed being extra warm towards her rumored ex, Leà Michelle, which was unexpected since the two had seemed to be ‘feuding’.

Could you imagine seeing your ex with her ex, while you’re out with your rebound? I would have metaphorically died that night too.

After the Met Gala, Taylor turned up the pap walks.. err.. I mean the “sneaking” through the garden gate (looked more like trying to hurt someone else, if you ask me)

Talk about a cruel summer.

so i saw this thread on twitter talking about how the song Florida!!! references the truman show...&& realized...the sky in the ME! music video...is literally a glass dome...