Lover
Album Notes
Lover is either an apology for, or a vindication of, Reputation-- depending on how you look at it.
I Forgot That You Existed
I forgot that you existed
It isn't love, it isn't hate, it's just indifference
Related Readings:
Samuel Scheffler, "The Importance of the Afterlife. Seriously." (link)
Commentary:
RIP Calvin Harris :(
Cruel Summer
Lyrics (Here)
Said, "I'm fine," but it wasn't true
I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
Lover
Lyrics (Here)
We could leave the Christmas lights up 'til January
And this is our place, we make the rules
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
The Man
Lyrics (Here)
If I was out flashing my dollars
I'd be a bitch, not a baller
They'd paint me out to be bad
So, it's okay that I'm mad
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
The Archer
Lyrics (Here)
Combat, I'm ready for combat
I say I don't want that, but what if I do?
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
I Think He Knows
Lyrics (Here)
I am an architect, I'm drawing up the plans
He's so obsessed with me and, boy, I understand
Boy, I understand
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince
Paper Rings
Lyrics (Here)
I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
Cornelia Street
Lyrics (Here)
And I hope I never lose you, hope it never ends
I'd never walk Cornelia Street again
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
Death By A Thousand Cuts
Lyrics (Here)
You said it was a great love, one for the ages
But if the story’s over, why am I still writing pages?
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
London Boy
Lyrics (Here)
They say home is where the heart is
But that's not where mine lives
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
Soon You’ll Get Better
Lyrics (Here)
Holy orange bottles, each night, I pray to you
Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
False God
Lyrics (Here)
But we might just get away with it
Religion's in your lips Even if it's a false god
We'd still worship
We might just get away with it
The altar is my hips
Even if it's a false god
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
You Need to Calm Down
Lyrics (Here)
Say it in the street, that's a knock-out
But you say it in a Tweet, that's a cop-out
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
Afterglow
Lyrics (Here)
Tell me that you're still mine Tell me that we'll be just fine
Even when I lose my mind I need to say
Tell me that it's not my fault Tell me that I'm all you want
Even when I break your heart I need to say
Hey, it's all me, in my head I'm the one who burned us down
But it's not what I meant Sorry that I hurt you
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
ME!
Lyrics (Here)
But one of these things is not like the others
Like a rainbow with all of the colors
Related Readings:
here" (link)
Commentary:
It’s Nice to Have a Friend
Daylight
Lyrics (Here)
I've been sleeping so long in a 20-year dark night
And now I see daylight,
I only see daylight
Related Readings:
J. David Velleman, "Love as a Moral Emotion" (link)
Commentary:
Taylor says that loving someone is seeing them in the daylight. Velleman says that loving someone is seeing their true self.
Discussion Questions
Does "Me" display sincerity + a lack of self-awareness OR is it self-aware and insincere?
Is Daylight right about love?
Is the Man a complaint about capitalism or a celebration of it?