Never fear, Swifties; we’ve got a handy explanation of the most cryptic, symbolic titles below.
“I touched you for only a fortnight,” she sings.
Call it poetic license, maybe, or perhaps they went their separate ways sooner than we knew.
Regardless, the song definitely seems to be about Healy.
That criticism crops up several times on the album.
Swifties speculated that the title track of the album would be related to Swift’s breakup with Alwyn.
Instead, the actual song seems to be about Matty Healy.
It’s a moment of “teenage petulance,” as Taylor Swift sings in “Down Bad.”
In the song, Swift bristles at critics or even fans who told her not to date someone.
Taylor performed a pivotal show in Florida
On “Florida!!!”
In particular, Swift looks to the Sunshine State to help her escape her troubles.
“I need to forget, so take me to Florida,” they sing.
“I’ve got some regrets, I’ll bury them in Florida.”
Taylor Swift is a supervillain on Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
On “The Tortured Poets Department,” the anti-hero has become a full-fledged villain.
The title of “Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?”
The song’s lyrics put Swift in a similar position, reveling in her villain status.
Swift sings, before adding, “You should be.”
The Taylor Swift track “loml” starts out in a similar way.
In British folklore, a black dog is often seen as a symbol for approaching doom.
She recounts a moment where she sees her lover walking into that bar.
There’s another British association with black dogs, too.
Only those two … and anyone who looks at the name of the song.
Still, she acknowledges, she wouldn’t be where she is without that formative experience.
Thus, “f*** you Aimee” becomes “thank you Aimee.”
While her predictions about the Trojan War were always true, they were never believed by others.
Rather, her prophecies were written off, and she was thought to be a liar.
Taylor Swift clearly feels a kinship with the ancient prophet.
That bit about Trojans considering Cassandra manic resonates, too.
She added, “This period of the author’s life is now over.”
“Peter,” on the other hand, is pretty obvious in its symbolism.
Swift sings to someone who is still being childish.
Instead, the person she’s singing to never came back.
That “Lost Boys” line is the key to unlocking this song’s symbolism.
Lost in Neverland, Peter kept hanging out with other boys who didn’t want to grow up.
In fact, the name “Robin” is never once said in the song’s lyrics.
However, just like “Peter,” context clues can help us here.
The lyrics paint a picture of swing sets and games of childlike imagination.
