I am deeply obsessed with the manuscript as the closing track of the anthology. returning to that first big life altering heartbreak, the one that inspired some of the most acclaimed and beloved work of her career, but it's a distant past now and it's almost as though it happened to someone else. and then, in the wake of all the intense loss and turbulence that the past two hours have documented, she knows what the agony was for. because just like all that now remains of that past relationship is the art that came out of it — including all too well, a song that was changed for her over the years into something beautiful and joyful — one day all that will remain of this period will be this manuscript, this album and all its feelings that eventually won't even be hers anymore but will belong to her past self and to its future listeners.
787 notes
·
View notes
“Oh, what a valiant roar. What a bland goodbye. The coward claimed he was a lion. I'm combing through the braids of lies. "I'll never leave," "Never mind." Our field of dreams engulfed in fire. Your arson's match, your somber eyes. And I'll still see it until I die. You're the loss of my life.”
9 notes
·
View notes
anyway here's all the clean/alternative lyrics compared to the original lyrics on ttpd:
the tortured poets department
explicit: who's gonna hold you like me? / nobody / no-fucking-body
clean: who's gonna hold you like me? / nobody / no-o-body
down bad
explicit: everything comes out, teenage petulance / fuck it if i can't have him
clean: everything comes out, teenage petulance / [gasp] what if i can't have him?
explicit: 'cause fuck it i was in love
clean: 'cause what if i was in love?
but daddy i love him
explicit: i'd rather burn my whole life down / than listen to one more second of all this bitchin' and moanin'
clean: i'd rather burn my whole life down / than listen to one more second of all this gripin' and moanin'
explicit: all the wine moms are still holdin' out, but fuck 'em, it's over
clean: all the wine moms are still holdin' out, but... it's over
florida!!!
explicit: so you pack your life away just to wait out / the shitstorm back in Texas
clean: so you pack your life away just to wait out / the firestorm back in Texas
explicit: at least the dolls are beautiful, fuck me up, Florida
clean: at least the dolls are beautiful, f-- me up, Florida
explicit: can I use you up? / Florida / is one hell of a drug / Florida / go on, fuck me up
clean: can I use you up? / Florida / is one hell of a drug / Florida / can i use you up?
loml
explicit: you shit-talked me under the table / talkin' rings and talkin' cradles
clean: you talked me under the table / talkin' rings and talkin' cradles
i can do it with a broken heart
explicit: 'cause i'm a real tough kid / i can handle my shit
clean: 'cause i'm a real tough kid / i can handle it
explicit: lights, camera, bitch, smile
clean: lights, camera, and smile
the smallest man who ever lived
explicit: in your Jehovah's Witness suit / who the fuck was that guy?
clean: in your Jehovah's Witness suit / who the hell was that guy?
the black dog
explicit: and i hope it's shitty in the black dog
clean: and i hope you miss me in the black dog
thanK you aIMee
explicit: screamed, "fuck you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushing
clean: screamed, "f--k you, Aimee" to the night sky as the blood was gushing
cassandra
explicit: when it's "burn the bitch," they're shrieking
clean: when it's "burn the witch," they're shrieking
the bolter
explicit: ended with the slam of a door / then he'll call her a whore
clean: ended with the slam of a door / then she'll call him a bore
explicit: all her fuckin' lives / flashed before her eyes
clean: all her many lives / flashed before her eyes
174 notes
·
View notes
i NEED to see challengers asap please
0 notes
So we all know that Tumblr is US-centric. But to what degree? (and can we skew the results of this poll by posting it at a time where they should be asleep?)
Reblog to increase sample size!
47K notes
·
View notes
when I see something dated 2019 I think “oh that’s not too long ago” and then I remember that 2019 was not only five years ago but those five years have somehow contained several lifetimes
9K notes
·
View notes
COLORED FORTNIGHT TAYLOR SWIFT ICONS!
-
(📄) like or reblog if you save.
I did these myself :)
105 notes
·
View notes