#sweet. sometimes funny. sometimes clever. but generally presenting some truth that’s fairly obvious

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okay but Taylor’s prologue made me cry.

#it’s actually the first time (or one of at least!) where I feel like she’s put some of her own power into words really accurately #I love all of Taylor’s writing because it’s sincere and because it’s her #but her non-songwriting writing has always been fairly standard to me #sweet. sometimes funny. sometimes clever. but generally presenting some truth that’s fairly obvious #ljke even her midnights intro. go out searching for ourselves. twisting in our self-made cages #yeah yeah yeah #(the cages. we’ve all seen ‘em) #just rarely tapping into the truth of things the way her music does #so I was SHOOK when she started talking about the pressure she faced after fearless #and how she responded to it #like !!!!!!!! Omg there it is. the steel and the power that made her such a compelling force so early #and there it is!!!!! how deeply the criticisms about everything but especially her voice and her songwriting cut her open #also this re-recording project is so interesting because she CAN be more honest #first go around her MO was always to present things as positively and as graciously as she could while still making her points #but this lays all those parts of herself she worked to master and present in the best light bare #and I love to see it! #taylor swift #speak now (taylor’s version)