Taylor Swift - This Is Me Trying Reaction (Long Pond Sessions)
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(Long Pond Sessions)
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Being chronically ill, this is me everyday. No one ever knows how much I’m trying. They only se the truth those days when I can’t hold it together.
@@josefinasoderholm6488 totally agree! People only notice the bad days and not the normal days
Same. It near kills me when people say, “ well she looks fine”. They have no idea how much energy it takes for me just to get out of bed with all the pain my body is in. Then bc I’m not pouting about it all the time, they assume I feel well. They only see me “unwell” on my REALLY BAD days. When I’m lying in bed, unable to function, usually on pain meds and sleeping through the day they say things like “I wish I could sleep all day”, “wish I didn’t have to work”. Not knowing that I want to do work, I want to go outside, I want to dance, I want to exercise- but my body won’t allow it. And just getting out of bed every day is trying.
@@roxannm3174 EDS?
@@roxannm3174Yep. Yep. I cried when I first heard this song. Not sure what he's talking about. He doesn't get it.
Praying for you. Never give up.
This song is very powerful and the line when she says "all my cages were mental" it hits different 🥺
About regrets: my brother put it like this “I have a lot of regrets, but I don’t regret where they got me”
As far as saying you have no regrets I didn't think it necessarily means you regret life choices or paths you've gone down. But I do think everyone can have regrets about how they've treated someone at some point. All of us have behaved thoughtlessly or unnecessarily cruelly at times that in retrospect we wish we could take back.
This is true. I've been thinking a lot about the meaning of regret since recording this, and I think I'm just good at letting these things go after some examination of them, although maybe at times I wasn't as good at that.
I can see the argument for believing getting credit for “Just Trying” is a cop out but I don’t think she means someone should be celebrated and given a party or reward for just trying but that some people literally feel like they are drowning whether it be from a physical or mental disability or life circumstances and need some encouragement for the things they are doing good so they can have that incentive to keep going. Sometimes it’s hard to explain that if someone hasn’t had any of those same experiences. I worked hard all through my 20s to get my dream job as a nurse practitioner and felt on top of the world then Covid came through and because of that dream job got Covid and got some serious long term complications which made me have to quit working and find a new way. If it wasn’t for my kids, my husband and therapy I would’ve ended up in a very dark place. Nobody is giving me gold stars or awards but them just “seeing” me and trying to understand makes me feel like they know I’m trying my very best. That is how I interpret the song. This album came out in such a perfect time for me. The song “epiphany” on this album has a verse dedicated to the healthcare workers during Covid which I was at the time and it became my lifeline. then this song became my lifeline later that year when I felt like I was losing everything.
I love the long pond sessions and getting to hear where her mind and heart were at when she wrote the songs. I would absolutely love if you would do the song “epiphany” from these sessions because like I said it had a verse dedicated to healthcare workers but also has a verse dedicated to her grandfather who fought in WW2. It’s such an amazing song.
I'm gonna do everything from Long Pond, with a few others in between.
For some dealing with severe depression , trying daily to not end it is a win for themselves. "At least I'm trying" isn’t necessarily said to anyone other than one's self to keep fighting, not for any external accolades.
My granny always said if you know of reflection you are familiar with regret
“Cunning,baffling and powerful” is how AA describes addiction. Thanks for being vulnerable and sharing part of your own story with this.
Thanks, Rose!
This song is so underrated. I could listen to a few more verses of it tbh.
I regret marrying my first husband because he was NOT a good man who caused me to have so much trouble trusting people. He was abusive in every way possible and I recoil from people who even slightly remind me of him. He gave me my twin sons, but left when I was still pregnant. Yeah - I have a lot of regrets. I wish I would have gone to college straight away instead of after my children were born and in school. I made things much harder on myself by waiting because there were so many hats to juggle by then. A FT job, a home, children and their needs/wants and then add college with homework on top of that. I was staying up so late that I would often only have a few hours so I’d shower before going to bed and getting up shortly after laying down. Those 6 years of finally obtaining my MBA was hard. I went for each degree separately because I thought that I’d feel better if I only had _____ degree. Then this degree. Then my Masters. After all of that hard work and barely any sleep, I was injured and couldn’t work. The state involuntarily removed me from the work force (I was actually working for my state at the time). It felt like I just wasted so much time and money to get pieces of paper that no longer held any value to me. I wanted to set an example for my boys and one son did get his Masters, my other son chose various forms of avoiding real work. Life is funny, hard, unpredictable yet predictable. It’s both yin/yang at all times. It’d be nice to have real trust in people and be able to open myself up but I don’t want to get back into being a doormat or punching bag. So I mostly stick to myself. Never drank, smoked, drugs… but shopping? 100% YES. To this day, unfortunately. 🛍️
Sounds like one hell of a ride! Cool that you managed to do what ya did. Keep on fighting the good fight and work on that shopping habit!
Thank you again for your thoughts.This song hits so close to home for me, its hard not to cry. I still cant believe me as an emo, indie, rock girl became such a big TS fan. Just saw her live yesterday and it was the best concert of my live. And i saw all the greats: Rolling Stones, Smashing Pumpkins,Radiohead,U2, Depeche Mode....
Thanks for watching!
@@IzzyIzenstain thanks for making great content!! :) looking forward to your thoughts on All too well
@@michelejohnk1598 Coming tomorrow!
Trying = doing in this case. And I think you get points for that when the doing is an extreme struggle.
A bit of a light hearted comment amongst a very hard hitting song…. You and Tay have matching hats!!! 😆
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He mentioned that in his reaction to MTR 😊
Trying isn't giving up. That's the point: trying is the opposite of giving up. And when you could end it all, you should 100% get credit for trying.
As long as one keeps trying, one didn't give up yet and is still willing to learn. To forgive yourself and others for mistakes f. ex. I love this song.
Please to “Tolerate it” next🩷
This song hits me so hard because I have severe depression which became much worse when I became disabled due to Covid complications and had to stop working as a nurse which I had felt was my calling my whole life. This song is a lifeline that even on my worst days mentally or physically I can try to put some effort in and as dumb as it sounds It makes me feel like at least Taylor Swift knows how hard it is for me to be trying right now. It’s hard when what you thought your life is going to be is ripped from you because of the work you were doing because of your job trying to help people and it’s taken me several of years of therapy to become more okay with my situation.
If you need help reach out to friends, family, a therapist, even a stranger (I’m there for anybody who needs it) because having a lifeline can make a major difference
Glad to hear it helps you, Amanda! Sending you best wishes!
I think the opposite of trying is ending your life literally or otherwise so it’s not like anyone should get points for trying but I do think we should be aware that “trying” is the best people can do some days.
True! Compassion is always best, isn't it.
I think people *can* use trying as a cop out…But I think it’s still important to recognize when a person is earnestly trying within their capabilities. Because some people are *not* actively trying to be better, so it matters that someone put effort in even if it fails (or failed yourself/loved ones). That’s what the song reflects on to me
True!
This song really hits me hard.As someone who has struggled with severe depression SH and PSI ,l sometimes want to scream these lyrics at people,"this is me trying" I'm doing my best but you have no idea how hard it is,giving up would be the easy bit, its carrying on that hard.,so bloody hard and you get so tired.
Taylor has struggled with ED and depression not badly but she's such an empathetic person which is why her lyrics resonate with so many people .
She was deeply depressed during the Kanye/Kim episode and all you have to do is to look at how thin she was during that time to realise that she wasn't just struggling "a little bit".
Keep on trying, Liza! Sending ya good vibrations!
You are a saint if you have no regrets. I'm inclined to think that you simply don't remember those words you said to a classmate in grade school that wounded. The hurt you caused because you weren't sure you wanted to be invested in a person and you stayed in longer than you should have, and caused needless hurt. Wow. I don't think any self-aware person can say they have no regrets. I even felt badly when I would joke around with someone and they thought there was a possibility of a deeper connection which I would never feel. Self-reflection is a wonderful thing. We have all wronged someone in our lives, deliberately or inadvertantly. I find it fascinating that you are able to move on without reflecting on your own shortcomings. No one is perfect. I love your reactions. I am not in love with your lack of self awareness, though you certainly act as though you are a deeply self-aware and thinking person, your comments on this tell me differently. No shade. I've just loved that you seemed to think deeply about lyrics. NGL. I'm disappointed
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If the alternative to trying is giving up, then you should get points for trying. A lot of people just give up, on a lot of things. To succeed, you have to start by trying.
Thanks, Izzy, great reaction again! I do give credit for trying...I've had friends slip back, then try again...sometimes it takes a few tries to put a demon to sleep. That's worth a lot vs giving up and giving in. 💚
Thanks, Timothy!
It’s personally deep for me. I certainly believe trying is better than not, so I don’t see it as a cop out. I was doing well and Saturday my 13 year old black Labrador retriever died in my arms. That dog was with me through the death of my father, my husband, my 33 year old son and his littermate. Now he’s not here and the absence is palpable. I laughed today and took note of it.
This is me trying.
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Sorry to hear all that, Maryclaire. Sending best wishes!
Yes, substances dull your feelings, which is why so many people fall into addiction, but they also dull your appreciation of how your actions and words will impact others, totally agree. I work in the criminal justice system and most of my clients are struggling with addiction, mental illnesses, and under housing, and it’s such a horrible cycle for them, and so many of them started down this path bc they had horrible childhood trauma, no one cared about them, so they numbed the pain and learned to not care about themselves. They don’t even know how to start trying so much of the time. It really is a privilege to have learned enough self-worth to try, and it’s so easy to forget that or not appreciate it if you were fortunate enough to grow up in a loving environment. So needless to say, I have incredible respect for every attempt to get clean, bc it is so hard to even get to the point of seeing a reason to try. And I think statistically at least 40% of people who try will relapse. It’s a lifetime pursuit not for the faint of heart.
True words, Tiffany. Thanks for them!
6:00 I don't wanna say some BS so I'll preface this by saying that you should take this with a grain of salt. But I believe that Taylor had a close friend who unfortunately passed away due to an overdose. There is a song off of the Red (Taylor's Version) album called "Forever Winter" which is allegedly dedicated to/about him. We don't really know much, of course, but I think there is a clip of Taylor out there where she mentions that one of her best friends had recently passed away and that she would always listen to her new music together with him.
Didn’t she have a friendship/relationship with Cory Monthieth from Glee?
@@alisias8365 I’m not sure, I have never heard about that… But I was referring to her friend Jeff Lang
This song was hard the first time i heard it. I cant remember a time in my life all the way to childhood when I was genuinely happy. In my teens i was diagnosed with severe major depressive disorder. My brain just never had the happy chemicals... i have been on medication since and its a godsend but this song encapsulates the feelings so much. I sent it to my mom to help her understand, and i told her its just not anything anyone did and that im just doing my best.
Glad that it’s a help to you.
She dealt with people that had addiction problems and she tried to help but couldn't fix
She supposedly had problems with alcohol, it doesn't explain how she was cured.. I love the song when then piano picks up, and her voice picks up.
I think it's usually more about management than a cure. And some people aren't ready or never want to be helped.
That's what we all say. You keep trying until you are healed. It is sad,
I think in general, no, you don't get points for just trying, but when juxtaposed against the idea that one could *permanently give up*.... then yeah, it's OK to call it in and do less than your best sometimes if it means you're here another day to try again ❤
Maybe at least I’m trying is positive in that the person has achieved what some people who deal with addiction never do, which is that one, acknowledgment that there is indeed a problem, and two ..it needs to be addressed. So the person is doing what they think they need to do, they’re trying to get better. As you said the chances for a relapse are high. But hopefully enough tries in the right direction lead to success. But if you aren’t willing to try, there’s zero chance for success. So I think there is value in saying at least I’m trying, because for some people perhaps it’s not an excuse for failing to remain sober, but rather something they say in the beginning when it’s all so hard just getting through the day, and verbally committing to more feels cavalier perhaps. Great reaction to tough subject matter and a beautifully written song about addiction.
"but, I didn't pour the whiskey" Trying is taking it one day at a time for alcoholics.
Thanks! Yeah, I think it depends on the person, circumstances and situation and the place someone is on their journey. Great that it's a song that seems to resonate with so many people and is a help to them.
@@IzzyIzenstain Very true. I feel like if a person never stays sober for any length of time, but says at least I’m trying…it’s like, no you’re not. Not really, because your actions say otherwise.
I don't have regrets. There are things that I'm sorry for, and I think making amends and consciously working to learn and do better are necessary. There are things I wish I hadn't done, but there are lessons to be learned from our mistakes and opportunities to grow from them. From the time I was young, I would look at tombstones in the cemetery and be captivated by the dates on them...wondering what that person did, what they did with their hands to make a difference in the world, who they loved, who loved them, what struggles they survived, what made them THEM. The dash between the two dates on our gravestone is the life we live in between. I try every day to add to that dash in a way that counts for something, because each one of us is important to the mosaic of this life here. Regrets keep you from moving forward, and since time is always moving forward, so must we. I hope that made sense.
It does make sense! Thanks!
Nope If you are sorry, are you not regretful. Symantics, I know. But let's be real.
@CindyEvens-nh2tm If I've done something to hurt somebody, it devastates me, because that is not the kind of person I want to be. I genuinely care about people and their feelings. So, if I discover that someone has been hurt or angered by my words or actions, I will apologize, try to figure out how to make amends, and use that as a lesson to never do the offending thing again. Now, the other person can completely reject those efforts made by me, and even make me the villian in their story, and they're entitled to do that, but if I've done everything I possibly can in that situation, then it becomes a life lesson. The only way it would be a regret would be if I had made zero attempts to right the situation.
Please react to "cardigan" the music video next! Great reactions as always ❤
I'll get to it soon! Thanks!
The studio version is slower than this long pond session.
Mentioned "'clean and sober" PLEASE listen to "CLEAN" it's a Taylor Swift song as well.
I've made a note of it and will get to it at some point. Thanks
There is a philosophy that states that each time you try and fail, you build up a little resolve or strength. So if you keep trying, eventually you will have built up so much strength that you manage to hold that promise you made to yourself. Problem is that people might have given up on you then.
My only regret is not being more ahead financially. I bet a lot of people feel that too. This song is like a warm hug when I start to spiral mentally
Amazing reaction ❤ loving your though process
Thanks, Joanna!
My favorite song. I have a tattoo based on it 🥹
Nice!
Am your first view…great reaction as always ❤
Thanks!
Love these videos more more!!😊
Thanks, Ana! Lots more coming soon.
Maybe it depends on what you’ve done in your life, but I also think it takes strength to admit regret from past mistakes and to be ok with that. A lot of people know they don’t regret anything because it helps them mentally cope with said mistakes. It’s not bad to have regrets. If you didn’t you could probably be classified as something psychologically not desirable lol a lot of people associate regrets with a negative connotation. Regrets are just that and nothing else. As far as getting points for trying, just think if no one gave themselves (not even anyone else just themselves) grace or some sort of positivity towards an effort made towards a goal….that would be seen as low self esteem or negative self talk and the like. So you have to allow people to either give themselves some credit for efforts put forth towards a goal, or hope for some support outside of themselves when they are not emotionally capable of giving it to themselves. Aka moral support. There is a difference between “tough it out kid” and let children/teenagers/others in general find out how to do things on their own, and actively fighting against a chronic internal struggle that has obviously been difficult to maintain. It doesn’t mean you hold their hand and caudal them and practically do the work for them but some credit where credit is due is not a bad thing. Especially if they’re not regressing a whole lot and they’ve made fair progress not just in your eyes but in theirs too. It’s healthy to do things in small increments anyway when you’re really struggling with it. Some people not only have too high of expectations for themselves but others as well. Especially if they have difficulty putting themselves into someone else’s shoes and empathizing with them and their particular struggle they are dealing with.
Thanks for your reaction ❤ love from Italy ❤
This song hits me hard
Please do mirrorball next!
It's on the list!
Regrets here is a regret about how she is treating others. And even if you don’t regret any of your choices because they made you who you are, I’m sure you do regret how you’ve treated someone else at one point or another.
One of the best songs of TayTay. ❤
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Would u also do evermore?
I'll get to it! Thanks!
You gotta listen to the album version of this. It’s electric. This arrangement doesn’t work as much as the original one, the original one felt like being in a moving car, confused, with the windows down with your hand out going against the flow of the wind.
Sounds, interesting. I'll check it out.
I do have regrets about many things, but these days I'm trying to not regret too much, because it's impossible to live like that.
I have "instant" regret, like when I yell at my friend for something silly, etc. But also i have deeper regrets like feeling I wasn't good enough of a grand doughter to my grandmother who has passed, but like I said, this days I'm trying to let things like that go because what is the point of regretting things you can't do anything about? We all make mistakes but instead of regretting them i think we should learn from them and keep moving forward.
Anyway, I love your videos because they make me think!! hahahaha. Of course I loooooove taylor, and yes, she has had friends with adiction and stuff like that. She had one friend who was dealing with depression and she made a song telling him to please keep living because she loved him, it's called forever winter (from red taylor's version album) and it's sooo sad because her friend died at the end, but she keeps his memory alive through this song.
Well, thanks for reacting to taylor songs I really hope you can react to "the archer" someday, it's my favourite song from lover and not many people get the lyrics, but if you do it's the most beautiful lyrics in the world. Greetings from Argentina🇦🇷 I hope my english was right😢💜
Thanks Valen! I enjoy doing the reactions because they make me think too! Glad to hear you enjoy them and find value in them. I think I'm in a similar place with regret, I try to let it go and not hold onto those things. It's counter productive to hold onto them. Your English is great! Greetings from England!
I'll do The Archer soon!
Very nice reaction ❤
Thanks, June!
The studio version feels slower! (It's probably one of the few on the album where I much prefer the studio version)
Cardigan music video
I think your takeaway is the kind of thing the song was responding to. I mean yes, on the one hand, if you're trying your absolute hardest but your hardest is still really bad, do people owe you pity points? But on the other - nobody other than you knows how difficult or even agonizing that effort might be, so shouldn't they have humility in judging you? You may be putting more work into trying every day than the person judging your efforts puts into a whole year of their life; we just can't know each others' internal experiences, so we can never make fully objective judgements about this sort of thing. So don't give an A for effort alone, but what about a C for effort? No gold stars, but a passing grade for progress made.
On regrets: I think it's fine to say you accept the course your life has taken, including the mistakes you've perhaps made along the way, and that you have no regrets with one proviso. You can accept the impact your actions have had on your own life without regret, sure, but if you have done things that have seriously injured others - for instance, killing someone while driving drunk - and feel no regrets, I think that is sociopathy.
I heard a song that I think you might really like and I'd love for you to react to. It's called Sunshine Baby by The Japanese House. But the live recorded version is better than the album version in my opinion 😊❤
I've made a note of it. I'll see what I can do. Thanks, Shannon!
react more Taylor’s songs plss
For sure!
God's word there will be no combination ( regret ) in Jesus
My grandma said to me when she was dying. ”I never regretted anything i’ve done, but i regret the things i didn’t try or was to scared to do”
Which is basicly the story of life. We need to learn from our mistakes but not living at all will destroy you.
This is one of my favourites, it hits hard when you’ve had lots of mental health problems in life. ”My words shoot to kill when im mad” is so hard to hear because i know my anger has hurt so many in my younger years.
Please do Epiphany! Its a beautiful song, speacually since it came out in 2020
That's a great way to look at it, Bella! Certainly better to regret things done that not done. Life is for living, loving, failing and growing! I should get to Epiphany in the next few weeks. Thanks!
I just want to make a PSA in terms of water fasting... Most of us in most places in the world... Please don't as a general rule.
If you live anywhere that is hot, it carries far higher risks. If you live somewhere hot and dry, it's better.
If you live somewhere hot and humid, water fasting can be lethal within as little as a few hours.
Please let's be responsible about suggestions like these. Even Muslims who fast in the desert heat in the Middle East will relax water fasting for fairly mild health related reasons.
When you said, "I suppose it's a cop out too" ....that rang truest. Addicted or not, we all try every day. I empathize with those who struggle in life, but it does frustrate me that people will say they're trying as a freebie for their bad behavior. Thanks for your thoughtful breakdown
Thanks, Sadie! The more I've thought about it since recording this, I think it depends on the situation, person and circumstances, doesn't it. I think I highlighted to myself the type of people I've mostly been surrounded by! Haha!
@IzzyIzenstain I think it also depends on what stage those people are in. One of my exes tried like hell and it was only afterwards, with his downwards spiral (and lack of recovery after our break up), that i realized he DID give me his best efforts...they just were STILL too toxic for my kids and mental health to tolerate. Addiction is sad to be sure!
Btw, I’m gonna ask again for you to check out Aurora - A Sou With No King the Vevo performance. Her lyrics are very impactful as well but it’s completely different than Taylor. Both amazing in their own ways
I've got in on my to react to playlist. Got a lot to get through first, but maybe can fit it in in a couple of weeks, I am intrigued by it.
@@IzzyIzenstain She’s very unique and I know you’re gonna appreciate her artistry 💜
Taylor did lose a friend to an overdose. I think there is another song that she wrote specifically about him, but I'm sorry, I don't recall what it is. A true swiftie will know. I'm just a big fan *smile*. Someone that is trying at least recognizes they have a problem. Trying means they are struggling. They want to do what is right or good, but it's like having an angel and a devil on your shoulders. The devil is always tempting you and sometimes it wins even when you know you are hurting yourself. If it was easy to overcome, it wouldn't be addiction.
One of her best friends died a long time ago but not of overdose, he had depression and he died at 21 years old. She wrote a song for him at that time but it couldn't make it to the album, so when she was making Red Taylor's version she decided to put that song there and it's called Forever Winter!! 🤍
It's a veeery sad song in my opinion, but i love it, I love all of taylor's songs really hahahah
@@valenbaden9446 Thank you! That is the song I was thinking of.
Yes, you are lying to yourself--or rationalizing.
I had thought that this song was about Joe Alwyn or some random friend of hers, but listening to it now, I’ve shifted my thought to it being about Matty Healy (singer of The 1975). Songs involving him are all over TTPD.
This song is more about Taylor than any partner…??
He may be able to relate to the song but i don’t think it’s about him or was written for him….taylor herself most likely has dealt with issues/problems in her own life….lets not give a song she’s already described a new life which could be untrue
Perhaps if you would listen to a complete thought before chiming in it would help. You waxed on for what 5 minutes in the middle of her thought as she explaining her work to add your take on what you think her work will mean.
This isn't the only reaction in which you do this.
I get pausing for copy right. But as a content creator myself- ugh.
It's frustrating as a viewer & sets up a needless antagonistism.
Sweet baby Jane. You stopped again before even getting to the song to wax on about the Golden Gate suicide study.
And grin. 7:08
This is one of my favorite songs. My father founded DRA the world wide 10 step program for people with dual diagnosis of mental health issues and substance abuse.
I don't know your background.
I get not knowing before you hear a song how to approach it. If it's something heavy. But holy cow.
Perhaps your followers tune in for your hot takes on life. I don't know.
So far, in the few videos I have seen, you are not listening to the artists as much as using them as points to talk.
They deserve better
I’m still trying;✨🫶🏻
Good on ya!
Would u also do evermore?