the line “i think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why” always hurts me. i didn’t grow up in an abusive house, but the innocence of not knowing why a parent is mad all the time hurts no matter what
When I listen to Taylor sing the lyrics, I kind of just offhand heard it as the dad must be mad because of the influence of the haunted house on him but reading your reply, it really does come across like it's his anger that actually haunts the house. And yeah, that's a chillingly relatable feeling for some.
same with me. I didn't grow up in a abusive house (i'm so grateful for that). and you perfectly put what I felt, in a sentence. I think I can also kinda relate from Taylor's perspective cause growing up, I had a friend who had parents that would argue with each other every now and then and her and i would just hang out and play at my place. Just today I had the album playing while i was putting on makeup and when this lyric came up my eyes started watering. I think I'll always get teary eyed when it comes up.
@@shireenqasimm agreed. Excpecially this song. It makes me so sad to think about what abused children have to go through. Anyways my therapy is more reputation and lover.. probably
This is the first song that i heard from Taylor too, found it during pandemic, and now i already digging down all of her discography and become devoted fan 😅
as a person in a mentally abusive house, this feels like Taylor singing to me. and as a person living in India, like I dont even have words for how this song makes me feel
this song is the unsent letter you write to the childhood friend you don't talk to anymore, but you remember all of a sudden as you look at old pictures, thinking about how everything used to be a fantasy world when you're young and innocent
I believe she didn't even have pictures with her friend, since she said she can't remember her face. All she has is memories of the time they've spent together
no but seriously this part "i've been meaning to tell you i think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why, and i think you should come live with me and we can be pirates, then you won't have to cry or hide in the closet" got me crying, it just hits way too close to home :(
Does anyone else imagine singing this to their child selves? This song feels like a bitter sweet hug to your inner child. Child me I hope you know you didn’t do anything wrong, it’s not your fault you had the world on your shoulders
This is such a sad song about a child’s viewpoint of having a friend grow up in an abusive household. That innocence, secrecy, imagination, and lightheartedness is captured perfectly
Makes me think of Jenny in Forrest Gump, when they're both kids and they always talk perched on their tree, and she never wants to leave because she knows what is waiting for her back home
I read in a blog just a few days ago something like: "With 'Folklore', Swift achieved something pretty unlikely for most of popstars; she kept her old-loyal fanbase, she caught and mesmerized her haters and made the ones who wouldn' t notice her turn to see her, all in just one move". I definitely agree! I was in the third group but not anymore, I guess. These songs are simply beautiful!
I agree I thought she was a cliche artist but i liked her songs after listening to folklore I became a fan and listened to reputation for the first time and honestly one of the best albums in history. I really get why people love her so much and I'm definitely a fan for life.
@@sofiaattique5048 I also started following Taylor Swift after her release of Willow which became my personal favourite song. And what else I became a Swifty... I started rediscovering all her previous songs
I was never a hater, but wasn't even a casual fan of her music, although I've followed her career, and I have a lot of respect. But you're right, these 2 albums are so impressive.
One of the prettiest songs I’ve heard in a while. The lines, “Please picture me in the weeds, before I learned civility, I used to scream ferociously any time I wanted.”
I feel like Taylor just changed the karmic direction in a positive way for the planet with this album. From here on out things will be better. I feel it.
I can say the same. And I am not a huge fan, so I am not saying this out of blind devotion or admiration. She deserved all the credit for this gorgeous album.
this song makes me want to cry, scream, hold my childhood, hug my parent's, run away from them, never leave my house, explore the forests, i can't put into words. this is one of the best works i have ever seen.
i listen to this song and think of my primary school best friend, who grew up in an abusive household and confided in me about it when we were about 10 years old. i remember feeling so helpless to her situation and wishing to just take her home with me. we somehow lost touch after going to different high schools, and sat here now i even struggle to remember her name. but i hope she’s out there thriving somewhere. i miss you and i wish we could have stayed together for longer
Folklore is her BEST album! It's reminiscent of her earlier stuff with such maturity. She's not blaming anyone, not angry... just at peace. It's beautiful.
@@augh4659 well, my tears ricochet and mad woman can be categorized as 'angry'. but it's fine for me tho. this kind of anger is still kinda different from her older music, for example 'I Did Something Bad'. music is about expressing the artist's feelings and thoughts and that's what she should feel after what some ppl did to her
@@krubaap6257 i think it essentially means she wants the person to whom she's singing to remember how she was during what she considered the best and brightest time of her life, before she learned how to behave properly and pushed away things that were considered childish or ridiculous, such as playing in grass or yelling without thinking too much of it.
this reminded me so much of Women Who Run with the Wolves! “Though her soul requires seeing, the culture around her requires sightlessness. Though her soul wishes to speak its truth, she is pressured to be silent.”
@@sahildhawan22 keep trying and you will ultimately develop your own signature quality of writing that will both admire and inspire :) Best wishes from another aspiring writer
there's just something about this song that's so painful and healing at the same time. it's like revisiting your childhood trauma and having this clarity that whatever you've been through, it's not your fault and you can now allow yourself to move forward.
3 reasons why this song makes me emotional: * the lyrics is dark and sad. * the music is nostalgic. * the scenery reminds me of Leaves for the Vines from ATLA.
If y'all notice, Taylor arranged these following tracks in this song like this: 1. the 1 (its the first one so she put it first. 7. seven (its called seven and she made it the 7th track) 8. august (august is the 8th month of the year) please do tell me in the replies if you have a theory for the other songs... ❤
@@gergoeskalaije3782The producers basically decided “we need this song for this scene because it fits Darcy’s storyline so well” and wrote to Swift’s team with clips. She was so moved by it that she let them have the licensing at a discount.
@@raineob4996This makes my heart happy. I just watched that scene with my 15yo daughter last night. As a mother, I hurt deep into my soul for Darcy but also for all the real kids who experience that with their parents. I just want to give hugs and a safe place to be.
One of my three favorite Taylor Swift songs. I relate to every single syllable. It actually hurts how much I adore this song and the woman who wrote it.
"I think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad that must be why" "then you wont have to cry or hide in the closet" Damn she didn't have to hit us with that
Me too at same confusion:) When someone ask what's your favorite folklore song I couldn't answer one name This is such an album that you'll have to love every single song She's the best, it's my best favorite album ever like ever and ever
Hadn't been a fan of Taylor's output for 5 years, but Because i was curious the Bon Iver feature so i decided to listen to Exile and almost cried so now I'm here
This song is about her friend who was in an abusive and toxic home relationship, but since she was seven she didn’t realize what was happening, hence the child like innocence of lyrics such as “pack your dolls and a sweater, well move to india forever”
SEVEN is the seventh track of the album and it comes just before AUGUST which is the eighth track - just like the seventh month of JULY comes before AUGUST! Applause to the detail oriented queen Taylor Swift!
My friend told me this song reminds her of me, and I now I’m listening to it again (though I’ve listened to it many times within the album) and I have realized that for her I’m the one singing as her parents are abusive and I have told her that she can runaway and live with me. So now I’m crying because this song has a whole new meaning to me, and I work every day to continue to be there for her in hopes that she will be able to get away as soon as she’s 18. I just had to share this with someone, even if it’s the void of the internet. And if anyone else relates to this song like my friend does, please know that there are people who love and care about you and your existence and if you don’t think that’s true, let me tell you no that I love you and hope that you find safety and refuge soon
Me too and and I finally found my refuge and love in my boyfriend. It's comforting to me that your parents and family background don't need to be so much i.portant im your
The lyrics are bittersweet, not sad. This song doesn't focus on an abused child but the love children have for each other and want to help who they love. I teach high school but have taught grades 2-12 and have often witnessed how sweet children can be, and how clearly they can see things for what they are, before the fog of puberty and the confusion of teenage life hits. When she sings "But I knew everything when I was young" in Cardigan, I completely understand what she's singing about. I get welled up tears in my eyes every single time I hear this song. It reminds me of all the little souls I have taught and their stories. And yes, if you want to know if your teacher remembers you after you've grown up...yes we do. ❤ 💙 💜
Do you ever think that when Taylor writes certain lines she just cries at what she's created? Some lines in her songs instantly put me to tears. I wonder if she feels the same.
OMG, this song in the scene with heartstopper was absolutely magical🤧💕. I can't stop tearing up a bit listening to this song especially the part "then you won't have to cry or hide in the closet". I cannot express how happy I am to know as well that Taylor loved that scene that she offered her song for it. Ackkkk!!! Heartstopper+Taylor = Magic❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
For those who didn't know, this song is about one of Taylor’s childhood friends who seemed to have an unhappy life at home. Taylor reflects back on her innocence back then, how she thought the problems could be easily solved.
@@sunaina8441 I think it's true.. I read it in a website a while ago which explained about the song. After looking at the lyrics, this song seemed to be about Taylor’s childhood or a friend from her youth.
She said on instagram that this album is all about random characters that she came up with and wrote songs about, hence why the album's called folklore
for a person like me who lives in a mentally abusive environment this song feels like she is singing it to me🥀. Edit : There are 588 likes over here which hurts me more because there are more people who go through shit like me everyday, but all I want to say is "Hang in there, we're all strong, everything will be fine, it's just the matter of time.🥀"
Just look at the number of people that are excited about the "We'll move to India" part of the lyrics. This just goes to show how big of a fanbase she has in India. You have to come to India now Taylor.
Taylor Swift Lyrics "seven" Please picture me In the trees I hit my peak at seven Feet In the swing Over the creek I was too scared to jump in, but I, I was high In the sky With Pennsylvania under me Are there still beautiful things? Sweet tea in the summer Cross your heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Your braids like a pattern Love you to the moon and to Saturn Passed down like folk songs The love lasts so long And I've been meaning to tell you I think your house is haunted Your dad is always mad and that must be why And I think you should come live with Me and we can be pirates Then you won't have to cry Or hide in the closet And just like a folk song Our love will be passed on Please picture me In the weeds Before I learned civility I used to scream Ferociously Any time I wanted I, I Sweet tea in the summer Cross my heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Pack your dolls and a sweater We'll move to India forever Passed down like folk songs Our love lasts so long
i had a traumatic childhood growing up, yet i never really realized it until a couple years ago. this song, in my interpretation, is between seven year old me and me now. swings, sweet tea summer, braids, dolls, playing in the trees and weeds, and creeks were a huge part of my childhood, they were things that i loved. although my memory is fuzzy, and my childhood is a blur, i still love my younger self with everything in me, and i miss her more than anything. the bridge is something i feel like my younger self would say to present me. she wouldn’t understand the trauma i have been put through, and she would just want to play to make me happy. this song is criminally underrated. it’s so nostalgic, sad, sweet, and beautiful. my favorite song off of folklore.
"please picture me in the weeds before I learned civility" I'm taking Literature right now and honestly, my teacher would probably wet himself because of how awesome and compact this one line is. Weeds are wild and she wants to be remembered when she was in that state (that could be compared to a child- which basically ties in with this song) instead of her when she's an adult- "before I learned civility"; "I hit my peak at seven"
and it goes "I used to scream ferociously, everytime I wanted" The line is so powerful, unique and from a person who is in love with Literature to another, I feel your teacher. Swift is one of the greatest lyricists of this century.
It wasn’t until this song played in Heartstopper that I started sobbing during those scenes. I could feel Darcy’s pain, and everything that followed after was so beautifully sad and sweet. This song was the perfect choice. 💚💚💚
This song is like Wendy Darling and Peter Pan writing letters to each other. “... and though I can't recall your face, I still got love for you...” -Wendy grew up but still remembers Peter “You can always come with me and we can be pirates...” -Peter can take her to Neverland “Please picture me in the weeds before I learn civility.” -before Wendy grows up “But I was high in the sky...” -Wendy reminiscing flying “Passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long.” -Wendy telling Peter's story to her children who would also pass it to their own. -Just a thought.
A childhood friend of mine was murdered by her boyfriend this year. This song takes me back to being seven with her, playing in the trees without a care in the world. May she rest in peace
Finallyy someone acknowledges this piece of lyric! when I heard this album for the first time, this line struck me like a lightning bolt!! Because for me, it was a journey from being a neurotic crying person( due to depression) to a sober stable person. Its like I learnt civility after being crazy.
i cannot describe how this song makes me feel, this entire album is incredible. i love how the song brings this feeling of innocence but also childhood trauma and wanting to escape, it’s genuinely so beautiful and the instrumental is everything.
I feel like THIS Taylor Swift is the Taylor i've been waiting for my whole life. her potential at highest peak, for me personally feels like this. evermore and folklore are just pure masterpieces like never before.
"It's the age of princesses and pirate ships And the seven dwarfs And Daddy's smart And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world" from The Best Day. Even 12 years later some themes stay with you forever.
"This song is about one of Taylor’s childhood friends who seemed to have an unhappy life at home. Taylor reflects back on her innocence back then, how she thought the problems could be easily solved."
"I love you to the moon and the Saturn" is it just me or have anybody notice this lyrics. ( Saturn has seven distinctive rings, and the title of the song is SEVEN) she's literally a genius.
I know no one will see this, but I just want to say Thank You, Taylor. I’ve recently started freshman year of high school, and I’m getting those hopeless and depressed mindsets and attitudes and what not. I been a similar experience 2 years ago, and listening to Billie Eilish really helped me through it. But as a new chapter of my life begins, my tastes tend to shift. I’ve loved willow by Taylor ever since it first came out, but I’ve only just recently discovered her entire folklore and evermore albums. I’ve loved Taylor ever since 2014, but these are the first albums that resonate with me and my wounded spirit, especially seven. Seven doesn’t accurately describe what I’m going through right now, but the line about wishing for happy times and memories describes what I’m going through on the nose. I still have a such a long way to go before I do again feel happy, but she’s with me the entire ride. I just know it. Thank you, Taylor. For all that you’ve done, and what you have contributed in my life 💚
Unpopular opinion but this will forever be my favourite TS song. It’s just so beautiful, I love the strings and it gives such a feeling of melancholy, of nostalgia, the nostalgia towards those younger years when you were innocent and you could do whatever you wanted to do. You can just imagine the childhood love that she’s talking about perfectly and to me it makes me think of my childhood best friend. It has some of my favourite lyrics ever, “passed down like folk songs, our love lasts so long”, “I hit my peak at seven - feet”, “Before I learned civility, I used to scream ferociously anytime I wanted” and even “Though I can’t recall your face I still got love for you”, there’s just something about that line that speaks to me so deeply.
I 100% agree. It invokes so much nostalgia. I am born and raised in Pennsylvania about 90 mins from where Taylor grew up, so that addition to the song makes me love it so much more!
This is for the ones who grew up in abusive households. Who watched their parent's marriage dissolve. Screaming, shouting...This one's for us. She did it for us
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the line “i think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why” always hurts me. i didn’t grow up in an abusive house, but the innocence of not knowing why a parent is mad all the time hurts no matter what
When I listen to Taylor sing the lyrics, I kind of just offhand heard it as the dad must be mad because of the influence of the haunted house on him but reading your reply, it really does come across like it's his anger that actually haunts the house. And yeah, that's a chillingly relatable feeling for some.
@rose petal, as i said, that was my initial assumption but I think it works on both levels, which I hadn't thought of until the op's comment.
same with me. I didn't grow up in a abusive house (i'm so grateful for that). and you perfectly put what I felt, in a sentence. I think I can also kinda relate from Taylor's perspective cause growing up, I had a friend who had parents that would argue with each other every now and then and her and i would just hang out and play at my place. Just today I had the album playing while i was putting on makeup and when this lyric came up my eyes started watering. I think I'll always get teary eyed when it comes up.
Danya.Jayne i cannot agree more. mine wasnt exactly a physically abusive household, but it was emotionally draining and abusive.
Unfortunately, I understand that so very much 🥺
this whole album feels like therapy
I agree
yes probably💘
nope. this album is more of a mental breakdown for me ;)
@@shireenqasimm agreed. Excpecially this song. It makes me so sad to think about what abused children have to go through.
Anyways my therapy is more reputation and lover.. probably
YES. AGREED.
I still can’t process the fact that she literally dropped an entire album with hardly any warning
SAME
IKR
Saaaameeeew
SAMEEE
SAMEEE
Today at 32 years old I discovered Taylor here, this song. I am bawling my eyes out. My house was one of the haunted ones.
same here😢
Yay! Welcome to the Swiftie world Alice!
Same here. ❤️🩹
Same💔❤️🩹🫂
This is the first song that i heard from Taylor too, found it during pandemic, and now i already digging down all of her discography and become devoted fan 😅
Nobody talks about this song, it’s one of the best on the album
agreed! it's my favorite
@@elizzybec same
Fave of mine!
@@violeta2780 same here
My fave
this after hiking in the mountains, sitting down and watching the sunrise. perfection.
my exact thoughts
what I was thinking
Yes spot on
Nothing sounds more peaceful! 🌈💕🌻
as I picture it💓
Taylor Swift knows she's one of the best lyricists out there and that's why all the songs are lyric videos.
True, this album is a Masterclass in songwriting! ✏️
She is a goddess
And a little thing called Covid sure isn’t helping. The lyric videos are great
❤🖤
Too bad no one can actually read them here 😂
as a person in a mentally abusive house, this feels like Taylor singing to me. and as a person living in India, like I dont even have words for how this song makes me feel
I hope everything is alright love from Italy 🇮🇹
I hope everything gets well soon and your abuser gets back to his/her senses❣❣
Noticed how common this is in India and the Indian parents
@@tokyo_kero ifkr. its horrible
@@reyque indian too,i agree ,same here in my house
this song is the unsent letter you write to the childhood friend you don't talk to anymore, but you remember all of a sudden as you look at old pictures, thinking about how everything used to be a fantasy world when you're young and innocent
I still miss her. 😞
this
I believe she didn't even have pictures with her friend, since she said she can't remember her face. All she has is memories of the time they've spent together
wow this hits home, i wonder how these friends are doing now, i don't even know how i could contact them wow
Ysabel Ignacio it’s my favourite song on the album. It’s so somber and tragic. It’s like a short story put to music
no but seriously this part "i've been meaning to tell you i think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why, and i think you should come live with me and we can be pirates, then you won't have to cry or hide in the closet" got me crying, it just hits way too close to home :(
😔🤗💐❤️
awww me to tc everyone
Arrrggghhh
"or hide in the closet" hits hard...
ikr hit me right in the feels
Does anyone else imagine singing this to their child selves? This song feels like a bitter sweet hug to your inner child. Child me I hope you know you didn’t do anything wrong, it’s not your fault you had the world on your shoulders
❤
same. I imagine this song being dedicated to our younger selves
@@daniela7603 love that ☺️🩷
I actually imagine that it’s my child self singing to this grown-up me
yes i cry
This is such a sad song about a child’s viewpoint of having a friend grow up in an abusive household. That innocence, secrecy, imagination, and lightheartedness is captured perfectly
It's exactly what I thought
I feel like her new album is all sad and emotional and heart breaking. 😭 recently lost someone I love so it kind pulls on my heart a bit
"friend"🤭
It reminds me of tied together with a smile in her debut album
Makes me think of Jenny in Forrest Gump, when they're both kids and they always talk perched on their tree, and she never wants to leave because she knows what is waiting for her back home
I read in a blog just a few days ago something like: "With 'Folklore', Swift achieved something pretty unlikely for most of popstars; she kept her old-loyal fanbase, she caught and mesmerized her haters and made the ones who wouldn' t notice her turn to see her, all in just one move". I definitely agree! I was in the third group but not anymore, I guess. These songs are simply beautiful!
I agree I thought she was a cliche artist but i liked her songs after listening to folklore I became a fan and listened to reputation for the first time and honestly one of the best albums in history. I really get why people love her so much and I'm definitely a fan for life.
@@sofiaattique5048 welcome to swifties world :)
Hating is a waste of time, just enjoy the music
@@sofiaattique5048 I also started following Taylor Swift after her release of Willow which became my personal favourite song. And what else I became a Swifty... I started rediscovering all her previous songs
I was never a hater, but wasn't even a casual fan of her music, although I've followed her career, and I have a lot of respect. But you're right, these 2 albums are so impressive.
One of the prettiest songs I’ve heard in a while. The lines, “Please picture me in the weeds, before I learned civility, I used to scream ferociously any time I wanted.”
Bilkul bevda lagta hai unbelievable
@@himalikat3140 kaun ?
@@saakshishetty7899 Hindi mein bhauk mat bevdi
@@saakshishetty7899 tu behn tu
@@himalikat3140 Abbey chhod na🤭
"Sweet tea in the summer" this line brings me so manny chills i swear you have no idea how much
Her voice is kinda different here, especially when she sings "please picture me in the trees...", it's just magnificent
Yes yes yes ... My thoughts too
YES! I LOVE IT TOO
some swifties that saw from ig posted that they cringe in that part and I'm like wth that part is so beautiful
Folklore, old times 🖤
It reminds a little Amy Lee's voice
I feel like Taylor just changed the karmic direction in a positive way for the planet with this album. From here on out things will be better. I feel it.
Same..
Same
Same
yeah... i have a positive feeling now even tho im a pessimist
🤞🤞🤞🤞
Taylor is a freaking poet . I've never felt an album on a personal level so much in my entire life
Ikr
I can say the same. And I am not a huge fan, so I am not saying this out of blind devotion or admiration. She deserved all the credit for this gorgeous album.
Mesmerising poet indeed
Agreed. This album is genius
she is just stole the lyrics from Lana
Just heard it this in heartstopper and I literally started crying .
Same, first time I heard the song. I didn’t even realized it was Taylor until I search it on TH-cam
Right there with you. Such an emotional and beautiful scene. I feel like it captured everything they wanted in that moment.
Me too, it's haunting
Same, it’s actually my first time hearing this song and the meaning behind the song is so sad 😭
Just finished season 2. After hearing Taylor’s iconic voice I found this song. Now I just started crying hearing this again.
This song plays exactly like a childhood memory.
this is so true
nostalgia vibe
Yeah, when I'll grow up this can be my memory of BTS.
@Redish Peach They have 7 members...?
And to some people, it feels like the present.
this song makes me want to cry, scream, hold my childhood, hug my parent's, run away from them, never leave my house, explore the forests, i can't put into words. this is one of the best works i have ever seen.
same here...
🥺✨
I swear Taylor is an alien, her music feels like it's from another planet
Indeed🖤
She is a musical genius like Mozart, Bethoween, Bach....
Hahaha a beautiful alien
Yeah from the moon and Saturn
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
i listen to this song and think of my primary school best friend, who grew up in an abusive household and confided in me about it when we were about 10 years old. i remember feeling so helpless to her situation and wishing to just take her home with me. we somehow lost touch after going to different high schools, and sat here now i even struggle to remember her name. but i hope she’s out there thriving somewhere. i miss you and i wish we could have stayed together for longer
anyone else having a taylor marathon right now?
Duh. everyone - its taylor
Meeeee!
Yes it’s TS! ❤️
I feel bad for anyone not having a Taylor marathon right now
Past 2am, yup
TAYLOR SWIFT.🤍
This whole album is like if Enchanted, Safe and Sound, All Too Well, Daylight, and Afterglow had a child.
Well explained 😂
accurate
and the archer
And The Last Time :)
Yeah. ..now the real TS has back.. Previous "TS" somehow clutters with chaotic demanding worse figure of pop queen. ..
Folklore is her BEST album! It's reminiscent of her earlier stuff with such maturity. She's not blaming anyone, not angry... just at peace. It's beautiful.
Agree!
There’s a lot of blaming in this album.
KSR where? 🙄
@@augh4659 well, my tears ricochet and mad woman can be categorized as 'angry'. but it's fine for me tho. this kind of anger is still kinda different from her older music, for example 'I Did Something Bad'. music is about expressing the artist's feelings and thoughts and that's what she should feel after what some ppl did to her
THIS. This is why a lot of people can relate including me. Gives a lot of feels
This song perfectly encapsulates "folklore" as a whole and, in my opinion, is the best one on the album.
It literally sums up the whole album 🥹
seven is so underrated but her vocals here are so damn powerful
Agree 💯
I got shivers down my spine , touched my heart deeply inside
But according to billboard
Seven is 3rd best song from this album . From critics
I love this song
I LOVE SEVEN
GUYS the lines “Please picture me in the weeds, before i learned civility. I used to scream ferociously, anytime i wanted.” hit TOO hard.
Wat does it mean
@@krubaap6257 i think it essentially means she wants the person to whom she's singing to remember how she was during what she considered the best and brightest time of her life, before she learned how to behave properly and pushed away things that were considered childish or ridiculous, such as playing in grass or yelling without thinking too much of it.
this reminded me so much of Women Who Run with the Wolves! “Though her soul requires seeing, the culture around her requires sightlessness. Though her soul wishes to speak its truth, she is pressured to be silent.”
@@solongmari I love how literature is being discussed when it comes to songs from Folklore. I wish I could write such lyrics!
@@sahildhawan22 keep trying and you will ultimately develop your own signature quality of writing that will both admire and inspire :)
Best wishes from another aspiring writer
there's just something about this song that's so painful and healing at the same time. it's like revisiting your childhood trauma and having this clarity that whatever you've been through, it's not your fault and you can now allow yourself to move forward.
You must be me ! I felt your every word .
A thousand percent
Totally 💖
Why does this song attract us victims of childhood trauma? Does Taylor Swift cast a spell on us?
@@lifeisbannanasthat has to be why.
When i hear Taylor’s voice in heartstopper i feel sooo peaceful 💗
Now im crying while listening this masterpiece
ikr.. is hed tears at that scene
I love how each of her albums is a different ERA. She reinvents herself and is different every time but is always the same
I think same
I'll never change but I'll never stay the same either.
how did you know?!! She called her tour ERAS. Maybe she saw your post. lots of love from Texas!!
@@tinasdivinepower hahaha
I just can't explain how the verse "are there still beautiful things?" moves me so much
Exactly. One of my all time favorite lyrics.
I hope whoever this song is about is doing okay now.
I think this is about her childhood friends(
this is about all of us. lol
Tay Tay made a song for them❤️ I’m sure they will be ok after crying a few times to the song❤️
Nermin Rzazade it’s about a childhood friend with a bad home life and Taylor being young and not understanding that she couldn’t fix it
@@ellenjohnson3361 yes
Heartstopper + Taylor Swift = Perfection ❤
💙
❤️🍂
Thanks for saying this. I was looking for this comment ❤
❤
This song actually describes tara and Darcy though-
3 reasons why this song makes me emotional:
* the lyrics is dark and sad.
* the music is nostalgic.
* the scenery reminds me of Leaves for the Vines from ATLA.
An Avatar fan who loves TS songs. PERFECT HUMAN BEING
PERFECT HUMAN BEING.
PERFECT HUMAN BEING WITH PERFECT TASTE
PERFECT HUMAN BEING
PERFECT HUMAN BEING
If y'all notice, Taylor arranged these following tracks in this song like this:
1. the 1 (its the first one so she put it first.
7. seven (its called seven and she made it the 7th track)
8. august (august is the 8th month of the year)
please do tell me in the replies if you have a theory for the other songs... ❤
she made 7 album i think
she was signed to BMLG for 12 years so “mad woman” is number 12
Quite possibly her best song to date. This one really is something more than special. The whole album is a masterpiece.
I completely agree
Besides this album what other pop taylor swift albums do you like or recommend
Facts
I like always listen to rap/hip hop music, but this song immediately got me hooked
agreed its so beautiful
Tara and Darcy :3
EDIT: the fact that Taylor saw the scene and personally offered the use of the song on the cheap is amazing
what !!! please explain, I actually cried when I saw that scene with the song yesterday
@gergoeskalaije3782 the montage of all 7 of them together just being themselves at nicks house was so so beautiful 😭🫶🏽
@@themultxverse4248 I know!!!! It kinda made me feel like I want what they have so bad !!!
@@gergoeskalaije3782The producers basically decided “we need this song for this scene because it fits Darcy’s storyline so well” and wrote to Swift’s team with clips. She was so moved by it that she let them have the licensing at a discount.
@@raineob4996This makes my heart happy. I just watched that scene with my 15yo daughter last night. As a mother, I hurt deep into my soul for Darcy but also for all the real kids who experience that with their parents. I just want to give hugs and a safe place to be.
Unpopular opinion: This is the best song on the album
Yes I definitely agree which is saying a lot because all of the songs from this album were amazing!
This is my fav song on the album :)
One of my three favorite Taylor Swift songs. I relate to every single syllable. It actually hurts how much I adore this song and the woman who wrote it.
I love seven so much.
Hey we have the same name ❤️
Taylor's mind is just as beautiful as her.
Facts 🤩😍
I love you pfp
eunoia
Facts. !!!!!!!!
There’s no “old Taylor” and “new Taylor” There’s just Taylor
Maybe improved taylor?
@@Anne_Alphaz thats right
YES
Exactly
Before the Reputation album was old Taylor, since then it’s been new Taylor.
the best folklore song.
"I think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad that must be why" "then you wont have to cry or hide in the closet" Damn she didn't have to hit us with that
Yes!! I'm crying so hard!!
That is what I can’t stop listening too
Love my dad but I burst into tears when I heard that
fzlllinda hmmm...it’s cool, I hope she knows it’s ok
I break down every time at that line
The line "I was high in the sky with Pennsylvania under me" made me feel something I can't explain.
same same same, i don't even have connections with pennsylvania, i live in morocco
it reminds me of Fun Home 😭
@@oussiziad9322 😂😂😂
:(
What does it mean?
Taylor swift, Lana del Rey and Lorde are genius lyricists.
and their songs accompanied by one of the greatest producers Jack Antonoff (:
And Mariah Carey
Agreed
True
Yess👯♀️
i'm 65 and this song haunts me. I cant listen to it without tears running down my face. Enjoy every second of your youth and live with NO regrets.
Thank you for this ❤
*IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS AND I STILL CAN'T PICK MY FAVORITE SONG FROM THIS ALBUM*
Me too at same confusion:)
When someone ask what's your favorite folklore song I couldn't answer one name
This is such an album that you'll have to love every single song
She's the best, it's my best favorite album ever like ever and ever
@@dreameroptimist02 i know right!! I always change my fav all the time! This album is a masterpiece✨
You don’t have to
**4 months ago**
@@Ivy-pn4eh and still the same problem lmao
Who else started from one song and is now having a Taylor marathon
👇
@@lana2662 cringe
Bruh I was here for the entire album
Betty made me bawl my eyes out so we’re making a day of it
Im still at my second song but both are on repeat. Seven is the second
Hadn't been a fan of Taylor's output for 5 years, but Because i was curious the Bon Iver feature so i decided to listen to Exile and almost cried so now I'm here
This song is about her friend who was in an abusive and toxic home relationship, but since she was seven she didn’t realize what was happening, hence the child like innocence of lyrics such as “pack your dolls and a sweater, well move to india forever”
Almost exactly the same profile picture.
Mskittenlover12 omg twins😂
That's amazing, how did you know? ore where did you find out?
selena gomez
@@kelseyirwin3711 why her? She didn't live in abusive family
THIS WAS THE SONG IN HEARTSTOPPER IM CRYINGGG
this is about a child's viewpoint of a friend having an abusive household
Exactly what I was thinking. :(
Yes it made me cry
Its amazing. Just those things you live when your young, this song captures it so well.
i really relate to this song because of that
that must be why it's called seven omg 😭
Now I can use Taylor Swift's song to make an equation:
Fifteen + Seven = 22
Hahaha
🎵 I don't know about you, but im feeling 22🎵
Lol
OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
Yeah, we're happy, free, confused and lonely at the same time
It's miserable and magical, oh yeah!
*I'm not saying that other artists are bad but Taylor is something different*
Literally yes
Yes, just... Wow
She's got a sense of the music she's playing i think iam better now with listening to her songs
EGG Poach what does that even mean 😂
exactly😍😍😍
Taylor gave seven to heartstopper. That is my favourite scene from the entire series. Thanks tay ❤
This song is so comforting even though the meaning is dark
Just take it SLOW. 😊
SEVEN is the seventh track of the album and it comes just before AUGUST which is the eighth track - just like the seventh month of JULY comes before AUGUST! Applause to the detail oriented queen Taylor Swift!
Also the one is first track
May be a stretch but illicit affairs is the tenth song and Taylor has had ten relationships in her career
Wow, didn’t even notice that 😅🤣👏
the best part (personally) is my bday is on 7th august💀
Applause to you as well for bringing it up!
My friend told me this song reminds her of me, and I now I’m listening to it again (though I’ve listened to it many times within the album) and I have realized that for her I’m the one singing as her parents are abusive and I have told her that she can runaway and live with me. So now I’m crying because this song has a whole new meaning to me, and I work every day to continue to be there for her in hopes that she will be able to get away as soon as she’s 18. I just had to share this with someone, even if it’s the void of the internet. And if anyone else relates to this song like my friend does, please know that there are people who love and care about you and your existence and if you don’t think that’s true, let me tell you no that I love you and hope that you find safety and refuge soon
I'm just letting you know that I saw this and I care. I'll be praying for you and your friend.
Oh my your post made me teary eyed. I hope your friend the best and she's lucky to have a friend like you. Sending hugs from Texas.
How is she now? Can we as a community help your friend??
❤️
Me too and and I finally found my refuge and love in my boyfriend. It's comforting to me that your parents and family background don't need to be so much i.portant im your
This song has a special place in my heart. It sends me back to my melancholic childhood, and it's as if I am singing it to the sad child that I was.
The lyrics are bittersweet, not sad. This song doesn't focus on an abused child but the love children have for each other and want to help who they love. I teach high school but have taught grades 2-12 and have often witnessed how sweet children can be, and how clearly they can see things for what they are, before the fog of puberty and the confusion of teenage life hits. When she sings "But I knew everything when I was young" in Cardigan, I completely understand what she's singing about. I get welled up tears in my eyes every single time I hear this song. It reminds me of all the little souls I have taught and their stories. And yes, if you want to know if your teacher remembers you after you've grown up...yes we do. ❤ 💙 💜
Wow!
@@williamjamesmoriarty9628 I love your last name lol. Huge Sherlock fan!
@@elizzybec Hello, fan! joke! Have a nice day, Ma'am.
This was not a reply, this was poetry.
what a beautiful comment!
Do you ever think that when Taylor writes certain lines she just cries at what she's created? Some lines in her songs instantly put me to tears. I wonder if she feels the same.
I wish she could read and answer this ..
"We didn't realize we were making memories, we were just having fun." - Winnie the Pooh
Seems like you've commented this quote on all the songs from folklore. I like the quote though.
@@rithvika01 so do i lol, and yes, i did, ngl tho didn't expect it to do well on every song lol
@@MadNetwork why tho?
@@alds6566 idk favorite quote, and its kinda fun lol
@@alds6566 uhh Taylor says Peter and Wendy duh. Were you paying attention?
OMG, this song in the scene with heartstopper was absolutely magical🤧💕. I can't stop tearing up a bit listening to this song especially the part "then you won't have to cry or hide in the closet". I cannot express how happy I am to know as well that Taylor loved that scene that she offered her song for it. Ackkkk!!! Heartstopper+Taylor = Magic❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
For those who didn't know, this song is about one of Taylor’s childhood friends who seemed to have an unhappy life at home. Taylor reflects back on her innocence back then, how she thought the problems could be easily solved.
Is this true? Can you tell me how you heard this? Cuz I really want to know. It's so sad
@@sunaina8441 I think it's true.. I read it in a website a while ago which explained about the song. After looking at the lyrics, this song seemed to be about Taylor’s childhood or a friend from her youth.
On target.....this pandemic has us all recalling memories, stories, history and where are we now in life. Taylor's memories has awaken my memories.
I don't know if you notice, but there are clear referenceses about Peter pan and Wendy
She said on instagram that this album is all about random characters that she came up with and wrote songs about, hence why the album's called folklore
for a person like me who lives in a mentally abusive environment this song feels like she is singing it to me🥀.
Edit : There are 588 likes over here which hurts me more because there are more people who go through shit like me everyday, but all I want to say is "Hang in there, we're all strong, everything will be fine, it's just the matter of time.🥀"
Hope you feel better. I hope you feel happier as you read this
Same
I am so sorry for you. And even i dont know you i love you
Spacially the father part, it hit places.
Same here
She's completely leaving pop and heading towards folk. Honestly, any genre can fit her and she can deliver it excellently and successfully!
She sounds the best in this style like I’m not a fan of hers but this album so far has blown me away she excells in this folk style
this isnt folk music
@@milkyteawithbiscuits3555 "im not a fan of her but-" bruh keep that to yourself thats so embarrassing for you 😔
So agree omg!!
I really want TS9 to be alt-rock or pop-rock. She would complete the big 4 genres (country, pop, indie, rock)
when this song started playing in heartstopper i started to cry, i got so emotional 😭🍂🤍
When you listen to it nonstop it's no longer a song..its a vibe
🎶🎵😊
Yeah me too😁😁😍😍😍😍
Just look at the number of people that are excited about the "We'll move to India" part of the lyrics. This just goes to show how big of a fanbase she has in India. You have to come to India now Taylor.
Yes she to we have been waiting for so long 😭😭
Yes please😭
EXACTLY ! Pleaseeeeee taylorrrr
Been waiting for so her to visit India since long hope she really does ....!!! Please picture India ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ bless us Taylor💋💕 move to India ♥️♥️♥️🤞
Definitely 😭❤❤❤
Taylor Swift Lyrics
"seven"
Please picture me
In the trees
I hit my peak at seven
Feet
In the swing
Over the creek
I was too scared to jump in, but I, I was high
In the sky
With Pennsylvania under me
Are there still beautiful things?
Sweet tea in the summer
Cross your heart, won't tell no other
And though I can't recall your face
I still got love for you
Your braids like a pattern
Love you to the moon and to Saturn
Passed down like folk songs
The love lasts so long
And I've been meaning to tell you
I think your house is haunted
Your dad is always mad and that must be why
And I think you should come live with
Me and we can be pirates
Then you won't have to cry
Or hide in the closet
And just like a folk song
Our love will be passed on
Please picture me
In the weeds
Before I learned civility
I used to scream
Ferociously
Any time I wanted
I, I
Sweet tea in the summer
Cross my heart, won't tell no other
And though I can't recall your face
I still got love for you
Pack your dolls and a sweater
We'll move to India forever
Passed down like folk songs
Our love lasts so long
Shekinah because the characters are too small so I prefer put the lyrics on a comment
wow thank u for commenting the lyrics in a lyric video🥰
Oh you're so clever you know it , i put the lyrics just for me cause the characters of the lyrics in the video are too small can't read them
Thanks for commenting. Though it's a lyric video but the characters are too small.
You're welcome i'm glad if it can help
i had a traumatic childhood growing up, yet i never really realized it until a couple years ago. this song, in my interpretation, is between seven year old me and me now. swings, sweet tea summer, braids, dolls, playing in the trees and weeds, and creeks were a huge part of my childhood, they were things that i loved. although my memory is fuzzy, and my childhood is a blur, i still love my younger self with everything in me, and i miss her more than anything. the bridge is something i feel like my younger self would say to present me. she wouldn’t understand the trauma i have been put through, and she would just want to play to make me happy. this song is criminally underrated. it’s so nostalgic, sad, sweet, and beautiful. my favorite song off of folklore.
this is such a beautiful interpretation of it, thank you for sharing this really hit home
"please picture me in the weeds before I learned civility"
I'm taking Literature right now and honestly, my teacher would probably wet himself because of how awesome and compact this one line is. Weeds are wild and she wants to be remembered when she was in that state (that could be compared to a child- which basically ties in with this song) instead of her when she's an adult- "before I learned civility"; "I hit my peak at seven"
I c u everywhere...
It’s actually before i learned civility i used to scream ferociously
following line with "passed down like folk songs, our love lasts so long" makes it more clear that she misses the world when she was young.
and it goes "I used to scream ferociously, everytime I wanted"
The line is so powerful, unique and from a person who is in love with Literature to another, I feel your teacher. Swift is one of the greatest lyricists of this century.
i didn't understand that line....
BEST SONG ON FOLKLORE AND THE MOST UNDERRATED
It ain't better than My Tears Ricochet.
My tears ricohet 😭
I agree
YES!
yes!
Unpopular opinion: this is one of the best songs on the album
popular*
Ya
Agreed
The whole album consists of nothing but THE BEST SONGS.
track 7 always gets slept on, it's a long long trend
It wasn’t until this song played in Heartstopper that I started sobbing during those scenes. I could feel Darcy’s pain, and everything that followed after was so beautifully sad and sweet. This song was the perfect choice. 💚💚💚
Just wanted that episode and I was like that sounds like Taylor swift so I looked up some of the lyrics and it was lol
Mother:- shut up! My child is completely fine
The child:- relates to seven.
😳
Omg lol
And the mother relates to Tolerate It
@@coneyisland5843 and the father to "it's time to go" ;(
@@coneyisland5843 Taylorception in action
The reason why Folklore won AOTY at Grammys!!!!!
Spilled
Totally . This song just melts my heart every time
Facts
So true!!!
@@jungkookarmy7389 You mad that Dynaflop tanked lmao
This is the most beautiful sad song Taylor Swift has ever made
Id didn't make me sad at all ^^ i'm madly in love with this song btw :D
at first listen it sounded kinda happy but as i kept listening to it it made me cry a looot
@@_anhedonia I think i finally got to that point too but i'm not crying ^^ .. the lyrics are so sad and very deeep but the music just makes me fly
Thank you Heartstopper for showing everyone this song
This song is like Wendy Darling and Peter Pan writing letters to each other.
“... and though I can't recall your face, I still got love for you...” -Wendy grew up but still remembers Peter
“You can always come with me and we can be pirates...” -Peter can take her to Neverland
“Please picture me in the weeds before I learn civility.” -before Wendy grows up
“But I was high in the sky...” -Wendy reminiscing flying
“Passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long.” -Wendy telling Peter's story to her children who would also pass it to their own.
-Just a thought.
Wow...In love with this theory
and,,,,james is peter and betty is wendy in cardigan so this song is about them maybe?
@@YA-zk3ey heheheh we could say so, it really fits the Peter Pan story! 💕
@@YA-zk3ey yes.. and also Betty says, "leaving like a father"
Wow
A childhood friend of mine was murdered by her boyfriend this year. This song takes me back to being seven with her, playing in the trees without a care in the world. May she rest in peace
May your friend rest in peace 🕊️ we're so sorry for your loss
🫂❤️
Sending hugs
may your friend rest in peace. i am so sorry for your loss. sending you love 🤲🤍
May she rest in peace.
"Before I learned civility I used to scream ferociously anytime I wanted"
Damn those lines hit!
Why?
@@tomoliver2112 because it's about the freedom we used to have a kids and lost as we got older
Finallyy someone acknowledges this piece of lyric! when I heard this album for the first time, this line struck me like a lightning bolt!! Because for me, it was a journey from being a neurotic crying person( due to depression) to a sober stable person. Its like I learnt civility after being crazy.
i cannot describe how this song makes me feel, this entire album is incredible. i love how the song brings this feeling of innocence but also childhood trauma and wanting to escape, it’s genuinely so beautiful and the instrumental is everything.
She's a singing about the girl from Mine!!!
(You made a rebel out of a careless men's careful daughter)
I'm crying
AHH ur right now I have to relisten w this in mind
Yes!! I was thinking that too, I feel like the songs on this album have subtle references from her older songs
Yes yess
Which girl?
I feel such a deep connection to this song it makes me cry sometimes. I can't explain why but it's just one of those songs that I feel really gets me.
Yeah yeah
Yeah
I cry everytime I listen to this and dont know why
The comments - 50% “omg she said let’s move to India!” 25% “I can’t believe she just dropped a whole album” 25% “this sounds so much like old Taylor!”
Don’t forget TAYLOR SAVED 2020 I agree but it is all over the comments
Davis’ High school Life true
LEGIT 😭
I think this sounds like a mixture of new and old taylor. But I love this album!
Bearded Reactions me too!
One of the most beautiful songs she’s ever written, and very likely my favourite. A masterpiece.
My favourites :
- Seven
- August
- My tears ricochet
- Exile
- Hoax
- İllicit Affairs
- The Lakes
...
Me too 😶
Plus cardigan - seven of my fav from album
These are my favorites in that same order😍😍
@Isy the crafter I love illicit affairs
It's the one song missing from that list
I love The 1 and Invisible String and Cardigan and Seven (no order)
We just wanted a selfie or something like that and she gave us a whole damn album we-
shes like lemme change sum real quick
she said: “iM qUiRkY”
we stan
“not a lot going on right now” umm ok 🤨
We don't deserve her
I feel like THIS Taylor Swift is the Taylor i've been waiting for my whole life. her potential at highest peak, for me personally feels like this. evermore and folklore are just pure masterpieces like never before.
How big the world is and how vulnerable a child.
"It's the age of princesses and pirate ships
And the seven dwarfs
And Daddy's smart
And you're the prettiest lady in the whole wide world" from The Best Day. Even 12 years later some themes stay with you forever.
Best lyricists of our time!
Which song. This?
@@ailisanand3824 The Best Day
The Best Day is one of my favorites 💜
"This song is about one of Taylor’s childhood friends who seemed to have an unhappy life at home. Taylor reflects back on her innocence back then, how she thought the problems could be easily solved."
Thank you I was looking for a comment like this. But why is it in quotes? Just asking who said this :)
Following
I hope her friend is ok now, considering what she (?) lived
Thank you for this comment!
How do u know this...?
"I love you to the moon and the Saturn" is it just me or have anybody notice this lyrics. ( Saturn has seven distinctive rings, and the title of the song is SEVEN) she's literally a genius.
Also, this is the seventh track from folklore.
AHHHHHHH
Thanks for noticing, I was wondering!!❤
Also, the seventh day of the week is Saturday, which is derived from Saturn. That's why, it's one of the main elements of the song.
@@t_r_a_v_e_l_l_e_r 🤯
I know no one will see this, but I just want to say Thank You, Taylor. I’ve recently started freshman year of high school, and I’m getting those hopeless and depressed mindsets and attitudes and what not. I been a similar experience 2 years ago, and listening to Billie Eilish really helped me through it. But as a new chapter of my life begins, my tastes tend to shift. I’ve loved willow by Taylor ever since it first came out, but I’ve only just recently discovered her entire folklore and evermore albums. I’ve loved Taylor ever since 2014, but these are the first albums that resonate with me and my wounded spirit, especially seven. Seven doesn’t accurately describe what I’m going through right now, but the line about wishing for happy times and memories describes what I’m going through on the nose. I still have a such a long way to go before I do again feel happy, but she’s with me the entire ride. I just know it. Thank you, Taylor. For all that you’ve done, and what you have contributed in my life 💚
Unpopular opinion but this will forever be my favourite TS song. It’s just so beautiful, I love the strings and it gives such a feeling of melancholy, of nostalgia, the nostalgia towards those younger years when you were innocent and you could do whatever you wanted to do. You can just imagine the childhood love that she’s talking about perfectly and to me it makes me think of my childhood best friend. It has some of my favourite lyrics ever, “passed down like folk songs, our love lasts so long”, “I hit my peak at seven - feet”, “Before I learned civility, I used to scream ferociously anytime I wanted” and even “Though I can’t recall your face I still got love for you”, there’s just something about that line that speaks to me so deeply.
Yess😭💖
Same. I don’t think any taylor song will top this one for me.
This is also my favorite TS song, it’s so underrated. It perfectly encapsulates those childhood feelings
I 100% agree. It invokes so much nostalgia. I am born and raised in Pennsylvania about 90 mins from where Taylor grew up, so that addition to the song makes me love it so much more!
Yes to everything 🥺
This is the best song she's ever written, hands down.
Pls search for Seven by Taylor Swift but you're on a swing under a tree and it's RAINING
it's a songwriting masterpiece, 100%
Not only the lyrics but the music too... Everything is perfect.
The lakes
You're saying it because You're indian
This is for the ones who grew up in abusive households. Who watched their parent's marriage dissolve. Screaming, shouting...This one's for us. She did it for us
love love love
❤️❤️❤️
🥺🥺🥺
HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY FOLKLORE!
Can't ger over this song... It's so beautiful and sad, I cried so bad.
Same...
Been listening to it on repeat..makes the heart sink everytime...
I keep on crying, every time I listen
Like ungodly hard crying
the moment she starts with the “i’ve been meaning to tell you...” the tears FLOW