Taylor Swift’s “Right Where You Left Me” is a song about heartbreak. And it is Taylor who is portraying the role of the one who is in fact heartbroken. And as the lyrics detail, she has...
The death of Princess Diana in 1997 was the biggest news story in the world when it transpired. In the years that followed in some, let’s say feminist circles, the late Princess has become sort...
Contrary to its title, “Happiness” is fundamentally a breakup song. The singer is addressing an ex whom she has recently parted ways with. According to her recollection, the relationship was all good at one point, but...
Taylor Swift’s “Ivy” uses a lot of heavy-handed imagery which, if not for the third verse, may be lost to the listener. For it is during the said passage that it becomes apparent that the...
“‘Tis the Damn Season” is similar to another track from Taylor Swift’s album “Evermore”, that one being entitled “Dorothea“. That is because it also centers on a romance in which the female left town a while back, leaving her...
Taylor Swift uses the lyrics of “Gold Rush” to address a romantic interest, or at least someone she daydreams about. Indeed this is a person whom she is very much attracted to. But the problem in...
“Champagne Problems” finds Taylor Swift addressing a romantic interest, one whom we can safely presume is now her ex. And why? This is simply because the whole narrative is based on her turning down his...
The narrative in Taylor Swift’s “Cowboy Like Me” is premised on both the singer and the addressee, her romantic interest, being playas or as Taylor has described it “con artists”. And much to the chagrin of...
Taylor Swift is an artist known for detailing her personal love life in a song or two. And when it became known that she dropped “Evermore” (a surprise-release album) for the most part analysts were expecting more...
On “Dorothea”, Taylor Swift takes on the role of a male who is addressing his old flame. And to make a long story short, the said lady, Dorothea, left behind her small-town origins some time ago. She...