The reason Travis Kelce fits for The albatross is because everyone started screeching that he should run because she’s a player, she’s ruining football, and she’s going to make him let his teammates down etc. But unlike Matty, who ran the moment her fans turned on him, Travis is sticking around and handling both his fans and hers with grace.
@@xoxoxANGExoxox that does make sense as a connection! In the prophecy she’s begging for another chance to change her eternal loneliness, and obviously she did get that chance in so high school 📝📝📝
@@seosam652 matty healy is the lead singer of the 1975. She was in a situationship with him a decade ago, then they tried to date again after she and Joe Alwyn broke up and he ghosted as soon as her fans freaked out. (He is known to be wild, problematic, an addict etc)
This made the WHOLE song click for me. I had the general idea of "Don't date her if you want to have a career in the future and be seen out in public still breathing cause she's a curse" aka she IS the Albatross. BUT LIKE THE CONNECTION TO TRAVIS AND THE TEAM AND THE PR QUESTIONS PUTS THE POV INTO PERSPECTIVE. When she says "Only liquor annoints you" it makes sense too now because she is usually drunk when she's seen out with him. Like she was drinking a little too much/not in her right mind when she chose him to destroy/curse by dating next because he was thoughtless of the dangers and just wanted her (and boy he got what he wanted). And maybe she swooped down on him like a bad omen, but now she looks more like an angel.
Thank you for recording this. So many of us don't have Swifties in our lives to share these feelings with and new albums affect us so deeply. My heart breaks for these years of Taylor. I'm overwhelmed by how wrong my expectations were. Had no idea Matty mattered that much to her or that she was struggling for so long with Joe.
The prophecy makes me ugly cry every time. Happily married and a mama now but spent most of my life feeling unworthy and alone and this song just speaks to that little lost girl hoping one day she’d be loved. I wanna give Taylor a hug but I’ll settle for giving myself one 😭
I feel like the universe heard her, and Travis showed up in her life at the right time. She's getting all the physical affection, words of affirmation, support, and a safe place to finally be herself for the first time.
same so many reactors have very chill reactions... i had to take a quick break in the middle of the song and then take a 1 week break from the album after i finished that song...sooooo many feelings
@@elyse_myers SAME! Feel like I'm at the COOLEST party I could imagine for my 13 year old self except I'm 52 and absolutely OKAY with that 🧚♀️💕🌟 and I am allowing & flowing with this kinda "girl power" I feel Taylor is bringing to all of us by elevating her truth and pain out into the open and bringing it to light to show the world it is perfectly OKAY to be VULNERABLE and FEEL it...move through it and rejoice in it that you had the strength TO feel. She is definitely a powerhouse PROPHET 😇💫🦄 here to heal the planet. Call me a nerd, but I really believe that!
@@elyse_myers Thank you so much, Elyse! I don’t have many friends who like TS-at least, not enough to sustain a lengthy convo or even talk about multiple songs-so getting to watch this with you and hear your reactions makes me feel less alone! 💛
In The Prophecy she says “hand on the throttle” and in So High School she says “full throttle”. She was praying for someone who just wanted her company and she got it in Travis. My romantic soul says she prayed and her grandmother Marjorie said honey I know someone. You’ll know he’s from me because he shares my birthday. Travis has the same birthday as Marjorie ❤❤❤
"Full throttle" is also a common descriptor that Travis uses all the time. It's a hell of a coincidence, which means it probably isn't one. He also uses "you already know" all the time.
Not sure if anyone has commented about Robin yet, but it's written for her friend and producer Aaron Dessner's son, Robin. Aaron co-wrote the song with Taylor, and it wouldn't be the first time she's written a song about protecting the innocence of childhood.
I saw that it might also be about Robin Williams (ties in with dead poets society and Hook (Peter Pan references)). There are parallels to his other movies too.
Robin is 9, non verbal and plays 12 instruments. The song crushes me every time. I have had to tell 3 strangers I'm fine while dog walking because tears are just pouring out of my face. Also the full moon kicked my butt, how are you all holding up? I'm cried out.
The anthology is probably my favourite of all her albums, and I’ve been a die hard for over a decade. It’s genuinely her best work imo, and I don’t know how people don’t see that. Your reaction was almost EXACTLY how I felt listening to it (Robin is also the only one I haven’t got yet). Watching this felt like listening to it with a like minded sister so thank you for that, I needed that.
The Albatross seems to be about a warning about TS (The Albatross) It references, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” tells the story of a sailor who shoots a friendly albatross, cursing himself and his crew. The albatross actually brings good luck. If the Albatross is allowed to fly free everything will be good.
@@janellehaines9705 Yes, she's the albatross and everyone always says to potential guys "oh she's going to break your heart and then use it for break up songs" or "she's going to ruin your life." Travis shot down the messengers, and is happy just being with her and not listening to the white noise. In return, she's always got his back even when people are attacking him for drinking too much or whatever thing they criticize him for. It took a second listen for all of that to click for me.
Inexplicably crying at How Did It End is a universal feeling I think. I haven’t even been through a breakup since I was a teenager (late 20s now) and I can’t listen to that one without crying! It’s just so honest and vulnerable.
I read a commentor online who is a widow and she said she had a lot not trouble listening to that song and wow what a perspective/lens. Broke my heart anew.
Not me over here screaming during thanK you aIMee "look at the capital letters in the title!!!! It spells KIM!!!!" And then seeing the facial expressions and reactions after you googled who it was about 😂😂😂😂 made my day! This whole reaction made my day ❤️😂
I felt like such an idiot when I realized that the capital letters spelled it out for me HAHAHAH I’m dyslexic so I struggle to read things on a good day but throw in some random capital letters as a secret message and it’s game over for me. 😂
I also read it as almee until I heard her say Aimee in the song. Then I instantly remembered that she used to do the capital letter thing in her lyrics to spell out a message (often who the song was about)... and I was like ooooohhhh that makes more sense.
Both of the albums (but esp the Anthology) make me feel so raw on her behalf. Like so honored that she’d share such delicate pieces of her soul, but also I hate that she’s so honest in a way, because the vultures don’t deserve it, ya know?
Her vulnerability is such a two edged sword: fans connect so deeply but her critics get so much ammunition to drag her with. As a 56 yr old fan who cares about her beyond her art, I would support her decision to walk away from the madness after the Eras tour and try to find some happiness with Travis or whoever, it’s clear she wants to be married and I assume have a family life and as much as I would miss her art, this woman has given almost all of herself to the world for the sake of her art, I just want her to be truly loved and supported by a good partner. I don’t think she’ll ever stop creating but I want her to have the personal life she longs for.
just some clearer context for the albatross (that seems to be suspiciously missing on google): the albatross itself has historically been a symbol of GOOD fortune. in rime of the ancient mariner, the mariner shot the albatross THINKING it was bad luck and he and his crew were cursed. basically, the albatross was good and innocent, was persecuted by the fearful/ignorant, and the bad fortune that followed was a result of their own poor choices though (in the song) still gets unjustly attributed to the albatross
Okay THANK YOU SO MUCH! I could have done a much deeper dive but I really wanted to keep my google searches quick so I didn’t miss the rest of the music hahahaha but I need to watch some PHD level deep dives on these songs so I don’t miss all the messages! I’m not smart enough for the poetry happening in these lyrics 😂
@@elyse_myers the mariners were also lost at sea, and they saw the albatross and thought it was bad luck/maybe a sign of a bad storm coming. And actually the bird was a sign that land was nearby, and if they just followed the bird they would have been directed home safely. However, they did not trust the bird and killed it, loosing their only direction home and so they ended up dying at sea. I think about it in different ways, but it seems like she swept in to save the relationship/ save her man from the public on good faith and because of the person's mistrust/maybe the public mistrust she was shot down just like the albatross was in the story
I just want to say that I'm really glad that you kept making Taylor Swift content after that person made that comment about it that one time. It's really brave and I'm grateful that I get to enjoy your video now
That song is a dig at the fans and media haha I love it. Like they all believe anything and twist things they see and have had the power to transform her relationships due to the level of toxicity from the uproar etc.
Do you deserve that? Great question! I would love to tell you! 😊It's the truth! So much bad and people being so mean, we need to lean into the good and give people their flowers right away! Here's your rose! ❤
The ONLY TTPD reaction videos that I care about ❤😂 Truly an Iconic album and the lyrics are just UNMATCHED !! "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" is easily becoming my favourite song on the entire double album, but I have SO many favourites already!!
The Manuscript is so important... She's basically telling us that she's giving all of her past to us, because we ideantify with her songs so well. She's ready to move on. She said in her posts that this chapter of her life is over, and the songs So High School and The Alchemy being about Travis and being the most upbeat and hopeful of the songs... they're where she's feeling her life is going now. The idea that before you can move on, you need to come to peace with your past (the only way to move forward is in looking back)... she's giving us all of this grief and pain and letting it go. It's beautiful. And healing. This is BY FAR my favorite album, and not just of hers, but of any album. It's so very real and beautiful, and sad, and despondent, and hopeful, and renewed. I so very much hope that she has now dealt with all this pain and can truly move on.
This! TTPD is beautiful and sad and tortured and I love it...and I also LOVE that she basically wrapped it up with a bow. Like a whole decade-ish of good and bad and in-between, and now we turn the page to a new chapter. It has me so excited to see what will happen next- we are almost done with re-releases, we're through the messy "situation-ships", and it's just going to be a totally new ERA!
"So High School" made me feel THE SAME WAY. After 21 songs of depression, SHS is the only reason I didn't die of sadness from listening to this album. It is pure sunshine!
@@itsonlysound I think that's why she includes "bittersweet 16," but there's no sadness directed to him. I don't think she sees anything about the relationship now being fleeting, just that she's getting to relive some of that youthful excitement that she hasn't experienced in so long with her career and various heartbreaks.
Your comment about a conversation between Taylor and Travis after he listens to the album.... with so many references to her heartbreak and living with desperate hurt..... to consider his thoughts, that they may be so empathetic, is truly special. I had not considered his angle. I would be so hurt, for my partner, if I learned that these are the feelings they had experienced. YOU are something special, Ms. Elyse.
you are the only person...maybe ever to get to the manuscript and say wow is this the last song...this went by so fast! I think it was good to take some time inbetween the albums to digest since many people feel overwhelmed. Loved your reactions!
Best ending ever. 😂 Exactly how i have been able to sum up my feelings towards this album so far lol. Btw, Elyse - about the last line of _The Manuscript_ where she says "but the story isn't mine anymore" ... When Taylor surprised us all with the double album 2 hours after the TTPD drop, she posted about it with a caption. The last line of her caption said "And now the story isn't mine anymore... It's all yours." She's repeated that line a couple other times since then if I'm remembering correctly. Idk how anyone can keep all this stuff straight, I just happened to make a personal connection with that line which is how I remembered it. She's an extremely talented fluffin' *genius* for creating the Swiftie Queendom™, let alone remembering everything enough to leave all the easter eggs!! Part ✌🏼 was even more fun/emotional than the first one! So happy you did this. Also glad to see I'm not the only one that's listening and saying "whats --- mean?? .... what is this about?!" 😅 I NEVER do that with music. My theory: because of the games she's created with Swifties, we are so much more tuned in to the lyrics and analyzing each song -- as opposed to other artists that give us no motivation to become as connected!! 🖤🩶🤍
i think i’ve watched every TTPD reaction on this app and yours have been some of my favorites 🫶 the chaos and beauty of just pressing play and not pausing and trying to decode while also absorb is peak first listen behavior for us Swifties. welcome to the fam!!
“Peter” I understand to be using Peter Pan as a metaphor for a boy she knew when they were both young, and agreed they’d get together when they were no longer kids and were old enough to do a relationship properly. But Wendy waited, and Peter never came back because he never grew up, “Lost to the Lost Boys era of your life”. (Parallels with Cardigan “Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy”)
Probably more likely to reference Healy again. They briefly dated a decade ago but timing, tours, his “lost boy” behavior, etc kept them apart. He was 25 at the time (referenced in the song that he’d find her when he grew up) and she went on to date others (also referenced) but still thought of him (pretty much all of TTPD). And he blew it. Like in Cardigan, Peter is lost to the Lost Boys phase of his life, so he loses Wendy and she moves on.
Loved watching your reactions to these songs - its so much fun for Cassandra - i feel like it can also be seen as a callback to her going against scooter and now after 3/4 years many artists like Demi, Ariana and Justin dropped scooter as their manager
Oh, I thought it was about the Kanye/Kim drama, but I think it could be a combination of all of that linked together. She tried to tell everyone K and K were lying about the recorded phone call, but everyone tried to cancel her and filled her IG posts with snakes. Then once the real telephone conversation leaked they were all quiet and never apologized. I love hearing all these interpretations.
I didn't know how bad I needed a watch party with you for both parts of this album. Thanks for making these videos. Your reactions were on point and it felt like watching with a friend!
I just realized that she says "even if its handcuffed, im leaving here with you" & this can be alluding to Joe bc she felt trapped and locked up so she's saying she's tempted to go back into the slammer!!
I loved your part one. So excited to listen along with you for part 2. None of my friends listen to taylor so its so warm to feel like I'm enjoying it with someone.
The Bolter is my favorite! Mainly because I’m a bolter 😊 It’s the 13th track on Anthology for a reason. Bolting is something many people have criticized me for, but it’s always led me to bigger and better things. The one time I ignored my instincts and stayed in a situation despite the red flags, it was the worst experience of my life that literally almost unalived me (long story short a sugar beet processing plant gave a quarter of the town I lived in pre-cancer, and a few people actual cancer. I had to have 3 surgeries because the fumes were rotting my sinuses out of my face. They literally took out 3 of my teeth so they could drill in and drain the infection 😘 When I tried telling my boss, my doctor, and local friends something was wrong I was gaslit so much I began to think it was just migraines. 2 years later, the factory was sued into oblivion 🥰). So hearing a song celebrating bolters and encouraging escaping means everything to me. And seeing you cry to it made me cry to it in the best kind of way! 😭🥰😭🥰
Thank you SO MUCH for making these videos! I’m over here repeatedly bingeing The Anthology by myself, and crying about it, and there’s literally no one for me to share it with. Watching both parts of this video felt like sitting in my bedroom with my best friend and geeking out over it together. It was very cathartic and healing to feel like I had someone to revel in this album with. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 💜
I see Robin as Taylor talking to her inner child. It can really be about any child though. You want to protect them from the truth “in sweetness” she says because the truth is the world actually sucks. She describes the child as having no regrets yet, they are blood thirsty basically saying they’re still eager for life. This song is so beautiful when it clicks.
Someone may have already said this about The Manuscript….. but reminds of All Too Well short film. The actors hitting their marks and tears falling in synchronicity to the score. I also this she has found happiness and is closing the chapter of all the relationships she has had before ….. but understands what the agony had been for…. She’s ready to move on and be happy with someone who wants her for her and wants her company!
Even knowing a touch more about some of the who’s and whats, there’s still sooooo many layers! Listening to these two is almost like reading a book while listening to an audiobook. You come across the lyrics and immediately have to start peeling back layers as the audio helps convey the scene cinematically. A whole ass 31 song journey hahaha
SHUT UP...Elyse???? Doing an "official" music reaction video??? I am obsessed with Taylor Swift reaction videos. They are my guilty pleasure and comfort blanket. And I was just scrolling and watching and saw your face, Elyse. OMG...I am sooooo excited!!! I just love you!!! You are such a light and the fact that everyone loves and appreciates your light just makes me feel better about this world. These are my most favorite worlds colliding!
This isn’t my typical genre of content at ALL but to be honest I really don’t have friends and I need people to process all of this with so everyone on youtube is getting this whether they want it or not HAHAHAH but I’m so glad you want it! 😂
@@elyse_myers you have so many friends...you just haven't met us all yet 😊 You have a gorgeous soul. (The Swiftie in me is singing, You're GEORGEOUS...*ting*) Stunning, actually! I hope you know that...like REALLY know that deep into your core. I'm wishing that wish with all my wishing energy. Love and appreciate you. Thanks for being a model of honesty and vulnerability...it's the best way to human. ❤️
Oh god, watch you go from how did it end to so high school was THE best experience. This album, god, the lows were so low but the highs? Best album, swear to god. And watch you experience the album? I feel like I'm right there with you, this is so fun!!!
I think the Albatross refers to how he’s put himself in a worse situation regarding paparazzi and media about his personal life because he’s with her and she refers to her “thoughtless heart” as her being thoughtless and selfish for wanting him and loving him even though it puts him in this position
I’m so glad you did a part II!!!! I swear doing the setup listening and watching you makes it so much better. You’re 100% rt it was a rollercoaster of emotions. I’m still going through each song and googling about them. I want to have as much information on the story as I can.
I'm so excited to laugh and cry and sing along with you!! I've never learned so many songs so quickly, nor have I had so many favorites on one album (double or otherwise!) Can't wait!! ...aaaaaand....PLAY!!! 🎶👩🏻🎤 🖤🩶🤍
The albatross is kind of like Peace but without the begging and bargaining😅 She’s basically saying she’s the Albatross in the beginning and she destroys all these men (says the media) but in the end travis chose her and all the terrible danger. He doesn’t care.
@@ohifonlyx33 No, he tried to hide away from the danger, and always made her feel like the fame and media attention was too much. Travis faces it head on (shoots down the messengers), and she always has his back (swoops into the rescue) when the media/internet turns on him as well. Just like the drama over him chugging a beer at the New Heights "graduation" ceremony, and then a couple of days later she's wearing his New Heights ball cap at Coachella.
@@rehlovely that's how it looks now, because Taylor is back in everyone's good graces. But when she was being snaked, Joe didn't care about her reputation and he protected her from the fame... she wanted to hide WITH him out in the Lakes. But she and Travis went public SO fast that people wouldn't be crazy to think they are dating for the press... And IF she and Travis are only together for PR, it makes perfect sense that they would support each other publicly. But seriously, he and Taylor went public SO fast. Time will tell.
I get why people wanted her to bury the beef and stop bringing up … Aimee… but also, I can’t possibly fault a person for “not moving on” when it STILL comes up in her life. I *will* say it was savage to have the line about her kid coming in singing Taylor’s song 💀
YESSSS!! That was my EXACT reaction to So High School!! Omg I love that for her so much. I’m so happy for her & Travis & I’m obsessed with the song now! So feel good & light hearted.
This was a lot of fun and I appreciate the lyrics on the screen so I could skip around and still match up. Thanks! Its like getting to hang with a friend, listen, and react, but without any of the awkwardness or worry that the other person isnt as into it as you are. 😂
This is one of my favorite reactions to Taylor Ive ever seen and Ive seen a lot. Your reaction to The Black Dog, How did it End, and The Prophecy resonate with me as a fellow human. Forgot to say...and So High School...your reaction to that was as good or better than any of my favorite movie scenes ever..and so genuine and happy. I loved it so much.
Yes, I was wondering the same thing about Travis listening to these songs. My heart would break for her too; it does now. Especially because damn, I’m living through such a similar situation rn. 😞 I pray my prophecy changes and I find my (female version) of Travis. 🥺
I thought the same thing as well. I really think even before he heard the music they had these conversations about their past, and that's why he's so protective and respectful of her and her art. She seems so peaceful and safe with him physically and emotionally, and obviously trusts him implicitly.
But did you catch the dirty sexy parts in the lyrics??!! Those were so good and I love how she is comfortable enough with him to just say it with her whole chest.
The Black Dog is definitely in my top three off the Double Album...😇 But THE PROPHECY is my favorite so i am REALLY excited to hear how you feel about it, too 🙌🙌🙌❣❣
I loved watching you react to The Anthology!! Priceless reaction to So High School😂😂 also, I feel like The Manuscript kinda clicked for me so sharing my interpretation (hope it helps you piece something together). Taylor is reflecting on her past relationships and “the manuscript” is her music. Her “rereading the manuscript” is her reflecting on those relationships (especially now that she’s been re-recording) and “they compared their licenses” is maybe her/us comparing her exes. Each of the quotes in the song might be something a boyfriend said to her/a metaphor for a reason why they didn’t work out (e.g., if the sex was half as good as the conversations, we’d be pushing strollers = we were better as friends and didn’t have that physical connection?). She talks about wishing she was older and more grown up when dating older guys, but she dated guys her own age and she felt like she was too mature for them. To process and heal from the relationships, she obviously wrote about it and produced the ATWTMV short film. And now she understands what all the agony of her dating life was for (she grew, learned lessons, and it got her to Travis). All that’s left is the manuscript (her music) bc she’s put her past behind her now. She says the story isn’t mine anymore bc she used the songs to heal, and now she wants us to take the songs and relate them to our own lives (instead of hers) to do the same.
Your opinion is not worth nothing! No matter if you know all the ins and outs of what she wrote and sang about, it made you feel. That's what's important about art and I believe Taylor just wants her art to make people feel something 🤍
Okay, this is THE reaction video. I've watched about a hundred of them, seriously. Syncing up the music on Spotify (worth it!) made me remember hearing it for the first time and Elyse is the only person whose facial expressions and comments literally matched mine. Thank you for getting it and making it fun! Also, I love your comedy and have watched probably everything else you've done, Elyse. You are amazing, wonderful, and deserve all of the kudos. Can't wait to see every little thing that you do next.
The manuscript is a reference to her writing All Too Well and directing the short film. Understandable that you felt a little sick to your stomach after the revelations that Jake Gyllenhal played every card from the creeper handbook, first introducing sex into the conversation early and then telling her it was fine that she was 20 because she was wise beyond her years
Cassandra directly references Kimye video release of Taylor - she was renovating her NYC home, repairing cracks, when she heard her voice on a loop. Referencing that constant replay of the phone call tape. And then the fallout for the rest of this song. And no one believing her. Like Cassandra from Homer’s The Iliad, the story of Troy.
i'm so so excited, my whole family sat and watched/listened with you and it was SO MUCH FUN and I was going to come comment that I really hoped you were going to do the other tracks and HERE YOU ARE right on top of it. 😍👏🏻🖤
The reason Travis Kelce fits for The albatross is because everyone started screeching that he should run because she’s a player, she’s ruining football, and she’s going to make him let his teammates down etc. But unlike Matty, who ran the moment her fans turned on him, Travis is sticking around and handling both his fans and hers with grace.
I hadn't even thought bout that yet!
Tho I do wonder did the full throttle line in So High School connect with The Prophecy?
@@xoxoxANGExoxox that does make sense as a connection! In the prophecy she’s begging for another chance to change her eternal loneliness, and obviously she did get that chance in so high school 📝📝📝
Who is Matty? I’m not some huge Swiftie so I don’t really know about people she has dated besides for Travis.
@@seosam652 matty healy is the lead singer of the 1975. She was in a situationship with him a decade ago, then they tried to date again after she and Joe Alwyn broke up and he ghosted as soon as her fans freaked out. (He is known to be wild, problematic, an addict etc)
This made the WHOLE song click for me. I had the general idea of "Don't date her if you want to have a career in the future and be seen out in public still breathing cause she's a curse" aka she IS the Albatross.
BUT LIKE THE CONNECTION TO TRAVIS AND THE TEAM AND THE PR QUESTIONS PUTS THE POV INTO PERSPECTIVE.
When she says "Only liquor annoints you" it makes sense too now because she is usually drunk when she's seen out with him.
Like she was drinking a little too much/not in her right mind when she chose him to destroy/curse by dating next because he was thoughtless of the dangers and just wanted her (and boy he got what he wanted).
And maybe she swooped down on him like a bad omen, but now she looks more like an angel.
Thank you for recording this. So many of us don't have Swifties in our lives to share these feelings with and new albums affect us so deeply. My heart breaks for these years of Taylor. I'm overwhelmed by how wrong my expectations were. Had no idea Matty mattered that much to her or that she was struggling for so long with Joe.
Exactly how I feel. I don't have friends who are Swifties, so this was lovely to share with you.
Elyse googling what words mean as she is listening is all of us.
The thanK you aIMee process was EVERYTHINGGG
The prophecy makes me ugly cry every time. Happily married and a mama now but spent most of my life feeling unworthy and alone and this song just speaks to that little lost girl hoping one day she’d be loved. I wanna give Taylor a hug but I’ll settle for giving myself one 😭
100000000% SAME
I feel like the universe heard her, and Travis showed up in her life at the right time. She's getting all the physical affection, words of affirmation, support, and a safe place to finally be herself for the first time.
same so many reactors have very chill reactions... i had to take a quick break in the middle of the song and then take a 1 week break from the album after i finished that song...sooooo many feelings
I just finished the first half with you. It's like having a watch party together and i love it
I love this!!
@@elyse_myers SAME! Feel like I'm at the COOLEST party I could imagine for my 13 year old self except I'm 52 and absolutely OKAY with that 🧚♀️💕🌟 and I am allowing & flowing with this kinda "girl power" I feel Taylor is bringing to all of us by elevating her truth and pain out into the open and bringing it to light to show the world it is perfectly OKAY to be VULNERABLE and FEEL it...move through it and rejoice in it that you had the strength TO feel. She is definitely a powerhouse PROPHET 😇💫🦄 here to heal the planet. Call me a nerd, but I really believe that!
@elyse_myers I don't know how much more I can cry.
@@elyse_myers Thank you so much, Elyse! I don’t have many friends who like TS-at least, not enough to sustain a lengthy convo or even talk about multiple songs-so getting to watch this with you and hear your reactions makes me feel less alone! 💛
Your reaction to So High School is basically how I felt too. I hope this one is how she feels now vs. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart 😅
SAME I HOPE THE SAME 😭♥️
In The Prophecy she says “hand on the throttle” and in So High School she says “full throttle”. She was praying for someone who just wanted her company and she got it in Travis. My romantic soul says she prayed and her grandmother Marjorie said honey I know someone. You’ll know he’s from me because he shares my birthday. Travis has the same birthday as Marjorie ❤❤❤
That's so cute!! I didn’t know 🥹
"Full throttle" is also a common descriptor that Travis uses all the time. It's a hell of a coincidence, which means it probably isn't one. He also uses "you already know" all the time.
Not sure if anyone has commented about Robin yet, but it's written for her friend and producer Aaron Dessner's son, Robin. Aaron co-wrote the song with Taylor, and it wouldn't be the first time she's written a song about protecting the innocence of childhood.
This is so helpful!!!! Thank you so much!
I saw that it might also be about Robin Williams (ties in with dead poets society and Hook (Peter Pan references)). There are parallels to his other movies too.
I also like the idea that the tiger 🐅 could tie it into Christopher Robin, Winnie the pooh. feels like it's rich with childlike wonder references ❤
Robin is 9, non verbal and plays 12 instruments. The song crushes me every time. I have had to tell 3 strangers I'm fine while dog walking because tears are just pouring out of my face. Also the full moon kicked my butt, how are you all holding up? I'm cried out.
@@meg.pleasethe way Ronan made me ugly cry
You asking "who is this a**hole?" While listening to ThanK you aIMee is the funniest thing ever
I died 💀💀
YES!! It's one of my favorite songs on the album and I ran to see her reaction to it all. LOVED.
The anthology is probably my favourite of all her albums, and I’ve been a die hard for over a decade. It’s genuinely her best work imo, and I don’t know how people don’t see that.
Your reaction was almost EXACTLY how I felt listening to it (Robin is also the only one I haven’t got yet). Watching this felt like listening to it with a like minded sister so thank you for that, I needed that.
The Albatross seems to be about a warning about TS (The Albatross)
It references, Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner,” tells the story of a sailor who shoots a friendly albatross, cursing himself and his crew.
The albatross actually brings good luck. If the Albatross is allowed to fly free everything will be good.
so basically in twitter terms, tayblessings
That makes me think of how with Joe she was always hiding and now with Travis she is able to just live her life freely with him by her side.
@@janellehaines9705 Yes, she's the albatross and everyone always says to potential guys "oh she's going to break your heart and then use it for break up songs" or "she's going to ruin your life." Travis shot down the messengers, and is happy just being with her and not listening to the white noise. In return, she's always got his back even when people are attacking him for drinking too much or whatever thing they criticize him for. It took a second listen for all of that to click for me.
I love that you’re adding facts like a 90s “Pop Up Video” ❤
Omg it didn’t occur to me that this is why I like the facts so much but it’s because that’s how I grew up watching music videos hahaha
@@elyse_myerslove it!
It IS pop up video!! I love it!!
Omg yes!!
I absolutely read your comment in the "POP-UP VID-E-O" vocal from the show. 🤣🤣🤣
Inexplicably crying at How Did It End is a universal feeling I think. I haven’t even been through a breakup since I was a teenager (late 20s now) and I can’t listen to that one without crying! It’s just so honest and vulnerable.
I haven't even been through a breakup (happily married to my first boyfriend), and I still cried!
I read a commentor online who is a widow and she said she had a lot not trouble listening to that song and wow what a perspective/lens. Broke my heart anew.
Not me over here screaming during thanK you aIMee "look at the capital letters in the title!!!! It spells KIM!!!!"
And then seeing the facial expressions and reactions after you googled who it was about 😂😂😂😂 made my day!
This whole reaction made my day ❤️😂
I felt like such an idiot when I realized that the capital letters spelled it out for me HAHAHAH I’m dyslexic so I struggle to read things on a good day but throw in some random capital letters as a secret message and it’s game over for me. 😂
I also read it as almee until I heard her say Aimee in the song. Then I instantly remembered that she used to do the capital letter thing in her lyrics to spell out a message (often who the song was about)... and I was like ooooohhhh that makes more sense.
It was the "who' this asshole??" for me 🤣🤣
You falling on the floor during So High School was perfect, lol
She was floored, literally 😂
Both of the albums (but esp the Anthology) make me feel so raw on her behalf. Like so honored that she’d share such delicate pieces of her soul, but also I hate that she’s so honest in a way, because the vultures don’t deserve it, ya know?
I feel like this is the most vulnerable she's ever been and I love it but want her to take it back to protect herself.
Thiiiiiiiiiis
That’s how brave she is! She put it out there, so she can release it. And, she knows many of her fans can relate, so this is also for them. A gift.
Her vulnerability is such a two edged sword: fans connect so deeply but her critics get so much ammunition to drag her with. As a 56 yr old fan who cares about her beyond her art, I would support her decision to walk away from the madness after the Eras tour and try to find some happiness with Travis or whoever, it’s clear she wants to be married and I assume have a family life and as much as I would miss her art, this woman has given almost all of herself to the world for the sake of her art, I just want her to be truly loved and supported by a good partner. I don’t think she’ll ever stop creating but I want her to have the personal life she longs for.
just some clearer context for the albatross (that seems to be suspiciously missing on google): the albatross itself has historically been a symbol of GOOD fortune. in rime of the ancient mariner, the mariner shot the albatross THINKING it was bad luck and he and his crew were cursed. basically, the albatross was good and innocent, was persecuted by the fearful/ignorant, and the bad fortune that followed was a result of their own poor choices though (in the song) still gets unjustly attributed to the albatross
Okay THANK YOU SO MUCH! I could have done a much deeper dive but I really wanted to keep my google searches quick so I didn’t miss the rest of the music hahahaha but I need to watch some PHD level deep dives on these songs so I don’t miss all the messages! I’m not smart enough for the poetry happening in these lyrics 😂
@@elyse_myers the mariners were also lost at sea, and they saw the albatross and thought it was bad luck/maybe a sign of a bad storm coming. And actually the bird was a sign that land was nearby, and if they just followed the bird they would have been directed home safely. However, they did not trust the bird and killed it, loosing their only direction home and so they ended up dying at sea.
I think about it in different ways, but it seems like she swept in to save the relationship/ save her man from the public on good faith and because of the person's mistrust/maybe the public mistrust she was shot down just like the albatross was in the story
I just want to say that I'm really glad that you kept making Taylor Swift content after that person made that comment about it that one time. It's really brave and I'm grateful that I get to enjoy your video now
And we get to share the album w you.
You going from crying & depressed with song to literally falling out of your chair with giddy joy in the next is exactly why Taylor Swift is a master.
In the song “cardigan” on folklore she compares a lost love coming back to her later on in life to the way Peter Pan lost Wendy and came back to her.
“I’m having his baby” “No I’m not you should have seen your faces” Me laughing no historically after😂😂
Hahahahaha
For some reason historical laughter is funnier than hysterical.
@@meg.please Totally 😄
That song is a dig at the fans and media haha I love it. Like they all believe anything and twist things they see and have had the power to transform her relationships due to the level of toxicity from the uproar etc.
@@meg.please😂 Didn’t even see that until now
You are precious and I'm glad you're in this world the same time I am ❤
😭♥️ this is so kind oh my god thank you so much!
Do you deserve that? Great question! I would love to tell you! 😊It's the truth! So much bad and people being so mean, we need to lean into the good and give people their flowers right away! Here's your rose! ❤
The ONLY TTPD reaction videos that I care about ❤😂
Truly an Iconic album and the lyrics are just UNMATCHED !!
"Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" is easily becoming my favourite song on the entire double album, but I have SO many favourites already!!
I LOVE THAT SONG SO MUCH. This album is full of so much gold and I really want to see the music videos because it’s SO CINEMATIC.
@@elyse_myers yes same here!! I can't wait to see more music videos!! I'm so curious which songs will get videos!
The Manuscript is so important... She's basically telling us that she's giving all of her past to us, because we ideantify with her songs so well. She's ready to move on. She said in her posts that this chapter of her life is over, and the songs So High School and The Alchemy being about Travis and being the most upbeat and hopeful of the songs... they're where she's feeling her life is going now. The idea that before you can move on, you need to come to peace with your past (the only way to move forward is in looking back)... she's giving us all of this grief and pain and letting it go. It's beautiful. And healing. This is BY FAR my favorite album, and not just of hers, but of any album. It's so very real and beautiful, and sad, and despondent, and hopeful, and renewed. I so very much hope that she has now dealt with all this pain and can truly move on.
This! TTPD is beautiful and sad and tortured and I love it...and I also LOVE that she basically wrapped it up with a bow. Like a whole decade-ish of good and bad and in-between, and now we turn the page to a new chapter. It has me so excited to see what will happen next- we are almost done with re-releases, we're through the messy "situation-ships", and it's just going to be a totally new ERA!
"So High School" made me feel THE SAME WAY. After 21 songs of depression, SHS is the only reason I didn't die of sadness from listening to this album. It is pure sunshine!
All love, and none of the anxiety we saw from early "love songs." She really seems secure and blissfully happy. I love that for her.
But there is even an element of sadness to that song because high school and the things you felt back then are fleeting.
@@itsonlysound I think that's why she includes "bittersweet 16," but there's no sadness directed to him. I don't think she sees anything about the relationship now being fleeting, just that she's getting to relive some of that youthful excitement that she hasn't experienced in so long with her career and various heartbreaks.
@@itsonlysoundthe song is about what she feels now though. Not back then. There's zero anxiety about it.
Your comment about a conversation between Taylor and Travis after he listens to the album.... with so many references to her heartbreak and living with desperate hurt..... to consider his thoughts, that they may be so empathetic, is truly special. I had not considered his angle. I would be so hurt, for my partner, if I learned that these are the feelings they had experienced. YOU are something special, Ms. Elyse.
Same reaction to so high school. I was kicking my feet blushing 😂 perfect happy for the album
you are the only person...maybe ever to get to the manuscript and say wow is this the last song...this went by so fast! I think it was good to take some time inbetween the albums to digest since many people feel overwhelmed. Loved your reactions!
Elyse! You're the first person who seems to understand how AMAZING THIS ALBUM is for driving!
The rollercoaster of emotions from How Did It End to So High School!!!
The way I gasped when you connected the dots between thanK you aIMee and Mean! I hadn't made that connection and it's so perfect!
The ending of the video is perfect. It’s how I felt after my first, my second and my third listen. It is good and exhausting at the same time.
Best ending ever. 😂 Exactly how i have been able to sum up my feelings towards this album so far lol.
Btw, Elyse - about the last line of _The Manuscript_ where she says "but the story isn't mine anymore" ... When Taylor surprised us all with the double album 2 hours after the TTPD drop, she posted about it with a caption. The last line of her caption said "And now the story isn't mine anymore... It's all yours."
She's repeated that line a couple other times since then if I'm remembering correctly. Idk how anyone can keep all this stuff straight, I just happened to make a personal connection with that line which is how I remembered it. She's an extremely talented fluffin' *genius* for creating the Swiftie Queendom™, let alone remembering everything enough to leave all the easter eggs!!
Part ✌🏼 was even more fun/emotional than the first one! So happy you did this. Also glad to see I'm not the only one that's listening and saying "whats --- mean?? .... what is this about?!" 😅 I NEVER do that with music. My theory: because of the games she's created with Swifties, we are so much more tuned in to the lyrics and analyzing each song -- as opposed to other artists that give us no motivation to become as connected!!
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Your reaction to So High School was the same as mine 😂 I was squealing and smiling so big my face hurt
i think i’ve watched every TTPD reaction on this app and yours have been some of my favorites 🫶 the chaos and beauty of just pressing play and not pausing and trying to decode while also absorb is peak first listen behavior for us Swifties. welcome to the fam!!
“Peter” I understand to be using Peter Pan as a metaphor for a boy she knew when they were both young, and agreed they’d get together when they were no longer kids and were old enough to do a relationship properly. But Wendy waited, and Peter never came back because he never grew up, “Lost to the Lost Boys era of your life”. (Parallels with Cardigan “Tried to change the ending, Peter losing Wendy”)
Probably more likely to reference Healy again. They briefly dated a decade ago but timing, tours, his “lost boy” behavior, etc kept them apart. He was 25 at the time (referenced in the song that he’d find her when he grew up) and she went on to date others (also referenced) but still thought of him (pretty much all of TTPD). And he blew it. Like in Cardigan, Peter is lost to the Lost Boys phase of his life, so he loses Wendy and she moves on.
Loved watching your reactions to these songs - its so much fun
for Cassandra - i feel like it can also be seen as a callback to her going against scooter and now after 3/4 years many artists like Demi, Ariana and Justin dropped scooter as their manager
Oh, I thought it was about the Kanye/Kim drama, but I think it could be a combination of all of that linked together. She tried to tell everyone K and K were lying about the recorded phone call, but everyone tried to cancel her and filled her IG posts with snakes. Then once the real telephone conversation leaked they were all quiet and never apologized. I love hearing all these interpretations.
This is the best reaction to thanK you aIMee I’ve ever seen 😂😂😂😂😂
Well that was a roller-coaster! Thank you for holding my hand through both parts 😊
I didn't know how bad I needed a watch party with you for both parts of this album. Thanks for making these videos. Your reactions were on point and it felt like watching with a friend!
Your adhd googling throughout the songs is literally me with songs, movies, tv shows, everyday life...lol
I know! I feel so seen!
Also the double Entendre of “gonna get you back” making people question if we mean back: back in my life, or back: payback hahaha
I loooooove this too
Yep, it can be interpreted to suit any and all of her relationships tbh
Okay I didn’t even CONSIDER the double meaning, I love this!!!
Yes! I haven't seen enough people talking about that.
I just realized that she says "even if its handcuffed, im leaving here with you" & this can be alluding to Joe bc she felt trapped and locked up so she's saying she's tempted to go back into the slammer!!
I loved your part one. So excited to listen along with you for part 2. None of my friends listen to taylor so its so warm to feel like I'm enjoying it with someone.
The Bolter is my favorite! Mainly because I’m a bolter 😊 It’s the 13th track on Anthology for a reason.
Bolting is something many people have criticized me for, but it’s always led me to bigger and better things. The one time I ignored my instincts and stayed in a situation despite the red flags, it was the worst experience of my life that literally almost unalived me (long story short a sugar beet processing plant gave a quarter of the town I lived in pre-cancer, and a few people actual cancer. I had to have 3 surgeries because the fumes were rotting my sinuses out of my face. They literally took out 3 of my teeth so they could drill in and drain the infection 😘 When I tried telling my boss, my doctor, and local friends something was wrong I was gaslit so much I began to think it was just migraines. 2 years later, the factory was sued into oblivion 🥰). So hearing a song celebrating bolters and encouraging escaping means everything to me. And seeing you cry to it made me cry to it in the best kind of way! 😭🥰😭🥰
Also I’m not even a parent but Robin messes me right up! Way to go tiger!
Your reaction to So High School was precious. We needed that moment of joy amongst all the anguish!
Told you, favorite...THE PROPHECY...GUTTED ME...on so MANY levels for me! Made me love her a hundred times more than I already do ❤😢❤
SO vulnerable of a song!
@@FindingGinaMarie Yes! Felt it before she even sang a word. Resonated for me on a personal level as well. Very profound!
Thank you SO MUCH for making these videos! I’m over here repeatedly bingeing The Anthology by myself, and crying about it, and there’s literally no one for me to share it with. Watching both parts of this video felt like sitting in my bedroom with my best friend and geeking out over it together. It was very cathartic and healing to feel like I had someone to revel in this album with. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. 💜
I see Robin as Taylor talking to her inner child. It can really be about any child though. You want to protect them from the truth “in sweetness” she says because the truth is the world actually sucks. She describes the child as having no regrets yet, they are blood thirsty basically saying they’re still eager for life. This song is so beautiful when it clicks.
I believe it's about Aaron Dessner's nonverbal musical genius son. This makes me cry extra hard.
Elyse you are all of us with the transition between How did it end? And So high school.
Someone may have already said this about The Manuscript….. but reminds of All Too Well short film. The actors hitting their marks and tears falling in synchronicity to the score. I also this she has found happiness and is closing the chapter of all the relationships she has had before ….. but understands what the agony had been for…. She’s ready to move on and be happy with someone who wants her for her and wants her company!
I watched part one earlier today thinking I was gonna have to wait until Friday for part 2, I love it here
Even knowing a touch more about some of the who’s and whats, there’s still sooooo many layers!
Listening to these two is almost like reading a book while listening to an audiobook. You come across the lyrics and immediately have to start peeling back layers as the audio helps convey the scene cinematically.
A whole ass 31 song journey hahaha
SHUT UP...Elyse???? Doing an "official" music reaction video??? I am obsessed with Taylor Swift reaction videos. They are my guilty pleasure and comfort blanket. And I was just scrolling and watching and saw your face, Elyse. OMG...I am sooooo excited!!! I just love you!!! You are such a light and the fact that everyone loves and appreciates your light just makes me feel better about this world. These are my most favorite worlds colliding!
This isn’t my typical genre of content at ALL but to be honest I really don’t have friends and I need people to process all of this with so everyone on youtube is getting this whether they want it or not HAHAHAH but I’m so glad you want it! 😂
@@elyse_myers you have so many friends...you just haven't met us all yet 😊 You have a gorgeous soul. (The Swiftie in me is singing, You're GEORGEOUS...*ting*) Stunning, actually! I hope you know that...like REALLY know that deep into your core. I'm wishing that wish with all my wishing energy. Love and appreciate you. Thanks for being a model of honesty and vulnerability...it's the best way to human. ❤️
Watching the dramatic shift in emotion from How Did It End? to So High School was very satisfying 😊
ALSO ❤ Literally heard a report last night that The Black Dog has had to TURN PEOPLE AWAY...she s a F♡CKING FORCE 🦄💕😇💫🧙♀️❣❣
I also have a theory that she did that specifically so Matty can’t go there anymore 😏
Omg. Mastermind.
i am so serious when i say i just finished ally sheehans reaction of the first half and was looking for basically this
I genuinely had no clue there was a second half until the comments from my first video pointed me there 😂😂😂
Same! 😂😂😂
Watching you figure out thank you Aimee was delightful and gave me a giggle that I really needed thank you!
Oh god, watch you go from how did it end to so high school was THE best experience. This album, god, the lows were so low but the highs? Best album, swear to god. And watch you experience the album? I feel like I'm right there with you, this is so fun!!!
I think the Albatross refers to how he’s put himself in a worse situation regarding paparazzi and media about his personal life because he’s with her and she refers to her “thoughtless heart” as her being thoughtless and selfish for wanting him and loving him even though it puts him in this position
I’m so glad you did a part II!!!! I swear doing the setup listening and watching you makes it so much better. You’re 100% rt it was a rollercoaster of emotions. I’m still going through each song and googling about them. I want to have as much information on the story as I can.
I'm so excited to laugh and cry and sing along with you!! I've never learned so many songs so quickly, nor have I had so many favorites on one album (double or otherwise!)
Can't wait!!
...aaaaaand....PLAY!!! 🎶👩🏻🎤
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Elyse’s reaction to so high school was my exact giddy little excited hide from my feelings reaction too 😂
I want Elyse and Taylor to meet so bad.
The albatross is kind of like Peace but without the begging and bargaining😅 She’s basically saying she’s the Albatross in the beginning and she destroys all these men (says the media) but in the end travis chose her and all the terrible danger. He doesn’t care.
to be fair, that's what they all say. Joe said that too which is why he tried to keep them so private...
@@ohifonlyx33 No, he tried to hide away from the danger, and always made her feel like the fame and media attention was too much. Travis faces it head on (shoots down the messengers), and she always has his back (swoops into the rescue) when the media/internet turns on him as well. Just like the drama over him chugging a beer at the New Heights "graduation" ceremony, and then a couple of days later she's wearing his New Heights ball cap at Coachella.
@@rehlovely that's how it looks now, because Taylor is back in everyone's good graces. But when she was being snaked, Joe didn't care about her reputation and he protected her from the fame... she wanted to hide WITH him out in the Lakes. But she and Travis went public SO fast that people wouldn't be crazy to think they are dating for the press... And IF she and Travis are only together for PR, it makes perfect sense that they would support each other publicly. But seriously, he and Taylor went public SO fast. Time will tell.
@@ohifonlyx33 Oh, bringing up PR just shoots down any validity in your argument.
The moment you understood who Aimee is made my whole darn day 😂❤😂❤😂❤
Omg the emotion whiplash from How Did it End? to So High School then to I Hate it Here... SAME This second half of the album hurts in the best way ❤
I get why people wanted her to bury the beef and stop bringing up … Aimee… but also, I can’t possibly fault a person for “not moving on” when it STILL comes up in her life. I *will* say it was savage to have the line about her kid coming in singing Taylor’s song 💀
The thing about it though is You Know Who brought up that she and her kiddo listen to Taylor in the car. And sing along. So it makes sense to me
aIMee never owned up to what she did, nvm even express regret. She doesn't get to walk away from that.
Your reaction to "so high school" was EVERYTHING. I just adore you Elyse!!
I can't express how much joy your content gives me!! ❤️ You are just amazing and I appreciate you
YESSSS!! That was my EXACT reaction to So High School!! Omg I love that for her so much. I’m so happy for her & Travis & I’m obsessed with the song now! So feel good & light hearted.
This was a lot of fun and I appreciate the lyrics on the screen so I could skip around and still match up. Thanks! Its like getting to hang with a friend, listen, and react, but without any of the awkwardness or worry that the other person isnt as into it as you are. 😂
Watching your emotions and reactions through each song gives me life. I will be returning for every album forever ❤
“That felt good… and bad.”
I nod with you as I’m laughing and crying at the same time.
I was so anxious to see your thanK you aIMee review. did not disappoint. i love you.
This is one of my favorite reactions to Taylor Ive ever seen and Ive seen a lot. Your reaction to The Black Dog, How did it End, and The Prophecy resonate with me as a fellow human. Forgot to say...and So High School...your reaction to that was as good or better than any of my favorite movie scenes ever..and so genuine and happy. I loved it so much.
Your reaction to “How Did It End” is exactly spot on and I think it was 💯 intentional that she put So High School directly after. You get it!!!!
I'm screaming the same things you are with "So High School" ❤❤❤🎉
Yes, I was wondering the same thing about Travis listening to these songs. My heart would break for her too; it does now. Especially because damn, I’m living through such a similar situation rn. 😞 I pray my prophecy changes and I find my (female version) of Travis. 🥺
I thought the same thing as well. I really think even before he heard the music they had these conversations about their past, and that's why he's so protective and respectful of her and her art. She seems so peaceful and safe with him physically and emotionally, and obviously trusts him implicitly.
Oh my goodness, your reaction to So Highschool is EVERYTHING ❤😂
I WAS NOT READY
But did you catch the dirty sexy parts in the lyrics??!! Those were so good and I love how she is comfortable enough with him to just say it with her whole chest.
I’m living for your reactions!! When I saw you made these videos I almost skipped right to So High School - you did not disappoint!
We are the SAME 😂 almost every single thing you googled while listening for the first time matched me 😂❤️
Okay I’m glad I’m not alone in my curiosity 😂
The Black Dog is definitely in my top three off the Double Album...😇 But THE PROPHECY is my favorite so i am REALLY excited to hear how you feel about it, too 🙌🙌🙌❣❣
imgonnagetyouback is like, her saying im gonna either get back with you, or im gonna get back at you.
I loved watching you react to The Anthology!! Priceless reaction to So High School😂😂 also, I feel like The Manuscript kinda clicked for me so sharing my interpretation (hope it helps you piece something together).
Taylor is reflecting on her past relationships and “the manuscript” is her music. Her “rereading the manuscript” is her reflecting on those relationships (especially now that she’s been re-recording) and “they compared their licenses” is maybe her/us comparing her exes. Each of the quotes in the song might be something a boyfriend said to her/a metaphor for a reason why they didn’t work out (e.g., if the sex was half as good as the conversations, we’d be pushing strollers = we were better as friends and didn’t have that physical connection?). She talks about wishing she was older and more grown up when dating older guys, but she dated guys her own age and she felt like she was too mature for them. To process and heal from the relationships, she obviously wrote about it and produced the ATWTMV short film. And now she understands what all the agony of her dating life was for (she grew, learned lessons, and it got her to Travis). All that’s left is the manuscript (her music) bc she’s put her past behind her now. She says the story isn’t mine anymore bc she used the songs to heal, and now she wants us to take the songs and relate them to our own lives (instead of hers) to do the same.
Your opinion is not worth nothing! No matter if you know all the ins and outs of what she wrote and sang about, it made you feel. That's what's important about art and I believe Taylor just wants her art to make people feel something 🤍
watched ur first half yesterday!! can’t wait for this, loving everyone’s reactions
It took me two two hour drives through the country to really begin to digest this.
Duuuide...was just pulled to come on youtube right now. I am HERE for this, thank you for getting into Album 2 this quickly, Elyse 🙌💫🦄❣❣
Okay, this is THE reaction video. I've watched about a hundred of them, seriously. Syncing up the music on Spotify (worth it!) made me remember hearing it for the first time and Elyse is the only person whose facial expressions and comments literally matched mine. Thank you for getting it and making it fun!
Also, I love your comedy and have watched probably everything else you've done, Elyse. You are amazing, wonderful, and deserve all of the kudos. Can't wait to see every little thing that you do next.
AHH YESS. Can't wait to watch this (and cry with you) later
YAYYYYY!! I’ll be here!
elyse’s reaction to ‘how did it end’ is literally all of us 🤍🤍
The manuscript is a reference to her writing All Too Well and directing the short film. Understandable that you felt a little sick to your stomach after the revelations that Jake Gyllenhal played every card from the creeper handbook, first introducing sex into the conversation early and then telling her it was fine that she was 20 because she was wise beyond her years
Cassandra directly references Kimye video release of Taylor - she was renovating her NYC home, repairing cracks, when she heard her voice on a loop. Referencing that constant replay of the phone call tape. And then the fallout for the rest of this song. And no one believing her. Like Cassandra from Homer’s The Iliad, the story of Troy.
Do you have any idea who Cassandra is, I thought it might be Taylor, but during the song, she seemed to refer to herself as someone separate?
I have listened with you at least 5 times now, I legit feel like I'm listening with a good friend. Love your reactions and candid comments
We love a double album
LOVE IT
I’ve only seen your non-reaction content but this is perfection 😆 The neurodivergentness, and googling everything is SO relatable!
Watching you listening to ThanK you aIMee made my entire week. Thank you ELYSE ❤️
i'm so so excited, my whole family sat and watched/listened with you and it was SO MUCH FUN and I was going to come comment that I really hoped you were going to do the other tracks and HERE YOU ARE right on top of it. 😍👏🏻🖤
The prophecy kills me 😭😭😭😭 Instant tears
The How Did it End -> So High School whiplash SHEESH. I enjoyed this rollercoaster with you!