Therapist Reacts To: You're On Your Own, Kid by Taylor Swift!
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Taylor liked a tiktok saying that the bridge of the song is a flash foward through her discography that being:
From sprinkler splashes: debut
to fireplace ashes: fearless
I gave my blood, sweat, and tears for this: speak now
I hosted parties: red
and starved my body, like I'd be saved by a perfect kiss: 1989
The jokes weren't funny, I took the money, my friends from home don't know what to say: reputation
I looked around in a blood-soaked gown and I saw something they can't take away: lover (probably related to the loss of her masters)
'Cause there were pages turned with the bridges burned: folklore/evermore
Everything you lose is a step you take: the re-recorded albums (fearless tv and red tv)
So make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it, you've got no reason to be afraid: midnights
you're a genius 🤯
This is such a brilliant theory 👏 👌
She writes her lyrics on many levels- this is like 3,000% accurate
This is a genius theory
masterpiece~
The line, "You're on your own kid, yeah, you can face this," makes me tear up. It's a reminder I need. I'm no kid, but sometimes I still feel like one. Damn it Taylor, why do you this?
I can never get past the line "i saw something they cant take away" without my voice breaking and eyes tearing up.
I feel like this is exactly why this might take the top spot for my favorite track 5… She set herself up perfectly with “yeah, you can face this” to then finish out the song with something like “you can/will make it” after building us up about making the bracelets and tasting the moment, telling us we have no reason ti be afraid - but she doesn’t do that. instead she reminds us one last time that we are on our own and we always have been, before we get the final few seconds of the kinda buzzing sound often associated with isolation and fear in film. it’s so damn brutal but REAL.
the very last “you always have been” i interpreted it as her saying that you’ve always been on your own from the start so look what you’ve already done during that time
Exactly!❤
Beautiful insights ♥️
I love that the firsts “you’re on your own kid” are kinda sad, hard moments in her life where she realizes she only has herself; but the last one is hopeful, like she knows she can face whatever life throws her way because she has herself and I think that is a beautiful sentiment ❤
Yes it is 🤍
This song gets me everytime. Tears constantly.
It really is powerful and gets me too
Same. Sometimes I can hear the hopeful part and sometimes I can't. She's just really good at getting emotions into songs.
Same
FOR REAL
Same here 😢
First verse sounds like she’s still in her hometown. And each verse is another stage of her life, where she’s learning to rely on herself.
I think the 'blood-soaked gown' line is actually quite revealing, and in a somewhat less flattering (yet profound) way. Though Taylor is an objectively lovely and wonderful human being (pretty much no one who's worked with her has said a bad thing about her), people in her position of fame and power don't often get to those places without getting 'blood' on their hands, so to speak. Based on the song's central theme of isolation, it's likely that she has sacrificed friendships and relationships that were meaningful to her in pursuit of the life she's always wanted, either because those people didn't support her vision/journey or because they couldn't accept the person she was becoming as a result of it. After accomplishing what she set out to do, she now wonders if it was worth it. Regardless of whether it was or not, she witnessed something very few people ever will, something they could never take away from her: she saw her dreams come true.
This is a really good take. Thank you!
That's definitely the meaning i got out of that line, too, but I love the comparison to the prom scene in Carrie mentioned in this video. As much as Taylor references movies in her songs and videos, I wouldnt be surprised if that line was at least partially inspired by Carrie. Looking around, feeling mortified because of what others did to her.
I totally agree. In the same vein, it also made me think of the times she’s been stabbed in the back by people she trusted.
Goodness...I relate to that so much and I'm not even halfway there. I know I'm gonna lose people, significantly, even my own family members, simply because I chose something they didn't approve of
Yep you got it right, especially with the “pages turn with the bridges burned” so the blood on her dress is all the loss and suffering she has from the steps she had to take
This song, out of all of them on Midnights, strikes me so hard. Nearly impossible not to cry. Her longing to belong and literally trying everything including starving herself and wearing some kinda mask to fit in. So relatable.
It is 🥺🥺🥺
I love how active you've become with Taylor related reactions.
Thank you!!
While i agree that the phrase "starved my body" is about self image, i also think it has a double meaning in the context of the verse.
"I gave my blood, sweat and tears for this
I hosted parties and starved my body..."
I think shes saying that she worked so hard for her career that she neglected herself in the process. She was gaining success, but her wellbeing and stability were slipping. That was my take on it but obviously there are lots of meanings.
Woah!!! Mind blown by this explanation. Wow. Truth 🤍
My take was she was referencing the 1989 Era. She became extremely thin. In her film on Netflix she even mentions how she had an eating disorder and that how when she saw pictures of herself she would spiral and literally not eat. That "If you were thin you didn't have an ass but if you had enough meat on you to have an ass you weren't thin enough. It's all f****** impossible." She said she's in a healthier place now where when she sees a photo of herself and gets triggered she has to remind herself "We don't do that anymore. I'd rather be a size 6 than a 2 when my body was never meant to be a 2" It was really eye opening to struggles that she's faced being in the spotlight and being forced to live under the scrutiny of a society with impossible standards of beauty
With the blood soaked gown in reference to Carrie, their was so much hope. She believed she had been chosen. In her innocence, she thought all what she desired at that point in time were coming true. She was set up to be humiliated and it was heartbreaking.
😮 genius!!
“People throw rocks at things that shine.” Taylor, Ours, 2010
I imagine you’re a very good therapist, you just come across as genuinely caring
Wow, thank you!❤❤❤
Make the friendship bracelets take the moment and taste it makes me sob every time! She continues on to say “you’re on your own kid, yeah you can face this” is an encouragement to keep going even if it’s hard. These lyrics to me have helped me understand how my childhood friendships have change as I’ve become an adult, and how I can’t have that childhood relationship anymore, even though I still want to hold onto it.
The first time I heard "blood soaked gown" I immediately thought "Carrie" and because of how similar it was. Carrie was made a spectacle of on stage and everyone laughed at her. Taylor confessed that when Kanye interrupted on her on stage she thought everyone was booing her. I think she felt horrified and kind of related to Carrie.
I think the “I took the money” is sorta how she went along with a lot of the “boys watch out” jokes for a while. Reminds me of some of her Ellen interviews. I also believe that the whole section from the “blood soaked gown” and on is referencing her time she “disappeared” between her 1989 and Rep albums. It was that time she describes as learning how to live a normal life again and was a time of great self discovery. What a beautiful song.
I think that when she says "I went to parties with "better bodies"" it doesn't refer about physicality or not solely about it, but about the fact that she looked for better people (not just somebodies) to hangout, because she couldn't find her people before, and she herself talked about that struggle and how she tried to overcompensate those wounds. Like the "squad" she formed, just to learn that "her dreams aren't rare" aka the people that had her same dreams weren't rare. And she found herself on her own again.
That’s a really good point and I think you are right on!
My brother was giving me shit the other day for making friendship bracelets for when i go to see the film. And it honestly crushed my spirit a little bit. I know I'm not alone in feeling this way, but life can get so fucking lonely. I'm fucking lonely. And this song just gives me hope. It's more than just "making bracelets" to me. It's about connection, and understanding. And realizing that even though I sometimes feel like i'm screaming into a void where nobody can hear me, we're never truly alone. There are other people out there going through their own battles and feeling all of the same isolating feelings. Idk, man. I'm just trying to cling to whatever brings me even an OUNCE of joy lately. And Taylor fills my soul with SO much joy. I'm so eternally thankful for her AND for this song.
This song is both motivating and depressing at the same time. I've been chasing the same dream for five years but I find myself in the same position now that I'm a step closer, my dreams aren't rare and I'm not special, it's a painful realization. I don't know how to grow out of this phase of confusion and fear and impatience and self hate...
Loving this, I also think of ‘from sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes’ as growing up. Going from running through sprinklers as a little kid to sitting around a firepit/bonfire at a party as a teenager/adult
ooh that's smart i was wondering what she meant by that..
@@nikik.8761 thank you 💖
Ooo so good!
It can also be interpreted as 'as the season passes'(as time passes) because sprinklers are summer thing and fireplace is winter and Christmas symbol. This is the reason I love her music so much. There are just so many ways to interpret it and every song is personal and mold to our life experience.
Seeing your reaction and breakdown, I feel like I hadn’t even fathomed this song yet. Amazing insights that made me love the song even more.
That’s so wonderful!! It is so deep
Another therapist here, I just found your channel and am enjoying your Taylor reactions.
This one is stand out!
Yay for therapists!!! Thank you so much for the support! Sending you good vibes and ❤
Excellent review. Taylor has transformed the concept of a self help book or a memoir into a song that is very honest, growth oriented and hopeful. Very much agree with you on this idea of learning that we are on our own and have to depend on ourselves.
Yes!! Thank you❤
I am going through a divorce. I've been in love with him since I was 14. I'm 39. We got married at 25 after a bit of growing up. This song is actually encouraging to me.
Oh Crystal. Same. I’m going through one too and I’m having to truly rely on myself. I’ve surprised myself with what I’ve been able to do even while being in the depths of despair. You and I are on our own but we can get through anything, even the unexpected. Sending you ❤
@@mendwithmere I am just now seeing this. I'm fairly new to RUclips. Thank you so much for replying and the encouraging words. I'm loving your channel.
Ive been there too! Youve GOT this!! Better days ahead! Sending lots of love to you.
I see this song about the bittersweetness of self-resilience. About how even though it sucks have to learn to be strong for yourself and that other people don't always care for you the way you want them to, being independent strong is how you survive. Being alone can sad, but it's better to be alone and strong and happy than it is to be with others who hurt you.
Yes!! This is beautifully put!
I think so long daisy May refers to her throwing away her country/ sweetness & moving into her pop genre it was her “ great escape “ reinventing herself & when she had turned 21 she waited for Jake to show up to her party “ I waited ages to see you there” I think what happened with John & then Jake then spiraled into an eating disorder as she referenced at the same party waiting.. “ I searched the party of better bodies”
This is my favorite song on Midnights. It really resonated with me for so many reasons. I loved the hopeful turn at the end. As someone who’s spent a lot of life feeling alone and different and bad, it does make me want to savor those good moments and remember how they helped me along the way.
I haven't commented on a video yet but I've been a subscriber for a good month or so. I appreciate you so much and just want to say please continue reacting to Taylor's songs, and contributing your astute and compassionate thoughts, because as cheesy as this sounds, I have begun to mend with mere.
male swifty makes me so happy 🥳
Peter!!! Thank you so much for these kind words. It means so much to me and I’m grateful that these videos have been mending you bc truthfully, you are mending me with your support ❤
i would totally book a therapy session with you i’d feel so safe
not fair, this song already made me cry lots.
the way you explain things- made me cry more.
Tears are goood!! It’s a release and I’m glad it’s making you feel that way
this song is just as good as mirrorball, so honest, so vulnerable, so raw, i love it so much and it speaks so much to me, even if its about growing up in the show biz.
This is my favorite song on Midnights. Even after several listens, some of the other tracks I love more or less than the first listen, but this one is still my favorite. It hit me really hard, and I'm still trying to process why. It gave me huge body chills the first time (I actually thought I was getting sick it was so strong) and it still hits me every time, and I have had to have listened to it 30 times by now. I absolutely LOVE it, and I also think by the end its meant to be encouraging and hopeful. I loved your interpretation, thank you!
There is a very strong connection between this song and "The Lucky One"
“The jokes weren’t funny” is a reference to Jake gyllendirt. She sings in Begin Again and all too well10min that he didn’t think her jokes were funny.
“Took the money” is a reference to her Getaway song where she is explaining her breakup from Calsius and her rebound with Tom.
The whloe song she is talking to her past self, explaining her hurdles. But it ends with a hopeful note, “you can face this”
i think "the jokes weren't funny" refers to how the media made jokes about her dating life and her personality but Taylor focused on her work/art and took her moneys worth
Ahhhh that all makes sense!!! Thank you for sharing, I can see it all now❤
@@hichamsrour1691 it was the lady reporter says that she gonna get a man
The jokes line definitely is about how she was a punchline for a lot of people during 2012-2016.
I think she’s referencing a lot more than just her romantic relationships with men.
Just found your channel a few days ago. I love how you breakdown the lyrics and give your thoughts. This song is so good, perfect track 5 for this album. It makes me cry lol
It’s soooo good! Thank you!!
listening to this song for the first time made me start writing songs. i've written poems since about a year ago, and it's such a good vessel for thoughts, especially since i'm not good at all with opening up about my feelings. listening to midnights, i thought, 'i want to write songs like her'. i've been nonstop writing since then and i never realized how many emotions have been hiding in my brain until a week ago. my songs are nowhere near as good as her, and neither is my voice, but she inspires me so much. i love that you're reacting to YOYK, it gets me in the feels just about every time. i love your channel and you're such a comfort to watch!
Wow! Thank you and yes, keep writing!!! It is so therapeutic. Don’t compare your writing to anyone, even Taylor, because yours is special bc it’s from you. Let it allll out. Writing has helped me so much too. When I comes pouring out, I call it a “creative download” lol. Sending you ❤
@@mendwithmere you responded! tysm for the encouragement
This may be my favorite Taylor Swift song yet. I have yet to listen to it without getting choked up.
This is so a family members story this fall. She is from the Midwest, earned herself a spot in an Elite college on the East Coast. Loved a friend group, one of the boys liked her, then dumped her, resulting in her losing the whole friend group. When she returns this semester needs to move from her dorm as she is so traumatized by these people. She continues with big goals and aspirations. Her friends from home couldn't believe what happened to her.
So i agree with most of what you said, just wanted to add some thoughts.
First verse- i think is about Jake. It started with him towards the end of summer as being friendly then picked up and they dated from September to December. She talks about him smoking with his boys. She has made other mention about how he made her feel 2nd best to his friends. Sprinkler splashes to fire place ashes in this first course is literal from summer to winter. The “i waited ages to see you there. I searched the party for better bodies, just to learn you never cared” she had previously mentioned how they had “stopped talking” and then he had reached back out to her and she invited him for her 21st bday. So she felt like it was forever since the last time she saw him. In All Too Well 10 min version she talks about looking for him the whole night and her dad telling her turning 21 is supposed to be fun! So the search the party, of better bodies (better choices of men that she didn’t notice cause she only had eyes for him) just to learn that you never cared is the let down of him not showing up.
Second verse- she realized she needed to get away and pursue what she wants for herself. She did more writing and felt her feelings coming out differently than her previous country style. “So long daisy Mae”- her nod to like Grease “so long to Sandra Dee”. Sprinkler to ashes in this seems like young and innocent to ‘damaged and burnt’. She left home in Nashville to Hollywood or whatever and realized there were people doing the same thing as her and she felt less than them. Like she wasn’t good enough. So she had to ‘improve’ herself to be good enough so she could get the life she wanted. The fame and love. More specifically love from a man. The jokes weren’t funny, i took the money- instead of blowing up and causing a scene I’m sure she was given hush money so that all the people talking about her love life could save face. The blood soaked gown- she’s comparing herself to Carrie. She finally thought she was making her way and had friends in the business and then she turned into the butt of the jokes and even the people she thought were her friends hurt her so again she was on her own to figure it out. Her friends from home don’t know what to say because they don’t know how the lifestyle of a famous person is. That you can’t just not see the girl who just cut you so deep because you are both to be at the same award show next week where you know you will be ridiculed but if you don’t go you’re giving up on the career you are working your a-s-s off for. This is when she realizes how amazing she is and that it all happened for a reason. All the times she felt she was “on her own” was just a lesson that she had to learn to be her best self. This is when she officially started speaking up for herself. So the ending- she recaps it all, everything you lose is a step you take. by referencing friendship bracelets and seizing the moment she’s saying no matter what age you are, little kids making bracelets or adults taking big risks, there’s nothing to be afraid of because you will overcome the bad things that happen and will heal from the hurt like you always have.
Thanks for doing this video. It helped me really appreciate this song more than i already did as a true #5 track lover.
This is my new comfort channel. Mere is so calm and relaxed and im def here for it
Wow!! Thank you!!
The way I relate is that it's always just been her. on. her. own. because somewhere along the line I have always been "miss indepedent" because not many have always been there for me.
This song, is her life.
Oh yes ❤
I wanted to know the meaning behind "you're on your own kid" because it really spoke to me. Now that I know, I'm so devastated how relatable it is.
it is devastating. I feel you so much
YOYOK holds such a special place in my heart. "You can face this" gets me every single time I listen to this song. I really like your channel! Please let me know if you'd like to add Spanish subtitles to your content, I would absolutely love to do that! Love from an Argentinian Swiftie 💕
Loved this reaction and this song! It's literally instant tears every time. The oxygen mask metaphor made me think of Two by Sleeping at Last. You should totally take a look at that one- brings me to tears!
Ooo I will! ❤
This song reaply hit me recently, Her words at the end OMG. My husband passed last year, I feel so lonely and lost. Her song reminded me that I accomplished all the things in my life. I'm capable even with him gone, I'm still able and strong. I know he's still supporting and cheering for me now more than ever. Taylor's song, ugh she really hit my heart yet gave me hope that I've got this.
she truly makes it difficult to choose your favorites! this one definitely in my top 5 🦋🙌🏻
Yes it is!!❤
People think the chorus could be about her albums and her life. It sounds like she’s taking to herself. Through each album
Absolutely!❤
Update within the swiftie community this has led to the era project for the concerts where people are making friendship bracelets to trade with one another
To me the “blood soaked gown” is pain, trauma. I have ptsd and that’s what it represents to me. It will always be there no matter what I do - I’ve learned from that pain - and it came at such a cost that It will never be forgotten.
You are a joy to watch and listen to! I thoroughly relax hearing you talk and love how deeply you go into the lyrics. Taylor has seen me through 13, almost 14 years of life and I wouldn’t have made it this far without her. I wholeheartedly believe she’s magic. The emotional reactions her music pull out of me are so intense and specific I can’t understand how she can write like that. If my writing is ever 1/8th as good as hers, I’ll be a very happy woman.
You are so welcome and I totally feel the same about her lyrics. Do you write at all? It’s so good to be inspired and it’s a great release. Don’t know why I want to encourage you to write, lol. Thank you for your comment and support! So glad you like the channel❤
God! This song is the closest to my heart in the Midnights album. It always gives me hope and makes me want to cry. I feel like it is a love letter to the little girl who didn’t understand why she was not accepted and telling her that it’s ok, it’s just so beautiful. Just watched two of your videos and subscribed, love the content your creating. ♥️♥️✨✨
Thanks so much for reacting to this! One of my favourites from Midnights
You are very welcome!!
You are killing it with the content this week! Great job 😊.
Thank you!!❤
OMG, I love your explanation. I understand the song well now.
Thank you! So glad it helped❤
“I took the money” might be a nod to the bleachers song “don’t take the money “ by jack antonoff (also) meaning we all chase money (or career aspirations) sometimes to the detriment of our relationships or well-being. We all have to tell ourselves what’s truly important to us, because we can forget momentarily in the pursuit of our “big” dreams.
Totally agree with you on not having to know the "why" behind life. I've been telling myself lately that I don't have to agree or understand to accept things as they are. :)
Makes me think of my younger self and how I wish I could heal her, then she mentions starving herself and I used to do the same thing for days. I'm healing bit by bit thanks to Taylor
As a teenager, I’m so grateful that I have a childish way of looking at this song. This song accurately reflects her inner child.
She grew up with not very many friends, and she in this song moved to Tennessee to pursue songwriting and being a singer. “You’re on your own kid, you always have been” ever since she was a kid. When she says “make the friendship bracelets, take the moment and taste it!” It means she matured too fast and never got a chance to feel like a kid with a lot of friends in class. Make the friendship bracelets anyways, no matter your age. Take the moment and taste it. Be okay with where you are right now because you’re gonna be okay. “Yeah you can face this.” Is her reassuring her teenage audience that can relate and also talking to her inner child. This makes so much sense to me personally, but maybe I’m just a kid.
exactly!
The part where she says “I didn’t choose this town, I dream of getting out” reminds me of white horse where in the chorus she basically blames herself for having dreamed of this fairytale with the guy and by the end of it it turns into “this is a big world, that was a small town there in my rear view mirror disappearing now, and it’s too late for you and your white horse to catch me now” and then she goes “try and catch me now” because part of her still hopes that he’ll try
This is my favorite TS song, always makes me emotional when I listen to it. But it gives me hope, and permission to love what I love and not worry about what others think ❤
Taylor has this song, an unreleased one from way before she make it in the industry, it's called Who I've always been and she talks about a lot of thing that reflected on this lyrics. I feels like the two songs talk to each other, Young Taylor and grown Taylor.
I love this channel , keep going ❤️
Thank you!! I will keep going with this support. I’m going to check out that song too❤
Daisy Mae in the comic strip was always pining after a guy who didn’t really notice her, I believe
Oooo such a good insight!
I always believed (in my heart) that So Long Daisy May means that she's not naive anymore and is older and understands the sadness of the world and responsibilities. Plus the bridge is about all of her eras and especially 1989
This song makes me cry. I used to have an eating disorder and i think this song really shows how insecucities can lead to that and during tjat time everyone around me left so i really always felt alone in my struggles. When i finally chose recovery i felt like i could now face things myself and that i dont always need others to depend on.
in the daisy mae and the comic strip, daisy mae was actually unrequitedly in love with abner so it most likely means that she's saying goodbye to being that girl who was pouring all her love to this guy who doesn't feel the same aka the guy who could have made her stay
You are so well spoken! Great analysis!! ❤
Maybe I'm just projecting but I saw the line "I search the party of better bodies just to learn that my dreams aren't rare" as talking about body image issues, like the dream that isn't rare is to have a "perfect" body
This is august and my tears ricochet combined.
Nope
@@hazza4133 k
this song hits me so hard every time. i’m so glad you’re doing more videos about Taylor’s songs because she is great at representing feelings w her art. thank you so much 🫶
I cry every time hearing the last verse
It’s powerful ❤
The way you break down the lyrics is so clean and so on point. And I'm so glad that you always pause at the right place.
The daisy on your palm 🥺😍
I love this song. It’s my favourite off of Midnights.
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The part "I hosted parties and starved my body" made me think of her Eating Disorder (that she once talk about it in The Miss Americana Film on Netflix) & FAT scence in Anti-Hero MV. Maybe you should react to the Anti-Hero MV & Miss Americana Film too. :)
Ooo yes!❤
Daisy-Head Mayzie is a Dr. Seuss book. At some point, she ditches her school, and her family, and her small town and signs a contract to be famous. And then, after leaving everything she knows and getting rich, she realises it’s not worth anything if no one loves her.
“So long Daisy May” feels like talking about leaving everything you know to be famous. This is further supported by the fact that the next line of the song also lines up with the book. The daisy pulls all her petals and says, “Don’t worry Mayzie. They love you.” She’s saying that being famous is worth nothing if “he” doesn’t love her.
By quoting Dr. Seuss, she keeps the nostalgic feeling of the song going as she talks about growing up to realise that she’s on her own in the end.
I’m sooo glad I found your channel, thank you a lot
"I starved my body" also is a tribute to 1989 era, where she said she would just starve after looking at pictures of herself
That hurts to read but so glad she spoke about it
maybe my favorite from the album, and i love that at the same time she says you are on your own, i feel so glad and lucky to have her songs in every moment of my life. she is grace, and you too! thanks for the video ❤
WOW. So, I found your page tonight and I’ve been spending hours watching. I’m a huge Taylor fan. So many of her songs are up for personal interpretation (which is a huge part of her wide appeal), but I love hearing your take on them!!! I’d love to see you do an analysis and reaction video to Bigger Than The Whole Sky. There is a lot of speculation that it is a song about a miscarriage. I think it’s very open to interpretation, could be about any type of loss. It hits me as a loss of my former self after a toxic relationship. I was not only grieving that relationship, but coming to terms with the fact that I’m permanently changed from those experiences. I have a friend who recently ended an engagement and it hit home for her, too. I’d love to hear your thoughts! I liked the reaction video of your first time hearing Forever Winter because that song is SO emotionally raw and I experiencing the emotion it drew out of you right along with you felt so honest and real. Subscribed and immediately hooked! Cannot wait for more!
Wow!! Thank YOU!!! This means so much. I am going to do bigger than the whole sky from a miscarriage lens that my friend went through. I’m going through a divorce and I resonate with so much you shared about realizing you are permanently changed by a relationship and how that feels. It’s definitely grief. Thank you again for supporting me!! ❤
You are so wise! Great analysis!
All the analysis you made, made appreciate more deeply this song, thanks Mere!
Loved this breakdown there is a depth to the lyrics I missed that make this song even greater
You just described everything I felt with this song 🥹
U are an inspiration for me because I want to study psychology and love watching ur analysis ❤
Thank you for making this. I love the song so much and seeing you explained the song helps me understand it better
You are so welcome!!
Last 3 weeks im having flashbacks of last 15 years. All those traumas linked to each other coming and coming on me. I kept singing this song all this week unconsciously and now i noticed. İdk why but i understand all "why this song" with this video but also that fact made me sad more than ever
You’re amazing, Mere!!! ❤ Thanks a lot for your beautiful analysis of Taylor’s spectacular songs ❤❤️ This song is a great message ❤
Thank you!!!!❤❤❤
Your reaction videos are seriously my favorite - especially Taylor ones 💖💖💖 I feel like I learn so much from you in each video thank you so much
The name Daisy is derived from the Old English word 'daes', which means 'day's eye'. This name was given to the daisy flower because its petals open up in the morning as if to greet the day. The name Mae is of Latin origin and means 'bitter' or 'grief'
Great breakdown of the song. I wish you were my therapist 😊.
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Outstanding line by line analysis,, Thank You
I have only one rule in life: don't be like others. I don't have a cell phone (and it's not for lack of money to buy one), I don't have social networks other than RUclips, I don't wear the clothes that are in fashion; I don't have a stereotypical, perfect body for my age. And obviously I have received and receive criticism. I have another rule about that: Ignore those comments and, what I think is more important, ignore the people who make them, because a person who makes them is equivalent to someone who is not worth enough to spend my time with.
The line you’re on your own kid you can face this gets me every time because my ex-husband used to call me kid o . And my divorce was so insanely mentally rough . But I made it
That inspires me. Still in my divorce and it’s brutal.
i LOVE your taylor reactions!!
Thank you!❤
Love this song, love your reaction :)
Better bodies in the later verse could also be about bodies of work like everyone else at these Nashville parties, regardless of wether they've quite "made it" yet or not, had better connections & at least had some important people already intrested in their music so she might have started worrying that the songs she wrote as a teenager weren't actually good enough for her to get noticed in this new place.
I love this reaction!! This song always makes me feel that loneliness of being on your own and knowing that the only person you can really rely on is yourself…but comfort comes with those feelings too. If you haven’t already heard Anti-hero I would love to see your reaction to that! The lyrics are extremely relatable, self-aware, and well written. (Nothing new for Taylor, haha!) but Anti-hero really resonates with me and I would love to see your perspective on the song.
"ppl throw rocks at things that shine"
Thank you so much for reacting to this beautiful inspiring song. It’s my favorite from Midnights album. 🙏❤️
Welcome!!❤
thank you for this😢 this reaction is truly inspirational for me，now I have a much deeper understanding of this song.