The vocals on this song are just insane! i mean, her screaming “who’s afraid of little old me?” and then the quieter “you should be.” it’s just amazing. she is absolutely a mastermind
It's cause it's an octave higher and lower. Same note different octav. Her belting the higher octave was clear with resonance. Shows her vocal range have really improved.
70 year old grandma who finally listened to your music and discovered I was instantly a Swiftie. Better late than never. What an incredible voice you have.
I’m a 52 year old grandma who’s right there with you! A total Swiftie for life. She’s an extremely talented young woman. No one can take that away from her. Ever.
Welcome! Tay would be so happy to have you! We are too. Her writing is incredible. (I'm 44 and been a long-time swiftie since I was pregnant with my 16 YO.) If you can find the time, start with her very first album and listen in order until now... the arc of her writing and voice are absolutely phenomenal... Enjoy!
This whole song feels like a tragic backstory of a villain. Specially when she says “I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean” I AM LITERALLY SOBBING
"The asylum where they raised me?"She grew up rich with a nice childhood some can only dream of with loving parents as well. Is it referring to the music industry instead?
If we pay attention to fonts of text lyric videos "I can fix him (no really i can)" and "who's afraid of little old me" and then we pay attention to the order and duration of songs in the TTPD, it can be to assume that Rep TV will be released either on 10/11 in variations on October 11 (premiere Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour) or November 10 (like date of released Reputation) or 7/7 aka July 7 (like date of released Speak Now TV) as the addition of the durations of these songs in accordance with 5:34 and 2:36 I wanna know your opinion, Swifties I am not native English speaker, but i hope you understand me
This is even darker though. I hòpe she takes a break after this tour. I feel like she needs it. And public defjnitely singles her out n is unfair. I dont think shes just playing victim. Theyre too hard on her.
Im 28 years old now and Taylor is still saving my life through her music. "You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum they raised me in" I lived that. I felt that. And I know tons of other people that will be singing this song in the mental health wards.
I am 58 years old and some how this young lady has given me permission to not put up with people's shit. Keep on singing young lady. And thank you, you have made life a better place!
same, and as older woman I also grew up with 'sticks and stones", the hysteria over Matty Healy's off colour jokes was unhinged, and her telling off the fans is so justified.
I actually read this while singing it in the melody so I expected it to rhyme accordingly. "Always rising from the ashes" like a damn phoenix queen is she WHO'S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME?
She was targeted at a young age, they thought they could control or ruin her, what ever their motive, they didn't realize who they were dealing with. She owns them with this song and many others.
This song is like a wonderful mix of the lyricism of My Tears Richochet, a little unhinged clapback to criticism like Blank Space, and an IDGAF attitude of Look What You Made Me Do and I'm LIVING FOR IT 🔥🔥🔥. I LOVE YOU TAYLOR!
Is it just me or does she sound HAPPY near the end of the song (3:56+) almost like she’s fully embraced what she’s become and the pain she has gone through and is now OWNING it! 🔥 As sad as the song is, it’s super empowering too!
Kind of reminds me of Elsa owning it: Let it go, let it go That perfect girl is gone Here I stand in the light of day Let the storm rage on The cold never bothered me anyway
it's the fact that she chose a reputation inspired font for this TTPD song that exudes the rage of mad woman and sounds like the child of rep and folklore, with hints of her early years.
Exactly and the what if 'it is' got me cause they did and you can really feel her emotions it's too strong in this song which is powerful i iF-in love it!
Did you also catch when she says "Who's afraid of little old me" for the last time that there is a "me?" which stays longer, as an answer to the question. Damn this gives a whole other dimension to the song !
Wow! As a 65 yr old Rock era man who's be intrigued with this young, brilliant, talented, and successful woman, I think this is by far my favorite song of hers. We all know who is afraid of little old her. Bravo!
55 female became a Swiftie a couple months ago. She is such a talented hard working artist. You don't hear songs that often that have the kind of lyrics, and deep thought she writes, and sings. Love how real she is as well. She is so kind, and makes a great role model for anyone that listens to her!
My female rage has never felt so represented and understood. I did not know I needed a song about this subject, but it came at a perfect time. This song feels like life throws you yet another curveball and you just say: You know what? Why tf not. I'll show you just how crazy I can be. That's what you want right? Are you afraid of what you made me? You should be... I can't stop crying at this song... I am sobbing every time. The emotions this song makes me feel is unlike anything I have ever experienced with music. This represents the final point of breakdown where the chaos of emotions and disappointments become so much it turns into empty nothings and you just sit there smiling like, sure why not. Feeling so much that you feel nothing at all, can make you turn wretched and crazy. It is the perfect combination of sad and angry.
thank you for this beautiful comment that sums up how I feel. If you haven’t heard mad woman from folklore, you need to hear that one too. theyre practically sister songs.
I've seen the videos of her Paris performance and they're all incredible. I cant wait to see her in Madrid. This album is a masterpiece. Her anger is palpable and so relatable.
Poetic. This beautiful captures the restraint it takes to ignore the liars, haters, cheaters, and thieves who use your reactions to their drama to justify their distasteful behavior.
The lyrics are so powerful, as if it's the backstory of a villain. It gives me Reputation vibes. Specially the lyrics- "I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean". She needs a standing ovation!🛐
I thought it was about essentially growing up publicly in a gold fish bowl. She's been in music since her early teens. And " the circus life" is fame. It's a great song. The album is brilliant.
"Put narcotics into all of my songs and tha's why your still singing alone" So many golden lyrics in this song. But that one, first time I eard it,...The satisfied, "YESSS", she went straight for the jugular, weirdly proud laughter. This song takes my entire soul over
Sort of like what happened to Britney….. 😳 I swear some of the lyrics in this album really remind me of her situation. I can’t help but wonder if they might collab one day. 🤷🏼♀️ Anything is possible. They could have planned something. Britney said on IG that things are not always what they seem to be.
This is also a song going over so many swifties heads. Hear what she is saying and learn to treat Taylor as a human being and not someone you can control and pretend you care about, while picking apart her entire life and criticise her. Such a sad song, but brilliant! Edit: realised some don´t know the history, this song is about many...this song is also clearly about Scooter, Scott, Kimye and all industry men who are scared of her power and have tried countless times to put an end to her career. She is changing the way they used to be able to control things in the industry, so clearly they are very afraid of her power and have been trying to take her down for years. But a part of the fandom are doing the same when punishing her when she doesn´t live up to the narrative you have created in your own mind.
@@Kellendras1 Can you even imagine. I can't even imagine how she was raised, from what I've seen about how her parents were promoting her. It gives me Britney's parents, but without the desperation for money.
I’ve said it before and I will again: this whole album is like the more grown up version of Reputation, same kind of songs, this is me and I’m done with all of the criticism leave me alone and I love it
At the very end of the lyric, "Who's afraid of little old me?" she removes and leaves only "me?", perhaps implying that she's sometimes feeling afraid of herself... Why am I crying over this? :')
This is very villian coded. It's giving Maleficent. Witchy vibes. I genuinely love it, one of my favorites from the album and it stuck out from the first listen. Most screamable lyrics, imo.
I love it, great song, the lyrics, the music, her voice when she screams: "Who's afraid of little old me?" and then calmly and coldly: "You should be", I get goosebumps. As the saying goes, “Beware the fury of a patient man.”
this song gives me CHILLS. The way it makes me feel like I'm floating when she says levitating??? HOW??? And that first "who's afraid of little old me?" in high notes... HOW AM I EVEN STILL ALIVE AFTER LISTENING TO THIS.
I've never heard such a gentle song about pure rage. Well deserved, super well sung. Thank you, Ms. Swift for bringing forth emotions we feel and can't voice on our own.
"it's a wonder I broke, let's hear one more joke. Then we can all just laugh until I cry" guts me. She shares her pain with the world and uses it as a muse to process and release it. She is a verified musical genius. LOVE this song!!
thought i was only one who heard that and thought damn. even her... feel the need to to keep us here. most artists do this, for their own state or the crowds acception. even if i try to write a song it goes to narcotics quite often, we must all have that one thing that grips us even a lil bit. even taylor
truly a Miranda Priestly "and it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry, when, in fact, you're wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room... from a pile of stuff" moment
2:37 “So tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is?” “What if it is?” “It is?” “It is.” Whoever made this lyric video is a GENIUS. Captures the realization and being honest with her self knowing that it is in fact about her.
I'm not an enormous fan of Taylor Swift's work, I'm also not a classic demographic for it (39 y.o man from a non-English speaking country), but this is real art. You can hear the bitterness, the hurt, the resentment and anger, but it makes you sympathetic to the story, not repulses you. It touches your heart. And the Music is being built up so well to a climax. I listened to it on the radio while driving and had to immediately find it and listen twice more to feel the song and the creation better. This is great.
What's the thing about Taylor Swift? There is no demographic. She speaks to all people with her music. She is amazing. A mastermind if you will. Just listen to her folklore and evermore albums. You'll forever be a fan❤
Undeniably her best song, nothing else can compare. This is Taylor's deep resentment towards the media and people who wants to drag her down, wish her the worst and then what? If something really happens to her, they'll feel some kind of remorse and had the guts to ask what happened to her, why she's gone mad. Thank you, Taylor, for keep on writing your story. I hope you know there are people who truly appreciate you.
Notice when she sings “So tell me everything is not about me But what if it is?” The words disappear with the beat and we’re left with “ IT IS” And in the next line “THEY DID” The answers are given too.What a mastermind!😲
I was looking for this comment!! I also just realized that at the end the words disappear and only "me?" is left from who's afraid of little old me... litteral tears 😭
As someone who grew up bullied, abused verbally and emotionally by close relatives this song speaks to me. Every hurtful word, manipulations and degrading treatment they mold me to what I am today. Now, everytime there's a "family" gathering I can feel their weariness around me. Like they are AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME!
What I love about all music, but especially Taylor’s music. Is the fact that I can imagine a perfect story to go with the songs. And this song is a perfect example of that!
@@lisaanderson1146this is solo written. Co-produced with Jack. And not all are cowritten with him, some are with Aaron Dessner (he has 5 songs in the standard edition and 12 on anthology, the rest are with Jack). Taylor has some solo written songs in this album (this, my boy only breaks his favorite toys, the black dog, peter, and the manuscript)
i've been a swiftie since october 2022 and personally i think ttpd is more of a personal life album, that's why people aren't "getting it." it's more related to taylor's life, than just music.
I love this song-it should be a single. It would make a great music video with the circus imagery and the her escaping and destroying the circus and everything at the end.
I can't stop thinking about the sentence 'Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth.' It's about how the showbiz forced her to keep quiet and stop defending herself, but ALSO in a literal way... she had her teeth removed to put veneers, all for showbiz. It shows how the media want her to not be herself. GENIUS
@@user-pu8dp5rr8t No... but many many many celebs (particularly female) discuss the pressures of being in the public spotlight and the consequential tear down of looks
The story/message/lyrics in this song can explain how women really feel about societal expectations... You cage us, dismiss us, belittle us, accuse us, pull out our teeth, and then wonder why we're furious... Who's afraid of us??? You SHOULD BE!
One of her saddest songs ever✨🥺 this album is a roller coaster of emotions that goes through her feelings that she has felt for a long time. Her song writing is like no other👏
The thought of watching her perform this song live, screaming “Who’s afraid of little old me” and hearing all her emotions come out give me goosebumps!!!
This is one of the best songs in her entire discography and I haven’t stopped thinking about it
Same😊
literally obsessed
Sameeeee
SAME
SCREAMING WHAT?!
The vocals on this song are just insane! i mean, her screaming “who’s afraid of little old me?” and then the quieter “you should be.” it’s just amazing. she is absolutely a mastermind
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It's cause it's an octave higher and lower. Same note different octav. Her belting the higher octave was clear with resonance. Shows her vocal range have really improved.
@@beab8738 Yeah, i’m personally a lower mezzo so i’m very happy she’s singing songs in lower octaves now!
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@@TheGangstersOfficial ok i wont
This song is suited for a villain and it tells the full story! Taylor is a genius
70 year old grandma who finally listened to your music and discovered I was instantly a Swiftie. Better late than never. What an incredible voice you have.
I’m a 52 year old grandma who’s right there with you! A total Swiftie for life. She’s an extremely talented young woman. No one can take that away from her. Ever.
Welcome grandma! We're so happy to have you :)
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Welcome! Tay would be so happy to have you! We are too. Her writing is incredible. (I'm 44 and been a long-time swiftie since I was pregnant with my 16 YO.) If you can find the time, start with her very first album and listen in order until now... the arc of her writing and voice are absolutely phenomenal... Enjoy!
My 55 year old friend just discovered Taylor! Hahah!
and she wrote this HERSELF. ALONE. Standing ovation.
Some of her hardest hitting songs were all her!! Namely It makes me think of my tears ricochet. Standing ovation indeed
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👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
My favorite songs are the ones she alone wrote. 🤍🤍🤍
So true. Give it up for Taylor Swift! 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👍👍👍
This whole song feels like a tragic backstory of a villain. Specially when she says “I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean” I AM LITERALLY SOBBING
this fits so well considering the media views her as a villain in every scenario
Exactly! This is somehow giving Carrie White vibes... Love this song❤
OMG YES someone needs to make an animatic using this song
Yes like maleficent vibes
It’s so sad, I agree. She went through stuff that made this record so relevant
This album is the ultimate grower, just gets better every listen.
Yep. It is incredibly deep. Even by Taylor Swift standards of song writing.
Ikr
Ikrrrrrrrrrrrrr this song might be my new favourite
Can’t stop watching
I agree. I didn’t too much like it at first then listened a few more times now it’s my favorite album she’s made yet 🤣😍😍😍😍💜💜💜💜💜💜
" WHOS AFRAID IF LITTLE OLD ME"love that line so much
“Put narcotics into all of my songs
And that's why you're still singing along” AND I’LL NEVER EVER QUIT
Damn right I'm still addicted
She knew, she knew lol but I don't even deny at this point
Goosebumpss
Celebrities always pointing these out but listeners don’t gaf
Oh that’s y I’m addicted. Yeah I’m not quitting. 😂
that's why the teachers always said to write essays from your experiences. you cannot tell stories better than your own
Great Truth
"The asylum where they raised me?"She grew up rich with a nice childhood some can only dream of with loving parents as well. Is it referring to the music industry instead?
@@FactsArentFeelingsyes this songs about the way society treats her because there’s so much hate towards her 😢
@@FactsArentFeelingsnot everything is from experience. And it could be her dating.
@FactsArentFeelings the house, lawn, etc are all metaphors, she isn't talking about her childhood & home
“Asylum where they raised me you caged me and then you called me crazy.”This is such a powerful lyric. “who’s afraid of little old me?”iconic lyric!
Who hasn’t felt that rage? I love this song. Best ever!
This song would be so fun to listen to in concert! Imagine the whole crowd screaming "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me" with Taylor
The first time she plays this at the Eras tour I will be screaming in my room watching the live stream with yall 😂
New chant "who's afraid of little old me?" Crowd: "WE ARE"
"You should be" 😂
Yess!
Am I the only one who thinks that she will ad a ttpd set on the eras tour?
That would be amazing! One problem I won’t get tickets 😢
The fact that she used the Old English font like with Reputation says SO much.
It's because this album is ending the story that reputation started to tell us
If we pay attention to fonts of text lyric videos "I can fix him (no really i can)" and "who's afraid of little old me" and then we pay attention to the order and duration of songs in the TTPD, it can be to assume that Rep TV will be released either on 10/11 in variations on October 11 (premiere Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour) or November 10 (like date of released Reputation) or 7/7 aka July 7 (like date of released Speak Now TV) as the addition of the durations of these songs in accordance with 5:34 and 2:36
I wanna know your opinion, Swifties
I am not native English speaker, but i hope you understand me
This is even darker though. I hòpe she takes a break after this tour. I feel like she needs it. And public defjnitely singles her out n is unfair. I dont think shes just playing victim. Theyre too hard on her.
@@YanaKhanwait actually you might be on to smt.
Makes sense. Reputation was the last album she made for Big Machine, and this song has Scott Borchette written all over it.
Im 28 years old now and Taylor is still saving my life through her music. "You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum they raised me in" I lived that. I felt that. And I know tons of other people that will be singing this song in the mental health wards.
Jesus Christ can actually save your soul and life, Taylor can only help you meditate on your problems.
a 75-year-old songwriter and I believe Taylor Swift is the biggest star in history
Definitely 🎉😊
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Completely agree. She is going to be the biggest one yet!
I am 58 years old and some how this young lady has given me permission to not put up with people's shit. Keep on singing young lady. And thank you, you have made life a better place!
63....Same.
Same! ❤
same, and as older woman I also grew up with 'sticks and stones", the hysteria over Matty Healy's off colour jokes was unhinged, and her telling off the fans is so justified.
Exactly.
Lol how different our lives could have been. Never to late for a change haha. We are the generation badass!
“Always rising from the ashes” like a damn phoenix queen she is
I actually read this while singing it in the melody so I expected it to rhyme accordingly.
"Always rising from the ashes" like a damn phoenix queen is she
WHO'S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME?
What ashes? Please do explain to me what real life struggles Taylor has that you know of.
“Players are gonna play, play…” Taylor just needs to “Shake it off.”
@@nobodysXghostShe will have real life struggles regardless of what you think. Everyone does.
Its from lana del rey 😂😂😂
3:24 - 3:55 the way she says lawn and wretched gave me goosebumps. perfect lyrics, production, vocals. my favorite song of the album
THATS WHAT IM SAYINGGGGG
Yea for me I love lawn not trying to cringe but laaaaaawn love it❤❤❤😂😂😂😂😂
Bro has never heard 8:47 - 8:54 of Pushit by Tool. Never been a greater vocal line.
@@OkKhaosim listening
@@OkKhaosim going to RUclips it 😂
She was targeted at a young age, they thought they could control or ruin her, what ever their motive, they didn't realize who they were dealing with. She owns them with this song and many others.
This song is like a wonderful mix of the lyricism of My Tears Richochet, a little unhinged clapback to criticism like Blank Space, and an IDGAF attitude of Look What You Made Me Do and I'm LIVING FOR IT 🔥🔥🔥. I LOVE YOU TAYLOR!
I see ur comments so often 😂
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@@Yes_Dibbles13 Lol XD
My tears ricochet + mad woman!
when she says "you should be" I get goosebumps all over, she is the queen
SAME! i LOVE her
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felt thatt!!!
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Is it just me or does she sound HAPPY near the end of the song (3:56+) almost like she’s fully embraced what she’s become and the pain she has gone through and is now OWNING it! 🔥 As sad as the song is, it’s super empowering too!
Kind of reminds me of Elsa owning it:
Let it go, let it go
That perfect girl is gone
Here I stand in the light of day
Let the storm rage on
The cold never bothered me anyway
This is my repeat song. I'll never forget the feeling of hearing it for the first time.
it's the fact that she chose a reputation inspired font for this TTPD song that exudes the rage of mad woman and sounds like the child of rep and folklore, with hints of her early years.
It makes me feel like this is another one about Kim and Kanye, and I'm pretty confident that it is.
The "But what if they did?" turning to "They did" IS CRAZYYYY
Exactly and the what if 'it is' got me cause they did and you can really feel her emotions it's too strong in this song which is powerful i iF-in love it!
Yes this part!
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Did you also catch when she says "Who's afraid of little old me" for the last time that there is a "me?" which stays longer, as an answer to the question. Damn this gives a whole other dimension to the song !
@@nathanbizet8875omg. Like she’s afraid of herself? WILD
Wow! As a 65 yr old Rock era man who's be intrigued with this young, brilliant, talented, and successful woman, I think this is by far my favorite song of hers. We all know who is afraid of little old her. Bravo!
55 female became a Swiftie a couple months ago. She is such a talented hard working artist. You don't hear songs that often that have the kind of lyrics, and deep thought she writes, and sings. Love how real she is as well. She is so kind, and makes a great role model for anyone that listens to her!
this may of been taylor’s best song shes ever written. the lyrics, the rhythm everything is a masterpiece
I agree!
REAL
I'm still going with "Would've, Could've, Should've".
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I agree…OG swiftie born in 1989 here lol
My female rage has never felt so represented and understood. I did not know I needed a song about this subject, but it came at a perfect time. This song feels like life throws you yet another curveball and you just say:
You know what? Why tf not. I'll show you just how crazy I can be. That's what you want right? Are you afraid of what you made me? You should be...
I can't stop crying at this song... I am sobbing every time. The emotions this song makes me feel is unlike anything I have ever experienced with music. This represents the final point of breakdown where the chaos of emotions and disappointments become so much it turns into empty nothings and you just sit there smiling like, sure why not. Feeling so much that you feel nothing at all, can make you turn wretched and crazy. It is the perfect combination of sad and angry.
Might be time to see a therapist
thank you for this beautiful comment that sums up how I feel. If you haven’t heard mad woman from folklore, you need to hear that one too. theyre practically sister songs.
no hate but there is skydxddy
I felt this in my soul 💜
@@amandaquinn655????
I've seen the videos of her Paris performance and they're all incredible. I cant wait to see her in Madrid. This album is a masterpiece. Her anger is palpable and so relatable.
The way at 2:42 it goes from “But what if it is?” To “it is” and “what if they did?” To “they did” with the beat is just so amazing
After the tenth watch or so, I noticed that at the end, it stops with, “me?” As if to say she’s afraid of what she sees in herself.
Listening to this is not enough, I need her to grab a megaphone and scream "WHO'S AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME?!" in my face.
Frrr
Eras tour addition I hope 😊
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Same❤
That part!!!
The "you should be" sounds like a threat, like do not try to come for my crown again or else... my favorite song of the album!!!
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Becoming mine too!!
That definitely would make it feel at home on reputation as a vault track
This song is an anthem. She’s had it. The world is in the find out phase of TS. 🙌🔥
She makes me cry
I didn't know why. But now I understand it's the pain that she reveals.
Poetic. This beautiful captures the restraint it takes to ignore the liars, haters, cheaters, and thieves who use your reactions to their drama to justify their distasteful behavior.
The lyrics are so powerful, as if it's the backstory of a villain. It gives me Reputation vibes. Specially the lyrics- "I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean". She needs a standing ovation!🛐
SO REAL
"you wouldn't last an hour in the asylum they raised me " !!! why is no one talking about this ? it's insane 😳
Definitely talking about the reality that she was raised in!
China lake military base
I thought it was about essentially growing up publicly in a gold fish bowl. She's been in music since her early teens.
And " the circus life" is fame.
It's a great song. The album is brilliant.
@@Kellendras1bread and circus mk ultra
How many celebs have gone mad and off the rails in the tabloid take down society we live in?
THIS SONG DESERVES A MUSIC VIDEOOO, PLS TAYLOR MAKE IT AS A SINGLE
IT'S SO POWERFUL, THE VOCALS PERFORMANCE, INSTRUMENTS 💯💯
I can see it as a single already.
She'll win several awards for this as well as the entire album. Most likely make history.
100% must
YES!
I know kids would love this song and be screaming it. Especially if it’s given a cinematic bravery looking music video
Who's here after watching taylor performing this masterpiece at eras tour paris..?
"Put narcotics into all of my songs
and tha's why your still singing alone" So many golden lyrics in this song. But that one, first time I eard it,...The satisfied, "YESSS", she went straight for the jugular, weirdly proud laughter. This song takes my entire soul over
She was gaslit …told she was crazy , hence the rage. Just a powerful message
Yeah I get dealing with narcissist vibes from this...again (mad woman was definitely another one)
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Sort of like what happened to Britney….. 😳 I swear some of the lyrics in this album really remind me of her situation. I can’t help but wonder if they might collab one day. 🤷🏼♀️ Anything is possible. They could have planned something. Britney said on IG that things are not always what they seem to be.
@@anchoredlotustarot3039 Britney loves Taylor very much, I think it’s very possible.
This is also a song going over so many swifties heads. Hear what she is saying and learn to treat Taylor as a human being and not someone you can control and pretend you care about, while picking apart her entire life and criticise her. Such a sad song, but brilliant!
Edit: realised some don´t know the history, this song is about many...this song is also clearly about Scooter, Scott, Kimye and all industry men who are scared of her power and have tried countless times to put an end to her career. She is changing the way they used to be able to control things in the industry, so clearly they are very afraid of her power and have been trying to take her down for years. But a part of the fandom are doing the same when punishing her when she doesn´t live up to the narrative you have created in your own mind.
I think a few songs are about living her life with the insane level of fame she has.
@@Kellendras1 Can you even imagine. I can't even imagine how she was raised, from what I've seen about how her parents were promoting her. It gives me Britney's parents, but without the desperation for money.
it didnt go over my head. Taylor needs lots of hugs. Hopefully Travis is giving that to her. Poor girl just wants love.
Thank you finally somebody who gets it
Beautifully spoken
I’ve said it before and I will again: this whole album is like the more grown up version of Reputation, same kind of songs, this is me and I’m done with all of the criticism leave me alone and I love it
At the very end of the lyric, "Who's afraid of little old me?" she removes and leaves only "me?", perhaps implying that she's sometimes feeling afraid of herself... Why am I crying over this? :')
I wanna give Taylor a big hug
2:40, the way it says 'What if it is?' and then the other words and question mark is taken away just to leave 'it is' GENIUS
I know right!!!!! I think u and I are the only ones who saw that. Plus after that, the next line removes everything else leaving the words "THEY DID"
Yea it was genius
that was so clever
Her choice, I assume?
And the last too.... From 'Who's afraid to little old me?' to 'me?'
That hits hard....
This is very villian coded. It's giving Maleficent. Witchy vibes. I genuinely love it, one of my favorites from the album and it stuck out from the first listen. Most screamable lyrics, imo.
The first picture that came to my mind was Jennifer from Jennifer’s Body levitating by the pool.
it honestly does give off that vibe!!! 😶🌫
i can’t wait for the villain edits along with this song now
Said the exact same thing to my husband! Maleficent vibes for sure!
I love it, great song, the lyrics, the music, her voice when she screams: "Who's afraid of little old me?" and then calmly and coldly: "You should be", I get goosebumps.
As the saying goes, “Beware the fury of a patient man.”
The more I listen to this album, the more I appreciate it. It's truly a gem and one of the best albums she has ever made to date.
Imagine if this song would have a MUSIC VIDEO. It would look like the most powerful ballad.
THIS SONG DESERVE NEXT MV!!
HER VOCALS IN THIS>>>
REAL
Right. Superb!
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My thoughts exactly. Superb!
300th like ❤
I’m just proud she’s getting tougher! Way to go TAYLOR!!
You are the Queen and it’s about time you take your throne!
The new eras set amazing!!
this song gives me CHILLS. The way it makes me feel like I'm floating when she says levitating??? HOW??? And that first "who's afraid of little old me?" in high notes... HOW AM I EVEN STILL ALIVE AFTER LISTENING TO THIS.
That's what passion feels like.
Real!! but that lyric you should be!! probably one of my favorite lyrics of the whole song
"Who's afraid of little old me?
You should be"
She's a lyrical genius and we're living for it!!
YES
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Best time to be alive!
Could have used one more “you should be” at the end
Don’t say that she’s a lyrical genius on every simple line please. Not everyone understands this and they mock afterwards.
I can't breathe. TS perfectly describes how I'm feeling right now.
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
I've never heard such a gentle song about pure rage. Well deserved, super well sung. Thank you, Ms. Swift for bringing forth emotions we feel and can't voice on our own.
"it's a wonder I broke, let's hear one more joke. Then we can all just laugh until I cry" guts me. She shares her pain with the world and uses it as a muse to process and release it. She is a verified musical genius. LOVE this song!!
Taylor saying " i put narcotics in my song which is why you're still singing along' literally made my jaw drop.
Dude me too!!
narkotika ♫ narkoba ♫ epic natural ability ♫ passion ♪ keeps us wantin♪ more ♫
thought i was only one who heard that and thought damn. even her... feel the need to to keep us here. most artists do this, for their own state or the crowds acception. even if i try to write a song it goes to narcotics quite often, we must all have that one thing that grips us even a lil bit. even taylor
Cheeky
truly a Miranda Priestly "and it's sort of comical how you think that you've made a choice that exempts you from the fashion industry, when, in fact, you're wearing the sweater that was selected for you by the people in this room... from a pile of stuff" moment
2:37
“So tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is?”
“What if it is?”
“It is?”
“It is.”
Whoever made this lyric video is a GENIUS. Captures the realization and being honest with her self knowing that it is in fact about her.
I love how she's singing this from the perspective of a vengeful banshee.
I'm not an enormous fan of Taylor Swift's work, I'm also not a classic demographic for it (39 y.o man from a non-English speaking country), but this is real art. You can hear the bitterness, the hurt, the resentment and anger, but it makes you sympathetic to the story, not repulses you. It touches your heart. And the Music is being built up so well to a climax. I listened to it on the radio while driving and had to immediately find it and listen twice more to feel the song and the creation better. This is great.
What's the thing about Taylor Swift? There is no demographic. She speaks to all people with her music. She is amazing. A mastermind if you will. Just listen to her folklore and evermore albums. You'll forever be a fan❤
More people like you that appreciate great work even though they are not fans
i am 55, her music is timeless.
She's 34. So you could very well be her demographic. Give folklore and evermore a try.
It is....real art!
Undeniably her best song, nothing else can compare. This is Taylor's deep resentment towards the media and people who wants to drag her down, wish her the worst and then what? If something really happens to her, they'll feel some kind of remorse and had the guts to ask what happened to her, why she's gone mad. Thank you, Taylor, for keep on writing your story. I hope you know there are people who truly appreciate you.
Is it selfish to want a tour with just this album. Every single song.
Notice when she sings “So tell me everything is not about me
But what if it is?”
The words disappear with the beat and we’re left with
“ IT IS”
And in the next line “THEY DID”
The answers are given too.What a mastermind!😲
I was looking for this comment!! I also just realized that at the end the words disappear and only "me?" is left from who's afraid of little old me... litteral tears 😭
I know right! I just noticed the last “me?”.. That is heartbreaking.
This is my favorite song off the album. It captures the raw emotions of being sad and angry at the same time.
As someone who grew up bullied, abused verbally and emotionally by close relatives this song speaks to me. Every hurtful word, manipulations and degrading treatment they mold me to what I am today. Now, everytime there's a "family" gathering I can feel their weariness around me. Like they are AFRAID OF LITTLE OLD ME!
I NEVER go to ‘gatherings’. Im done.
@@Sandra-pm3it I still go sometimes just to watch them squirm around me 😂
It just gets better the more i listen OMG
This is a MASTERPIECE.
She's not just a singer-songwriter, she's also a very effective storyteller
True
and an artist
She is a storyteller of her and not only that most of everyone can relate
also you don't need to relate to the story, you can still experience it by listening to her songs
@@user-xd7sd2us8t true that’s the great thing about music
i love the aesthetic of this album
It feels Alternative style 😁
this is one of her best songs
This song makes me feel sad and powerful at the same time. It's like remembering I have a voice that means something.
This is the best song on this album in my opinion
Edit:thank you all for the likes
Its my new favourite of all time
Mine’s “thanK you aIMee”
Same top 1
Agreed!
Ikr me and my sisters love this song!❤
What I love about all music, but especially Taylor’s music. Is the fact that I can imagine a perfect story to go with the songs. And this song is a perfect example of that!
Yes, she put narcotics in her songs - lyrics and her vocal portrayal of them! And we are happily hooked on her addictive & powerful poetry❤
This might be her best solo written songs on the albums its so dark twisted, heavy theatrical and quintessential taylor swift.
All conwritten with jack atanoff not solo
@@lisaanderson1146this is solo written. Co-produced with Jack. And not all are cowritten with him, some are with Aaron Dessner (he has 5 songs in the standard edition and 12 on anthology, the rest are with Jack). Taylor has some solo written songs in this album (this, my boy only breaks his favorite toys, the black dog, peter, and the manuscript)
I'd even say this is her best solo written song so far, across any album she made... It's majestic
it’s so poetic how in the beginning she hits the ground running with the the chorus and near the end she sounds so tired of “leaping from the gallows”
damn now i gotta listen to it again
I loved that too. It was beautifully delivered.
i've been a swiftie since october 2022 and personally i think ttpd is more of a personal life album, that's why people aren't "getting it." it's more related to taylor's life, than just music.
This is why she keeps winning -- she writes her TRUTH!
This song is a bop, I really hope this one gets a music video. 🤞🤞💕
Yessss
YES like its already so wonderfully vivid like i got a whole movie in my head!
Right all I can picture is the end of Carrie
I need a dark themed one with some The Craft movie influences. This song hands down is probably her best.
Did anyone notice the font changing from the usual typewriter font to the reputation font? 😭 this made me scream!
Same here!!
yes! another thing i noticed…it could absolutely just be the font but the “z” in crazy looks like a 3 to me at 4:52
@@graceburgan4928 yes I noticed it too! I was like, “What word is that? Oh, a cursive z.” 😅😆
Where?!
i just know that song will get a music video. it is pretty imaginable and will be amazingly fullfilling if we do get this gift from Miss Swift 💘
Lana was right, this is her and my fav song of the album
it's giving ✨️REPUTATION✨️
Yesssss
THE FONT
+ midnight + folklore
The music video for this is going to be unprecedented.
Singer
If there is one hopefully! 🤞🏼
hopefully this gets a music video 😭😭😭, honestly I’m hoping the whole album gets a music video🤞🤞🤞🤞
I need a music video of this. It would be amazing!
It should get a video
I love this song-it should be a single. It would make a great music video with the circus imagery and the her escaping and destroying the circus and everything at the end.
I know I agree
The producer of this song deserves a grammy
"So all you kids can sneak into my house with all the cobwebs" THAT LINE ALONE GAVE ME CHILLS- 🥶💀
"I was tame I was gentle til the circus life made me mean" - is so strong! This may be the best song in the album💯💯
Who's here After the performance eras tour paris it was perfect🎉🎉🎉🎉
I can't stop thinking about the sentence 'Don't you worry, folks, we took out all her teeth.' It's about how the showbiz forced her to keep quiet and stop defending herself, but ALSO in a literal way... she had her teeth removed to put veneers, all for showbiz. It shows how the media want her to not be herself. GENIUS
lol no one forced her to get veneers
@@user-pu8dp5rr8t No... but many many many celebs (particularly female) discuss the pressures of being in the public spotlight and the consequential tear down of looks
The story/message/lyrics in this song can explain how women really feel about societal expectations... You cage us, dismiss us, belittle us, accuse us, pull out our teeth, and then wonder why we're furious... Who's afraid of us??? You SHOULD BE!
One of her saddest songs ever✨🥺 this album is a roller coaster of emotions that goes through her feelings that she has felt for a long time. Her song writing is like no other👏
2:14 OMGG HER SCREAM IS SOO ADDICTIVE 😍😍😍
This one is my favorite. The best song on the album.
The thought of watching her perform this song live, screaming “Who’s afraid of little old me” and hearing all her emotions come out give me goosebumps!!!
"I am WHAT I AM
cause YOU TRAINED ME."
I love it...she gets the point across and KEEPS HER CLOTHES ON! YOU GO TAYLOR
This lady is a haunting beautiful story teller❤
The darkness of the song and the depth of the meaning gives me goosebumps.