“I broke his heart ‘cause he was nice”Ī (quite unfair) criticism of Taylor Swift’s work often comes down to the idea of painting herself as a victim, a perfect girl that men can’t wait to damage. Still, Swift knows this is part of her and has made reluctant peace with it as a bedfellow. “I search the party of better bodies, just to learn that my dreams aren’t rare” speaks of the futility of celebrity and the realisation that ambition in a small town loses weight when you get to the big city. The song grapples with trying to find healing personal relationships when one of your eyes is on another prize. There’s an isolation that comes with fame and ambition that Swift has sung about in previous records, but she lays every card on the table in “You’re On Your Own, Kid”. “I hosted parties and starved my body like I’d be saved by a perfect kiss” It’s always fun to hear Taylor Swift say she knows she’s a little bit crazy but owns it anyway. The song is comforting in its self-analysing, painting a picture of a romance solid enough not to be rocked by confessions of being sly. Is this the first time I feel the need to confess?”. “No one wanted to play with me as a little kid, so I’ve been scheming like a criminal ever since to make them love me and make it seem effortless. It’s almost cheeky in its knowing connivery, revealing to a lover how their ‘love at first sight’ meeting was more intricately planned than they realise. “Mastermind” isn’t exactly crying on the floor, punching pillows self-loathing as much as Swift making a truce with the villainous parts of herself.
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