The tenth track of Taylor's new album 'Folklore' was written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. Produced by Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift. It was recorded by Laura Sisk at the Kitty Committee Studio (Los Angeles, CA) and Jack Antonoff at Rough Customer Studio (Brooklyn, NY). Mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA). Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). The track was released on July 24, 2020.
What the artist means
On the ‘illicit affairs’ Taylor Swift goes in on this stringy instrumental as he tries to make some meaning out of the seemingly meaningless. The beat is soft and gives Taylor's voice so much texture as she croons about an illicit affair. Here she's reminiscing a relationship which was kept a secret for so long that both her and her ex-lover were a secret item without even their closest friends knowing. She paints a very vivid picture with references and imagery about the times she shared in this illicit affair. The beat is perfect for what she's trying to achieve and she sounds a little hurt on this one as she uses stronger words here than we are used to. The track is over almost as soon as it begins and is such a subtle flex that no matter how different Taylor advertises an album to be she'll never forget her roots in heartbreak, revenge and sounding good about it.
What the song means to me
The song makes me quite scared and leaves me looking across my shoulder. I can imagine how the ex-lover would feel when he stumbles on this track during his off work hours. It makes me remember a few illicit affairs I had back in the day and how we would be all sneaky about it and steal kisses and stares when out mutual buddies left the room. The track doesn't feel sung out of spite but it is a subtle reminder that no matter how bug these artistes are they are still humans capable of being loved and also expressing hate in unquantifiable measures. I will give this song a rating of 9/10.
The tenth track of Taylor's new album 'Folklore' was written by Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff. Produced by Jack Antonoff and Taylor Swift. It was recorded by Laura Sisk at the Kitty Committee Studio (Los Angeles, CA) and Jack Antonoff at Rough Customer Studio (Brooklyn, NY). Mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios (Virginia Beach, VA). Mastered by Randy Merrill at Sterling Sound (New York, NY). The track was released on July 24, 2020.
What the artist means On the ‘illicit affairs’ Taylor Swift goes in on this stringy instrumental as he tries to make some meaning out of the seemingly meaningless. The beat is soft and gives Taylor's voice so much texture as she croons about an illicit affair. Here she's reminiscing a relationship which was kept a secret for so long that both her and her ex-lover were a secret item without even their closest friends knowing. She paints a very vivid picture with references and imagery about the times she shared in this illicit affair. The beat is perfect for what she's trying to achieve and she sounds a little hurt on this one as she uses stronger words here than we are used to. The track is over almost as soon as it begins and is such a subtle flex that no matter how different Taylor advertises an album to be she'll never forget her roots in heartbreak, revenge and sounding good about it.
What the song means to me The song makes me quite scared and leaves me looking across my shoulder. I can imagine how the ex-lover would feel when he stumbles on this track during his off work hours. It makes me remember a few illicit affairs I had back in the day and how we would be all sneaky about it and steal kisses and stares when out mutual buddies left the room. The track doesn't feel sung out of spite but it is a subtle reminder that no matter how bug these artistes are they are still humans capable of being loved and also expressing hate in unquantifiable measures. I will give this song a rating of 9/10.