The ninth 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), Jack Antonoff at Rough Customer Studio (Brooklyn, NY) and Laura Sisk and Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) and Conway Recording (Los Angeles, CA). 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 ‘this is me trying’ off her latest effort Folklore. Taylor dances over a fire beat and shows us just how essential she is. She sounds so clear on this and sings about her regrets of making an extra effort in a relationship for someone that didn't deserve her. The beat is beautiful and I love the horns too. Taylor uses her words to stab multiple times and does so effortlessly, she regrets pouring her heart to a stranger but avoids pouring out the whiskey. This is her trying to make us fall in love with her again and she's doing a great job at that. She's sounding so powerful yet tortured on this track and I can't help but admire the resilience.
What the song means to me
The song means a lot to me as it reminds me of all the times I went out of my way to try and make dysfunctional relationships work out. Most times it ended up with me in the bar and shedding so many tears or it left me at the brink of a breakdown, so I know what Taylor feels. For her to put it out as a song is no mean feat and plaudits are well deserved as she still made the song ultra-listenable and relatable. Who says superstars don't feel pain too? I will give this song a rating of 8/10.
The ninth 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), Jack Antonoff at Rough Customer Studio (Brooklyn, NY) and Laura Sisk and Jack Antonoff at Electric Lady Studios (New York, NY) and Conway Recording (Los Angeles, CA). 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 ‘this is me trying’ off her latest effort Folklore. Taylor dances over a fire beat and shows us just how essential she is. She sounds so clear on this and sings about her regrets of making an extra effort in a relationship for someone that didn't deserve her. The beat is beautiful and I love the horns too. Taylor uses her words to stab multiple times and does so effortlessly, she regrets pouring her heart to a stranger but avoids pouring out the whiskey. This is her trying to make us fall in love with her again and she's doing a great job at that. She's sounding so powerful yet tortured on this track and I can't help but admire the resilience.
What the song means to me The song means a lot to me as it reminds me of all the times I went out of my way to try and make dysfunctional relationships work out. Most times it ended up with me in the bar and shedding so many tears or it left me at the brink of a breakdown, so I know what Taylor feels. For her to put it out as a song is no mean feat and plaudits are well deserved as she still made the song ultra-listenable and relatable. Who says superstars don't feel pain too? I will give this song a rating of 8/10.