The line "It was the best of times, the worst of crimes" is a reference to a book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens where the original line is "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times".When Taylor Swift sings "The ties were black, the lies were white", it could be a an allusion to the 2016 Met Gala, where she met (and danced) with Tom Hiddleston while she was still dating Calvin Harris.
The line "It was the best of times, the worst of crimes" is a reference to a book "A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles Dickens where the original line is "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times".When Taylor Swift sings "The ties were black, the lies were white", it could be a an allusion to the 2016 Met Gala, where she met (and danced) with Tom Hiddleston while she was still dating Calvin Harris.