maroon is about reminiscing in an old relationship, telling the story of how it was emotionally viewed. the relationship is described as ‘so scarlet it was maroon’ referencing to earlier album red where love is described as red, maroon showing how this relationship is much darker and a deeper than how she once perceived love. ‘carnations you had thought were roses, that’s us’ can be a metaphor for how just like carnations can be an imitation of roses, so could their relationship be, realising it wasn’t the love they thought it was. ‘a real fucking legacy to leave’ could mean that the relationship was a legacy to leave behind or alternatively, taylor is moving on and leaving, her leaving the relationship ship being her legacy.
maroon is about reminiscing in an old relationship, telling the story of how it was emotionally viewed. the relationship is described as ‘so scarlet it was maroon’ referencing to earlier album red where love is described as red, maroon showing how this relationship is much darker and a deeper than how she once perceived love. ‘carnations you had thought were roses, that’s us’ can be a metaphor for how just like carnations can be an imitation of roses, so could their relationship be, realising it wasn’t the love they thought it was. ‘a real fucking legacy to leave’ could mean that the relationship was a legacy to leave behind or alternatively, taylor is moving on and leaving, her leaving the relationship ship being her legacy.