It was Red-ily apparent where Swift was headed in her career, and only confirmed in her declaration of a departure, that took her to the year she was born, and while it was a juggernaut and a game changer, it was not as polarizing as her latest release. Yet, polarizing enough for Ryan Adams to re-record the album in his own "style," and whole album is worth multiple listens, it is the latter that stands out the most for its rockin' vibe. So "Are You Ready?"
Whether or not, the stylistic shift of Swift will be introduced by T-Swizzle.
We are all aware of her Reputation, and while I may be inferring to the one regarding her relationships, I am referring to the one as a pop songstress. She has a future in it for sure, and why not affirm this with the man proclaimed as the future of a whole genre at his initiation into it, and the ever-talented Ed Sheeran.
I can see "I Did Something Bad," as an anthem for girls next door willing to dirty their image for attention from that special someone, and while this is not a scathing criticism of Swift, it can be a document of her transition of the genre's golden girl to its outcast, with a vagabond heart, and "Don't Blame Me" for disrespecting either genre because it is not intended, but the latter sounds like an experiment in lite-gospel, as well as a repentance and apology of past transgressions and an entreaty of forgiveness. Yet when it comes to sequence, she throws away her shame and projects blame, with her single "Look What You Made Me Do."
If the old Taylor is dead, does that mean she will no longer date future muses to use for her next album of passive aggressive tunes? Look what you made me do. It felt okay to do so, but I am not the only one who sees this as a truth you may be in denial of.
And as the pieces fall, with this nice breather from it all, we find Swift stripped of her dominance when it comes to someone so "Gorgeous" she is beside herself.
Could this be the king of her heart? Could it be the happy ending her career is not ready for? Is projection and self-denial the reason Taylor can't have nice things, or is it the pre-conceived notions of her intent and personality that cause these relationships to dissolve, or forge her Reputation? "Call It What You Want" but it is a possibility, as well as the lover she refers to in the latter. This unconditional love can find Taylor, and while I have little to say about the second half, I can say that as a whole, there is hope, and that a happy ending does not have to end her career; that final kiss before "New Years Day" is proof of that possibility.
