the fate of ophelia

let me be clear. this is not a song analysis. i know, it's titled song anylsis but it's not like you think. there is no in depth breakdown of lyrics. please go to genius or tik tok, i am not that smart. what i can do is bring a vibe. *jump, leg cross, 360 spin, finger guns*

starting with the fate of ophelia. oooo that scratches something good. like the center of your back where you can't quite reach! girly found a pyro to light her world on fire! and that dance, she was tik tok dance-ifying that music video and dare i say it was a success! i can't stop my arms, i'm even squeezing my core muscles, adding a little groove!

when she sings the bridge i immediately go theater mode. the theatre is a chapel of arts, a precious cornucopia of creative energy. that is me, of the theater. a quick head turn, a whisper, a toss of the imaginary key, twirling of the wand at my temple to pull out the memory and pour it into the gauntlet (please tell me you get these references).

then the song ends. 3 seconds pass. i hear a quiet beat. then singing starts.

i heard you calling...

elizabeth taylor

the first beat ignites jake shane level interpretive dancing in my soul. i don't even know what plaza athenee is but i sing it with my chest. when she says but you bloom i transcend. i had to look up portofino on a map (included below for your reference).

i don't think you actually heard her when she said be my NY when hollywood hates me, you're only as hot as your last hit baby this song has some of the best lyrics of the album!

did you know diamonds come in other colors? she said "white diamond" and i was confused no one online was calling her racist, since they grasp onto much less. so i googled. turns out diamonds can be other colors! listening to this made me a billionaire too. riche$!

ruin the friendship

the beat starts and i am transported. its so early 2000s coming of age movie intro (this is also my favorite genre of everything). the first two lines are sung in such a 2000s way. does that make sense? and the content is so midwestern suburb coded. i feel like i just went for a drive with my friends. yes, you literally just go for drives because there is nothing else to do. you city kids would never understand.

i will be honest, i don't relate to a lot of taylor's songs. i am just such a feelings person i can transport my mind into hers and feel like i am experiencing what she is. however, i totally get this song. if you know me you may be asking, how! well! let! me! tell! you!

lets set the scene. its homecoming. the year is REDACTED. i had been talking to blue eyed cutie for a few months. he finally asked me to the dance. i was estatic! thrilled! overjoyed! manic with excitement! we get to homecoming. my heart is racing. the entire night all i think about is how he HAS TO kiss me. its homecoming! he likes me! its obvious! the night continues. we dance, brush fingers thrugh the crowd. do we actually hold hands? i dont remember. i do remember coming home. i was happier than i've ever felt. i could not stop talking about that magical night. he didn't kiss me though, and that thought sure did ruminate! (i am an anxious girly afterall)

thats what this song is for me. should have kissed you anyway.

opalite

love love love!!!!!! DONT YA SWEAT IT BB. i screamed!

taybay explained this song as making your own happiness just like humans make opalite from opal. we gotta make some beauty from our lives. but make it a bop. i highkey saw this explanation live on the big screen and started crying. "my name is taylor and i was born in 1989" all over again!

thisssss is just, a storm inside a teaaaacup. ok should i be forreal? i love this so much i googled tattoos of storms in a teacup. hideous. glad that dream is dead.

shake ya hips, throw your arms up!

that's it on TLOAS at the moment. thank u for tuning in. see ya next time. taylor honey if youre listening ily.

xoxo, goat girl