tHE arcHEr
Taylor Swift Lyrics

@viniciuslaborde8947

Ill never forget a track 5 hahahahah

@swethaganesh9422

Exactly

@mav572

"I've been the archer, I've been the prey"
"All of my enemies started out friends"

Sis low key talking about self destruction
But also being the reason of her own character growth

@meiqinglam457

I think it's about her hurting people and people hurting her and how both were done

@Hanna-cb1og

It reminds me of I know places where she is a fox and foxes are prey's to humans.

@melanielynn6260

​@@meiqinglam457absolutely it's about both. One without the other misses the entire point of the song.

@t.a.y.l.o.r.s...V.e.r.s.i.o.n

the bridge of this song is everything. in an interview with vogue in 2014, when asked if she could have any superpower which she could have, taylor said “the ability to heal people”. SHE HAS THIS SUPERPOWER this song is healing and i love it so much🥰

@CaseyCampbell17

This song is calming.

@covetswiftie4410

"hated my reflection for years and years" is heartbreaking after taylors eating disorder confession in Miss Americana

@willyfrankenstein6595

And how she Said she Was Glad that she finally isolated herself from looking at her pictures everyday cause it makes her more insecure of her body.

@kittyplayz1480

Truly

@kamronramelmeier9264

Ikr!! When I heard that line that’s exactly what I thought about

@larryisnotreal2593

I can relate a lot about this song, but mostly in that part, because I hate myself a lot.

@yasirmangotara1657

I JUST WATCHED THE FILM AND WENT HERE FOR THISSSSSSSSSSSSSAHHHHHHHHH

@emmy5658

The reason why this song doesn't sound right because people are waiting for the beat to drop, but it never does. And that's how anxiety feels like.

@sadmochiii878

Her mind istg😭😭

@cherryhappily

exactly it just keeps building and building and it feels like there’s no end or release

@xXmlgamingXx355

The beat does build up, though

@emmy5658

@@xXmlgamingXx355 yeah, but it never drops, which makes us all anxious. And this whole song is a representation of Taylor's anxious feelings.

@xXmlgamingXx355

@@emmy5658 yes, I know, but it’s not like the beat stays static throughout the entire song

@savvymarie7882

“Cause all of my enemies started off friends”
That one hit me hard Taylor

@fatimajamil3857

Me too man 💔

@newromantics2254

OMG sameee💔

@ALANPOULOSE1729

Me too!!

@stillbrook

what does that line mean?

@imweird3192

@@stillbrook most of her actual enemies used to be her friends, she trusted 'em but then they betrayed her and talked sh*t bout her :/

@chicken

Its March 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song💖

@tayslaysoyayy

i literally see u everywhere now-

@mojo4293

I'm here.

@xAceOfSoulsx

🎉

@gamerkids3835

Hi- stop stalking meh pls

@Itsjustme369

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE💀

@Nayen_

The archer is one of her most heartbreaking and beautify written songs. Not only because of the lyrics, but because of her voice, I love how she can make you feel whatever she wants trough her voice, you can feel the pain and the anxiety trough out the whole song.
Masterpiece!

@jessailardi8908

YESSSSSS 💕

@allisontaylorsversion3267

@@jessailardi8908 I agree!!!!!!

@jessa312

❤

@vabilamagareta3681

I read on twitter that a lot of people don't like this song because they waited for the beat drop to happen but it never came. And some said taylor wrote it that way because thats exactly how anxiety feels like for her; waiting forever to feel relieved. Gosh shes such a genius songwriter, i feel sorry for her bcs she has to go through a lot of bad things🥺🥺

@dewekiwi9602

That makes a lot of sense. The repeating "they see right through me" definitely makes me think of anxiety

@atmosphericentry0

Its 200x better that there was no beat drop. It was more emotional that way.

@brendond747

Dang i felt the same way, seemed half baked, but i love this song, maybe she can do a remix, would love both versions.

@kinglui9165

I think it’s perfect the way it is ❤️ I have it on repeat I especially love the Bridge “I see right through me”

@davidprocell8138

She is literally an artist, lyrics alone had me in tears her genius is her talent! She does it all!

@zanny5237

"All my enemies started out as friends"


Damn! That hit right at home...

@PoonamTiwari-jo2py

SAME!!

@leslieking9657

Anonymous Person same. I’m in that position now.

@noorainnow

Same

@boomingsystemup2067

She just exposed her snakeness!! 🐍🐍🐍

@Lilithenodia

SAME I used to be friends with this kid then they started talking about me then I started hating him and I never did any thing to him then he starts saying stuff to my face I’m not kidding it was 7 AM every time he would do it so I’m just damn it’s 7 am

@im_manuel61

I looked it up, what this song could possibly mean and I learned this song is deeply about Taylor that a lot of others could relate.
This song is about her struggles with her vulnerability and trust in relationship. Taylor compares herself to the archer, saying she's ready to defend herself from being hurt, but this also makes it difficult for her to let people in.
"I've been the archer, I've been the prey," is about how she has been hurt in the past, but Taylor also acknowledges that she has hurt others.
This song is about how she is afraid of getting hurt again, but she also wants to find someone who will stay with her.
"Who could stay?" reflects Taylor's uncertainty of finding lasting love.
The song ends with the line "You could stay," which suggests that Taylor is finally starting to believe she is worthy of love.
This song shows her willingness to be more open and vulnerable with her fans.

@ylangylang268

I love how you explained this... thank you.🙂

@RepTVPenquinissopreppy

Wow this was long and I’m glad I took the time to read this thanks😊

@bbgalondraofficial

It also refers to the Sagittarius sign being referred to as the archer

@rhiannecore

Ouch...wow. This hit me.

@UniDocs_Mahapushpa_Cyavana

I like to think imgonnagetyouback, The Bolter, and the Archer have the same narrator.

All their stories 📖 flow nicely into each other.

About a woman with Antisocial Personality Disorder, who learns to accepts herself (in The Bolter), and eventually finds someone who's personality gels with hers (The Archer) calming her down.

She struggles to figure out how to tell him her feelings. And tell him how everyone else, except her father, has always hated her once they knew who she was.

She wonders why this guy is not repulsed by her. Sometimes having doubts he really knows her or that he has some ulterior motive. Just because she has no explanation for him staying loving towards her.

She does not blame people for hating her. She hates herself as well.

She loves him dearly, finding her true love 💗. And is ready for the "combat" of having to confess her feelings on the matter.

@wooyoioyoi751

this could trigger anxiety. and the beat sounds like the heartbeat. genius

@jiraffejimmy2159

Just like wildest dreams but not with a steady heart rate and with a heavy breathing heart

@jessailardi8908

Thank YOU ❣️ love

@lucamiller6480

The beat is supposed to sound like an archer pulling back their bowstring and letting go at the end

@589supra

Literally just explained what "music" is

@Itz_aubree2

This actually helps calm my anxiety 😅😂

@mdlourdesmendez7026

It's like RED and 1989 had a child, this is so emotional for me

@armyarmyarmy1362

I really love those two album of her 💖

@awkwardlyshypotato6848

Exactly!!!

@loridragon1118

I really like her songs in this style.

@janelleaina958

same. i love this so much

@anaisabela677

Hsgdjrujikgddhi i loved it

@GoodxJ

"All of my enemies started out as friends."

@gumzy3000

That hit me right in the feels. Sad that some of my closest friends are gone from life

I just made youtube look forward to communicating with everyone

@liahknowsbest5092

And all of mine became friends🤦‍♀️

@ariashieldwhirl

That hits home honestly

@michellepinpin3772

☹️☹️

@thebrightestwithofmyage

Other people relate to 'lover', 'gorgeous', 'paper rings' and 'invisible string'.
I relate to "the archer"

@cosmomcfloso5820

Katie perry>>>

@roblox_princess6590

I also relate to This Is Me Trying

@jayz443

​@cosmomcfloso5820 you can't even spelled her name right😭💀

@little.miss.fangirly

@@cosmomcfloso5820this isn’t Katy perry it’s Taylor Swift

@cosmomcfloso5820

@@little.miss.fangirly ik

@jessecandiver3391

This sounds like something you'd hear at the end of an 80's movie when the two leads are slow dancing at their prom. Anyone else get that vibe?

@ethanl886

yesss

@razaleightv9870

jesse candiver YASS! It gives me that awesome feeling! Where in that moment everything is very intimate!

@DangItsKayla

jesse candiver YES I HEAR IT I TOTALLY HEAR THAT WHOA

@thehorsesnamewasfriday8695

jesse candiver now that you say it

@gina.thatproverbs31woman

jesse candiver yes!!!!!

@Hannah6x6

1989: "They are the hunters, we are the foxes"
Lover: "I've been the archer, I've been the prey"

@MonirHossain-bx9fu

👏👏

@sogandfz6169

I think she has grown up to be the archer not the fox

@Sea_Maranatha_

I thought the same thing, and I love I Know Places, wonderful song

@peptobismolveins

Sogand fz actually, kinda. But she still knows that she has been a prey. But this time, she rightly acknowledges that she has also been an archer. ‘The archer’ and ‘the prey’ In context of her relationships and friendships.

@sgarbipaulo

I know places... I love this song so much.

@uaremychosenfamily1048

this song feels like a warm hug, a late night drive, a cup of hot chocolate, a cosy campfire, it gives me such good but sad vibes. her songwriting speaks volumes. one of the best songwriter of our generation.

@Supernova-iz2qo

Thats actually true

@AnthonyAlexanderonYT

This. And she's also capable to write huge mainstream hits like I Knew You Were Trouble to Shake It Off, pop bops like Blank Space and End Game
Like she's very versatile, people cant judge her talent just by one song

@NatchNatchSSS

Exactly man!

@andreablack8893

*cozy but yes

@averyanascott3891

I like your profile pic😊

@jessailardi6870

It makes me sad that people don't realize this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written in history. It is hauntingly beautiful, soul crushing honest and so heartfelt. It's flawless.

@ibogantess

You don't know a lot of songs do you?

@xhwa6699

​@@ibogantess"one of the..."

@tayIorswif

​@@ibogantesslook, no-ones saying you have to love it, but this song really really gets me. and if it does for me, it does for other people. I'll never subscribe to ppl acting like it's only ok for you to say old music is the best, the best music ever will always be what is best to you alone.

@jessailardi6870

Preach ❤❤❤
I'm 51 and I can kick you all off of my lawn 🎉

@philt90125

Right?!

@creishakinny8087

When Tay said "All my enemies started out friends" I felt that.

@flameishstudios

Selenator Forever same

@anastasijastanojevic2245

Yeah me too

@audreyd4491

Yes I was literally shot by an arrow on that line.

@thegrammarpolice6953

Same...😭

@magnooie8203

The more I thought about it, the more I realized it was true. :(

@starofalldonuts7737

red: stay stay stay
1989: all u had to do was stay
lover: who could stay?

@sarahtelford9601

Star of All Donuts me: dies

@illuminati1874

Star of All Donuts im happy she says you could stay after that this song was so effortlessly good

@crystalc8992

Star of All Donuts reputation: but i stay...

@Morgan1444_

I HAVE TO STAY NOE

@hazimmisyraf4848

reputation : stay here honey i dont wanna share

@katiesilva6624

"Then hate my reflection for years and years."
-Taylor Swift 7/23/2019
That hit me so hard

@mthsongs3596

Katie Silva I’m dumb. What does that mean

@xlectraheart

Katie Silva
Mulan said it better

@jocelynstyles1608

ʇɹɐǝɥ ɐɹʇɔǝןǝ nah

@xlectraheart

Simon Cowell
yah

@lauramatsumoto13

@@mthsongs3596 Taking this line alone, I understand literally she doesn't liking her self image for some reason.
But, when you take it with the line before "and I cut off my nose just to spite my face..." I understand it as she takes action/does things for revenge or whatever/allows things to happen to her, knowing it won't be good for her, then she dislikes the consequences, she regrets doing/allowing that to happen, but she has to live with that for a long time, cause what's done is done.
Of course, I can be totally wrong 😅

@TimDeLauder

In my opinion, this is Taylor Swift's best song in her entire catalog. It is hauntingly beautiful and tragically underappreciated.

@wordsoffaithstories

100% agree. Taylor's best song, there is so much emotion contained in this song, that I can feel ever time I listen to it.

@parikim7136

Taylor's strongest weapon is her impeccable songwriting skills.

@BlackAdder665

"Only" the strongest among many many others. :-)

@cookiecorngacha234

That's funny because her songs are written for her she just sings them and adds autotune 😂😂

@BlackAdder665

@@drishyashah2463 Don't feed the troll! ;-)

@larryjane4926

If you think she writes all her song your under 25 and living in bliss enjoy it👍🏽

@BlackAdder665

@@larryjane4926 Why wouldn't she write the songs herself? Or do you mean ALL by herself? Because she has co-writers at least for most of the newer songs. Still HER songs, though. Do you write songs? Because I do. And just because my band co-writes them of course, it's still my song if the idea and the lyrics and the main structure are my creation.

@marielgracerussaneeclavea2865

I wish the lyrics in Folklore's videos are as huge as the lyrics here.

@folkloreevermore2797

Lmao

@Felipe-es5rg

OMG JSKSKSKSKSKK

@saturn7404

I know right I'm literally struggling

@sparta7244

😂

@tejaswiniojha6886

In one of the Folklore songs I am like "Where in the world are the lyrics?" for about 30 seconds straight.
Then I squint in the corner and see "Ohhhhh! There are the lyrics."

@aselectfew1944

This sounds so much like "This Love" from 1989 and I'm here for it

@tasnimswift2034

Exactly.

@AndyGeeve

Yessssss. 😭😭😭😭

@xlectraheart

A select few
I wish it had the lyrical genius that this love has tho

@briannabraden8776

I think they were both produced by Jack Antonoff!!

@Ian1989-u8v

I found the song with the same vibes as Wild Heart by the bleachers which is also done by Jack Antonoff

@gizmothegreencheekedconure9702

What I relate to:-
"I jump from the train, i ride off alone"
"Hate my reflection, for years and years"
"I see right through me"
"Cause all of my enemies started out friends"
"Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay"
The increase in beat ( makes me feel like anxiety is building up and there is no way to stop it.) And it never drops

@Nancy-ic2yb

“ ‘Cause all of my enemies started out friends” - I really felt that

@elysian_xox

Same

@siranchen3638

Same

@ilovethatforme1696

Me too :(

@ginajoseph7784

I didn't

@RodelinaJainar

same :)

@cw123

I wake in the night, I pace like a ghost. The room is on fire, invisible smoke.

This portrays exactly how a panic attack feels.

@neverlandflower

Yes! Dude I got that part and that part got me.

@Lenore4Evermore

Corey Wollard it’s actually why I like the song so much .... makes the panic attacks more elegant
W the music ...🤷‍♀️💔🏹🏹❤️❣️☺️🤭

@ai-rin3710

agreed!

@luvmomose

exactly !!

@NS-hm3op

Yes!!!

@jade3436

I just love the fact that it says
"©2019 TAYLOR SWIFT"
at the end
as it should be

@rosabellle

proud of her!!

@kylier8599

ME! Too

@afterqlows8929

GIRL POWER

@grettatomlinson3911

& you are in love kinda

@bloomtilltheend

The Beatles didn’t even own their own music. Proud.

@ritiiitb8279

"Who could ever leave me darling but who could have stayed"
Hits hard when none of your friends remember your birthday, I know it's immature to have expectation but I was the one texting them always

@Coco_xoxo

I don’t think it’s immature to want reciprocity

@sakina2351

it's not immature at all

@MoobWorld

I think "tolerate it" from Taylor Swift's 'evermore' album describes your situation

@swiftie05

I relate a lot to this line!! But for me it's because I'm still in the closet and my friends don't know about me so I wonder what'll happen if they knew and question myself, "Who could ever leave me darling and who could stay?"

@i.identify.as.a.winion

its not immature. dont lower your expectations becase of people like them. Dont ever settle for less. Know your worth, and just know, you're not the only one.

@Blake-e5j

"All of my enemies started out friends" damn I felt that.

@aaronhow2568

True this!! :)

@miskasa13

Yeah makes my chest heavy.

@saketh8955

Can u name them??

@jonathan-ot3nq

Nobody's gonna love you like me. Same here

@roeun.ralyboth

It's very appreciate to hear my best artist in my birthday,Can't wait to see more official music video. ^^

@mehedihasan2024

Unpopular opinion: The Archer would get much attention if it was put in Folklore.

@AnishaKotakonda17

Yessss

@navyal7237

My thoughts exactly

@tmla

Not unpopular. It's true. I don't know why the Archer was ranked last by Billboard in the top songs from Lover.

@codenamemagenta3169

it has a folklore vibe in it, agreed.
Jan. 20, 2021

@TiaLuxanna

it sounds like "this is me trying" for me.

@virginiaklenske9043

this kinda sounds like a mashup of “this love”, “so it goes”, and “call it what you want” and it’s amazing

@MaxMax-hp5nz

Yes, but without so it goes...

@baselalhasan4367

So it goes. Is so underrated its one of my favorit songs

@sparklebright87

Virginia Klenske yessss you’re so right!

@jacey.5486

it kinda reminds of sad beautiful tragic

@abrielle13

And "You are in Love"

@virtualneighbor

2:07 I feel like my heart will flip out, the nerves, the anxiousness, the heartbeat not slowing down, the beat keeps getting louder as if you're finally, finally been seen. Taylor, you've really seen right through me

@aimeefields3857

Makes me almost want to throw up but I love it 😮

@alexluque9766

All I can think about is hearing Taylor perform this acoustic on a summer night at the Lover Tour surrounded by 70,000 light up bracelets.

@oliviaoprita1253

Alex Luque yesssss !!

@alaynaj7849

Ikr. I still have my light up bracelet from the Reputation tour.

@joay7944

Imagining this made me tear up for a little bit

@williammcintosh5204

Alayna Jones Saaame!

@nat4009

Omg😭😭

@coneyisland5843

This song is criminally underrated.

@albumusicon2150

IS IT? Can u explain yue difference between prison trade and just regular trade? I need to know because I'm finally marketing myself appropriately!

@albumusicon2150

Anybody wanna buy a hear

@Headpfones

Just like archery

@mr.batman_xoxo.

@@albumusicon2150 what-

@jessa312

It's perfect

@lipglo3333

In case you didn’t know, Taylor’s zodiac sign is a Sagittarius, and it’s symbol is The Archer

@jinsstyle

Omg I didn't noticed that😱

@multifandomxedits7815

My zodiac sign is also sagittarius

@carpediem880

Sagi's! 🙆🏽‍♀️

@roseanne2543

Fellow Sagittarius here♐

@Kolly_er

Saggy's unite! Lol

@THE23RDTEA

I love the part where it goes like “can you see right through me?” And all of that, it starts at about 2:08 in the song and I feel like it is a perfect representation of intruding and unwanted thoughts, and I really appreciated this part because that’s how it feels for me, thank you Taylor for this masterpiece.

@yellder2352

2014: All you had to do was stay
2019: Who could stay?

Track Five vibes

@anoushka2819

Stay here honey I don't want to share

@olderoscendant

Not to mention in the You Need to Calm Down Video, Hayley Kiyoko shot an arrow into the number 5.

@brookebaker1347

Eder Mota. Watch Taylor’s instagram video she just posted. This is track five

@brookebaker1347

To reply to Eros Azrael: that was the Easter egg I can’t believe I missed it

@yellder2352

I know guys it’s track five. That’s why I see the resemblance ✨

@tory39

When she said “Cause all of my enemies started out friends” I felt that—

@shobhapaliwal6250

Tory :3 me tooo

@bishal2095

MEEEEE TOOOOOOO

@Chetna444

Same 😔

@asuka-ryo

“I've got a hundred thrown out speeches I almost said to you.”


I felt that.

@arminta8287

23:20 SAME.

@allykat8522

23:20 yes

@adam-ll1yf

That’s when the song got to me. That lyric hit me deep down

@natallyvillarreal351

the fact that i heard this live … probably the best moment of my life.

@MadcapMurdoc

You were at the concert?! Jealous but so happy for you guys! The Archer is my personal fave so I was happy to see a clip of her singing this live. ❤

@kimberlygonzalez5107

I'm going to the eras tour on August 7th, and I am 100% going to cry my eyes out when I hear this song live 🥲

@Alyssaaa86

this song live HURTS.

@mon_ts

me too 💖 this song healed something inside me the day I heard it live

@wellandwiseca

I am so jealous! i tried to get tickets...

@blogistuff4383

If Call it what you want and Wildest Dreams had a baby, it would sound like this.

@beccakohler9980

omg YES

@mickeym00

Agreed x10

@saudusmani3148

and the baby’s sibling would be Clean

@patriciamcallister6168

holden

@heee302

SO TRUE!!

@artsyputsy

Perfect song for driving around at night thinking about life....

@lailacoolkat4697

Omg that is so what i feel and think of the mood. 😂

@Rizonyoutube

Dang I'm agree

@manishachangediya6324

Yeah ...🤘👍😁

@msdior68

ArtsyPutsy IM FEELING THAT

@woopshtbetta

damn i’d fall asleep

@Wigconic.

"All of my enemies, started out friends" omfg I CAN RELATE TO THAT IN SPIRITUAL LEVEL

@hannahward8846

I love your profile pic!

@hannahward8846

@Angelica Phan Me?

@repentANDobey

It is spiritual! She's a demon n well, jesus christ is jesus christ n no one will beat him!

@miyane447

It’s crazy how this song is exactly how i feel when i experience anxiety. I can literally not only feel my heart like this but also hear my heart beating like that

@elifsahin5258

This song holds a special place in my heart. The day this video was released, was a very hard day for me. I left my family for the first time and went to France for my education. I was staying with a family who treated me so badly. They yelled at me all the time and looked down on me. I was missing my family, trying to focus on my studies and handling with the family that I was staying with at the same time and one day when it was all too much I just started crying in my bedroom. I felt so alone, thousands of miles away from my family and friends, but suddenly I got a notification on my phone. It was Taylor, releasing The Archer lyric video and at that moment I felt like she was there with me and she was telling me that everything was going to be okay and stop crying . Thank you Taylor, you may never read this comment but thank you for making me feel not alone. You were there for me when I needed you the most and I will always be there for you too. I love you.

@gogorv3833

are you okay now darling🥺 stay strong!!❤

@elifsahin5258

@buzzcut season France is great, yes I've made a lot of friends and my French really improved! :)

@ann_vocado

I hope you’re doing well now! Stay strong archer! ♥️

@elifsahin5258

@@ann_vocado The way this comment made me smile... Thank you! ♥️

@imanipassley6870

...

@chey5087

this is like a perfect song for a sad drive home alone at night.

@hofhofandaway

Cheyenne Venables I’m with you.

@meg-k-waldren

Nope. That would be Me by 1975, the song Taylor's song here rips off for its beat.

@huddieelite9717

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@lucyk2634

Exactly

@janexian9232

Yesss this song made me sad every time I listened to it

@janhofmeyr1829

Taylor and Jack never disappoints .This is so 1989 vibes

@Minekat202

Jan Hofmeyr that’s what I thought

@mirkovukoslavovic2636

And a little bit of synth 2010 throwback to 1980's and I am so dying for this.

@akhileshnair13

They are the definition of talent

@mirrorbxll13

This is how i feel like all the time, nervous, shy, worried, anxious, wanting to fit in. The beat Never drops in my life, just like this song.

@briefcay

"I wish I'd never grown up." -Never Grow Up
"I never grew up." -The Archer

@marie-sophie6639

"cause all of my enemies started out friends"
and it's true:(

@unluunlu3150

Woawwww purfect 💓💚💚💚💓

@sameraljanabi8313

Justin Bieber says HELLO

@Maria-yi6cr

Ik that's rly deep, for example Karlie and this dumbass S*cott

@youtiful2

im sobbing

@Lena-l1999

I cried

@AngelaConnellTV

I love how in the end, on the bottom it says, “©️2019 Taylor Swift” instead of “©️2019 Big Machine Records”



Wow, thanks for the likes!

@foconnor2794

totally, our girl is growing up¡¡

@hawksasuke97

Shots fired

@awhellyeah12

Angela Connell she’s not part of the big machine

@wuzzyyy_

Angela Connell breath of relieve for me

@diennguyenngocphuong5754

Me too ❤❤

@glittertearss

this is so folklore coded. i love it. it’s so underrated

@glittertearss

@Swiftie-1989TV yeah ik i’m just saying that it reminds me of folklore

@humnahjafri

id like to gatekeep this song

@marygrace6431

"All of my enemies started as friends."

That hit me.

@MusiGig

Maria Gracia absolutely

@s.b.7121

So sad, and yet so true ...

@kathi9026

But if so many of your Friends turn into enemys maybe you are doing something wrong...

@sorayagoga8417

Taylor”who could stay”
Me:well I’ve been listening to ur songs since I was eight so I CAN STAY

@greenmile1569

Me 22222222222

@BellaCarle

I’ve been listening since I was like 6

@lunareclipsicorn4651

YAAASSS!!! And we will continue to listen to her songs for the rest of our lives...

@addyherren2007

Be been listening to her since I had an iPod which is when I was like 4.

@angrychicken4326

I started listening when I was 4 so I can stay to

@crisalynaquino3632

When you're happy you enjoy the music, when you're lonely you understand the lyrics.

@rubaiyatasneem9623

True

@Sidsahoy

This isn't yours but true.

@Gumshoe2603

When you're happy you enjoy the music, when you're lonely you copy someone**

@xaviersamuels2202

@@Gumshoe2603 this is me on another level

@vibeswithairy

@@Sidsahoy liked and made it 667 likes instead of 666 likes

@Itstotallynotaly

then i hate my refelcton for years and years""they see right through me" "i see right through me" " all the kings horses all the kings men couldn't put me together again" "cause all of my enemies started out friends" are the most relatable lyrics ive ever sang to me

@joan-yw1pe

2014 - "They are the hunters, we are the foxes "

2019 - "I've been the archer, I've been the prey"

-- I COULD STAY, AND I WOULD --

@violetroselily66

“All of my enemies started out friends” MY HEART JUST BROKE that’s so hard love this song

@bluepersona7916

This song is like an arrow was shot at you but in slow motion. Taylor is just so genius. She really portray the feeling of anxiety in this song. Thats an artist yall!!

@marialuizaferreira5951

Btw she liked a tumblr post saying that which means she confirmed this so we can call her a GENIUS for thinking to do this

@utsavdwivedi8761

O

@andrewgraham341

Nah. That's true. Just like an arrow coming at you in slow motion

@aishi_rei

Being an Emiya is suffering.

@20Anh02

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@anamrehman6041

'Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay?' this line broke me, i still can't believe this song didn't got the love & recognition it deserved 😭

@yeahjow8902

This song is a power fusion of reputation and lover

@1..0w0..3

@tijrus Bruh I couldn't even say "articulate". But I felt it.

@alannafallon504

and folklore

@yavi3735

and evermore

@emmamooney3820

and folklore

@yavi3735

hi me

@samanthaadams734

Taylor swift: you need to calm down

Also Taylor swift: I'm ready for combat

@jellyjordy1154

Good comment

@beausittlingtonmillar3151

sierra _ 😂😂😂

@aeram87

sierra _ Hey, are you okay?

@samanthaadams734

@@jellyjordy1154 hahaha thanks!

@AnnieLiuMusic

This is so different from the other two songs we've heard from Lover - I'm so excited for the variety in this album

@Rekko82

Yeah, and I am pretty sure it's gonna be a very good album. "Red" had also songs with many styles. The title song, "All Too Well", and "I Knew You Were Trouble" are all different. She had humor on her previous singles, now this is much darker. My favorite so far.

@BrentODell

"who could ever leave me, darling, but who could stay" was my life for SO long, that line really hits

@mialowe732

Speak Now: "Darling don't you ever grow up"
Lover: "I never grew up"

@dannievicente1254

Omg one of my favorites songs from SN

@satrickptar6265

@@dannievicente1254 I love every songs in SN. All of them are a masterpiece!

@TM08.95

I can so relate to SN songs. 😭

@MissS1989

"They are the hunters, we are the foxes - and we run" - I Know Places, 1989


"I've been the archer, I've been the prey" - The Archer, Lover

@SaneAsylum

She changed and she's not so sure she likes the new her as much as the old her. A great many of us agree with such an assessment. But too little appreciation is given these days to innocence and virtue and far too much is given experience and what we have come to call street smarts (which used to be called by another name, sad experience).

@MandasyaRegina

Miss S same?

@SaneAsylum

@Henry Johnson If only she were wiser.

@benphillip5749

That girl is in the music industry since 2006 and she keeps surprising me every time

@craloslius8631

Since 2008... she wasn’t known in 2006.

@marlenasien8793

Scorpio Midheavens never get done reinventing ourselves.

@aaliyahfoster2705

@@craloslius8631 I used to listen to country radio a lot growing up when Sugarland and Rascal Flatts' Life is a Highway from the Cars movie anthem were killin it, and Taylor's been a big name starting off during that fall of 2006. For someone her age at that time to get airplay was headlines. I will never forget hearing Tim McGraw being hyped up. :)

@urfavarham

@@friendfromindia5474 hahaha never

@Arinaretina

babu gavhane That was unnecessary

@Elliee512

My fav line is 100% "They see ratatouille, they see ratatouille. I see ratatouille, I see ratatouille" its just such an emotional and relatable line😔💔

@ameliaa4511

HAHAHAHA

@n4zaaa

Lmao real❤

@ahg787

FINALLY SOMEBODY SAYS THAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THAT

@thisdailycook

SAME LOLL

@mcherryy

DUDE MY TEARS WENT UP NOO HAHDHAH

@saishrisiyer

Unpopular opinion: This is one of her best songs.

@tacosarelife2106

it’s my favorite song of hers

@anjali6746

And so its rightfully unpopular

@elisabettabuonavolonta7411

It's my favourite

@ericdarmawan9504

saddest song ever by Taylor Swift

@saishrisiyer

@@ericdarmawan9504 I think back to December is sadder

@taylorhauntus

In All Too Well we had a climax because at the end of that song she wanted to show off her pain in a sort of "furious" way. It was the cry of desperation of a 20 year old girl.
Now, 7 years later, she's a woman pushing 30 and she's got a different way to react to hurtful situations: the general tone is more somber and reflective, mirroring her (new?) ability to cope in an adult-like way. She's in a stable relationship and she can reflect on her fear of losing it all in a sad but mature state of mind. No need for a climax.

@pantalone8271

omg this is such a thorough analysis i love it

@IanaraLopes

I waited for the climax throughout the whole song until I understood that. I can't agree more!

@jptheastronaut7480

@@IanaraLopes omg same. I was like where's the "drop" but yeah when i listened again, i understood

@rachelchu

Angelo Rinaldi i really like that

@shevilla7849

i love it 😊

@jennabethbeauty

This song encapsulates what it feels like to feel all alone in a crowded room.

@m6ng0ooo

44GlenCoCo and self destruction:(

@lovebug8482

"Encapsulates"- I like this word

@jennabethbeauty

@@lovebug8482 Me too! It's such a good word.

@freevirtualhypnosis

There are opposites to everything, so turn it around, own the room. When I was 10, my mom told me the truest words ever spoken...."If you can't find the friend, then BE the friend others need to come to."

@raynorwatan3994

That is so Story of Us

@ImTheBatmann

This song is so hypnotic. The lyrics are like listening to a story and feeling her experience behind the music.

@norahook258

Taylor: "I'm ready for combat"
Me: I'm ready for the TOUR!!!!

@jenniferbullett7254

Same here however I must start saving my money.

@ader5229

Don't forget to vote at VMAs every day!

@nat4009

I'm not! I'm only half way to my goal and I've been saving for months

@ZoroJL-e1l

Ready to combat people for tour tickets 😭

@DanMu540

If you don't mind... I fell in love with this that I did a cover! I'd love it if you check it out

@durudolar9464

Others: new taylor will not write sad songs
Taylor:the archer
Me:crying...

@averybaldauf7566

This did not age well 💀

@adambrigue5977

I didnt realise Taylor's star sign, Sagittarius, is also called "The Archer". Its cool that she always has so mamy reasons why she'll pick a song/Album name

@jayden5604

"we were riding in a getaway car"
---
"i ride off alone"

@ryputation1999

jayden omg agfin ♥️

@jayden5604

Unknownymous User 🥰🥰

@anyagupta1419

it’s almost like through song she’s writing in her diary, about her secrets, struggles, fears, and at the end she snaps it shut, ending the song so abruptly

@davidmcculloch9167

so true!!!!! Ayna Gupta

@bluejayd7569

Perfect wow

@Nancy-gr6db

like a archer too...she is preparing herself to shoot it and then there's silence

@TheHilltopperNation

This song has Jack Antonoff written all over it. He co-wrote it and produced it. Can definitely hear his influence in it

@anyagupta1419

Aaron Fortier people can write about the same thing for a long time, even if jack influenced this a lot she has talked about writing this song and she writes all her songs

@meagan9997

Anyone else notice at the end, instead of say 2019 Big Machine it said 2019 Taylor Swift!!!!
Go Taylor!! We stand with you❤️

@brookebaker1347

SmartBlondey 99 love the username and I stand with Taylor as well

@keathenyoung8499

She's done that starting with ME!. 🤨😅😂

@johannebarnes581

Immediately noticed that!

@ash3671

@@keathenyoung8499 ...

@michellekellison3384

I noticed that since ME!

@imsid56123

"I've been the archer, I've been the prey. Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay?" I just LOVE that line!!!!!

@emilylacey13

“All of my enemies started out friends” That hit deep. 🥺💔

@paolaobando7866

This is the punch line in the song...

@NikkiTomlin

Emily Holt that hit me so hard 😭

@moonwolfcirz3378

but its true to me...

@summerwelper5388

The whole song hit deep!

@noahshottea1943

Emily Holt KATY

@tiagojames6838

"You need to calm down!"
The Archer: A definitely calm song...

@ayuamalia6219

YES

@MichZz30

It's like if Getaway Car and Wildest Dream had a baby 💓

@bridgecourse

Exactly.

@ashhill3185

TRUE

@evarose924

"Getaway Car" thats what it is called ik it was the mix of the genres of two of her songs couldn't think of the name to "Getaway Car" thanks though!

@eddieherrisson2749

Lol

@sanskrutipathak2000

And if the baby way born in the 80s

@samyluvsMT

"Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay" that hit me so hard

@juliareste

THIS IS WHY HAYLEY KIYOKO SHOOTS AN ARROW IN "YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN" WITH THE NUMBER 5 (this is track five)

@rohanrawat5740

I'm sorry, but you're about 15 hours late to the party.

@rainbowpower7445

Rohan Rawat not everyone needs to be on time for ts

@juliareste

@@rohanrawat5740 lol sorry dude I wasn't able to watch the video yesterday. sorry if my being late offended you.

@josieashley4158

YESSS

@KatherineEliseHanna

Julia Reste YESSS!

@raynbab09

New Years Day:
-They will hold onto you.

The Archer:
-Help me hold onto you.

@hadiaaltafk

I was literally thinking about it. This song is actually like new years day

@littleblue15

That "copyright 2019 Taylor Swift" at the end. I love the subtle shade

@puppiesandicecream

Eva Zhu No Big Machine Records, no Universal Music Group. Just Taylor. We stan 😍

@luigilove254

Omg exactly

@fabrinasperandio

It's not a shade. It's a statement.

@alyssajuliennecacho8930

Period

@blooberry5854

What happened?

@starcloud_er

PUT IT BACK ON THE SET LIST I'M BEGGING YOUUUUUUUU

@marthaknott1302

YESS

@yasmincustodio6245

yes , pleaseeeeeee

@ameliegreen13

"Then hate my reflection for years and years." "I see right through me." I'm going to Taylor Swifts house and giving her a hug right this very moment.

@helenafonseca7320

Lets Go together

@ellieanneauthor

Count me in!

@poisonousdream

same.

@Laura-vl6db

I love how she reference her old songs, refreshing and building on them each time. Taylor is one of the most memorable and genuine of our generation.

@aryamansharma1108

where did she reference her old songs?

@paulinaconsuelo5474

Aryaman Sharma fue example when she says: I never grew up; cause in Fearless he wrote Never grow up (my favorite TS song)

@juls2695

@@paulinaconsuelo5474 what else

@jengyy

@@juls2695 "I've been the prey" ---> in I Know Places she has a part where she says "They are the hunters we are the foxes" which refers to them being preyed upon

@kidinasheet

Aryaman Sharma "help me hold onto you" references to new year's day

"hold on to the memories"

@Fernanda2205

“All my enemies started as friends”
Why is this so relatable🔥💔

@carmellolb200

yes so true ):

@valeriacarolinamartelvilla651

I just finished the Once Upon a Broken Heart saga and I'm literally crying with this

@jacksonellis5865

Me: Having a good day.
Taylor: The Archer
Me: I'm ready, depression

@nyicho3548

Sameee... 😭

@purplerecordsshots9283

Mood

@emilymarchand6193

@@purplerecordsshots9283 lol

@sandraswift7280

@@nyicho3548 it's 6 am here and i didn't expect to have a mental breakdown smh taylor

@emilymarchand6193

@Means of life that leyrc happens to me every time i make a friend

@mrborixon3764

Abandoning this song was one of the worst ideas Swifties have ever thought of

@arunavabal978

😿Yes!

@honeymoonslife

Can't agree more

@eclipsedsun13

THEY DID BAD WITH THIS SONG

@soumyanarula1989

i never abandoned this song
this song is a masterpiece and i love it

@khoiphan2990

abandoning this whole album was, and still is one of the worst ideas swifties have ever thought of 😔

@saadnayak3882

I read this on instagram and I thought it was a freaking awsome idea:

On the lover tour when Taylor will sing the archer and the lyric "who could ever leave me darling but who could stay?"
All of us will scream "WE COULD STAY!!"

@sophial8156

Oml I love this!!

@sh3rocks01

Remember that for next year! I’m also hoping everyone screams “hey kids, spelling is fun!”. 😂

@rumeo555

ha ha ha ha tears streaming down my face

@kar9470

It should be WE WILL STAY.

@toluwajegede1289

yes!

@diplococcus2

Listening to this song in the month of May, 2023 just hurts with a greater magnitude cause we have confirmation that the person she dedicated this song to, the person she was most afraid to lose, left her.

@julienguyen8347

“All my enemies started as friends.” DANG I FELT THAT 😭

@mione134

Real talk. We've all been there.

@lunnanixxy

Facts!!