Lyrics like that — aching and pinpoint-specific — used to be Swift's specialty. At her best (2010's ''Dear John,'' 2012's ''All Too Well''), she's the most vivid songwriter of her generation, able to summon the storm clouds of every heartbreak you've ever had with one couplet and then sweep them away with another. But too often on 1989 she's trying to win at somebody else's game, whittling her words down to generic love stuff over flowy synthesizers.
Bad Blood getting a lot of praise! I understand what they mean about the lyrics, but I think we all expected that with her shifting into full pop-mode. Was quite a vague and brief review, but i'm excited.
it's from a dude, he probably didn't even want to do it.
