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Originally posted by Aurora
ARTPOP (this still makes no sense whatsoever, and never will)
Joanne (what does this album have to do with her dead aunt? If she stanned this kinda music RIP @ her taste)
Fearless (the album's two biggest hits were literally about Taylor being scared a boy didn't like her)
1989 (the album sounds like a 2010's rejects compilation, not very 80's inspired at all)
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According to her on her album booklet - For her, "Fearless not the absence of fear. It's not being completely unafraid. To me, fearless is having fears." At first it may be confusing and you will be like LOL? like what?? I'm confused...
...but if you decipher the song's lyrics and read between the lines, you will realize that this album title does makes sense and has a deeper profound meaning lies behind it.
as Taylor continues "...FEARLESS is having doubts. Lots of them. To me, FEARLESS is living in spite of those things that scare you to death. FEARLESS is falling madly in love again, even though you’ve been hurt before. FEARLESS is walking into your freshmen year of high school at
fifteen. FEARLESS is getting back up and fighting for what you want over and over again… even though every time you’ve tried before, you’ve lost. It’s FEARLESS to have faith that someday things will
change. FEARLESS is having the courage to say goodbye to someone who only hurts you, even if you can’t
breathe without them. I think it’s FEARLESS to fall for your best friend, even though he’s in love with someone else. And when someone apologizes to you enough times for things they’ll never stop doing, I think it’s FEARLESS to stop believing them. It’s FEARLESS to say “
you’re NOT sorry”, and walk away. I think loving someone despite what people think is FEARLESS. I think allowing yourself to cry on the bathroom floor is FEARLESS. Letting go is FEARLESS. Then, moving on and being alright…That’s FEARLESS too. But no matter what love throws at you, you have to believe in it. You have to believe in
love stories and prince charmings and happily ever after. That’s why I write these songs. Because I think love is FEARLESS.” (the bolded words are actual songs in the album)
I CANT AT TAYLOR MAKING SUCH A COHESIVE ALBUM THAT ACTUALLY CONNECTS WITH EACH TRACK KINDA LIKE A STORY. NOW YOU ALL KNOW WHY THIS ALBUM WON A GRAMMY!