Let's be clear about one thing here. Katy's lyrics aren't some Shakespearean text that needs to be studied & analyzed for days to get the gist of. It prolly took Taylor a few mins each song to get meaning & thus produce her own mockery of them, while kii'ing with her girlfriends & drinking champagne.
And one has to be obsessive in order to produce quality work. If others were just as "obsessive" then their work wouldn't be mocked so easily & would uphold some sort of acclaim.
You see where the grief lies?
PS: You were too late in editing that post. I still caught it & quoted it.
If you are so scared of getting WPs then don't make flamebait/abrasive posts. I mean what kind of underlying fear?
Omg, you're so creepy/angry.
Anyways, no it isn't. It's just one of Taylor's weaker songs, lyrically.
Because Taylor is delivering the lyrics and the song's message sincerely. She means it. If it were a mockery of Katy and her lyrics I think the diction of the lyrics would be way more obvious. Right now the lyrics scream mediocrity, not mockery.
The writing is on par with several other songs on the album. It's not even about Katy, it's very obviously about the relationship the rest of the album talks about.
You all seem to be forgetting about the lame as **** "Mean," which is full of embarrassing cliches and toddler-esque temper tantrums. Despite the fact that it was released 4 years ago, she hasn't grown as a writer since. I mean she still uses the same old formulaic 'past tense narrative about a boy' writing style that she's been using since her debut, so.
Just deal with the fact that this is a typical Taylor song that perfectly showcases the extent of her writing capabilities
The fumes
That "lame as ****" Mean won a Grammy and got tons of critical acclaim, so the people whose opinions matter in that respect disagree with you.
The writing is on par with several other songs on the album. It's not even about Katy, it's very obviously about the relationship the rest of the album talks about.
She said it was about a female artist, and she talked about the background of it. It's pretty clearly about Katy.
The lyrics are just as dumbed down as Shake It Off so I don't quite understand why people jumping to conclusions. Guess she'll release it as a single down the line.
The lyrics are just as dumbed down as Shake It Off so I don't quite understand why people jumping to conclusions. Guess she'll release it as a single down the line.
Probably so. The media will probably eat it up, so she'll have that going for her.
And the video will probably be some passive-aggressive-type scenario where she never really acknowledges what the actual problem is.
My ex-man brought his new girlfriend
She's like "Oh, my god!" but I'm just gonna shake.
And to the fella over there with the hella good hair
Won't you come on over, baby? We can shake, shake, shake
But “1989” also feels like her most inscrutable effort. The music is a bright, shiny, and bland pastiche of electronic pop and faint nods to new wave and R&B. And the songwriting feels generic, a departure from the personable details that have made her a unique voice.
The lyrics are just as dumbed down as Shake It Off so I don't quite understand why people jumping to conclusions. Guess she'll release it as a single down the line.
yes but shake it offf is still personal, Bad Blood is not at all.