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The Prophecy // Taylor's journal entry from March 17, 2009

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The first time we hear "tell me something awful, like you're a poet trapped in the body of a finance guy" we laugh. How pretentious! We're sooo sorry for you (not!)

But by the end of the song? I can't help thinking it describes Taylor's situation. She is hugely successful, an incredible business woman alongside singer/songwriter. Her music is for consumption, at an astronomical scale. And throughout the album she talks about the inherent contradictions and difficulties that come with this. How her pain is sold and bought. Consumed and gossiped over. And yes, she has chosen to participate in that. But there's still a lot of tragedy in it because she's human, after all.

So, she goes to secret gardens in her mind. The only place where she doesn't have to perform, isn't being consumed. Where romance is real. Where being a princess is beautiful rather than cold and painful. Where the gentle survive.

The palace metaphor is key here I think. Young Taylor started out writing songs like a diary or daydream. She dreamed of sucess, romance, beautiful dances and dresses (see love story, enchanted, today was a fairytale). Like being a princess! But as she's gotten older she's realised that a palace is in reality a very lonely and cold place (It was freezing in the palace) There is no romance and the love you want and receive isn't real - from suitors or from the public. We see this really clearly also in castles crumbling. And that hurts a lot!!

So - maybe it is awful to be a poet trapped in the body of a "finance guy"

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YOUR HONOR.......

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You look like Stevie Nicks

In ‘75 the hair and the lips

Crowd goes wild at her fingertips

half moonshine a full eclipse

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You look like Stevie Nicks

in ‘75, the hair and lips

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THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT: THE ANTHOLOGY

merch concept - a patch/magnet for every track, excluding official patches (click for full quality) (poster edition)

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Appreciation post with every single Taylor Room I've done so far! 💛💜❤️🩵🩷🩶🤎💙🤍

The Taylor Swift Room and the Reputation Room won't be done until we have their Taylor's Version re-release (it would only be fair!).

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Appreciation post with every single Taylor Room I've done so far! 💛💜❤️🩵🩷🩶🤎💙🤍

The Taylor Swift Room and the Reputation Room won't be done until we have their Taylor's Version re-release (it would only be fair!).

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I'm the albatross. My wallpapers are here to destroy you. 🪶🩶 x

Please reblog! It's helps me reach more people

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my FLORIDA!!! illustration

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clara

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you know you're good when you can even do it with a broken heart

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A fortnight passed, and just like Taylor, I surprise you with a double room!✌🏻🤍

The Tortured Poets officially moved into their Department. 🪶 If you wanna tear these rooms apart, I'll just watch it happen. 📜 They aren't mine anymore! 🌑

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If we won the lottery, we wouldn’t tell anyone. But there would be signs.