#and bigger than the whole sky and maroon and dear reader

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

I'd actually love a midnights storytelling Timeline playlist? Like what order you'd place them to tell the complete story of the album. I love the idea of Dear Reader as track 1

OK so, one caveat is that generally I think Taylor's tracklisting works really well and often tells a story of its own (e.g. TTPD), so I'm a little reticent to mess with that. And next thing is that like, we don't always have firm dates about when songs were written/what events they refer to/even who they were about depending on the album, so like, you can't really pinpoint a timeline *chronologically* of events as they transpire most of the time, certainly on Midnights. And also writing/processing isn't linear. @likeadevils does however have excellent posts about album timelines and places the songs in order of creation if that's what you're after.

Now that that's out of the way...

There are a few different ways I could see organizing Midnights thematically, and I'm approaching here kind of, emotionally-speaking rather than chronologically, although there's kind of a weaving of the two. I've split them into "chapters" à la folklore playlists on Spotify.

Prologue: To a house, not a home, all alone 'cause nobody's there

Dear Reader

Act 1: A real fucking legacy

Midnight Rain Would've, Could've, Should've Maroon Question…? High Infidelity

Act 2: Love blackout

Labyrinth Snow on the Beach Lavender Haze Paris Glitch Mastermind Karma Sweet Nothing

Act 3: Sweet dream was over

The Great War Bigger Than The Whole Sky Vigilante Shit Bejeweled Anti-Hero Hits Different You're Losing Me

Epilogue: Yeah, you can face this

You're On Your Own, Kid

So this is how I see the chapters:

Prologue:

This is the introduction to the themes of the album, very much the same way that Fortnight does for TTPD. (I love me a "Two households, both alike in dignity / In fair Verona, where we lay our scene" setup.) Dear Reader does this really well, she's speaking directly to the listener, but also to herself, and touches upon the themes throughout the album: anger, loss, fear, self-loathing, self-destruction, but also the recognition that she "shines so bright." It's the push-pull between her private and public life, her personal and professional ambitions, and that is ALL over the album and each side informs the other.

I could also argue adding Anti-Hero and Midnight Rain into this chapter and nearly did. Anti-Hero because again, it touches the public image vs. internal struggle/self-loathing of it all, which she is ruminating on on this sleepless night. And Midnight Rain because "I never think of him except on midnights like this" because well, that is the entire conceit of the album.

Act 1: A real fucking legacy

Like I said above, I nearly put Midnight Rain in the Prologue, but it also serves well as an introduction to the theme in these songs. Because "I never think of him except on midnights like this" covers these relationships from the past that are haunting her in this dark night of the soul exercise. Remember what we said about the push and pull between her personal life and her career? The crux of the song isn't her pining for this former lover, it's that she's wondering if her pursuing her ambition relentlessly and joyously is diametrically opposed to the idea he represents. It's the spark that lights the flame of the pining we see later on. Which leads to the other Hes who have marked her life and set her on the path she's on now.

So in contrast to the bittersweet nostalgia, we have the darker side of that rumination. There's WCS about the trauma that continues to haunt her, and Maroon about a relationship breakdown that broke her. Question...? Kinda is just there for laughs as comic relief-- but in all seriousness is like, "you were a dumbass and do you ever wonder if you hadn't been such a dumbass if we could have made it work?" About something that never got off the ground. And then High Infidelity ends the chapter on another darker note about the threat within a relationship, but the "Do I really have to tell you how he brought me back to life?" is the segue for our next chapter...

Act 2: Love blackout

This is where we get a sense of the core relationship she's dancing around in the album-- the one that is driving all this rumination, because it's so intricately tied with the path her life took as a result. The "Do I really have to tell you how he brought me back to life?" to "I thought the plane was going down, how'd you turn it right around?" emotional parallel hits the ground running and tells you why this relationship and this phase is such a lifeline. SOTB is the honeymoon phase of the relationship, where everything is wondrous and exhilarating, and pairs well IMO with Lavender Haze in that the rush of new love is intoxicating, and she wants to stay on that high and block everything out to chase it.

The rest of the songs I put here kind of meander, but there was a method to my madness. Paris feels like the memories of a special time, with the emphasis of it being them alone, shutting the world out, which is a continuation of LH. Glitch is her continued disbelief that they've made it this far, but suddenly it's six years later and she's still yearning that high (... in spite of everything telling her this wasn't supposed to happen). Mastermind could have arguably gone earlier in the list, but I put it here because again, she's planning and scheming and doing all the work to keep this thing going against all odds. Karma feels very "happily ever after"-esque in that it's, "I went through all this shit, but it's totally fine because I got what I wanted in the end!" without giving away that it's a veneer, and finally we end with Sweet Nothing because it's the sweetest fantasy of running home to your lover and feeling content and complete. Which brings us to...

Act 3: Sweet dream was over

Our last full act, which is all about loss and the ways in which one reacts and deals with it. The Great War is the bubble bursting that Sweet Nothing dreamed up. It's a crisis point in the relationship, an entire life built that is potentially going up in flames; it hints at the conflicts that would prove to be their undoing. BTTWS is a raw depiction of grief in the wake of loss, and the questioning and despair that goes along with that, sinking someone into the pits of depression and loneliness. Vigilante Shit is another reaction to loss-- this time unadulterated anger in the form of a revenge fantasy. (It's fantasizing about agency in a situation where there is little of it because like BTTWS, in many ways it's out of her hands.)

Bejeweled is a bit of the odd duck because I kind of wanted to put it near-last because I think it's the best transition into YLM, but thematically it's not quite ready for prime time yet-- although the same conundrum applies to Anti-Hero here. But Bejeweled is part of this chapter because it's her grappling with her sadness and despair and wanting to break out of it. She wants to shine again, and it's a warning to the person that she won't stick around if they don't see that. (Broadly speaking, I know there's more there.) Anti-Hero is kind of clunky here, which is why I'm very tempted to put it in the intro instead, but my thinking is: she's in this pit of self-loathing, wondering why she keeps making the same choices and same mistakes and drives everyone away. She's the problem. And it's her persona, her big life, that's driving her to this madness-- or is it? (But also: one day I’ll watch as you’re leaving and life will lose all its meaning for the last time.)

Which finally brings us to Hits Different and YLM. Honestly, these two could also swap positions, and I went back and forth on them. I think "chronologically" HD makes more sense at the last song in this chapter, but "emotionally" YLM is SUCH a fitting end, so there we go. HD makes good on the threat of the break in The Great War, and a lot of the themes we've seen throughout the playlist here but specifically this section are present. The self-destruction and self-loathing of AH, the anger and lashing out in TGW and VS (in a very different form), the depression in BTTWS and even a tinge of the self-worth in Bejeweled.

But YLM is the true denouement of this all and reflects all those same vignettes in far more devastating fashion. There's breakdown, loss, anger, spite, self-destruction and standing up for herself too, however briefly. I think it really feels like the true crossroad of the album: Do I throw out everything we built or keep it? We've just spent a whole album wading through all of it, and now she's left to decide which path to take. Does she stay and fight, perhaps wondering what she has to give up int he process, or does she leave and risk the pain she uncovered in Act 1, only tenfold because it hits different this time? The empty house of Dear Reader in the Prologue (and incidentally in HI I've just realized) is blanketed in darkness in YLM, and it's up to her to decide if she's turning the light back on or out for good.

Epilogue: Yeah, you can face this

You're On Your Own Kid feels like the perfect emotional ending for this playlist because not only does the song travel through this entire time period, from an early young love that gave way to bigger dreams to the sheer devastation she put herself through to reach the very top and the subsequent crash. And it feels like it answers the question asked in the previous chapter: Yeah, you can do this. You've come back from every setback and you'll be able to do it again. You've always ultimately had to rely on yourself, and you'll do it again and again until you pull yourself out. The song is full of such sad revelations, but it also ends on a hopeful, if bittersweet note. She might be playing solitaire for now, but doesn't mean she can't handle it.

It feels wrong to mess around with Taylor's tracklisting like this, but it was so much fun 😂 I loooooooove delving into the themes in her albums and I really find like the emotional journeys within them become more salient as time passes on too.

Honestly, I can't say it enough, I loved the pre-release playlists for TTPD too, if you're looking into this kind of emotional deconstruction of her discography at large. The beats within the playlists themselves make so much sense, and I think frames the songs within them really well. Just my two cents!

[meritsv]

[folklore-barnes]

Midnights | My Ranking

Current ranking*

1. You're Losing Me

2. Hits Different

3. Anti-Hero

4. Would've Could've Should've

5. The Great War

6. Bejeweled

7. Karma (feat. Ice Spice)

8. Karma

9. High Infidelity

10. Snow On The Beach (with More Lana del Rey)

11. Snow On The Beach

12. Maroon

13. Lavender Haze

14. You're On Your Own, Kid

15. Question...?

16. Vigilante Shit

17. Sweet Nothing

18. Labyrinth

19. Midnight Rain

20. Bigger Than The Whole Sky

21. Dear Reader

22. Mastermind

23. Paris

24. Glitch

[lipslikethegardensofbabylon]

daylight or midnight rain? death by a thousand cuts or hits different? you need to calm down or karma? cruel summer or maroon? false god or glitch? lover or snow on the beach? afterglow or sweet nothing? soon you’ll get better or bigger than the whole sky? the man or vigilante shit? the archer or dear reader?

[likeadevils]

You're a responsible and stable fan who I trust with my weird thoughts. I don't think she wrote Midnights as a break up album and I do not respect the rewriting the past that Midnights is a break up album, like statistically, it's not a break up track album, like that's not what she was doing on purpose. She was unpacking her past to figure out her next move maybe? Saying that, going back and forth remembering the good times, the happy times, the green flags and then thinking about having to break up with a person again, the red flags, the unanswered questions, would keep a person up at night. This feels like a weird take but maybe it's more popular out there in the fandom. Heck her thinking about her past did give her a plan of action, even if that plan of action didn't work out. Not the way she planned anyway. Maybe I'm too dossed up on medicine and maybe this thought is stupid but it makes sense to me. She was staying up late at night and thinking about staying in love with someone being a thing which keeps you up at night in a worrying way planning your next moves.

no i think this really aligns with what i think! i’ve found most of the people who say “midnights is a breakup album” use it as shorthand for “midnights is a considering a break up album”, or “midnights is a break that might become a breakup album”, but personally i think there’s a significant difference between a Break Up Album and either of those.

looking at interviews & the studios used on the album (full sourcing in the midnights timeline in my pinned post), it seems like a lot of the pro-joe tracks came later in the timeline? which does make it very interesting. like look at this!!

spring 2021: renegade, high infidelity, and would’ve could’ve should’ve (probably her feature gasoline as well)

summer 2021: the great war, hits different

fall 2021: maroon, anti-hero, you’re on your own kid, midnight rain, question, vigilante shit, bejeweled, labyrinth, mastermind, dear reader, you’re losing me

spring 2022: lavander haze, karma, sweet nothing, bigger than the whole sky, paris*, glitch (probably the alcott as well)

that’s! like! like you said, going back through her past trying to find the right move. but the specific things that come up— commitment vs ambition, her need for control, the undercurrent of dehumanization inherent to relationships with men, especially long term. in you’re losing me she clearly wants to get married, but every other song is just— but i don’t. i don’t. it would destroy me. relationships have never done anything but destroy me. i don’t want to get married! and it’s clearly somewhat of a cope but it’s a fucking interesting cope.

and then spring 2022 comes around and she’s like nvm i’m in love again! ignore all that! marriage is a death trap but the rest of it’s okay! and like. idk i love it. you’re losing me being written in dec 2021 revealed a lot of depth to the album for me everyone say thank you jack

[mattslolita]

STURNIOLO TRIPLETS as MIDNIGHTS SONGS!

nick!

🎵.𖥔 ݁ ˖🎶๋࣭ ⭑👾🎵.𖥔 ݁ ˖🎶๋࣭ ⭑👾🎵.𖥔 ݁ ˖🎶๋࣭ ⭑👾🎵.𖥔 ݁ ˖🎶๋࣭ ⭑👾🎵.𖥔 ݁ ˖🎶๋࣭

001. lavender haze!

002. bejeweled!

003. question...?

004. vigilante shit!

005. anti-hero!

006. bigger than the whole sky!

007. labyrinth!

matt!

✩°🌊⋆⸜ 🎧✮🫧✩°🌊⋆⸜ 🎧✮🫧✩°🌊⋆⸜ 🎧✮🫧✩°🌊⋆⸜ 🎧✮🫧✩°

001. mastermind!

002. maroon!

003. you're on your own, kid!

004. snow on the beach! ft. lana del rey

005. the great war!

006. would've, could've, should've!

007. dear reader!

chris!

𐙚‧₊˚🧡✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡𐙚‧₊˚🧡✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡𐙚‧₊˚🧡✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡𐙚‧₊˚🧡✩ ₊˚🎧⊹♡𐙚‧₊˚

001. midnight rain!

002. high infidelity!

003. mastermind!

004. karma!

005. sweet nothing!

006. glitch!

( kiwi's corner 🥝💌 )

this is my 4th fav taylor album, so this HAD to be done i fear😁😁. i highly doubt anyone actually likes these, im just doing it for fun atp😭

[vettelsvee]

MY TORTURED DRIVERS DEPARTMENT VOL. X ⸻ MIDNIGHTS A Formula 1 fics compilation based on Taylor Swift's songs from Midnights

This compilation will include short stories about all Formula 1 drivers (current of retired) of your choice. To request one, just send me a message on my Tumblr inbox with the driver you want me to write about alongside the song that will inspire the fic. The ones in bold are already chosen and will be written as soon as possible <3

These works will be driver x reader and will be, mostly, written fics and SMAU.

Taglist is open for all of you who want to join me in my very own tortured drivers department! Just let me know in the comments!

© VETTELSVEE (2025). please, do not steal, copy or translate my works. thanks for reading!

1. MAROON Sebastian Vettel x Best friend!Reader ⋆ SMUT You knew you were in love with each other, but maybe going too quickly just because you wanted to be more than just friends is what takes to lose you

2. ANTI-HERO Driver of your choice x Driver teammate!Reader Your team isn't as strong as you thought it would be with him, but after seeing the news, everything is being said about you and, specially, after a meeting with your team to discuss you leaving before the season even ends, make you realize that, definitely, you're the problem

3. YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, KID Kimi Raikkonen x Driver!Reader (requested by anon!) You worked hard all your life to be exactly where you were at: winning races, fighting for championships and making your own name. You lost many people all those years, focused entirely on your career, but when your father dies you realize that you're alone in this world. You decide not to tell anyone, but when he sees you crying on the airport, you can't keep it anymore and realize that, after everything, you're on your own

4. VIGILANTE SHIT Spy!Driver of your choice x Ex girlfriend spy!Reader ⋆ SPY AU You were his everything, but now you're his worst nightmare. After finding out he was the real reason behind you being found guilty of crimes you didn't commit, you decide to disappear just to plan a revenge to make his life a living hell

5. BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE SKY Sebastian Vettel x Pregnant wife!Reader You were highly excited to be parents, but stress has you going like crazy. After feeling a bit off for a few days, a light bleeding makes you panic and, maybe, Seb was right: he should have protected you from the media so you wouldn't have lost your baby

6. HIGH INFIDELITY Boyfriend!Oscar Piastri x Teacher!Sebastian Vettel x Student!Reader ⋆ SMUT / UNIVERSITY AU You were dating Oscar, but just because you found him cute, nice, and a way to, somehow, not being alone... until you decided to give your favourite university a chance

7. DEAR READER Max Verstappen x Best friend writer!Reader After experimenting writer's block for a while, an idea comes to your mind when you start spending way too much time with your best friend: a story based on what you're wildest dreams with him

[xoxochb]

— and I never think of him

💿 - lavender haze, maroon, anti-hero, snow on the beach, you’re on your own kid, midnight rain, question…?, vigilante shit, bejeweled, labyrinth, karma, sweet nothing, mastermind, the great war, bigger than the whole sky, paris, high infidelity, glitch, would’ve could’ve should’ve, dear reader, hits different, and you’re losing me

— except on midnights like this! ⋆⁺₊⋆

[writingsonsaturn]

: ̗̀➛ the 'taylor swift' series

𖡎 description - this series will be based off of taylor swift songs, every song will have it's own fic inspired by the songs title and or inspired by lyrics. some songs ive decided not to add to this series out of respect as well as it would not feel right to include.

disclaimer - all songs and song titles belong to taylor swift, all rights to these songs belong to her.

⚘ = fluff | ✤ = smut | ֎ = angst | 🀥 = hurt/comfort

+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:﹤+:ꔫ:

The Tortured Poets Department

- fortnight

- ֎ the tortured poets department (spencer reid)

↪ spencer breaks up with you out of no where

- my boy only breaks his favorite toys

- ⚘ down bad (jensen ackles)

↪ jensen trys to comfort you after a break up (daughter!reader)

- so long, london

- but daddy i love him

- fresh out the slammer

- florida!!!

- guilty as sin?

- whos afraid of little old me?

- i can fix him (no really i can)

- loml

- i can do it with a broken heart

- the smallest man who ever lived

- the alchemy

- clara bow

- the black dog

- imgonnagetyouback

- the albatross

- chloe or sam or sophia or marcus

- how did it end?

- so high school

- i hate it here

- thank you aimee

- i look in peoples windows

- the prophecy

- cassandra

- peter

- the bolter

- robin

- the manuscript

Midnights

- lavender haze

- maroon

- anti-hero

- snow on the beach

- you're on your own, kid

- midnight rain

- question...?

- vigilante shit

- bejeweled

- labyrinth

- karma

- sweet nothing

- mastermind

- the great war

- bigger than the whole sky

- paris

- high infidelity

- glitch

- would've, could've, should've

- dear reader

- hits different

- you're losing me

evermore

- willow

- champagne problems

- gold rush

- 'tis the damn season

- tolerate it

- no body, no crime

- happiness

- dorothea

- coney island

- ivy

- cowboy like me

- long story short

- closure

- evermore

- right where you left me

- it's time to go

folklore

- the 1

- cardigan

- the last great american dynasty

- exile

- my tears ricochet

- ֎ mirrorball (tasm!peter parker)

↪ peter hasn't been very appreciative of your hard work

- seven

- august

- this is me trying

- illicit affairs

- invisible string

- 🀥 mad woman (tim bradford)

↪ no one likes a mad woman, you made her like that. TW - sexual harassment

- epiphany

- betty

- peace

- hoax

- the lakes

- carolina

Lover

- i forgot that you existed

- cruel summer

- lover

- the man

- the archer

- i think he knows

- miss americana & the heartbreak prince

- paper rings

- cornelia street

- death by a thousand cuts

- london boy

- false god

- you need to calm down

- afterglow

- me!

- it's nice to have a friend

- daylight

- ⚘ all of the girls you've loved before (tim bradford)

↪ you were always who tim wanted

reputation

- ...ready for it?

- endgame

- i did something bad

- don't blame me

- delicate

- look what you made me do

- so it goes...

- gorgeous

- getaway car

- king of my heart

- dancing with our hands tied

- dress

- this is why we can't have nice things

- call it what you want

- new year's day

- i don't wanna live forever

1989

- welcome to new york

- blank space

- style

- out of the woods

- ֎ all you had to do was stay (tim bradford)

↪ tim shows up one night after breaking up with you

- shake it off

- i wish you would

- bad blood

- wildest dreams

- how you get the girl

- this love

- i know places

- clean

- wonderland

- you are in love

- new romantics

- "slut!"

- say don't go

- now that we don't talk

- suburban legends

- is it over now?

- sweeter than fiction

RED

- state of grace

- red

- treacherous

- i knew you were trouble

- all too well

- 22

- i almost do

- we are never ever getting back together

- stay stay stay

- the last time

- holy ground

- sad beautiful tragic

- the lucky one

- everything has changed

- starlight

- begin again

- the moment i knew

- come back... be here

- girl at home

- better man

- nothing new

- babe

- message in a bottle

- forever winter

- run

- the very first night

- all too well (10 min)

- safe & sound

- eyes open

Speak Now

- mine

- sparks fly

- back to december

- speak now

- dear john

- mean

- the story of us

- never grow up

- enchanted

- better than revenge

- innocent

- last kiss

- haunted

- long live

- ours

- superman

- electric touch

- when emma falls in love

- i can see you

- castles crumbling

- foolish one

- timeless

Fearless

- fearless

- fifteen

- love story

- hey stephen

- white horse

- you belong with me

- breathe

- tell my why

- you're not sorry

- the way i loved you

- forever & always

- the best day

- change

- jump then fall

- untouchable

- come in with the rain

- superstar

- the other side of the door

- today was a fairytale

- you all over me

- mr. perfectly fine

- we were happy

- that's when

- don't you

- bye bye baby

- if this was a movie

Taylor Swift

- tim mcgraw

- picture to burn

- teardrops on my guitar

- a place in this world

- cold as you

- the outside

- tied together with a smile

- stay beautiful

- should've said no

- mary's song (oh my my my)

- our song

- im only me when im with you

- invisible

- a perfectly good heart

Bonus

- christmas tree farm

[wavesoutbeingtossed]

And I wake with your memory over me, that's a real fucking legacy to leave // So I peered through a window, a deep portal, time travel, all the love we unravel and the life I gave away // It only hurts this much right now was what I was thinking the whole time // It only feels this raw right now, lost in the labyrinth of my mind // Sadness became my whole sky // Every single thing I touch becomes sick with sadness, 'cause it's all over now, all out to sea // Every single thing to come has turned into ashes, 'cause it's all over, it's not meant to be // I've got a lot to pine about, I've got a lot to live without // You know there's many different ways that you can kill the one you love, the slowest way is never loving them enough // God rest my soul, I miss who I used to be // Never take advice from someone who's falling apart // You wouldn't take my word for it if you knew who was talking, if you knew where I was walking, to a house, not a home, all alone 'cause nobody's there // My sadness is contagious // Do I throw out everything we built or keep it? // The air is thick with loss and indecision, I know my pain is such an imposition // My heart won't start anymore

Midnights + loss (abridged selections)

[tolerateit]

rank Midnights?

Would've could've should've

Dear reader

The great war

Yoyok

High infidelity

Bigger than the whole sky

Anti-hero

Midnight rain

Labyrinth

Sweet nothing

Question

Mastermind

Maroon

Vigilante shit

Lavender haze

Karma

Sotb

Bejeweled

Paris

Glitch

[taylor-swift-bracket]

What is Taylor’s Saddest Song?

(Links will be added as polls go live)

Debut Era 🦋

Tied Together With A Smile vs. The Outside

Teardrops On My Guitar vs. Cold As You

Invisible vs. A Perfectly Good Heart vs. I Heart ?

Fearless Era ✨

White Horse vs. You’re Not Sorry

The Way I Loved You vs. Forever & Always

Mr. Perfectly Fine vs. If This Was A Movie

Come In With The Rain vs. The Other Side Of The Door

We Were Happy vs. Bye Bye Baby

Fifteen vs. Tell Me Why

You All Over Me vs. Breathe vs. Don’t You

Speak Now 🎆

Haunted vs. Dear John

The Story Of Us vs. Castles Crumbling

Last Kiss vs. Back To December

Foolish One vs. Innocent vs. Never Grow Up

Red 🧣

All Too Well vs. The Last Time

All Too Well Ten Minute Version vs. Nothing New

Better Man vs. Sad Beautiful Tragic

Red vs. The Moment I Knew

Forever Winter vs. Safe & Sound

Babe vs. I Almost Do

The Lucky One vs. Eyes Open vs. Come Back…Be Here

1989 🏙️

Is It Over Now? vs. Out Of The Woods

All You Had To Do Was Stay vs. I Wish You Would

Say Don’t Go vs. Now That We Dont Talk

Clean vs. Wonderland

Reputation 🐍

Delicate vs. Getaway Car vs. Dancing With Our Hands Tied

Lover 💘

Death By A Thousand Cuts vs. The Archer

Afterglow vs. Miss Americana & The Heartbreak Prince

folklore 🌲

cardigan vs. exile

my tears ricochet vs. seven

hoax vs. epiphany

this is me trying vs. mirrorball

the lakes vs. august

peace vs. mad woman

the 1 vs. illicit affairs

evermore 🍂

marjorie vs. champagne problems

tolerate it vs. right where you left me

coney island vs. it’s time to go

evermore vs. dorothea

‘tis the damn season vs. ivy

happiness vs. closure vs. cowboy like me

Midnights 🌌

The Great War vs. Anti-Hero

You’re On Your Own, Kid vs. Midnight Rain

Maroon vs. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve

You’re Losing Me vs. Dear Reader

Bigger Than The Whole Sky vs. High Infidelity vs. Hits Different

The Tortured Poets Department ✒️

So Long, London vs. Fortnight

The Black Dog vs. Cassandra

How Did It End? vs. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

loml vs. The Albatross

Down Bad vs. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

I Hate It Here vs. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart

Clara Bow vs. I Look In People’s Windows

The Prophecy vs. The Tortured Poets Department

Peter vs. Robin

Chloe Or Sam Or Sophia Or Marcus vs. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) vs. The Manuscript

Other 🎸

I Don’t Wanna Live Forever vs. The Alcott

Carolina vs. Beautiful Ghosts

Renegade vs. us

*Ronan and Soon You’ll Get Better have been excluded from this tournament due to subject matter

If there is another song you think is sad that should be added, let me know!

[swirledyouintoallmypoems]

midnights (dylan o’brien’s version) (izzy’s version) (from the drafts)

“meet me at midnight”

“midnights become my afternoons”

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lavender haze; stuart twombly

maroon; thomas

anti-hero; joel dawson

snow on the beach; stiles stilinski

you’re on your own, kid; joel dawson

midnight rain; stiles stilinski

question…?; thomas

vigilante shit; mitch rapp

bejeweled; joel dawson

labyrinth; thomas

karma; stuart twombly

sweet nothing; thomas

mastermind; stiles stilinski

the great war; thomas

bigger than the whole sky; stiles stilinski

paris; stuart twombly

high infidelity; joel dawson

glitch; stiles stilinski

would’ve, could’ve, should’ve; thomas

dear reader; mitch rapp

hits different; stuart twombly

you’re losing me; stiles stilinski

taglist: @brvceyamada

a/n: i’ll post these whenever ig

[dilf-din]

beloved jess hello 💜 for the album ranking ask, how about the songs on midnights or so much (for) stardust?

Salutations beloved Mik!! I was hoping someone would pick Taylor!! I’m the number one midnights stan but have very controversial rankings. Since it’s so long I will just be doing midnights (til dawn edition bc I need hits different)

1. Paris

2. Hits Different

3. Maroon

4. The Great War

5. Labyrinth

6. You’re on Your Own Kid

7. Anti-Hero

8. Dear Reader

9. Sweet Nothing

10. Lavender Haze

11. Karma

12. Vigilante Shit

13. Bejeweled

14. Question

15. Would’ve Could’ve Should’ve

16. Snow on the Beach

17. Midnight Rain

18. Mastermind

19. Bigger Than the Whole Sky

20. High Infidelity

21. Glitch