*Fangirl Alert*
OMG I CANNOT CONTAIN MY EXCITEMENT OVER TAYLOR SWIFT RELEASING A NEW ALBUM THIS FALL! I have looked up to Taylor since I was 14 and have been obsessed with everything she does ever since. It has always been a big deal for me when she drops a new album, but because of her hiatus I didn’t think we were going to get anything anytime soon. I’m pretty sure I’m in shock right now that she’s releasing new music because this is my literal favorite time of the year. It’s been way to long and I have missed her so much. My little brother and I listened to her new single last night the second it came out and we were SHOOK. So of course I wanted to talk about it on my blog. If you get to know one thing about me, it’s that I can get pretty crazy over Taylor Swift, so I apologize in advance if it’s too much for you (but I’m not actually sorry). No one has seen this side of me since 2014, and that was when I was entering my freshman year of college. HOW HAS IT BEEN THAT LONG? I am about to start my senior year now. I am overjoyed for everything TSwift has to come, I could cry. Here are 13 thoughts of mine after listening to “Look What You Made Me Do”.
- I missed her so much: Seriously Taylor where have you been??? She has never done this kind of release before or been this secretive. She follows me on Tumblr and she hasn’t Tay-lurked me or anything, but I missed talking to/at her (even if she doesn’t read it) and the atmosphere of Tumblr and talking to my friends about her. It’s so fun for me and its been 3 years. 3 WHOLE YEARS. Welcome back Taylor!
- #Shook: I am so shocked she wrote and produced this song. LIKE, DID NOT EXPECT THIS AT ALL. She has said before she’s very non-confrontational and this song is pretty savage. My jaw dropped when I heard it for the first time. She’s angry and coming for blood and I’m all about it.
- LWYMMD bumps: Like seriously, it’s a jam. I think its super catchy and sassy and I love dancing to it. My brother, Johnny, and I were jamming to it last night for hours. I heard it on the radio all day today and every single time I would act a fool. I wanna listen to it when I’m getting ready with my friends to go out, when I’m working out and at the club, the grocery store, and when I’m walking to class. The teaser for the music video looks like a mix of ‘Blank Space’ and ‘Bad Blood’ and those are my favorites. I know some fans don’t like this but I think it grows on you.
- Lyrics are life:The lyrics to LWYMMD are classic Taylor. Her songwriting abilities have always been my favorite thing about her and her music. There is so much symbolism and hidden messages in this song that make me think I know who its about. I was explaining to a bunch of my friends today about what the lyrics mean. She can get so deep and throw so many sneaky little one-liners in her songs and this is no different. I want to hear the lyrics of her life, especially about her past romances. LIKE I NEED THEM NOW.
- November 10th: This literally can’t come soon enough. I did not think we were going to get anything from Taylor for another year, so the fact that I will have a new album to jam out to in the car by the end of the year BLOWS MY MIND. I can’t believe that I have to wait until November, but I’m stoked to see whatever Taylor has up her sleeve.
- 15 Songs: That honestly seems like soooooo many songs. I can’t even wrap my head around that. If any of these songs are written like ‘Better Man’ or produced like “LWYMMD” than this may have just beat 1989 as my favorite album. I already know my new favorite song is hiding somewhere on this album, I just haven’t heard it yet.
- REPUTATION TOUR: I’M READY I’M READY SHE HASN’T EVEN RELEASED HER ALBUM OR THE DATE YET BUT I AM HYPE. I went to the Speak Now Tour when I was 15 and I was in the nose bleeds lol. I went to the RED tour in 2012 and I was in the pit AND IT WAS LIKE ONE OF THE COOLEST NIGHTS OF MY LIFE. (TBT to when Taylor’s website would give out opportunities to buy pit passes for fans.) And then two summers ago I went to the 1989 tour and I was on the floor. I’ve gone to all of these with my friend Meredith and this time I would really like to go to more than one show. I love making tshirts or outfits for these shows and playing dress up. I can’t wait to see more of Taylor so I can figure out what to wear. Her website is also doing that “Taylor Swift Tix” with Ticketmaster to help real fans get tickets. I signed up but am a little confused as to what to do now…
- NATURAL HAIR: I am so here for this and I want to see more of her new look. I’ve been dying to see what her hair is like now because she always changes it in each era. The choker, dramatic eye-liner and all black is totally something I can get on board with. I’m waiting to buy new fall clothes until I see what she’s wearing these days.
- The magazines: Have you heard about these? Target is selling these 2 magazines full of Taylor’s own poetry, art, portraits and hand written lyrics. She is sharing so much more with us fans and I can’t wait to get my hands on these. She has been totally off the radar for the last year or so. I have no idea what has been going on with her life so I am dying to know everything I can.
- More Distant?: I won’t lie, I was worried she would be more distant with her fans. But then she was on Tumblr last night liking everyone’s posts and following people and I’m more reassured that even though the old Taylor is dead, the new Taylor still loves her fans unconditionally. I hope she does the Secret Sessions again, but I honestly doubt it.
- Smart Business Woman: She is literally a marketing genius. Everything she does is so calculated and planned out. Did you know the date her album comes out (11/10/2017) equals ’13’ when you add all the numbers together? Did you notice she deleted all of her social media posts because she was deleting her old reputation? I mean seriously she has such attention to detail, I am thoroughly impressed.
- Haters Gonna Hate: It doesn’t matter if people hate on her or on me for loving her because obviously she doesn’t care. So I shouldn’t either, right? I’ve seen a lot of hate on Twitter and Facebook and it sucks to see that but clearly we’re way too far past that now. Not to mention, I’m trying to not let what others think affect what I love and enjoy. Just because something is unpopular to someone, doesn’t mean you can’t like it. I’ll support Taylor until the end, regardless of what haters are saying. It’s none of my business what they think *sips tea*. Plus, that means more tour tickets for Kim.
- “Because she’s dead”: LITERALLY ICONIC. I’m excited for this motif because of my jaw surgery and the fact that I don’t look like myself anymore. This probably sounds really weird, especially if you weren’t aware of the fact I got double jaw surgery 3 months ago. My friends and I have joked that I’m a different person now because my face is different. Two of my best friends even call me “Kym” now because new face=new name and new everything else. How wonderful is it that Taylor is reinventing herself at the same time that I get my face reconstructed? So I am totally prepared to change my voicemail to “Sorry the old Kim can’t come to the phone right now. Why? Because she’s dead.”
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