Side-view Of Whos Afraid Of Little Old Me (full Performance) At The Eras Tour In Paris (N4) On May 12,

Side-view of Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me (full performance) at The Eras Tour in Paris (N4) on May 12, 2024 (x)

TAYLOR SWIFT The Eras Tour - Paris, France - May 12th, 2024. Photographed by Getty Images.

what's so clever about Clara Bow is that when she references her own name at the end, she's not talking about the present but the future, quoting the inevitable way people are going to one day talk about her, imagining it will only be in regards to the woma(e)n who surpass her. because there will be someone who surpasses her, eventually. that's the cycle of fame, isn't it? we're simultaneously captivated by the alluring trick of the past while looking for the next big thing. we compare current stars to the lights that shined before them, "you look like taylor swift." but we're also constantly waiting for someone new and greater to take the crown and captivate us anew, "you've got edge she never did." And half the song is about acknowledging that being revered is hell on earth for the people who are in it, because you're always trapped between what came before and what will come after. you're only safe insofar as you remain shiny. But the real beauty of the song is that it never succumbs to this dichotomy, but embraces it. It's Taylor acknowledging she wouldn't be who she is were it not for the women who came before her, who shared the same dreams, and recognizing her place in the chain of the women who will come after. The future's bright, dazzling.

that’s it

and for a fortnight there, we were forever

started with a kiss “ohwemuststopmeetinglikethis!” but it always ends with a town car speeding out the drive one evening. ended with the slam of a door then he’ll call her a whore, wish he wouldn’t be sore, cause as she was leaving it felt like breathin’! all her fuckin’ lives flashed before her eyes. It feels like the time she feel through the i-i-i-ce then came out alive!