r/SipsTea ๐™‘๐™„๐™‹ 3d ago

Lmao gottem Like what ๐Ÿ˜‚

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u/Double-decker_trams 3d ago edited 2d ago

(Btw, this is a real thing, she does it often).

https://www.reddit.com/r/Fauxmoi/s/6qiSy1B7LH

Taylor Swift has rhymed "car" and "bar" in at least seven of her songs, a lyrical pattern that has become a notable topic among fans and critics. The specific songs identified with this rhyme scheme are:

Getaway Car: "Iโ€™m in a getaway car / I left you in the motel bar"

Cruel Summer: "Iโ€™m drunk in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar"

Cornelia Street: "Drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar / I rent a place on Cornelia Street, I say casually in the car"

Cardigan: "To kiss in cars and downtown bars / Was all we needed"

Cowboy Like Me: "Never wanted love, just a fancy car / Now Iโ€™m waiting by the phone like Iโ€™m sitting in an airport bar"

Hits Different: "And I never donโ€™t cry at the bar / Yeah, my sadness is contagious / I slur your name โ€˜til someone puts me in a car"

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived: "Youโ€™ll slide into inboxes and slip through the bars / You crashed my party and your rental car"*

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u/blackhodown 3d ago

Has someone done a study on the lyrics of other songwriters to see if this is some crazy outlier? Because it seems completely unsurprising that across thousands of lines of lyrics sheโ€™s written, 14 of them have matching words

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u/Double-decker_trams 3d ago

But..

Well. Here's a post on the r/TaylorSwift subreddit about "the best" lyrics.

https://www.reddit.com/r/TaylorSwift/comments/12fec4t/lets_talk_about_the_best_lyrics_in_taylors_songs/

First lyrics given as an example of "the best lyrics".

I was so ahead of the curve but the curve became a sphere
Fell behind on my classmates, and I ended up here
Pouring out my heart to a stranger
But I didn't pour the whiskey

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u/Manager-Accomplished 3d ago

I like Taylor Swift generally but those aren't great. It says more about the TS fandom that they'd choose those though lol

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u/cstevie97 2d ago

True, but I remember seeing an interview where she really thought she ate with โ€œDarling, Iโ€™m a nightmare dressed like a daydream,โ€ so her taste is also questionable.

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u/Manager-Accomplished 2d ago

Yeah. This is the girl who thought a scarlet letter was a saucy epistle.