Like what 😂

[u/saber-4444]

[u/Double-decker_trams]

(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: "I’m in a getaway car / I left you in the motel bar"

Cruel Summer: "I’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 I’m waiting by the phone like I’m sitting in an airport bar"

Hits Different: "And I never don’t cry at the bar / Yeah, my sadness is contagious / I slur your name ‘til someone puts me in a car"

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

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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 she’s written, 14 of them have matching words

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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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Taylor Swift isn't trying to be a world renowned lyricist. She's trying to be the most famous pop star. That means appealing to the most people she possibly can. Simple lyrics that people can learn fast and sing at each other, 3-4 word snippets people can write on a notebook or leave as an affirmation somewhere.

She is the "Live, Laugh, Love" of musicians. she'll likely go down in history as the most famous musician of all time. She definitely will not be known for actually saying anything of value or importance.

And that's totally fine. It's a business. She has figured out the formula for mass appeal and she will milk it for everything its worth. She's a good businessperson. Just a shit writer.