This post is all over the place: a smattering of existential dread, sacred hymns, podcasts, and Taylor Swift
Lots of big, existential thoughts lately.
Can we watch our phantoms like watching wild horses?
-TS
We are all just the Earth bubbling up. Atoms changing and rearranging. What is it all for?
Anyway.
I’ve been thinking about music. Thinking about sacred texts and hymns. I’m not religious, but I am devout in my clambering to cling to this elusive existence. I feel everything deeply and love those I love extremely.
I don’t just like Taylor Swift.
I don’t just like John Mayer.
I don’t just like James Taylor,
Etta James, Ray LaMontagne,
or Al Green. Any songs that
make me feel seen are Holy
to me
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This week, I discovered a podcast called Evolution of a Snake. Definitely check out the links at the bottom of this post. You’ll find in-depth Taylor Swiftology. song analyses. first reactions. pointed criticisms. observations. The hosts are hilarious, deep thinkers, and good writers to boot. Both of their personal substacks are worth subscribing to as well. I’m obsessed. Though be forewarned, I’m an ‘88 baby, and the Evolution of A Snake hosts must be younger Millenials or GenZ because their lingo makes me feel old and clueless. Regardless, I’m standing and I’m clapping. ;-)
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I ranked TTPD songs into three tiers. Tell me how you would rank them in the comments.
GOLD
I Hate It Here
Guilty as Sin?
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
The Tortured Poets Department
Down Bad
loml
But Daddy I Love Him
The Black Dog
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
Fresh Out The Slammer
SILVER
Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
So Long, London
The Prophecy
I Can Do It With A Broken Heart
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
I Look in People’s Windows
The Bolter
Cassandra
imgonnagetyouback
So High School
Fortnight
Clara Bow
Peter
Robin
The Manuscript
BRONZE
The Alchemy
The Albatross
I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
Florida!!!
thanK you aIMee
How Did It End?
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I re-discovered this little gem of a hymn yesterday:
I couldn’t agree with you more about having a deep deep love for certain things in a way you can’t even explain to others. Taylor Swift is one of them for me also. In high school it was such a big deal what music you listened to and if you didn’t listen to the “right” thing you would get made fun of. So, it took me awhile to figure out when I got older what kind of artist I really liked versus what I was trying to present to others. So that’s why I love Taylor out loud and so much because you won’t make me feel silly or not cool for liking her music and any other music at this point. I am going to check the podcast out I always need to brush up on my Gen z lingo 🤣
My ranking for TTPD
Gold
Florida!!!
Fortnight
Down Bad
The Tortured Poets Department
But Daddy I Love Him
Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?
loml
Clara Bow
The Black Dog
How did it end?
I look in peoples windows
The prophecy
Cassandra
The Manuscript
Silver
My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
So Long, London
Guilty as Sin?
I can do it with a broken heart
imgonnagetyouback
So high school
Peter
Robin
Bronze
Fresh Out the Slammer
I can fix him (no really I can)
The smallest man who ever lived
The Albatross
Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
I hate it here
thanK you aIMee
The Bolter