Taylor Swift is a master at songwriting, but "Folklore" took things to a whole different level. The album, which was released in July 2020, features beautiful lyric after beautiful lyric. While some songs aren't exactly about Swift's personal life, others are deeply personal. In a November 2020 interview with fellow songwriting legend Paul McCartney for Rolling Stone, the singer opened up about writing "Folklore" and the true meaning behind her song "Peace."
"When I was making 'Folklore,' I went lyrically in a total direction of escapism and romanticism. And I wrote songs imagining I was, like, a pioneer woman in a forbidden love affair," she said. When McCartney inquired about a line in "Peace," Swift noted that that song in particular was "actually more rooted in [her] personal life" than other tracks.
"I know you have done a really excellent job of this in your personal life: carving out a...
"When I was making 'Folklore,' I went lyrically in a total direction of escapism and romanticism. And I wrote songs imagining I was, like, a pioneer woman in a forbidden love affair," she said. When McCartney inquired about a line in "Peace," Swift noted that that song in particular was "actually more rooted in [her] personal life" than other tracks.
"I know you have done a really excellent job of this in your personal life: carving out a...
- 10/18/2023
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
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