Browse every era, discover the vocabulary woven through her discography.
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Late-night introspection with poetic depth
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Large warships with heavy guns, used for fighting at sea. In a broader sense, it can also describe any large, powerful entity that is involved in a conflict or competition.
Taylor uses 'battleships' as a metaphor for the conflicts and power struggles in her relationship, which are now sinking and coming to an end.
Having a quality of being eerie, supernatural, or like a ghost. It can also describe something that is faint or barely visible.
Taylor uses 'ghostly' to describe the scene of her former lover wearing the jewels she gave them, as if she's haunting them from beyond their relationship.
To visit or appear to someone as a ghost, or to cause someone to think or remember something unpleasant. It can also describe a place that is said to be visited by ghosts.
Taylor says she didn't want to haunt her former lover, but she's implying that her memory is still with them, causing them pain.
To bounce or rebound after hitting something, often used to describe a bullet or other projectile. In a broader sense, it can also describe a strong emotional reaction that bounces back to the person who caused it.
Taylor uses 'ricochet' to describe how her tears, or her emotional pain, are bouncing back to her former lover, causing them to feel the same pain they inflicted on her.