Her tears have consequences to those who did this to her. So, her tears will ricochet like bullets. She will take action and she did.

Actually, the jewels she gave him were the albums that went gold, platinum, and diamond.

The amazing thing lyrically in this song is that she references her music from the albums she lost the rights to. Ever line in the chorus references a past album, songs like Superman, Haunted, Don’t Blame Me, State of Grace, etc. it’s incredibly lyrically complex if you know her discography You might like Haunted, it’s her most metal-esque song. She also has a few amazing live rock style performances that might be more up your alley

I like the Long Pond Session much more with most of the songs she recorded there; more intimate and less synth-y. Plus, she adds at the end “look at how my tears… turn into your tears” which, to me, clears up what she is meaning. Plus, each song has an interview at the beginning that goes into how the song came about -without giving too much away. IMO

The jewels are all her platinum records over the years she was signed to Big Machine Records....glad to see you guys back reacting to Taylor...your perspectives are great...thanks

You should DEFINITELY listen to the live recording of this song from the Long Pond Studio sessions. I like all the reverb in the album recording and ghostly voices/panning, etc., but the live recording strips a lot of that away and you just hear her voice. Her lower register in her voice really shimmers and it's quite an emotional performance (both in terms of sadness and in terms of anger), which makes the "simple" vocal much more engaging. I think there is something in listening to the whole song through once and then only stopping to comment on a second listening. So many songs (of any good songwriter) are a whole arc of a story. It's about the impressions given simultaneously through the music and the lyric. The rhythm and the chord progressions alongside those lyrics too. Get the entire impression first, then go into the song. I never enjoy a song as much the first time if I follow the lyrics.

When Judson started playing that my soul started hurting.....lol....never heard the song...but Judson's playing made it awesome af!!!!

Taylor uses a lot of homonyms and lines with multiple interpretations in her lyrics. The diamonds / stones one you picked up. I think the tears ricochet line has a few meanings, it partly contributes to visualising the story, as in how forcefully is she crying for them to ricochet, but also as you pointed out, the idea of her pain ricocheting and hitting the other person.....she didn't have it in her to go with grace..... if I'm on fire you'll be ashes too.... i didn't want to have to haunt you but what a ghostly scene. All lines suggesting that ultimately there's no winners here, pain begets pain etc. She's not afraid to experiment with the sound (there are some random sounds, the percussion in one song is literally a voice note of Taylor saying "ratata ta" that she recorded at 3am when the idea came to her, another song has her and the producer sitting on the floor stomping their feet, her cat meows randomly in another and she loves to throw in a bit of 80s synth)...... but it's no secret that musically her songs don't tend to be terribly complex. I saw, i think it was a music teacher talk about how this has really worked to her advantage in marketing terms as most of her songs are easy for budding musicians to learn. I think that was how this teacher became a fan, just the shear number of students who wanted to learn various TS songs he eventually just submitted to the inevitability of it all 😄 Her discography is so enormous and covers so many different genres, its hard to think of a single song that 'encapsulates' her talent or why she's so massive. The song that hooked me originally is 'false god' with its jazz hook and sax its just a really sexy sound. I'd only heard her hits before that and i just remember thinking "this? This is Taylor Swift?" I love the storytelling in 'no body no crime', like that song could be made into a drama / thriller mini series easy. Lyrically I love 'Ivy', it's basically poetry, I love the introspection and music video (which TS directed) for anti-hero. Her live performance of 'We are never ever getting back together" on the 1989 tour shows off her stage presence and gives the song a completely different feel and new life (the original is pure bubblegum pop but here she performs it as a full on rock performance and she totally sells it, it could so easily have gone sideways or seemed like a spoof in anyone elses hands). The intro and ready for it performance from the reputation tour really shows off another side to her and gives a peek into the spectacle that is her stadium tours. The eras tour movie is still in cinemas at the moment ofcourse and ive seen so so many videos of dads, husband's, friends and boyfriends being dragged along to it and coming out the other side complete converts. 😂 Anyway, appreciate this reaction, you clearly took onboard the feedback offered on your previous TS video. The swiftys wont attack you if you listen to her and decide its just not your vibe, how boring would the world be if we all liked exactly the same thing, they just go a bit nuts if they think you're not giving her a fair go, or are being condescending of it purely because it doesn't relate to your personal viewpoint.

So i think the tears ricochet part is about how the masters thing did hurt her but her hurt has also reflected to Scott Borcheta (the guy who sold the masters) who then got a lot of backlash online Plus the whole album re-recording thing also kinda ruining the value of her og versions

...her tears have consequences... her tears turned into his tears she sings at the end... but most importantly, the ricochet (consequences) of her tears lead her to re-record all of her first 6 albums !!!! And changed the music industry thru it !!! It was a HUGE RICOCHET !!! (Plus then the guy who bought her music lost soooo much money because she re-recorded all of her albums so she could own it) Your piano playing was gorgeous what an amazing talent !!! Enjoyed you both thank you !! 🙏💗

I think you'd enjoy her live so much more than any studio version. If you're going to listen to folklore, it should be the Long Pond sessions so you can experience it live. I would love to see how you feel about Death By a Thousand Cuts from the Lover in Paris concert, as well as Holy Ground (Super Saturday Night), and Don't Blame Me from the Reputation Tour. I think they're great performances that showcase her versatility as a performer. I hope you keep exploring her catalogue. She switches things up so often, there's something for everyone. You just have to watch/listen to the right things. I hope Swifties have been kind to you. Honestly this song was a grower for me, and I can see why you might find it "boring". Not everyone has to like everything. Glad you could appreciate it lyrically all the same.

I don't know if anyone is going to recommend it, but Seven from this same album is the song I think would most appeal to Judson. It's a track where she's reflecting on her childhood and realizing some of the "normal* things she thought her friends were going through were actually sinister. But as a child, you dont have that context. It's easy to overlook, but it's my favorite cut of Folklore. If not Seven, then either Ronan or Never Grow Up would probably be appealing. Hell, maybe Begin Again which is another song about a relationship, but much more optimistic. But really I think Seven is a rosetta stone that lets you see how she interprets childhood experiences and allows you to superimpose that image to her other tracks. Clean from 1989 would sound gorgeous covered on piano, though, sooo

Hearing the piano in isolation has me in tears

The greatest line to describe a song I've ever heard i smell what's she's stepping in i love stepping into great music

I think you’d enjoy watching the Long Pond studio session! It’s stripped down with Jack or Aaron playing the piano and guitar while she sings. It’s great watching them at work. You can watch the Long Pond sessions with all her Folklore songs.

I already left you guys a list of songs 😂 But I want you two to do Haunted & Champagne Problems in a video together. Haunted is very rock with metal vibes, guitar heavy but has classical instruments in it too, and champagne problems is almost all piano and it just fits both your tastes so well 🙌🏻

The Long Pond Session version of this song, easily found on youtube (it's on Netflix) might be more your speed. Although it's more stripped down, you get to see her snd she's captivating when she sings. So much emotion.

She's basically saying that her tears are Riccocheting & turning into his (Scott) tears ...which goes along with the line "You had to kill me but it killed you just the same" Do react to the Long Pond session of My Tears Riccochet you'll get more nuance to the live version of the song.

It always astounds me how he can hear 15 seconds of a song and plays the melody

Judson is my new spirit animal! His one liners are 10/10

I love listening to him talk about how her songs are composed! So awesome!! 💜

Love your playing

Regarding the title, I think she purposefully chose ricochet to reinforce the notion of violence. Of a conflict with casualties. Of battles that have consequences. The lyrics that strike me the most, other than wearing the jewels she gave him as he buries her, are in the bridge. "I can go anywhere I want, anywhere I want just not home"... And "you had to kill me but it killed you just the same, cursing my name, drunk on this pain... Crossing out the good years"... She is basically saying that he didn't only throw her under the bus, he threw away everything they had built together. Not only the music, but the success of the record label and the family type of relationship that they had built since the early part of her career. There is an anger from her side that goes beyond feeling sorry for him.

"Those are my thoughts" haha I don't know why that cracked me up....yall are so funny ❤

He’s brought the pain, and caused her tears but in the end he’s hurting himself.

I hope you listen to it from start to finish one day. It’s very listenable. Also track 5’s are always emotional!

Watching people turn into swifties is the best thing ever. A couple suggestions for you: -Wildest Dreams, the Grammy Museum version. It's just her and an electric guitar. -All Too Well (10 minutes version), the lyric video she's got on KZfaq is the best way to experience it imo.

i think you could like a version where Taylor's delivery is the focus- the long pond studio version might jive with you better. its a lot more stripped back and the flow is beautiful - but again, might feel boring to you (not being sarcastic) not need to do it on camera, but like just as an exercise

Love this reaction

Incredible job on the Ween song. Quebec is a criminally underrated album.

You guys should react to The Long Pond Studio Session of "This Is Me Trying." In this session, she does n interview before she plays it live, where she describes some of her thoughts in writing it.

The story is that Scott Borchetta Big Machines owned Taylor Swift’s Masters. Taylor wanted to buy them from him when she left Big Machine after 12 years. He didn’t want her to leave because she’s the one that made him all the money. Being young unfortunately she signed a contract giving him the rights to her Masters. His condition to give her Masters was for every new album she produced he would give her one of her old Masters. She refused that deal because she wanted to leave Big Machine. He wouldn’t sell her the Masters. Scott Borchetta sold her Masters to Scooter Braun, who is a bully that has tried to make Taylor‘s life miserable for basically all her career. Taylor Swift wants nothing to do with Scooter Braun and Scott Borchetta knew this for years. Braun went to the extreme of mocking/bullying her online when he purchased the Masters and tried to control Taylor. Being the mastermind she is under no circumstances would she make any deals with Braun, so she is re-recording her albums and owns the masters. Since trying to take Taylor down Scooter Braun has been dropped by artists, has a big lawsuit, is being investigated and went through a divorce. Her re-recordings have sold overwhelmingly, much more than the originals. When she sings about her jewels, it's referring to her masters, and when she talks about stolen lullabies, they are her masters. When she refers to him/they being at her wake, it's that they killed her yet won't stop trying to bury her. All the hurt/pain that Taylor went through due to their cruel repetitive actions “ricocheted” back to them. They are now the ones “buried”. Her metaphors are genius. Watch the Long Pond version of My Tears Ricochet 🎶🫶 You’ll love it.✅

Beautiful piano at the beginning

Classical guy would like tolerate it. There's some unique production and it's written in 5/4 time signature. Edit: Seems like you guys prefer more bleep-bloop LMAO so check out some of the cuts from reputation. Definitely a lot more production-driven tracks that still retain good writing

I thought this song was a bit blah to listen to... until I saw a video of this song from the Eras tour, and then I came across the long pond version. They are much, much more exciting versions. I hope you get to experience them!

MASTERPIECE

That Taylor Swift album cover has every Norwegian black metal band wishing they were as cold and as dense as this snow covered forest and as TRVE KVLT as the country turned pop star is.

Btw Taylor refers to emotions and people in colors all the time. I don’t know if she sees music in color as well but I suspect she does. He may prefer the Long Pond Studio sessions where this song is performed stripped back and live with Aaron I actually like it just as much as the album version.

So, new watcher here. I’m wondering if u have a video explaining how dude sees colors when he hears music. Also, wow at his ability to play by ear.

Dang, I so wish you would've done the Long Pond sessions version! I don't like this version but, fell in ❤ with the song after hearing the LP one. The emotions are 📈 & you can't help but feel it all. It's acoustic & w/out all the church choir sounding stuff. Way better.

Fans are Swifties, and she is T-Swizzle. You should check out her song Haunted, I think both of you would like it. If you are so inclined to watch her live performance, that is a full on-stage production. But I would understand you want to just focus on the song itself. Do Taylor's Version as she now owns the rights.

I’m sorry I don’t know your names yet, but I think guitar guy might be a reputation kind of guy… and while it’s entirely possible to enjoy reputation and folklore/evermore (guilty!), they are completely different styles. I know piano guy won’t like reputation, but I’m very curious to see guitar guy reacting to it

This performance at the eras tour was amazing

If u watch the long pond sessions she explains each song and what it means

Id be interested to see how you like the Long Pond version as it’s primarily piano and vocals

Please listen to Champagne Problems! Such an amazing story told lyrically throughout that song.

she means her pain also becomes scott's pain. if i go down you go down with me sort of thing. she's hurt about losing her masters and even though he stole her songs so technically he should be winning, he also lost her as a friend and a work partner in the prossess. so he won but did he though?

I’d love to see you guys react to “All Too Well” the 10 minute version!!

Maybe her tears are also a metaphor for her songs. They came out of her. Tears/jewels. If they are her old songs they are now ricocheting. Or backfiring.

Tears ricochet become your tears.

SLAYER.... GEMINI

GRRRRREAT MEASURES! You guys rock. I'm glad that song is over.

Scott Brochetta signed her when she was 14. He was starting a label and Taylor was his first artist. He would not sell her the masters outright. She opted to go with a new record label (she could go anywhere - just not Home to the only record label she had known). She thought of him as family and she came to peace that she would lose her masters. However, then he sold to someone she despised and she did NOT take that with Grace. She let her fans and the media know her feelings. So she decided to re-record her first 6 albums thus Taylor’s Versions were created. They have been a huge success, thus making her original masters and recordings value go down. She didn’t want to have to do it this way - but he forced her into it. Now record companies are putting it in new contracts that the albums cannot be re-recorded for MANY years. It is okay if she is not your musical taste, but she definitely has changed the music industry. She has fought for all artist and their rights to own their own music they have written! So to her fans that supported this journey, we appreciate her sharing this personal song with us and we get what she is singing about.

I know I'm late, but i would really love to see Judson as a pianist for Taylor during the Folklore Long Line Studio Sessions! Loved this

Yeah, the thing about Taylor is you just can't have one listen or listen to one song. Richard should consider checking out her Reputation album for more sassiness and grit. And it's okay, guys, you can say you like Taylor publicly and we'll still think you're manly. This critique is like watching paint dry compared to other Rockers/first-timers listening to Taylor from their KZfaq channels. And, it's okay to have emotions. Thanks for broadening your perspectives and giving her a chance. Cheers.

Sorry for asking but is the pianist high or what?

One more time... SLAYER... GEMINI

You don’t HAAAVE to like Taylor Swift, it’s ok. We will forgive you lol. We might not understand it, but we will forgive you.

The way musicians create, but also recreate like here ... honestly, my brain isn't wired that way so it's like watching actual magic EDIT: I just got to the synesthesia part and I stand firm. Magic.

Still missing Leprous, Mastodon, varities of Dream theater, Katatonia, Soen.. list goes on.

Taylor Swift has an awesome voice. 🖖❤

Y’all need to react to ‘tolerate it’ from the eras tour

I like how the piano dude is trying so hard to look unaffected but he can’t keep still.

And guys, don't get frustrated with yourself if the song overall isn't something that you'd throw on your playlist! Just remember that, yes of course it's important to hear her lyrics because it's her story that she's telling, but there are very specific things for different songs musically that are going to draw in different people and that's completely fine! Just so you know Swifties aren't going to come at you (well, most of them) if you just say 'oh yeah I really appreciated her storytelling but you know it's not a song I'll revisit because it's not something I would listen to.' What they'll come at you about is if you don't really listen to the lyrics and then misinterpret what she's trying to say in a negative way because of preconceived societal Notions about who she is! That's when the swifties will want to essentially throw over a cliff!😂 For a really amazing, guitar heavy live performance i highly recommend "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" from the 1989 world tour. Trust us, you won't be disappointed! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bMiGpspirtGRd4U.htmlsi=f_0UKHSp0_trfXKe PS-Judson, I think you would get lost in the best way if you watch the folklore Long Pond Studio sessions film from the folklore album! I really feel like you would be in heaven❤

the long pond studios is a better place your you 2 to react i think it will be very special

Please react to Taylor's live performances playing piano..

“What do you think lyrically?” “I like the way it rhymes with the A…. Yeah. Good.” Geez. Don’t go overboard on your impression. 🤨 Her tears ricocheted because she took away the power by re-recording her music and him not getting any more money off of her work. How did you two miss this? She was hurt, but she stood up for herself against him. You’re BOTH way off base. Before I heard your reactions, I would have recommend “Long Pond Sessions of Exile with Bon Iver., but I truly don’t think you’d even begin to know how to understand her lyricism. She’s at least 5 steps ahead of you. 🤷🏼‍♀️ I don’t think I was ever so let down by a reaction of this song before. The pianist was too narcissistic to attempt to understand her lyrics because he was concentrating on how to play the piano by a Grammy winning pianist, Aaron Dessner. There was a lot more to this. It just went right over your heads. *No. You are definitely not Swifties.

System of a down would be amazing to watch you guy's react to. Well, at least one of you because I know the metal head knows System. Lol Compare and contrast say Aerials to Sugar. A slower song vs their wild usual songs. That'd fun. Aerials Spiders B.Y.O.B Sugar

Holy shit, that was Ween?

You should check out Symphony X - Divine wings of Tragedy

for a next song could you react to Afterlife by Avenged Sevenfold? It's really worth a listen. Make sure to check the full version of the song tho

Watch the Long Pond recording

Can you guys react to The Lakes by her?

Do me a favor, go listen to this song, but listen to the Long Pond Session version of the song and tell me what you think of it then.

👍🎶 🤍🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿✌️

I only came here to find your page to request that you react to “Memorial” by Susanne Sundfor. I swear you will not be disappointed. She is a prodigy. Okay bye.

You need to listen to Exile

All i hear is Imogen Heap....a pioneer!

Please reacting to BLACKPINK - HOW YOU LIKE THAT

Do some deftones please

What is happening here?

All too well 10 min

Swift is hot but that's all I got for her....well a few catchty songs. SLAYER/GEMINI

Any Lana del Rey reactions?

I really enjoy your content however if I may make a suggestion, your mic is so hot that I can hear every time you swollen of open your mouth with the sound of spit. It’s a very uncomfortable experience trying to listen to your opinion and have that go in. Hope it can me fixed. Have a good one look forward to more

That was a long ass into 😑

There is great contrast between your reactions. Your differences are what makes your content entertaining. Really good stuff ... but let's put the billionaire pop star back on the shelf and pull out something with a some meat on it, aye? LOL

If you don’t want to review her, don’t.

The pianist seems very uninterested right off the bat. Hope it changes throughout the video.

No offence but it seemed as if you didn’t even listen to the lyrics fully and just paid attention to the music. Which is fair but you read what the song was about yet still didn’t understand it by the end in your discussion. Just an odd take for me 😂

its just not made for you

Why do we have listen to you play the piano ? 🥴

Damn, didn’t Scott wanna start his own label and do things ‘the right way?’ He ended up screwing his very first and biggest artist, who actually helped him build it all up. She said he turned into his worst fears. 🗡🩸💀⚰️🪦