This song doesn't need a MV. It's already playing in everyone's head when they hear it.

“everybody moved on, i stayed there.” I FCKING FELT THAT 😭

Me: I’m depressed My brain: listen to Taylor to make things even worse Me: omg yes

Diagnosed with PTSD almost 2 years ago and this is the only song I’ve found that explains how it feels to be stuck in a memory you so badly want to forget

she made “restaurant” sound like such a melodious word.

Taylor should win an award for rhyming "mascara run" with "met someone"

I LITERALLY CAN'T STOP LISTENING TO THIS!!!

"break ups happen every day, you don't have to lose it" and yet here I am, still losing it

Waiter: Lady, we are closing the restaurant Her: No.

She created a whole world with these two album.

The best song Taylor has ever written, just so spot on about all stages of adult heartbreak, feeling like everyone is moving on but you, that everyone around you minimizes your pain - 'breakups happen everyday, you don't have to lose it' -, replaying the same scenarios in your head over and over again, asking what have you done, because it has to be you, he moved on, you're the one still stuck. Absolute perfection.

I lost my mother to cancer a month ago, and this song exactly describes what I feel right now. She was my mother, my best friend, my sibling, my lover, my everything. Taylor's songwriting is beautiful, it can connect with any moment.

***Just imagine how many people are listening to this with you right now***

I think for me this is Taylor's most terrifying song or one of. Imagine being stuck in a moment or a feeling while everyone around you continue with their own lives and grow.

"And it's been so long but if you ever think you got it wrong I'm right where you left me." Is honestly such a gut punch of a line. 3.5 minuets of her explaining how much he hurt her...how it literally broke her to have him leave her, all for her to say that if he changed his mind she would still want him. And let's not ignore that the chorus starts with the word 'help'. She's literally begging him to help her because she can't do it herself!

3:33 i interpret this part as: "you left me? no... " (denial) x2 "oh you left me no choice but to stay here forever" (acceptance)

Dust collected on my pinned up hair is such a powerful lyric

She wrote a whole song on "time won't fly, it's like I'm paralysed by it" 🥺🥺💕💕

“Help” damn that one lyric it’s like she’s really stuck in time and she needs help. This girl makes a song with powerful lyrics and then makes it 50X better with her amazing voice and emotion from her soul.

I cant believe Taylor made this a bonus track.

"she's still 23, in her fantasy" *feels personally called out*

Okay, now we need "Evermore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions"

Back in 2012, I experienced my first heartbreak at 21. A three year long relationship, high school sweethearts that just grew up. He said I'd find someone better. He's married with a family. I'm still searching for what better is. I have moved on, but I'm still stuck.

Being outgrown is, I think, one of the underrated types of heartbreak. Imagine a closest friend of yours whom you think you wouldn’t lose, and end up having no contacts at all. Or a partner or ex-partner who’s out there moving on with his life, and you’re stuck right where they left you. It’s difficult to keep everything the same way you wanted when the world revolves to anybody else’s time and you have no choice or control but to see them moving forward without you. Outgrowing somebody is the same as heartbreak. You can’t force them to be around, or ask how things weren’t the same way as before. You’ll move on, too. But, what’s more painful is when you have to build another form of relationship just for it to be outgrown again.

"You told me that you met someone" brokes me down every time.

This song somehow gets sadder the more times you listen to it. Maybe because every time you come back to the song she's still at that restaurant, still in that corner and cross-legged in the dim light and the dust collected on her pinned-up hair gets a little bit more every time.

You know..... Even though this song highly speaks about a break up. I feel this feeling is is present even if it's not about romantic relationships. There are times, when you're an adult and you see everyone moving forward... In education, in jobs in relationships but you seem to have gone nowhere. Sometimes devastating things happen to people which leave them no choice but to fall behind. The ache of seeing everyone else get jobs or join colleges or having a healthy relationships but you stay there. Same old ways. Nothing changes. Gives a a bit of "nothing new" Vibes but more painful. And"dust collected on my pinned up hair." I feel that it's like how you prepared yourself to move forward in life but all of it went in vain. So you just wait there, decorated and dust collecting on your dreams 😔

"did you ever hear about the girl who lives in delusion ?" it's gut wrenching that how badly can i relate with it

I feel bad for everyone who doesn’t stan Taylor. Imagining missing out on this?

when they said “Taylor Swift is the Music Industry” they didn’t lie.

its a use of metaphors that'd make sense if said literally aswell, a masterpiece that really has you looking for a deeper meaning

Wish there was a music video for this. Where she sits in a restaurant and everything is just zooming and moving around her. The visuals would’ve been so amazing

This song sounds like me saying "I'm fine" when I'm actually having a mental breakdown. The production and melodies sound happy, but the lyrics are PAINFUL.

This sound is haunting, like a fairytale, folktale haunting.

This song basically sums up how I feel about life and how I have fallen behind while they're all thriving, if anyone else relates to it this way, you're not alone❤

this song hits different when your friends are getting married/having kids and have moved on with their lives, and you feel left behind and like they've forgotten about you...

*"I could feel the mascara run"* *"you told me that you met someone"* I mean- I can picture this whole scene Heck I can imagine this whole song

"She's still 23 inside her fantasy" I'm not crying, you are.

I sobbed when I first heard this song… Because I was the person she is singing about. It has taken me 1/2 decade to get over a break up. It felt like forever … and thinking about it now, it really didn’t need to consume my life back then, but it really did. Especially when the person left you for someone else, which means they found someone better than you. It absolutely shatters your self esteem, and you have to work so hard to get it back. The lyric “help” - it says so much for someone living through such thing.

I had never paid attention to the lyrics of this song before. I literally picture a music video in my head every time I listen to it. I love all the details, descriptions and depictions of her songwriting. This is such a gut wrenching masterpiece. Love you queen! 👸🏼❤️🫶🏽

This is one of the saddest songs I've EVER heard. It's just the idea of this woman who couldn't get over the love of her life and lost herself waiting for them... Such a depressing yet strangely familiar thing to think about. I'm always on the verge of tears when I get too deep into the lyrics 🥺

This is one of Taylor’s eternal songs. By that I mean that the very first time you heard it, it was familiar, like it had always existed. But every time you hear it after that, it’s a new experience 🤍 it’s like when a song is so strangely familiar that you can’t believe you didn’t come up with it yourself earlier

Been listening to this song since the day it released but I never thought I'm gonna relate to this song until... I fell inlove with this girl, I love her so much that I am willing to do everything for her pursue her and everything. We've been talking for about almost 3 months ig? (I know it's not that long.) I love everything about her even her anger issues HAHAHHAHA I want to give her everything because I know she deserve it. It's their finals right now and they'll be having a face to face exam on Saturday so I decided to surprise her (but she found out about the surprise so it's not a surprise anymore), I made a handmade paper flower bouquet, a handmade plushy, and bought her favorite snacks and drinks but I never got a chance to give it to her. Today, at exactly 12:16 am she chatted me and asked me to please not go to her school on Saturday because she didn't want me to see her in her most vulnerable and messy state because she said that there's a chance that she might treat me badly 'cause she doesn't have the energy to deal with people. I understand her because I know that she's mentally unstable and her mental health is getting worst right now, I want to tell her that I understand and there's always another time for me to visit her but I didn't expect that that will be the last chat that I'll ever get from her because she's cutting me off and she said thank you and sorry for everything, "Also, remember that you deserve much more tham the bare minimum I couldn't give to you" she said. This happened before but this time I know that she'll never gonna come back but just like what I said to her before "Take your time and rest, you always have someone waiting for you. You always have me." I don't know if she blocked me or deleted her account but I couldn't get in touch with her. I'll wait until you get better, I know I deserve better but I want you to be that better. I'm just gonna stay here and wait until you come back. I never got the chance to say this to you but I love you and I'll always do. Kaya kong maghintay kahit gaano katagal kasi alam kong sulit yung pag hihintay ko once na bumalik kana.

Some of these evermore songs are so “fearless+folklore”

I like to think of this song very literally. a woman so heartbroken that she literally freezes in time and is stuck in the same place for the rest of her days watching the world go on around her. it’s almost like a modern folktale.

This song is the absolute best Taylor Swift song. Nothing compares. It’s beautifully devastating & real. As a fellow cancer moon, I’m often stuck in the past & have such a hard time letting go. I will forever cherish this song.

I'm so obsessed with this song. I have complex PTSD, and this song, lyrics and music, perfectly capture the feeling of being unable to escape the past.

This song made me realize that I've been living as a ghost all this time. Haunting places, people, and moments that are long gone. They've moved on while I'm still here, stuck in the places they left me remembering them in songs... Edit: It's comforting to know that I'm not the only one experiencing this, made me feel less alone. To all those going through the same thing, it does get better. It takes time and pain but it get's better. Take solace in this song and take care of yourself.

Can you imagine the movies she could write? The stories she tells with her songs..i mean, the first time i heard this song i cried

This one is a masterpiece. I want a MV so badly.

I love how at 2:21 the perspective changes from her sitting at that restaurant broken up, to a flashback where she used to sit there with her lover when everything was “just right”. It’s haunting.

unpopular opinion : this is the best song of the album.

"she's still 23, inside her fantasy" i'm crying, this line hurts me

"You told me that you met someone", broke me into million pieces.

This song allowed me to realize it’s okay to move on. As much as we want to stay in that beautiful moment forever, we have to keep going. I’ve been in a dark place for a little over a year and the stormy skies are finally lifting I think. I’m going to trust how I’m feeling and focus on being happy again.

Jesus, she really doesn’t make it easy to pick a favorite song from her albums 😂

She is NOT a waitress. He broke up with her in a restaurant and time froze for her. She was unable to move on while he went to live his life and possibly started a family of his own. She wouldn’t know because she’s still in denial.

I’d like to thank Taylor for this song. Taylors music was there for my daughter in a time she really needed help, but wouldn’t let me in. We dropped a chunk going to you concert in Glendale, but seeing her heal was worth it 1 million fold. Thank you!

This song hits hard when you’re trying to get yourself out of depression caused by a traumatic event. I feel like the girl who got frozen, and the girl who lives in delusion. Everyone around me has simply moved on and is living their life but for some reason I’m still stuck in the traumatic moment. I can’t do anything or go anywhere. The “help I’m still at the restaurant” part really hits every time. Thank you Taylor for this beautiful song and for making me feel understood, I don’t feel as crazy after I listen to it.

So when can we start using Taylor's music for literature classes? She's a GENIUS

the only problem with Taylor's songs is that they *end*

I can relate to this song so much... all i see in life is people constantly growing up and knowing what to do next whereas you have people that are struggling to move forward because they're not over a specific moment in time. Maybe regrets on something you wished you could've done back then or just yearning about how carefree the past is then being consumed by melancholy... its a rly scary thing to feel about

"breakups happen everyday you don't have to lose it" this hits so hard because people around you judge you further for spiralling and sinking into depression rather than being empathetic

"pages turn and stick to each other" LYRICAL GENIUS WHATTTT

“She’s still 23 inside her fantasy” This line really hurts

Literally I’ve been stuck in that moment for 5 years now and I swear I feel and I know everybody moved on

This reminds me of the woman in Great Expectations, Miss Havisham. Forever stuck waiting for her happy ending and slowly driving herself mad.

Yeah she literally came back stronger than a 90's trend.

Taylor can't just stop. She is the most productive person in the world this pandemic. I can't even do the dishes.

Remember that no matter how hard, every moment is fleeting, happy or sad, this too shall pass .

me: **too broke to by the album to hear the 2 deluxe tracks** miss swift: ✨h u s h✨

If poem was a person, its name would be Taylor Swift.

I feel like this plays into the same timeline and could be a "Years Later" to "would've, could've, should've." it just gives that energy

This might not be the best song she wrote but this is definitely a masterpiece. The song that has most emotion

"I could feel the mascara run" Does this mean "I was crying" in normal people's language?

SHE'S DEFINITELY THE GREATEST MUSICIAN OF THIS GENERATION

I believe one day Taylor Swift will write a book, a novel or poetry, maybe a little bit of both. It will be one of the greatest books of the century.

this song is hauntingly terrifying, imagine you're living for that feeling or moment while the people around you get back and continue to their lives while you're forever stuck in that moment "did you ever hear about the girl who got frozen".

Words aren't enough to describe how visualistic this song is like I can see a picture in front of me and clearly can feel the pain and sadness only Taylor's songs describe emotions like this

Friends break up. This. Because it seems nobody talks enough about friendship breakups.

"at the restaurant, when i was still the want you want" makes my heart scream😭😭😭

1:40 i love this part sm

Imagine if one day students will study Taylor Swift poetry as now we study Shakespeare.

Taylor left me no choice but to stan her forever

This song is excellent. It’s great to see Taylor’s music mature as time goes on.

hugs to everyone who is stuck on our own 'restaurant' :')

I still can't believe how gut-wrenching this song is. If you've ever lost someone extremely close to you, you know exactly what she's talking about that feeling of never being able to move on even the idea of moving on is unrealistic because you're literally frozen in time. The world keeps going about it's day but you're right where you were when your heart shattered into a million pieces, the pieces shattered so abundantly that no amount of time could possibly heal or put them back together ever. In my case, it's been a little over a year since my beloved mother passed away but it genuinely doesn't feel like it's been even a day since that happened. Which is ironic because I remember just freezing when I got the news I didn't even tear up until of course a couple hours later when it all hit and I broke down crying but those couple hours they seemed like an entire lifetime your whole life flashing before your eyes knowing you're never going to hear that voice or see that smile. The person that raised you, that shaped you into who you are, that endless amount of love and appreciation it's all gone in one quick second just like that, your world shifts and it's never going to be the same again. I think this song is the closest thing that has encapsulated that feeling for me. So thank you Taylor for this beautiful piece of art.

"Dust collected on my pinned up hair" why is that such a strong lyric tho?

The " I could feel the mascara run you told me that you met someone" hits hard

Her storytelling and voice captivated me from the very first day i heard 'our song' on the radio and eons on it still does. she puts so much soul into it. she conveys emotions well and the way she paints a vivid picture with metaphors is unreal. I love the way she sings 'you left me no'. its drifty , sad and sweet.

"Friends break up, friends get married, strangers get born, strangers get married..." Wow. First line and I'm like O.O

She wasn't kidding when she said "I come back stronger than a 90s trend"

“I stayed there Dust collected on my pinned up her They expected me to find somewhere Some perspective, but I sat and stared” This hits deep

This song is amazing, its as if shes describing a moment of trauma, how a person stays stuck in that feeling, whilst everyone around them lives their lives and grows meanwhile you feel stuck in that moment and left behind

my evermore heart is now complete.

This is a whole movie omg

I see everyone here putting their own spin on the song and it feels less alone to see how different people relate to this in different ways. But as someone this scenario happened to, I'm still at the restaurant. I can't get over it, still stuck at the age of 15....

Really wonderfully constructed song, brilliantly played and such amazingly painful wordplay Taylor writes it, we listen

Imagine in the future people get to study Taylor’s lyrics as poems, that would be the luckiest generation of all time.

This song is for people who feel separated from the reality and gets stucked inside their fantasy