this whole album smells like grass after rain..

this is me crying

For someone who fell behind academically after being at the top for years this just hits different

2:06 The way she sings, "At least I am trying," hits right in my soul😭❤️

"they told me all my cages were mental so i got wasted like all my potential" taylor bestie.... i cant do this rn.

"They told me all my cages were mental so I got wasted like all my potential" for someone with depression this hits really hard

"i was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere" break me down to tears

Song hits real hard when you have social anxiety and other mental disorders. Hard time adjusting but at least I'm trying.

I feel like this song is dedicated to people struggling with mental illness, especially if you had the “shiniest wheels” when you were younger but now they are “rusting” - symbolising that you can never go back to your former happy and carefree self no matter how hard you try. A truly tragic realisation but hey at least we're trying 😔💔

When she says: I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere... The metaphor there is INSANE. She’s essentially saying she was so ahead of everyone that she got trapped in a loop and was alone there. She became a “mirrorball”- constantly pleasing, accommodating and trying to be new & shiny. DAMN. What a lyricist.

"It´s weird to be at a party when I feel like an open wound" Taylor is a lyrical genius. She gets you to say: That´s exactly how I feel, but never found the words for it

I have ADHD and I'm constantly crying in some random bathroom throughout the day. I'm trying my best to be organized enough, to study enough, to work enough, I've been trying so hard even if I'm exhausted and yet people tell me to be more disciplined or grow up. This song is my comfort song, I wanna scream "THIS IS ME TRYING" all day long

Who else is having a Taylor swift Marathon?!!

this entire album sounds like driving at sunset with the windows down

hits different when you're academically pressured

Haven’t self harmed in 6 months and im the only one i know who is proud of that edit: I stand corrected

as a person who's suffered from severe depression, i can't listen to this song without my throat closing up emotions. the regrets, coping with always being misunderstood, the loss of potential, the constant struggle with the inner demons, the suicidal thoughts. 'the golden child who turned into a burnout disappointment' in me resonates too much with this. But I'm not giving up. I want to heal. I'm trying. I'll never stop trying

Her saddest and darkest song EVER, and also one of the best songs about mental illness, addiction etc.

I want the 10 minutes version of this too Taylor 💫

This hurts me so much cuz all my life I’ve been the perfect student, got all the accolades and awards, got all the praise, and now I’ve come to the point in my life where I’m nearing the halfway point of my college career and I’ve just…lost the motivation. I don’t know where it went. I used to procrastinate so much but still get everything done correctly and well but now every assignment just leaves me dreading it with a pit of anxiety in my stomach that won’t go away. And it’s so hard to just admit that to everyone when everyone I know has so many high expectations for me since I’m the one that raised them that high. I can’t seem to keep up with the pressure anymore. So many people I know are still going strong but I’m finally falling behind. This song just gets it man.

who else loves it when she says ''at least I'm trying''

Taylor: this is me- Me: swallowingmypridestandinginfrontofyousayingimsorryforthatnight

"At least I'm trying" is more powerful affirmation than it seems at first and really shows the courage it takes to move onto a higher time line. Much love, Taylor.

this comment section is legit my self help/support group. I feel less alone knowing there are others like me out there. I hope we all heal. Let's keep trying.

I will attach this song to every online assignment next semester.

I really love the way she sings "at least i'm trying" half-sighing, it's like the statement itself is pictured on the vocals

i'm supposed to be the smart one but i've been struggling academically. i'm glad this is a universal experience and that there's a songwriter who understands how i feel.

when you're struggling everyday and overthinking about your future, this song is a perfect choice to make your day worse but somehow it's also comforting

If This is Me Trying is your favorite song from folklore, I reccomend therapy

For someone who used to be the so-called "golden child" that eventually became my family's disgrace, this song basically sums up my life. I'm trying but it feels like dying.

as someone who activelly thinks about giving up every single day of my life, this song makes me feel that im not alone in this, that there are other people who feel the same as me, and to see taylor where she is today knowing that she felt like i feel, gives me hope

They are true when they said "Taylor Swift has a song for every situation" and here I am crying like a baby listening to this

She finally made an "indie record thats much cooler than mine"

Here after the Long Pond session movie. The fact that she wrote this as a tribute, as a pat on the back for the people struggling to overcome their personal demons is just so touching. I love it.

I had the shiniest wheels now they're rusting I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here They told me all of my cages were mental This is me trying Who else can relate?

After a horrible year this song is dedicated to myself. For the longest time I would call myself weak because the things that hurt me, people would think I was overreacting or being dramatic, being too much. So I would say that to myself. Now I understand that what I feel, regardless of what others think, is completely valid.

This album has such a warm fuzzy feeling, like home

“They told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential.” I FELT THAT

it hits home, this song gets me every. damn. time. i grew up thinking i was gifted and exceptional just because i skipped a grade, however as i grew up, i slowly realized that i'm just another mediocre student. i was never special, gifted, nor exceptional. i knew it deep down, yet i'm still blinded from time to time, leading to burnout. it's as damaging as ever, but i'll keep on trying

*taylor mentioned in one scene during the long pond sessions that this song is for those who are struggling everyday without praise/love/a pat on the back for something they have worked hard for but its just never enough make others feel satisfied*

The anxiety to choose which song to listen to first is real

Not me sobbing my eyes out to this song. How did she have the audacity to write "They told me all of my cages were mental so I got wasted like all my potential" and expect me to NOT cry 🤧

I'm a fairly new fan of Taylor and I am cherishing every single word she wrote and sang.

I’m in 10th grade…my first year of online classes were when things went downhill. I started failing in tests and I still am. My tests are in a couple of days and I gave up on studying a couple of days ago. Why study when I know I’m going to fail anyway? I know there are a lot of people who relate to this song about more important problems but for me, this song has given me the inspiration to keep on trying. Thank you Taylor.

Life is too short to pretend that you don't like Taylor Swift and her songs.

I've been thinking about people who, if they're either suffering through mental illness or they're suffering through addiction, they have an everyday struggle," Taylor explained. "No one pats them on the back every day, but every day they are actively fighting something."

As an ex high-performance athlete who had to left the sport due injury, this song hits so close to home. Thank you, Taylor.

An icon. A legend. An inspiration. A genuine being. An intelligent individual.

got diagnosed with autism today after 27 years of feeling different but not really knowing why. i've been listening to this song on repeat for the past few months during my diagnostic process. i keep thinking about the line "and it's hard to be at a party when i feel like an open wound," because that's exactly what socializing feels like to me. i guess i'm saying this here because i'm not sure where else to say it.

this whole album sounds like slow motion ocean waves and sunsets

The chills i get at "atleast i'm trying".......

186 days sober today ♥

Damn these lyrics hit hard for intelligent kids whose potential got swallowed up by mental illness. "I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere" "Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here"

taylor: choose one favourite song me: i cant. this is me trying!

I wish I could express to Taylor how much this helps me. I come back to this, every time I feel like I'm not enough. That I'm not doing enough.

i’ve sobbed to this song so many times. it is my all time favorite because of how much i relate to it every single day. i have struggled with OCD my whole life, but was officially diagnosed in may 2022. it’s been the hardest year of my life, and there were days where i wished i wasnt even here. i’ve loved taylor my whole life, and once things got better for me in january, i found this song, as well as all her new music. this song will forever be special because of how it has gotten me through the tough days. “they told me all of my cages were mental” = i got diagnosed with a mental health issue. “fell behind my classmates and i ended up here” = OCD turned me from an A+ student to a B-. i don’t get homework done, and my teachers and parents are disappointed with how much im failing with academics. “all i want is you” = my old self. the girl i miss everyday who wasn’t consumed by her own intrusive thoughts, and was just happy. happy to be her, happy to be here. “pouring out my heart to a stranger” = having trouble being able to confide in my therapist when she didn’t know me before the OCD, so she doesn’t know the real me. anyways this is my all time favorite song because it’s always here to get me through the hard days, i love you with everything in me taylor.

I'm not even the biggest Taylor Swift fan. I like a lot of her singles. But this album is EXACTLY what we all need right now. She's doing this not just for herself, but for all of us too. That may presumptuous, but every song I've listened to so far has spoken to me. Thank you again, Taylor Swift.

No this is not the “old Taylor”. This is a vulnerable Taylor reflecting and making peace with her past.

As recovering alcoholic this song hits hard. 6 weeks sober today 💕 thank you for this song, Taylor!

she's really a doctor and this song is a medicine.

In some of the lyrics, it almost feels as if she isnt talking about a relationship but about her career, and how since she didn't receice a grammy, she thinks she fell behind all her classmates though she used to be the one ahead... and it relates to how most of us feel that we used to be so intelligent and now qe are strugglimg to pass our tests.....

First time I listened to Folklore, I thought the songs were kinda the same but as I continue to listen and get to know each song, it's weird but they started to all sound different, each holding their own beauty, depth and serenity. They begin to grow on you in a most wonderful and surprising way! It is oddly magical.

I hear my adult children singing when she sings and I want to wrap them up in an old baby blanket and tell them that I see them trying. And I’m so proud of them because I know how hard it can be. And I’m sorry I don’t always let you know that. I’m trying, too.

Folklore was the album that changed my life (yes it sounds cringe but literally). When every album comes out from Taylor I remember where i was. When Folklore came out I was at the beach. Every song from this album has a piece inside my heart. One of my favorite things to do is read comments and listen to the songs. Let me tell you this comment section is the greatest.

People speculate a lot about who the "you" is in this song. A lover, a friend, a family member? I think the "you" is yourself. I think this song should be interpreted as a song to yourself. To let yourself know that you're trying. Trying to get back who you used to be before the mental illness, or addiction. Trying to stay strong. "You're a flashback on the one screen in my town" could mean yearning and searching for that past version of yourself before the mental illness took over. That's what I think anyway. Remember, be kind to yourself. If all you did today was survive, I'm proud of you. ♥️

I can't skip any song, this one is strong, has hallmarks of her greatest songs.

“At least I’m trying” had me SOBBING

"And its hard to be in a party when I feel like an open wound" I could feel that

This album is so raw. Like she's just naturally pouring out all her feelings here

I dedicate this to my younger self, because I miss me...

People be having her saddest songs as their comfort songs. Like, how "they told me all of my cages were mental, so I got wasted like all my potential" can comfort someone?

Taylor's voice is a therapy, I love her so much

“I can’t read the lyrics, is this how bad my vision is or??” My mom: “That’s why you don’t go to the drive-in in the daytime”

This is me trying to hear all the songs and decide which one I like best but this is Taylor being iconic with 16 amazing songs

*As someone who's struggling from keeping up with class courseworks / assignments, this song makes me tear up everytime i feel stuck at my worst moment and how i couldn't find any solutions to progress forward*

Taylor’s music isn’t just some useless words thrown together. They hold so much healing!!! I’m so in debt to her for what she’s done for me! 💜

*This Is Me Trying:* "Pulled the car off the road to the lookout, could've followed my fears all the way down." *Hoax:* "Stood on the cliffside, screaming, 'give me a reason.'" *My Tears Ricochet:* "I still talk to you when I'm screaming at the sky." I love that these songs are interconnected in this way, even if the lyrics are very, very dark.

Everyone keeps saying “the old Taylor is back” but Taylor is evolving as an artist! Yes, there may be similarities to her old work but a true artist evolves over time!! There’s no “old” and “new” Taylor- there’s only one that evolves with time!

Taylor’s description of this song on her long pond sessions made me fall even more in love with this song

The lyrics "they told me all of my cages were mental so i got wasted like all my potential" is actually really interesting because there is so many ways to interpret it. For expample, someone with mental illness may relate cuz it talks about peoples mental problems being like a cage since its hard to get out of it and people say that it's just in their head. You could also interpret it like how I did where the "cages" were dreams and the people who said that they were "mental" meaning that the dreams were crazy/hard to achieve. 13 likes! ❤❤

This album is by far the most genuine Taylor of them all. I'm so happy she has the rights to her music now. I doubt this would have happened under a label.

This is me trying to not cry

Every time I'm about to give up, on my classes, job and routine. I tend to listent to it and remember that THIS IS ME TRYING, and I have to. At least, I'm trying.

'I was so ahead of the curve that the curve became a sphere'. That hit me hard.

This album giving us a feeling that it is okay to be vulnerable.

"I've had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting" IM GONNA TEAR UP IN CLASS

2021 was the strangest year of my life. The worst I've ever felt, I've been through alot. I lost myself completely and getting back to myself and knowing myself to the deepest levels possible, feels like a huge hug to me. This is me trying got me through alot. I don't identify as the person I was and that is somehow so peaceful for me to know.

just realized the meaning of “pulled the car off the road to the lookout, could’ve followed my fears all the way down”. wow.

The title of this is me during corona

I'm listening to Taylor swift new album "folklore" one by one. This evening, i'm feeling peace at heart and soul. I love when songs can be your medicine. When you're listening to it, you feel you've been healed.

I’ve struggled with depression and this song just hits so close to home. I can relate to everything Taylor is saying. One of my favorite songs

This song made me realise how much I am trying to please my family all because of academic validation, songs talks about suicidal thoughts, anxiety, depression everything. This song gave me life in my teenage. (Hope you will stay healthy future me. I will be so proud of you no matter what. Love you)

I don't know if anyone else felt this way when listening to this song, but instead of viewing this as talking to another person, I imagined it as me talking to myself. It works both ways talking to my past self and my future self. As someone who feels like their life has fallen apart when I used to be in such a better place I feel like this song is me telling myself that I'm trying to get better. I'm trying to make a better future. I'm doing my best and my best is ok.

These lines tho: "Pulled the car off the road to the lookout, could've followed my fears all the way down" are probably the darkest lyrics Tay ever wrote. *Damn.*

Today I'm gonna take one of the most important exam of my life. I studied for it, I stressed for it, I stayed up late for it, I sacrificed for it and today when its here and I have realised because of just one mistake I destroyed my preparation completely. Everything just got ruined. I remember things but they are of no use. I even stopped trying at the end. I'm in the darkest time of my life right now and this song makes me feel seen. No matter how hard I try, one single mistake destroys everything. I wont be able to forgive myself I guess but i don't want to be so hard on myself but I cant help it. I'm so broken right now.

This song means a lot to me. Makes me cry hard and yet comforts me by making me heard. Turned me into a huge Taylor fan.

"I was so ahead of the curve, the curve became a sphere" just soak up in that excruciating moment recalling all your wasted potential because you were either too distracted or too wrongly focused that the attainments slipped away from your pace.

Only Taylor Swift fans will understand my comment This album is full of track fives

This song helped me out of my depression. It’s so special and deserves all of the love it gets.

taylor put her tayussy into this and im on the verge of tears