I’ve never been so invested in a fake love triangle

James: I won't make assumptions Also James: *makes assumption*

the 2:54 “i dreamt of you all summer long” makes me cry cause i fell so bad for august girl

I still love that the dominant instrument on this song is an acoustic guitar cus it adds to the whole vibe of like a literal teen boy writing this in his bedroom to win back the girl he lost. like most teen boys own or play guitar. The lyrics with Tay Tay are always great but this one is a smart arrangement and smart instrumentation. She is an actual genius.

It's break my heart that the august girl think of james as "I never needed anything more"but James thinks of her as "just a summer thing"

The fact that cardigan has a much more serious and deep tone and this one has a childish tone to it describes how james was not ready to grow whereas betty was serious. Genius i tell you. GENIUS!!

the way she was able to connect the songs august, betty and cardigan with the respective characters, augustine, james and betty, through a whole painful love story is exactly what makes her an artist to its finest.

Listening to Betty, Cardigan, and August in order is just perfect 🤌

Feels like she came across this song in her old diaries.

This sounds so much like her old country songs. My heart.

Its March 2024, let's see how many legends are listening to this incredible song💖

"So I showed at your party" moves my heart , it's so genuine

petition to make betty an actual movie directed by Taylor swift?

The Old Taylor actually can come to the phone...

YALL!! AT 3:06 it's EXACTLY the tune to "and you know DAMN WELL.." from illicit affairs. Hinting at that even though James claims it was nothing to him, he was actually having an ILLICIT AFFAIR

Betty @ 1:08: “I’m only seventeen, I don’t know anything” Contrast Cardigan: “When you are young, they assume you know nothing”

I want a song from the boy she danced with perspective. I'm so invested, I need the second season.

It feels like 2000s to 2010s taylor song vibe. Feels nostalgic

the parallels of james saying "I'm only seventeen I don't know anything" and betty saying "Cause I knew everything when I was young"..... chills

THERE NEEDS TO BE A 10 MIN VERSION OF THIS!!!!! THIS IS MY FAVORITE SONG EVER!!

Taylor deserves a separate Grammy for rhyming cardigan with car again .

I didn't even noticed the F word, because of her calming voice.

Theory: the reason Taylor says “I showed up at your party” twice (the second time being more dragged out) shows James’ hesitation/nervousness standing on Betty’s doorstep before apologizing at the party

Clairo: sofia Conan: Heather Girl in red: hannah Cavetown: Juliet Lana del rey: Carmen Willow smith: Marceline Sir chloe: Michelle King princess: talia Arctic monkeys: Arabella 1D: Olivia The lumineers: Ophelia Dolly parton : Joeline Amy winehouse : Valerie Mother mother : Ana Beatles : Jule Seu Jorge : Carolina The 1975 : Angela Studio killers : Jenny The sukis : Becca Girl in red: rue The weekend: Valerie Plain white T's: delilah Jack stauber: hamantha Nirvana: polly Leonard cohen: suzanne Eminem: zoe Taylor swift : betty Hotel: Trivago Red : sus Macdonald's : lovin it Me : built different

she finally made an “indie record thats much cooler than mine”

i gotta thank inez, actually, because without her this song wouldn't exist

This is my favourite song in the whole world and even know its not a sad song, i still almost cry when i listen to it. Headphones aren't enough. I need it to take over my whole body. I dont know why i just love how every instrument sounds together soooo much

The fact that he keeps dreaming about seeing Betty again and saying "if I showed up at your party", but when he finally says "I showed up at your party" it's just COMPLETE silence for a while is just mind blowing to me.

Swifties then: *looking closely for easter eggs* Swifties now: *looking closely for lyrics*

2018: “Srry Taylor can’t come to the phone right now” 2020: one second let me get Taylor

in 25 minutes I'll be 18, this song is so so special to me. "betty I won't make assumptions" that single line helped me not to overthink about things, overthinking was such a problem for me, I'm over it now, and this song has helped in so many more things, I'll sing that line for one last time- *I'm only 17 idk anything but I know I miss you* 😭😭😭

She's a great storyteller. Betty is pure genius.

It feels really comforting that this brings me back to her younger music and my childhood

This isn't new or old Taylor, This *IS TAYLOR.*

Taylor Swift's song "Betty" evokes a sense of nostalgia within me, possibly due to its country music roots. It's like a musical time machine, taking me back to the days when Taylor's music had that delightful country twang, and it conjures memories of my idyllic childhood.

James´s song is the happiest one of the trilogy because he is the only one not heartbroken

it hurts my heart to think that the august girl was truly in love with james and he just calls her 'a figment of my worst intentions'

I think Taylor remembered the magic she has when she's just telling us a relatable story with her guitar.

damn taylor swift will surely 1000% go down on history 😭😭 the story line, the lyrics, the melody?!?! ICONIC

I swear even when I’m so stressed out about everything ( bills , money , car problems , EVERYTHING) all I have to do is listen to her songs. It doesn’t even matter what song. Her voice just makes it seem like it’s gonna be ok. I love Taylor Swift ❤️ She seems so Humble . I’m so happy Hollywood didn’t change her like it does so many others. ❤️

Why do I imagine the curly-haired Taylor on this song?? 😫❤

I feel like Taylor is now doing what she truly enjoys doing, this genre of music is being herself, I'm so happy for her

the fact that james cheated on betty AND EVEN THEN he didn't have the nerve to say "I'm sorry" at ANY part of the whole song is just- I can't.

I absolutely love how August, Betty and cardigan link together. Each song offers an insight into the charectars, and I can't help feel a little sorry for all of them. James is socially awkward and immature, Betty knows this and chooses to dance with another boy. As a result James is jealous and starts a summer fling with August, who is infatuated with James and is aware he is in a relationship. All the charectars are flawed and yet this makes for such an interesting dynamic, and might I add absolute masterpieces :))

How has Taylor sworn the most in this album, but it’s somehow her calmest album...

I’m aged 63. This will be the 1st Taylor Swift album that I buy. Never ever thought I’d say this: I’m a Swiftie!!! Taylor, you nailed it on this one.

normally i don't like love triangles because of the way they're usually done but i'm making an exception for the triangle in folklore -- you can feel deep inside what james and betty felt during the triangle and see why they've done things during it and how they've dealt with the triangle, even if you agree with them or not. taylor's beautiful storytelling makes it that the whole story is fleshed out and understood by its listeners, which is hard to come across in the music industry. i actually think that the triangle is one of the main reasons why i love folklore so much

this album is pure perfection

SHE SWITCHED GENRE AGAIN THIS IS INDIE FOLK TAYLOR EVRYONE

Inez hearing this song and realizing everyone thinks she's a liar: 👁👄👁

The comment section of Taylor’s lyric videos are some of the smartest people I’ll never meet in my life. Keep up with the lyric analysis I LOVE READING THEM

In the beginnig of the song, she mentions that James was able to see Betty's room earlier. Now i can't stop thinking that Betty and James were the teenagers in You Belong With Me music video.

Seriously "folkfore" makes me want to put my grandpa clothes and go to backyard to take some vintage pictures, this album is beyond words.

Taylor returning to her old style is a surprise, and a welcomed one too

I became a Swifty in the last three days and now I know about every song of Taylor's

" i'm only seventeen i dont know anything, but i know i miss you" looool suits very well in my situation right now.

It's like lover album is her personality in public while folklore is when she's alone comfortably at home

Taylor no longer writes song about her boyfriends. Taylor writes song together with her boyfriend.

this is the best song from folklore, you cant argue with me

Anyone April 2024?

Definitely the most "Vintage Taylor" sounding one, to me at least.

Taylor revisiting some elements of her old style is such a fearless move

*i hope she does a full circle moment doing a country album again! this song just proves she always has country in her even after so many years of being in the pop genre*

4:48 now i never get to see "written by taylor swift & william bowery" anymore. i hope they are happy in their separate lives, and i wish swifties will not bully joe anymore, because even though their relationship didn't work there still a part of their story that both of them are happy and inlove. i really thought joe would be her end game though😢

Sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the---nevermind, she's here with Betty

August 2:47 - "Get in the car" Betty 2:47 - "James, get in" Betty 3:13 - "Betty, I'm here on your doorstep" Cardigan 3:13 - "You'd be standin' in my front porch light"

The lyric is so picturesque. Imagine someone hating this genius songwriter.

RIP Betty White. Its 2022 at my place. She was 100 years old, (1922-2022).

Reputation: Bad girl album Lover: Love girl album Folklore: Sad girl album (edited: thanks for the like) Spread love, not hate.

For James : Summer thing For August girl : summer love Me: crying internally 😭💔

Lesson for this song: You will never know the importance of someone in your life until you lose them. Regrets are always in the end.

She ties all her songs BRILLIANTLY!

This whole album is a masterpiece of Taylor Swift's songwriting storytelling.

Everyone else thinking almost every song is linked or references another one? This is truly a masterpiece

Got to say, "August" made it really hard to be mad at the "other woman". Love is the cruel one and Taylor knows it.

So Taylor Swift’s parents named her after the great recording artist James Taylor. And wow! She has really owned up to that name. Her music is sublime, as she is already one of the greatest recording artists of all time. Proverbs 3:5

So to recap, during the school prom in junior year, Betty and James go despite James not liking crowds, James sees Betty dancing with another boy which makes him feel jealous, he leaves the prom and Augustine pulls up to comfort him. Over the summer after junior year, James and Augustine start a secret relationship that's eventually seen by Inez, who tells Betty about it. Over the course of the summer, James and Augustine grow more distant despite Augustine still feeling real love for James. When school starts again for senior year, James breaks up with Augustine and tries to get back together with betty, but he then finds out that Betty knows because Inez told her. Betty breaks up with James and James is left heartbroken. James constantly tries to get Betty back but Betty is constantly rejecting him, even going so far as to change her homeroom class so she doesn't see him. Eventually sometime during senior year Betty is having a party as it's established she's very outgoing and loves crowds, James gets the courage to show up and ask for her forgiveness, simultaneously taking the blame and rejecting it (you can't believe a word she says most times but this time it was true, I'm only 17 I don't know anything). It's unclear if Betty takes him back but we can easily assume she didn't. Augustine is left heartbroken after being used as a rebound for a relationship James was still in, Betty is heartbroken because she was cheated on, and James is heartbroken because he was rejected. Each character starts their part of the story by making a mistake that becomes an even greater mistake, dancing with another boy when your boyfriend is already socially anxious, hitting on someone you know is in a relationship, and cheating on your girlfriend. But over the course of the story each character is left with broken hearts and a love triangle that can't be fixed.

I just realized betty is the only song where the characters names are mentioned, notice how James doesn't mention august girl name, maybe to symbolize she didn't mean anything to him

The fact that james say It was just a summer thing and august say it was a summer love breaks my heart 😢

Honestly, can we forget the whole love triangle for a second and appreciate how simple and country this sounds

Betty - “standing in your cardigan, kissing in my car again” Cardigan - “to kiss in cars and downtown bars is all were needed” Her MIND

The old Taylor is back!" Guys She never left. Edit : ok 3.3k people says that she never left.

I love this album! so many great songs

Cardigan: to kiss in cars... Betty: kissing in my car again I am so unwell.

I'm glad Taylor resorted back to the home rooted genres (like country, indie folk) which really suit her voice and artistry.

Amazing how she wrote this song on the perspective of a 17-year old, with the sound of a 17-year old Taylor Swift. She even made her voice a bit more pitchy to sound like her younger self.

literally love betty sm. like omg

I cant stop crying, It feels like I can never fix the mistakes of the past

only taylor can curse aesthetically.

IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING FROM RED OR FEARLESS YESSSSSS!!!!!!!!

James and Betty are NEVER EVER EVER GETTING BACK TOGETHER ❤

This song perfectly captures the vulnerability of young love, how we all made mistakes when we were young, how we regretted it and how we try to make up for it.

So I think Cardigan: Betty's perspective august: The girl with whom Jame cheats Betty: Jame's perspective

She doesn’t only writes music, she writes poems, love stories.

no but I really just realized this. august Betty cardigan ABCs. Taylor wanted to give these songs alphabetical order, as to show what stage each one was in.

I love how this has some of her previous old lyrics and vocals from older albums I’m in love with song 🎵 🥺😘😘

August girl: I never needed anything more, So much for summer love James: slept next to her but I dreamt of you all summer long August girl: 👁💧👄💧👁

"standing in your cardigan" me who just listened to cardigan earlier: IT'S BETTY'S CARDIGAN?????????? WHO TF IS BETTY, WHO TF IS JAMES, WHICH PERSPECTIVE IS THIS SONG

FUN FAcT: The folklore triangle (betty augustine and cardigan) songs timings when added, make exactly 13 minutes -the Nice Nerd who's a huge swiftie

I use swear words more than I breathe but when Taylor does that, it shocks me to the core even though she's 14 years older than me.