the line “i think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why” always hurts me. i didn’t grow up in an abusive house, but the innocence of not knowing why a parent is mad all the time hurts no matter what

Nobody talks about this song, it’s one of the best on the album

Today at 32 years old I discovered Taylor here, this song. I am bawling my eyes out. My house was one of the haunted ones.

A childhood friend of mine was murdered by her boyfriend this year. This song takes me back to being seven with her, playing in the trees without a care in the world. May she rest in peace

This is such a sad song about a child’s viewpoint of having a friend grow up in an abusive household. That innocence, secrecy, imagination, and lightheartedness is captured perfectly

I still can’t process the fact that she literally dropped an entire album with hardly any warning

Does anyone else imagine singing this to their child selves? This song feels like a bitter sweet hug to your inner child. Child me I hope you know you didn’t do anything wrong, it’s not your fault you had the world on your shoulders

One of the best on folklore but sadly underrated

no but seriously this part "i've been meaning to tell you i think your house is haunted, your dad is always mad and that must be why, and i think you should come live with me and we can be pirates, then you won't have to cry or hide in the closet" got me crying, it just hits way too close to home :(

this song is the unsent letter you write to the childhood friend you don't talk to anymore, but you remember all of a sudden as you look at old pictures, thinking about how everything used to be a fantasy world when you're young and innocent

Just heard it this in heartstopper and I literally started crying .

"Sweet tea in the summer" this line brings me so manny chills i swear you have no idea how much

I read in a blog just a few days ago something like: "With 'Folklore', Swift achieved something pretty unlikely for most of popstars; she kept her old-loyal fanbase, she caught and mesmerized her haters and made the ones who wouldn' t notice her turn to see her, all in just one move". I definitely agree! I was in the third group but not anymore, I guess. These songs are simply beautiful!

One of the prettiest songs I’ve heard in a while. The lines, “Please picture me in the weeds, before I learned civility, I used to scream ferociously any time I wanted.”

Heartstopper + Taylor Swift = Perfection ❤

Please picture me In the trees I hit my peak at seven feet In the swing Over the creek I was too scared to jump in But I, I was high in the sky With Pennsylvania under me Are there still beautiful things? Sweet tea in the summer Cross your heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Your braids like a pattern Love you to the moon and to Saturn Passed down like folk songs The love lasts so long And I've been meaning to tell you I think your house is haunted Your dad is always mad and that must be why And I think you should come live with Me and we can be pirates Then you won't have to cry Or hide in the closet And just like a folk song Our love will be passed on Please picture me In the weeds Before I learned civility I used to scream ferociously Any time I wanted I, I Sweet tea in the summer Cross my heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Pack your dolls and a sweater We'll move to India forever Passed down like folk songs Our love lasts so long

this whole album feels like therapy

This whole album is like if Enchanted, Safe and Sound, All Too Well, Daylight, and Afterglow had a child.

i listen to this song and think of my primary school best friend, who grew up in an abusive household and confided in me about it when we were about 10 years old. i remember feeling so helpless to her situation and wishing to just take her home with me. we somehow lost touch after going to different high schools, and sat here now i even struggle to remember her name. but i hope she’s out there thriving somewhere. i miss you and i wish we could have stayed together for longer

Tara and Darcy :3 EDIT: the fact that Taylor saw the scene and personally offered the use of the song on the cheap is amazing

this after hiking in the mountains, sitting down and watching the sunrise. perfection.

I feel like Taylor just changed the karmic direction in a positive way for the planet with this album. From here on out things will be better. I feel it.

When i hear Taylor’s voice in heartstopper i feel sooo peaceful 💗

This song perfectly encapsulates "folklore" as a whole and, in my opinion, is the best one on the album.

Taylor is a freaking poet . I've never felt an album on a personal level so much in my entire life

as a person in a mentally abusive house, this feels like Taylor singing to me. and as a person living in India, like I dont even have words for how this song makes me feel

the best folklore song.

HAPPY 4TH BIRTHDAY FOLKLORE!

Folklore has no skips

Taylor Swift knows she's one of the best lyricists out there and that's why all the songs are lyric videos.

The Instrumental is so smooth and beautiful. The peace

This song reminds me of a story of my own. I had a best friend that I met in 2nd grade. We became friends because we were assigned rocks to create a house for (weird 90's American stuff, I guess). Her home life wasn't great, but she had a great spirit. Soon we found out our grandparents were best friends, and our families knew each other very well. Both our grandparents owned cabins in upstate New York in the same county and then we found out our cabins were nearly half a mile from each other. We spent so many amazing summers up there together, watching fireworks, eating amazing food and fishing. Unfortunately, she passed away ten years ago, but I'll always remember those days when we were 13. I love you, Chereen April.

GUYS the lines “Please picture me in the weeds, before i learned civility. I used to scream ferociously, anytime i wanted.” hit TOO hard.

Her voice is kinda different here, especially when she sings "please picture me in the trees...", it's just magnificent

*LYRICS* Please picture me In the trees I hit my peak at seven feet In the swing Over the creek I was too scared to jump in But I, I was high in the sky With Pennsylvania under me Are there still beautiful things? Sweet tea in the summer Cross your heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Your braids like a pattern Love you to the moon and to Saturn Passed down like folk songs The love lasts so long And I've been meaning to tell you I think your house is haunted Your dad is always mad and that must be why And I think you should come live with Me and we can be pirates Then you won't have to cry Or hide in the closet And just like a folk song Our love will be passed on Please picture me In the weeds Before I learned civility I used to scream ferociously Any time I wanted I, I Sweet tea in the summer Cross my heart, won't tell no other And though I can't recall your face I still got love for you Pack your dolls and a sweater We'll move to India forever Passed down like folk songs Our love lasts so long

"please picture me in the weeds before I learned civility" I'm taking Literature right now and honestly, my teacher would probably wet himself because of how awesome and compact this one line is. Weeds are wild and she wants to be remembered when she was in that state (that could be compared to a child- which basically ties in with this song) instead of her when she's an adult- "before I learned civility"; "I hit my peak at seven"

Now I can use Taylor Swift's song to make an equation: Fifteen + Seven = 22

This song has a special place in my heart. It sends me back to my melancholic childhood, and it's as if I am singing it to the sad child that I was.

i had a traumatic childhood growing up, yet i never really realized it until a couple years ago. this song, in my interpretation, is between seven year old me and me now. swings, sweet tea summer, braids, dolls, playing in the trees and weeds, and creeks were a huge part of my childhood, they were things that i loved. although my memory is fuzzy, and my childhood is a blur, i still love my younger self with everything in me, and i miss her more than anything. the bridge is something i feel like my younger self would say to present me. she wouldn’t understand the trauma i have been put through, and she would just want to play to make me happy. this song is criminally underrated. it’s so nostalgic, sad, sweet, and beautiful. my favorite song off of folklore.

Folklore is her BEST album! It's reminiscent of her earlier stuff with such maturity. She's not blaming anyone, not angry... just at peace. It's beautiful.

Mother:- shut up! My child is completely fine The child:- relates to seven.

I usually listen to music while working, and I swear every time this song (and the whole Folklore album) comes, I always skip. Because I can't afford to cry at work. This whole album for some reason, always pulls my 100% 6 senses to listen, to feel, to understand, and to personally resonate with it. As somebody who grew up in a family similar to this song, my childhood was nothing but tough. I feel like my small self is singing to my current adult version, and saying "Hey you are doing very well and I am very proud of you for growing up so well, despite everything you have gone through".

THIS WAS THE SONG IN HEARTSTOPPER IM CRYINGGG

anyone else having a taylor marathon right now? Duh. everyone - its taylor

Quite possibly her best song to date. This one really is something more than special. The whole album is a masterpiece.

So glad heartstopper is making more people appreciate this song ❤

I hope whoever this song is about is doing okay now.

"We didn't realize we were making memories, we were just having fun." - Winnie the Pooh

OMG, this song in the scene with heartstopper was absolutely magical🤧💕. I can't stop tearing up a bit listening to this song especially the part "then you won't have to cry or hide in the closet". I cannot express how happy I am to know as well that Taylor loved that scene that she offered her song for it. Ackkkk!!! Heartstopper+Taylor = Magic❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

such an underrated, tragic yet beautiful song. you outdid yourself as usual taylor and thats why my favourite album is folklore

this is about a child's viewpoint of a friend having an abusive household

This song is about her friend who was in an abusive and toxic home relationship, but since she was seven she didn’t realize what was happening, hence the child like innocence of lyrics such as “pack your dolls and a sweater, well move to india forever”

How big the world is and how vulnerable a child.

I love how this song was used in Heartstopper!

*I'm not saying that other artists are bad but Taylor is something different*

this song makes me want to cry, scream, hold my childhood, hug my parent's, run away from them, never leave my house, explore the forests, i can't put into words. this is one of the best works i have ever seen.

It wasn’t until this song played in Heartstopper that I started sobbing during those scenes. I could feel Darcy’s pain, and everything that followed after was so beautifully sad and sweet. This song was the perfect choice. 💚💚💚

only she could write a sad story in such a beautiful way

Taylor swift, Lana del Rey and Lorde are genius lyricists.

when this song started playing in heartstopper i started to cry, i got so emotional 😭🍂🤍

This song plays exactly like a childhood memory.

seven is so underrated but her vocals here are so damn powerful

Taylor gave seven to heartstopper. That is my favourite scene from the entire series. Thanks tay ❤

This song always made me think of James and Sirius friendship

Unpopular opinion: This is the best song on the album

i cannot describe how this song makes me feel, this entire album is incredible. i love how the song brings this feeling of innocence but also childhood trauma and wanting to escape, it’s genuinely so beautiful and the instrumental is everything.

Thank you Heartstopper for showing everyone this song

For those who didn't know, this song is about one of Taylor’s childhood friends who seemed to have an unhappy life at home. Taylor reflects back on her innocence back then, how she thought the problems could be easily solved.

The comments - 50% “omg she said let’s move to India!” 25% “I can’t believe she just dropped a whole album” 25% “this sounds so much like old Taylor!”

SEVEN is the seventh track of the album and it comes just before AUGUST which is the eighth track - just like the seventh month of JULY comes before AUGUST! Applause to the detail oriented queen Taylor Swift!

The line "I was high in the sky with Pennsylvania under me" made me feel something I can't explain.

One of the most beautiful songs she’s ever written, and very likely my favourite. A masterpiece.

I knew a FOLKLORE song would be in HEARTSTOPPER 2 the moment I saw Folklore pic/ reference in the Tara's room❤❤

Unpopular opinion: this is one of the best songs on the album

Am I the only one who feels this reads more as a friendship song than a romance?

HEARTSTOPPER BROUGHT ME HERE

This song is the song that has kept me going the last months, its so underated and definitely needs more apreciation, seven is my favorite song from folklore and taylor i love it so much

This song is like Wendy Darling and Peter Pan writing letters to each other. “... and though I can't recall your face, I still got love for you...” -Wendy grew up but still remembers Peter “You can always come with me and we can be pirates...” -Peter can take her to Neverland “Please picture me in the weeds before I learn civility.” -before Wendy grows up “But I was high in the sky...” -Wendy reminiscing flying “Passed down like folk songs, the love lasts so long.” -Wendy telling Peter's story to her children who would also pass it to their own. -Just a thought.

*IT'S BEEN 4 MONTHS AND I STILL CAN'T PICK MY FAVORITE SONG FROM THIS ALBUM*

I was so happy when I heard this song in Heartstopper s2 🍂

This reminds me of my childhood wherein it was more fun to play outside and run around the field with my playmates rather than go back home and deal with a lot of trauma and negative emotions. When I think about going back in time, I always think about those hunted moments in the place I considered home that's why if given a chance, I don't want it.

3 reasons why this song makes me emotional: * the lyrics is dark and sad. * the music is nostalgic. * the scenery reminds me of Leaves for the Vines from ATLA.

I just can't explain how the verse "are there still beautiful things?" moves me so much

I'm so glad this was part of Heart Stopper's soundtrack ❤

I swear Taylor is an alien, her music feels like it's from another planet

There’s no “old Taylor” and “new Taylor” There’s just Taylor

this song is so perfect with heartstopper ❤️

I know no one will see this, but I just want to say Thank You, Taylor. I’ve recently started freshman year of high school, and I’m getting those hopeless and depressed mindsets and attitudes and what not. I been a similar experience 2 years ago, and listening to Billie Eilish really helped me through it. But as a new chapter of my life begins, my tastes tend to shift. I’ve loved willow by Taylor ever since it first came out, but I’ve only just recently discovered her entire folklore and evermore albums. I’ve loved Taylor ever since 2014, but these are the first albums that resonate with me and my wounded spirit, especially seven. Seven doesn’t accurately describe what I’m going through right now, but the line about wishing for happy times and memories describes what I’m going through on the nose. I still have a such a long way to go before I do again feel happy, but she’s with me the entire ride. I just know it. Thank you, Taylor. For all that you’ve done, and what you have contributed in my life 💚

Just look at the number of people that are excited about the "We'll move to India" part of the lyrics. This just goes to show how big of a fanbase she has in India. You have to come to India now Taylor.

Taylor and her tales. She is a genuine artist whose creations are meant to be passed down.

HEARTSTOPPER 😍

It has that feeling of watching a very old video tape, when you feel a mixture of nostalgia and happiness for how amazing those times were, regret that you can never go back to when things were that blissful, and also sorrow for friends who may have been going through terrible situations that you were most definitely unaware of, all wrapped in a countryside setting where there didn’t seem to be a care in the world. Literally all the emotions come to me when I listen to this! 😭😭😭

"I love you to the moon and the Saturn" is it just me or have anybody notice this lyrics. ( Saturn has seven distinctive rings, and the title of the song is SEVEN) she's literally a genius.

Maybe I’m just a dark person but “your dad is always mad” and “then you won’t have to cry or hide in the closet” references an abusive home. Such a hauntingly dark yet beautiful song.

I was just overjoyed to hear this song in Heartstopper, I was expecting Paris or Cruel Summer but they could not have picked a better song!! Also yes I am commenting this at 4am after binge watching the entire 2nd season

i was expecting taylor to be on the soundtrack but i didnt expect them to jse this song 😭😭

The lyrics are bittersweet, not sad. This song doesn't focus on an abused child but the love children have for each other and want to help who they love. I teach high school but have taught grades 2-12 and have often witnessed how sweet children can be, and how clearly they can see things for what they are, before the fog of puberty and the confusion of teenage life hits. When she sings "But I knew everything when I was young" in Cardigan, I completely understand what she's singing about. I get welled up tears in my eyes every single time I hear this song. It reminds me of all the little souls I have taught and their stories. And yes, if you want to know if your teacher remembers you after you've grown up...yes we do. ❤ 💙 💜

We just wanted a selfie or something like that and she gave us a whole damn album we-

Every time i hear this song i MUST sing along. Its honestly involuntary at this point

“And I’ve been meaning to tell you, I think your house is haunted your dad is always mad.. and that just be why, and I think you should come live with me and we be pirates then you won’t have to cry” I imagine my best friend is singing that to me.. anyone else?