WHAT'S "CRUEL" ABOUT "CRUEL SUMMER"? | Taylor Swift Deep Dive Lyric Analysis

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hello! ✨ " cruel summer" literary analysis, song meaning & reaction: love as illness & altered states | taylor swift LOVER💖
♡ TIMESTAMPS ♡
0:00 intro
0:45 my foundation for literary analysis
1:03 song title
2:06 importance of setting
2:46 types of diction in this song
3:32 verse 1
4:10 fever dreams
6:17 hashtag yay
6:46 altered states
8:09 back to verse 1
11:53 shiny toy
13:06 rest of verse 1
13:31 verse 2
19:40 chorus
23:55 verse 3
26:02 verse 4
29:38 bridge
35:05 song ending
35:30 closing thoughts
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@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

♡ TIMESTAMPS ♡ 0:00 intro 0:45 my foundation for literary analysis 1:03 song title 2:06 importance of setting 2:46 types of diction in this song 3:32 verse 1 4:10 fever dreams 6:17 hashtag yay 6:46 altered states 8:09 back to verse 1 11:53 shiny toy 13:06 rest of verse 1 13:31 verse 2 19:40 chorus 23:55 verse 3 26:02 verse 4 29:38 bridge 35:05 song ending 35:30 closing thoughts

@zoem488 2 жыл бұрын

some of my thoughts: “bad, bad boy, shiny toy with a price, you know that i bought it”: i think the adjective shiny, while i agree with your “surface level” analysis for that particular word, i think it could also possibly mean something distracting, the shiny toy being something, as you said “plays with”, for the summer at the longest. almost like this “bad boy” is someone who started out as a distraction for the summer, but it has a “price” and she “bought it”. i think “bought it” could also mean that she bought into a scheme of some sort, like this “bad boy” has a plan of some sort that she might be aware of but she buys it anyway, she believes it anyway “he looks up grinning like a devil”: up until watching this video i thought that the line was, “he looks so pretty like a devil”, so seeing it written out for the first time and being corrected made me think of a few things. number one being that i thought back to the line, “i’m always waiting for you to be waiting below”, because it prompts that imagery of a balcony or window of some sort that some of their arrangement is based around, he waits for her below her window, and when the bridge comes along and she screams, “i love you, ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard”, i can almost imagine her leaning out the window and saying that after getting home from the bar. and upon hearing this the love interest “looks up” at her grinning for whatever reason, whether it be that he too has caught feelings, or that this was the outcome he wanted all along (possibly a scheme??) idk those were just some things i thought of while watching this video

@cathyliu175 3 ай бұрын

since 《mastermind》 came out， I think you are right. It was a scheme.

@ariel3141 2 жыл бұрын

I love your take on the "He looks up grinning like a devil" line - that she has shown her cards, and he is in control. I can see the look on his face. The blue in your fit is super cute and matches the blue theme in the song! And girl, we need a tutorial on how you do your nails 💙

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

i love that lyric!! taylor's always so incredibly good at one-liners...i can't w/ her! ✨ and thank you!! (they are kiss brand press-ons 🤫)

@unofficial.musicvideos 3 жыл бұрын

the stars on each of the balloon, i feel like it is each of us (ur subscribers) which is highly acceptable i believe. congrats to this 1k ppl who knows this underrated channel!!! were luckyy

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

that's a beautiful way to think about it! ✨

@unofficial.musicvideos 3 жыл бұрын

it is illegaly unfair that hard feelings only got 7% on the poll!!!!!!! nways, this video healed my anger.. love the content as always!!

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

i'll eventually do 'hard feelings/loveless'! and thank you! 😊

@sweetsensations570 3 жыл бұрын

BRILLIANT! ITS AMAZING HOW MUCH YOU CAN DECODE! THANK YOU THIS WAS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED!

@nottrigonometry 3 жыл бұрын

Omgggggggg cannot wait

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

yay! thank you! hope ya enjoy 😊

@keshialidres3082 2 жыл бұрын

thank you for this, this speaks a whole lot about my summer this year

@fatimaabp8120 3 жыл бұрын

That was awesome! I really enjoyed this :) Thank you so much❣️

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thank you for your kind words 😊

@ksenijajemensek6126 3 жыл бұрын

I’m excited and can’t wait to watch this analysis ♥️

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! hope you enjoy! ✨

@photographyserena 3 жыл бұрын

YES i love these videos so much you're so insightful!

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

aw thank you!! 😊

@andyromo8056 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve missed your videos, and wow, this video realllly helped me figure out the song, I actually had no idea what this song was about, so thank you♥️

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

aw thank you!! and i'm glad you enjoyed it! 😊

@shathay.khattab5075 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! Keep it up. I have never watched a video of someone who explains taylor swift's songs in such depth.

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thanks so much!! 😊✨

@douniasworld607 3 жыл бұрын

Cant wait for your upcoming videos !!

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thanks, i appreciate it! ✨

@shelley2he844 2 жыл бұрын

I cant get enough of these analysis videos ❤️💯 they are so awesome. Please keep them coming 🙏💯 much love to you from irela D 🇮🇪

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!! i appreciate it 😊

@fotinik1259 2 жыл бұрын

Such a great analysis girl! Loved the graphics and the simple yet sophisticated explanation.

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much!! rly appreciate it! :)

@Padmashrinaren 3 жыл бұрын

OMGGGGGG super excited ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!!! hope you enjoy 💖

@Padmashrinaren 3 жыл бұрын

@@summersentiment absolutely did it was so beautiful 🥺❤️

@robbaker1841 5 ай бұрын

Surely the "fever dream high" refers to having thoughts and fantasies about the person you are crushing on? The painful but sweet natural "high" we feel when the body is flooded by the "Love Hormone", Oxytocin, it feels like a sickness of sorts, but a highly pleasurable one, a malaise you only catch when your highly attracted to someone, and quite often suffer as a result.

@yashjain1213 3 жыл бұрын

You're doing great job All the best

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thank you! 😊

@anjupal19 3 жыл бұрын

This was perfect 😊.Thank you ❤️.

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thank you so much 😊

@douniasworld607 3 жыл бұрын

This was amazing thank youuuuu

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

thank you!! 😊

@voxanne 3 жыл бұрын

i'm so happy u uploaded I'VE MISSED U💕 and congrats on 1k ur truly underrated!

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

aw thank you so much!!! i appreciate it 😊💖

@krittinp6894 2 жыл бұрын

Love this!!! 🥺💕💖

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

thank you! 🙏😊

@fi7105 2 жыл бұрын

my favorite channel so far

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

thank you!! 😊

@samikshasalvi1635 Жыл бұрын

Your explanation really helps to get the gist of the song which a new swifte like me wouldn't get.!! I'm really waiting for you to get through the songs on midnight album😭 Please consider doing it!

@summersentiment Жыл бұрын

aw i'm so glad! thank you! 😊 i'm working on more midnights content! stay tuned!! 🌙

@tabathaarria9558 3 жыл бұрын

I MISS YOU SO MUCH YOU HAVE NO IDEA 😭😭😭 Also love the video!! your in depth analysis is amazing as usual 🌟 with this song in particular, i personally like to imagine either my ship dynamic (lol) or my headcanon that this is sung from the perspective of getaway car person

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

AWW THANK YOU SM 😭💖 aw i love that!! ya know, cruel summer and getaway car both have ✨that vibe✨ 🤷🏻‍♀️

@robbaker1841 5 ай бұрын

She uses "Killing" because not only is it another action that takes two people, but because "Killing" usually has a lot of strong emotion and passion behind it. Freud suggested an equivalence between Love and Death, Eros and Thanatos, the greek gods of Love and Death stand in equilibrium, in French too, "La Mort" and "L'amour" (Death/Love). The act from which we are born of is an act of love, and as Heidegger points out " As soon as we are born, we are old enough to die. La petite mort (French pronunciation: [la pətit mɔʁ]; "the little death") is an expression that means "the brief loss or weakening of consciousness" and in modern usage refers specifically to "the sensation of post orgasm as likened to death." - in conclusion The Act of love is passion driven, as is the act of Killing.

@dreamywolf5557 3 жыл бұрын

can you do delicate by taylor swift? im so curious about it and its music video is really interesting too. ☺️ more power, i really love your channel, musically informative, helps me see and understand the deeper meaning of each song. I came to appreciate the artists even more too☺️

@sugarboo6569 3 жыл бұрын

Can u plzz do getaway car song ?? 😊😇

@klarazjons7324 3 жыл бұрын

please do so it goes... 🖤

@chatonchat4819 Жыл бұрын

I just discovered your channel and I LOVED your video ! Thank you so much, I can't wait to see your other analysis. Also i agree with eveything you said but I thought that maybe the line "I don't wanna keep secrets just to keep you" may reference to more than just her secret love for him, like there could be other secrets because it's plural ...

@summersentiment 11 ай бұрын

thank you for your kind words! 😊 and you're right! it is plural! it could definitely be referring to a series of secrets about their situation or maybe even secrets the protagonist is keeping to herself 🤔

@danielam.6936 3 жыл бұрын

Bones are also mention in Ivy 😊😊

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

yes!! ty for stating this 😊✨

@manhvu4988 2 жыл бұрын

fever dreams high can also means she's so in love that her body physically gets hot thinking about that person as well edit 1: lol that window line reminds me of rapunzel lol edit 2: he's grinning like a devil line directly correlate with devil rolls the dice -> he's the deciding factor of this relationship (rolling the dice) and she confessed which is what he expected her to do so he grinned at her

@summersentiment Жыл бұрын

omg! i love how you're thinking about "fever dream high"! more flirtatious and fits in w/ the song so well! lol literally! i can totally see that. i hope pascal is there waiting w/ the protagonist

@alismith3279 2 жыл бұрын

Wow this is really good! Why don't you have 100K subscribers already!? It WILL happen. It's just a matter of time.

@summersentiment 2 жыл бұрын

thank you so much! i really appreciate that! 😊✨

@caesarq7513 10 ай бұрын

Is it possible that “snuck in through the garden gate” is referencing the garden of Eden? This would tie into all the religious imagery around heaven , hell, devil, angels. And what “snuck” into the the garden in this interpretation could of been the serpent (snakes slither around gardens) which represents satan in that story. So this boy who she calls the devil is being compared to the serpent who delivered enticed her to eat the forbidden fruit. Also the album just before Lover is Reputation which uses snakes as the main image of the album.

@simplymatt13 3 жыл бұрын

yassss

@mymelodrama7289 3 жыл бұрын

Great!!! pls do Cleannn :)

@mishafarooq7175 5 ай бұрын

I like this song. but u gave it understanding.

@fi7105 2 жыл бұрын

can you do a q&a video

@masase19 9 ай бұрын

Now I understand the song

@summersentiment 8 ай бұрын

i'm so glad! 😊

@Carolina-rd3gh 3 жыл бұрын

Could you do a lyric analysis of the song Mr. Brightside by the Killers?

@summersentiment 3 жыл бұрын

i've been wanting to! i'm glad someone commented this LOL it's on my list 😊

@MattYellow65 3 жыл бұрын

Pls react to Lorde's Hard feelings/Loveless and solar power .. they are really nice songs

@aissela-sy9dv 3 жыл бұрын

can you do “please don’t go” by barcelona? That song is too short but hides so much in itself

@iris6873 Жыл бұрын

Can you analyze clean by taylor swift also ❤️❤️ Thank youuu~

@prakhar4547 3 жыл бұрын

Please do a song by mitski. She is such a complex being😩

@blazehaze233 2 жыл бұрын

please please pleaseeee analyze false god I'd love to hear your thoughts

@tavleenkaur595 Жыл бұрын

I was just about to request it too

@blazehaze233 Жыл бұрын

@@tavleenkaur595 i hope she does it!

@manu-bi4bq 2 жыл бұрын

but if she said in the diary she wants to be a secret why she said i don't want to keep secrets to keep you

@jkim7820 10 ай бұрын

Hi! this video already passed 2years but I have question ! (sorry about my fool english) I am not sure about the meaning of "it`s cool" which meaning of this sentence? 1. I am okay with him (like nothing serious) or 2. He is cool (he is very attractive) Please someone answer me ! I am foreigner so not sure what it means and it looks possible both of .