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Raw: My Uncensored Thoughts & Feelings

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Swiftionary:  Cars/Driving & related [B. Meaning 6 & 6.5-Control]

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There are a lot of songs for this Swiftionary entry so I think it’ll get too long if we go over the meanings all in one post as we have for the other words.  I already put them into categories so we’ll do a small series within the series to keep things readable.

Power Dynamics

  • I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive [Picture To Burn/Debut]
    • You never let me drive = lead, take charge
    • Other person wants passivity?
  • And you were tossing me the car keys [All Too Well 10/Red]
    • This guy let's Taylor take the lead and take charge sometimes
    • Opposite of PtB: I hate that stupid old pickup truck you never let me drive
    • You never let me drive = lead, take charge, but this  guy is more evolved
  • Give me the keys, I'll bring the car back around/We shouldn't be in this town [Run/Red]
    • There's been trouble, but Taylor wants this person despite the consequences
    • Taylor is going to lead in initiating their escape
  • We could follow the sparks, I’ll drive [I Think He Knows/Lover]
    • Taylor is in charge, calling the shots here

 

 



Not in Control

  • “I rent a place on Cornelia Street,” I say casually in the car [Cornelia Street/Lover]
    • A stranger is driving, and they didn't already know where Taylor is going
    • Taylor is a passenger, not in control of the situation
    • Taylor doesn't know where this relationship is going
  • We were in the back seat, drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar 

      [Cornelia Street/Lover]

    • The chemistry between these two is off the charts
    • From the back seat someone/something else is taking control
  • I’m drunk in the back of the car and I cried like a baby coming home from the bar 

      [Cruel Summer/Lover]

    • Taylor is upset and going home
    • Not in control of the situation (not driving)
  • I slur your name ‘til someone puts me in a car [Hits Different/Midnights]
    • She's so sad at the bar, that her people arrange for her to be taken home
    • Taylor is crying and slurring Kaarr, nickname for Karlie, and her people assume she's asking to be driven home in a car.
    • Not in control of this ride, or her emotions, or the relationship
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