hmmm... do i need to say anything?? i think this album can speaks for itself. the lyrics speak VOLUME of how good this album is. as well as the aesthetics, the stories, the tunes and harmonies, everything just perfect!! it's the kind of song that i listen when i felt overwhelmed. when i need something to help me unwind. taylor's soft voice in folklore really help me in... just letting the baggage go. it really felt like listening to your mother or grandmother telling a folklore story at night, they're voice soft and nurturing that just lulls you to sleep. but with taylor's folklore, it's either between sleep or cry. my favs are: - the 1: the mc is in denial and pondering what-ifs if she and her partner would've work out. - peace: so devastatingly beautiful. it's tay's love letter or, well, confession to her partner that they will definitely have her whole but not peace because of the fame. - hoax: OH MY GOD.... I LIKE TO SEE THIS SONG AS THE MALE POV OF CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS AFTER THE GIRL REFUSED HIS PROPOSAL. it's just so fitting and i can cry forever in agony but also peace hearing her say "stood on the cliffside screaming give me a reason. your faithless love's the only hoax i believe in." - mirrorball: it's about trying to perform your best in front of many people, just be someone dazzling and in the process highlights the person around her too. - this is me trying: self-explanatory. devastating outcome from me tbh, i bawled my eyes out when she said "at least im trying" with a shaky voice and an inhale. - my tears ricochet: i just love the tunes and backing sounds that are so so ethereal and heavenly. as well as august, betty, mad woman, and the lakes. it'll be too long for me to explain, but i love these songs to pieces 🩷