Taylor Swift - The Archer (Lyric Video)

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  • čas přidán 22. 07. 2019
  • The official lyric video for “The Archer” by Taylor Swift. Off her upcoming album
    ‘Loverʼ (out August 23). Get the track here: TaylorSwift.lnk.to/TheArchersu
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    Official lyrics for "The Archer" written by Taylor Swift:
    Combat
    I'm ready for combat
    I saw I don't want that
    But what if I do?
    'Cause cruelty wins in the movies
    I've got a hundred thrown out speeches I almost said to you
    Easy they come, easy they go
    I jump from the train
    I ride off alone
    I never grew up,
    It's getting so old
    Help me hold onto you
    I've been the archer
    I've been the prey
    Who could ever leave me darling...
    But who could stay?
    Dark side
    I search for your dark side
    But what if I'm all right, right, right, right here?
    And i cut off my nose just to spite my face
    Then hate my reflection for years and years
    I wake in the night
    I pace like a ghost
    The room is on fire
    Invisible smoke
    And all my heroes
    Die all alone
    Help me hold onto you
    I've been the archer
    I've been the prey
    Screaming who could ever leave me darling...
    But who could stay?
    'Cause they see right through me
    They see right through me
    They see right through me
    Can you see right through me?
    They see right through
    They see right through me
    I see right through me
    I see right through me
    All the king's horses, all the king's men
    Couldn't put me together again
    'Cause all of my enemies
    Started out friends
    Help me hold onto you
    I've been the archer
    I've been the prey
    Who could ever leave me darling...
    But who could stay?
    Who could stay?
    Who could stay?
    You could stay
    You could stay
    Combat
    I'm ready for combat
    © 2019 Taylor Swift
    #TaylorSwift #TheArcher #TaylorSwiftLyrics
    Music video by Taylor Swift performing The Archer (Lyric Video). © 2019 Taylor Swift
    vevo.ly/DwBTUu
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  • @marielgracerussaneeclavea2865
    @marielgracerussaneeclavea2865 Před 3 lety +11614

    I wish the lyrics in Folklore's videos are as huge as the lyrics here.

    • @folkloreevermore2797
      @folkloreevermore2797 Před 3 lety +362

      Lmao

    • @Felipe-es5rg
      @Felipe-es5rg Před 3 lety +148

      OMG JSKSKSKSKSKK

    • @saturn7404
      @saturn7404 Před 3 lety +529

      I know right I'm literally struggling

    • @sparta7244
      @sparta7244 Před 3 lety +41

      😂

    • @tejaswiniojha6886
      @tejaswiniojha6886 Před 3 lety +734

      In one of the Folklore songs I am like "Where in the world are the lyrics?" for about 30 seconds straight.
      Then I squint in the corner and see "Ohhhhh! There are the lyrics."

  • @savvymarie7882
    @savvymarie7882 Před 4 lety +4086

    “Cause all of my enemies started off friends”
    *That one hit me hard Taylor*

  • @chicken
    @chicken Před 3 měsíci +953

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

  • @thebrightestwithofmyage
    @thebrightestwithofmyage Před rokem +756

    Other people relate to 'lover', 'gorgeous', 'paper rings' and 'invisible string'.
    I relate to "the archer"

  • @covetswiftie4410
    @covetswiftie4410 Před 4 lety +6554

    "hated my reflection for years and years" is heartbreaking after taylors eating disorder confession in Miss Americana

    • @willyfrankenstein6595
      @willyfrankenstein6595 Před 3 lety +203

      And how she Said she Was Glad that she finally isolated herself from looking at her pictures everyday cause it makes her more insecure of her body.

    • @kittyplayz1480
      @kittyplayz1480 Před 3 lety +15

      Truly

    • @kamronramelmeier9264
      @kamronramelmeier9264 Před 3 lety +34

      Ikr!! When I heard that line that’s exactly what I thought about

    • @larryisnotreal2593
      @larryisnotreal2593 Před 3 lety +27

      I can relate a lot about this song, but mostly in that part, because I hate myself a lot.

    • @yasirmangotara1657
      @yasirmangotara1657 Před 3 lety +15

      I JUST WATCHED THE FILM AND WENT HERE FOR THISSSSSSSSSSSSSAHHHHHHHHH

  • @Zoe_LaRynn
    @Zoe_LaRynn Před 4 lety +10523

    I'll never forgive this fandom for ignoring this song's existence after the album came out

  • @im_manuel61
    @im_manuel61 Před 9 měsíci +446

    I looked it up, what this song could possibly mean and I learned this song is deeply about Taylor that a lot of others could relate.
    This song is about her struggles with her vulnerability and trust in relationship. Taylor compares herself to the archer, saying she's ready to defend herself from being hurt, but this also makes it difficult for her to let people in.
    "I've been the archer, I've been the prey," is about how she has been hurt in the past, but Taylor also acknowledges that she has hurt others.
    This song is about how she is afraid of getting hurt again, but she also wants to find someone who will stay with her.
    "Who could stay?" reflects Taylor's uncertainty of finding lasting love.
    The song ends with the line "You could stay," which suggests that Taylor is finally starting to believe she is worthy of love.
    This song shows her willingness to be more open and vulnerable with her fans.

  • @Therealsofiathefirst
    @Therealsofiathefirst Před rokem +178

    “Can you see right through me” is exactly how my social anxiety feels

    • @emeliagolden951
      @emeliagolden951 Před 2 měsíci

      Uhmmm you got the lyrics wrong it's, "Can you see Ratatouille?" 🤫🧏‍♀️

  • @meganrobertson8556
    @meganrobertson8556 Před 4 lety +3803

    “help me hold onto you” has the same energy as “please don’t ever become a stranger whose laugh i could recognize anywhere”

  • @emmy5658
    @emmy5658 Před 3 lety +25484

    The reason why this song doesn't sound right because people are waiting for the beat to drop, but it never does. And that's how anxiety feels like.

    • @sadmochiii878
      @sadmochiii878 Před 2 lety +791

      Her mind istg😭😭

    • @cherryhappily
      @cherryhappily Před 2 lety +1480

      exactly it just keeps building and building and it feels like there’s no end or release

    • @xXmlgamingXx355
      @xXmlgamingXx355 Před 2 lety +358

      The beat does build up, though

    • @emmy5658
      @emmy5658 Před 2 lety +871

      @@xXmlgamingXx355 yeah, but it never drops, which makes us all anxious. And this whole song is a representation of Taylor's anxious feelings.

    • @xXmlgamingXx355
      @xXmlgamingXx355 Před 2 lety +77

      @@emmy5658 yes, I know, but it’s not like the beat stays static throughout the entire song

  • @ritiiitb8279
    @ritiiitb8279 Před rokem +167

    "Who could ever leave me darling but who could have stayed"
    Hits hard when none of your friends remember your birthday, I know it's immature to have expectation but I was the one texting them always

    • @Coco_xoxo
      @Coco_xoxo Před rokem +25

      I don’t think it’s immature to want reciprocity

    • @sakina2351
      @sakina2351 Před 10 měsíci +4

      it's not immature at all

    • @samuisworld7716
      @samuisworld7716 Před 7 měsíci +5

      I think "tolerate it" from Taylor Swift's 'evermore' album describes your situation

    • @swiftie05
      @swiftie05 Před 3 měsíci +1

      I relate a lot to this line!! But for me it's because I'm still in the closet and my friends don't know about me so I wonder what'll happen if they knew and question myself, *"Who could ever leave me darling and who could stay?"*

  • @vabilamagareta3681
    @vabilamagareta3681 Před 3 lety +18007

    I read on twitter that a lot of people don't like this song because they waited for the beat drop to happen but it never came. And some said taylor wrote it that way because thats exactly how anxiety feels like for her; waiting forever to feel relieved. Gosh shes such a genius songwriter, i feel sorry for her bcs she has to go through a lot of bad things🥺🥺

    • @dewekiwi9602
      @dewekiwi9602 Před 3 lety +822

      That makes a lot of sense. The repeating "they see right through me" definitely makes me think of anxiety

    • @atmosphericentry0
      @atmosphericentry0 Před 3 lety +574

      Its 200x better that there was no beat drop. It was more emotional that way.

    • @brendond747
      @brendond747 Před 3 lety +128

      Dang i felt the same way, seemed half baked, but i love this song, maybe she can do a remix, would love both versions.

    • @kinglui9165
      @kinglui9165 Před 3 lety +134

      I think it’s perfect the way it is ❤️ I have it on repeat I especially love the Bridge “I see right through me”

    • @davidprocell8138
      @davidprocell8138 Před 3 lety +70

      She is literally an artist, lyrics alone had me in tears her genius is her talent! She does it all!

  • @jade3436
    @jade3436 Před 4 lety +2301

    I just love the fact that it says
    "©2019 TAYLOR SWIFT"
    at the end
    as it should be

  • @user-dp1lf1io9n
    @user-dp1lf1io9n Před 27 dny +46

    PUT IT BACK ON THE SET LIST I'M BEGGING YOUUUUUUUU

  • @natallyvillarreal351
    @natallyvillarreal351 Před rokem +411

    the fact that i heard this live … probably the best moment of my life.

    • @MadcapMurdoc
      @MadcapMurdoc Před rokem +10

      You were at the concert?! Jealous but so happy for you guys! The Archer is my personal fave so I was happy to see a clip of her singing this live. ❤

    • @kimberlygonzalez5107
      @kimberlygonzalez5107 Před 10 měsíci

      I'm going to the eras tour on August 7th, and I am 100% going to cry my eyes out when I hear this song live 🥲

    • @Alyssaaa86
      @Alyssaaa86 Před 9 měsíci +1

      this song live HURTS.

    • @MontsCherry
      @MontsCherry Před 8 měsíci

      me too 💖 this song healed something inside me the day I heard it live

    • @wellandwiseca
      @wellandwiseca Před 6 měsíci +2

      I am so jealous! i tried to get tickets...

  • @marie-sophie6639
    @marie-sophie6639 Před 4 lety +3617

    "cause all of my enemies started out friends"
    and it's true:(

  • @Fernanda2205
    @Fernanda2205 Před 4 lety +333

    “All my enemies started as friends”
    Why is this so relatable🔥💔

  • @TimDeLauder
    @TimDeLauder Před 2 měsíci +22

    In my opinion, this is Taylor Swift's best song in her entire catalog. It is hauntingly beautiful and tragically underappreciated.

  • @wqndrland
    @wqndrland Před 8 měsíci +94

    this is so folklore coded. i love it. it’s so underrated

    • @wqndrland
      @wqndrland Před 5 měsíci +2

      @@Swiftie-1989TV yeah ik i’m just saying that it reminds me of folklore

    • @humnahjafri
      @humnahjafri Před 5 měsíci

      id like to gatekeep this song

  • @zanny5237
    @zanny5237 Před 4 lety +1666

    "All my enemies started out as friends"
    Damn! That hit right at home...

    • @PoonamTiwari-jo2py
      @PoonamTiwari-jo2py Před 4 lety +4

      SAME!!

    • @leslieking9657
      @leslieking9657 Před 4 lety +4

      Anonymous Person same. I’m in that position now.

    • @noorainnow
      @noorainnow Před 4 lety +4

      Same

    • @boomingsystemup2067
      @boomingsystemup2067 Před 4 lety +2

      She just exposed her snakeness!! 🐍🐍🐍

    • @Lilithenodia
      @Lilithenodia Před 4 lety +3

      SAME I used to be friends with this kid then they started talking about me then I started hating him and I never did any thing to him then he starts saying stuff to my face I’m not kidding it was 7 AM every time he would do it so I’m just damn it’s 7 am

  • @aselectfew1944
    @aselectfew1944 Před 4 lety +567

    This sounds so much like "This Love" from 1989 and I'm here for it

    • @tasnimswift2034
      @tasnimswift2034 Před 4 lety +3

      Exactly.

    • @AndyGeeve
      @AndyGeeve Před 4 lety

      Yessssss. 😭😭😭😭

    • @xlectraheart
      @xlectraheart Před 4 lety +3

      A select few
      I wish it had the lyrical genius that this love has tho

    • @briannabraden8776
      @briannabraden8776 Před 4 lety

      I think they were both produced by Jack Antonoff!!

    • @iansubito4899
      @iansubito4899 Před 4 lety

      I found the song with the same vibes as Wild Heart by the bleachers which is also done by Jack Antonoff

  • @jessailardi6870
    @jessailardi6870 Před 9 měsíci +533

    It makes me sad that people don't realize this is one of the most beautiful songs ever written in history. It is hauntingly beautiful, soul crushing honest and so heartfelt. It's flawless.

    • @ibogantess
      @ibogantess Před 3 měsíci +3

      You don't know a lot of songs do you?

    • @xhwa6699
      @xhwa6699 Před 2 měsíci

      ​@@ibogantess"one of the..."

  • @bp_revolution1
    @bp_revolution1 Před rokem +316

    This song really comforts me. Its like I can listen to my anxiety in the most calm way.

  • @katiesilva6624
    @katiesilva6624 Před 4 lety +652

    "Then hate my reflection for years and years."
    -Taylor Swift 7/23/2019
    That hit me so hard

    • @mthsongs3596
      @mthsongs3596 Před 4 lety +3

      Katie Silva I’m dumb. What does that mean

    • @xlectraheart
      @xlectraheart Před 4 lety +3

      Katie Silva
      Mulan said it better

    • @jocelynstyles1608
      @jocelynstyles1608 Před 4 lety +4

      ʇɹɐǝɥ ɐɹʇɔǝןǝ nah

    • @xlectraheart
      @xlectraheart Před 4 lety +2

      Simon Cowell
      yah

    • @lauramatsumoto13
      @lauramatsumoto13 Před 4 lety +6

      @@mthsongs3596 Taking this line alone, I understand literally she doesn't liking her self image for some reason.
      But, when you take it with the line before "and I cut off my nose just to spite my face..." I understand it as she takes action/does things for revenge or whatever/allows things to happen to her, knowing it won't be good for her, then she dislikes the consequences, she regrets doing/allowing that to happen, but she has to live with that for a long time, cause what's done is done.
      Of course, I can be totally wrong 😅

  • @mdlourdesmendez7026
    @mdlourdesmendez7026 Před 4 lety +2323

    It's like RED and 1989 had a child, this is so emotional for me

  • @t.a.y.l.o.r.s...V.e.r.s.i.o.n
    @t.a.y.l.o.r.s...V.e.r.s.i.o.n Před měsícem +9

    the bridge of this song is everything. in an interview with vogue in 2014, when asked if she could have any superpower which she could have, taylor said “the ability to heal people”. SHE HAS THIS SUPERPOWER this song is healing and i love it so much🥰

  • @virtualneighbor
    @virtualneighbor Před 10 měsíci +131

    2:07 I feel like my heart will flip out, the nerves, the anxiousness, the heartbeat not slowing down, the beat keeps getting louder as if you're finally, finally been seen. Taylor, you've really seen right through me

    • @aimeefields3857
      @aimeefields3857 Před 10 měsíci +5

      Makes me almost want to throw up but I love it 😮

  • @marygrace6431
    @marygrace6431 Před 4 lety +698

    "All of my enemies started as friends."
    That hit me.

    • @MusiGig
      @MusiGig Před 4 lety +3

      Maria Gracia absolutely

    • @s.b.7121
      @s.b.7121 Před 4 lety +1

      So sad, and yet so true ...

    • @kathi9026
      @kathi9026 Před 4 lety

      But if so many of your Friends turn into enemys maybe you are doing something wrong...

  • @GoodxJ
    @GoodxJ Před 4 lety +1443

    "All of my enemies started out as friends."

    • @gumzy3000
      @gumzy3000 Před 4 lety +36

      That hit me right in the feels. Sad that some of my closest friends are gone from life

    •  Před 4 lety +1

      I just made youtube look forward to communicating with everyone

    • @liahknowsbest5092
      @liahknowsbest5092 Před 4 lety +2

      And all of mine became friends🤦‍♀️

    • @ariashieldwhirl
      @ariashieldwhirl Před 4 lety +6

      That hits home honestly

    • @michellepinpin3772
      @michellepinpin3772 Před 4 lety +1

      ☹️☹️

  • @Bhitchy
    @Bhitchy Před rokem +412

    This song is a metaphor of anxiety depicted in a bow. As we all know the song never drops, so as the song progresses the tension increases, much like how you pull the string of a bow, there is increasing tension. The song continues to build up until it abruptly stops in the end alluding the release of tension, aka releasing the pull on the bow. You can kinda tell based on how the bass faintly hums in the end, like a bow string vibrating due to release. So the release of tension implies release of that anxiety and pain, which symbolically means that Taylor is finally ready for combat like the last line of the song implies. But who knows maybe I'm wrong🤔🤷

    • @cupcakesfanficgameslover5792
      @cupcakesfanficgameslover5792 Před rokem +8

      I can hear the bass drop and it's like a heartbeat and I think she obvs put that in intentionally

    • @jessailardi6870
      @jessailardi6870 Před 9 měsíci +3

      THANK YOU 😊 I NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT THIS MASTERPIECE THIS WAY 💕

    • @peter2403xx
      @peter2403xx Před 7 měsíci +1

      ur defo not wrong shut upppp IT ALL MAKES SENSE

    • @phantafantom
      @phantafantom Před 5 měsíci

      keshi (casey) ?

    • @robertfinnigan1005
      @robertfinnigan1005 Před měsícem

      Thanks for your review. I was confused by the end 66.6666 tone. Last words on my LP are "That is the compact." then the tone to fade out. Republic Czech Republic Vinyl LP "Lover".

  • @julyajules7145
    @julyajules7145 Před rokem +161

    The Archer, mirrorball, this is me trying, and Dear Reader are the kind of songs you need to listen to, when you want to cry but simply can't...🥲

  • @nanditaroychoudhurymaulik5834

    Idk why swifties don't like this song, this is literally my favourite song of Taylor, I relate to it so much....

    • @RLDRemembrance
      @RLDRemembrance Před rokem +7

      Mine too, listening to Anti-Hero then The Archer is a whole mood I never knew I needed!

    • @randomthings2533
      @randomthings2533 Před 4 měsíci

      Bro I literally cried when I first heard this. easily my favourite in lover.

  • @chey5087
    @chey5087 Před 4 lety +5305

    this is like a perfect song for a sad drive home alone at night.

    • @hofhofandaway
      @hofhofandaway Před 4 lety +23

      Cheyenne Venables I’m with you.

    • @meg-k-waldren
      @meg-k-waldren Před 4 lety +16

      Nope. That would be Me by 1975, the song Taylor's song here rips off for its beat.

    • @huddieelite9717
      @huddieelite9717 Před 4 lety +2

      I hate doing this spammy “pay attention to me” sort of thing but Im an indie artist, go by the name Huddie, and I’m trying to get my music heard. Its mostly dark pop with electronic sounds and a primary focus on lyrics. Just check it out if you’re looking for something new. If it’s not your shit, sorry bout it, but if you’re feeling it, hit subscribe and definitely leave me some feedback. Thanks.

    • @lucyk2634
      @lucyk2634 Před 4 lety

      Exactly

    • @janexian9232
      @janexian9232 Před 4 lety +3

      Yesss this song made me sad every time I listened to it

  • @wooyoioyoi751
    @wooyoioyoi751 Před 3 lety +6368

    this could trigger anxiety. and the beat sounds like the heartbeat. genius

    • @jiraffejimmy2159
      @jiraffejimmy2159 Před 3 lety +303

      Just like wildest dreams but not with a steady heart rate and with a heavy breathing heart

    • @jessailardi8908
      @jessailardi8908 Před 2 lety +15

      Thank YOU ❣️ love

    • @lucamiller6480
      @lucamiller6480 Před 2 lety +133

      The beat is supposed to sound like an archer pulling back their bowstring and letting go at the end

    • @589supra
      @589supra Před rokem +8

      Literally just explained what "music" is

    • @Itz_aubree2
      @Itz_aubree2 Před 10 měsíci +4

      This actually helps calm my anxiety 😅😂

  • @miyane447
    @miyane447 Před 11 měsíci +51

    It’s crazy how this song is exactly how i feel when i experience anxiety. I can literally not only feel my heart like this but also hear my heart beating like that

  • @monarchthetherian
    @monarchthetherian Před 3 měsíci +11

    This is how i feel like all the time, nervous, shy, worried, anxious, wanting to fit in. The beat Never drops in my life, just like this song.

  • @XXX-ri1fd
    @XXX-ri1fd Před 4 lety +2240

    it sounds like being in a club full of people yet feeling alone, crying, drinking, dancing your sadness, anger and hope away...

    • @satarupagingerkolay
      @satarupagingerkolay Před 4 lety +55

      Wow... this should be a music video. I can totally imagine Taylor in a club with things racing past her and she is alone. I am so ready to listen to this song in a car and pretend like I am in a sad music video.

    • @filipekaue9331
      @filipekaue9331 Před 4 lety +2

      yeeeeahh it's what i'm talking about

    • @bugzzboyy
      @bugzzboyy Před 4 lety +10

      That explains my ninth grade homecoming night

    • @jeremiahh.3865
      @jeremiahh.3865 Před 4 lety +3

      YESS I FELL ITT

    • @satarupagingerkolay
      @satarupagingerkolay Před 4 lety +2

      @@bugzzboyy I am so sorry for that

  • @youreonyourownkid1989
    @youreonyourownkid1989 Před 4 lety +1606

    "All of my enemies started out friends" damn I felt that.

    • @aaronhow2568
      @aaronhow2568 Před 4 lety +4

      True this!! :)

    • @miskasa13
      @miskasa13 Před 4 lety +3

      Yeah makes my chest heavy.

    • @saketh8955
      @saketh8955 Před 4 lety +1

      Can u name them??

    • @jonathan-ot3nq
      @jonathan-ot3nq Před 4 lety +1

      Nobody's gonna love you like me. Same here

    • @roeun.ralyboth
      @roeun.ralyboth Před 4 lety

      It's very appreciate to hear my best artist in my birthday,Can't wait to see more official music video. ^^

  • @Nyko06
    @Nyko06 Před rokem +27

    idc what ppl say "the Archer" is one of my favs , it just calms me

  • @jadechurch7121
    @jadechurch7121 Před rokem +41

    Sounds like a pounding heartbeat, one you can seem to relieve or slow down. Exactly what anxiety feels like a complete loss of control. Taylor is a GUINUS

  • @Nancy-ic2yb
    @Nancy-ic2yb Před 4 lety +2572

    “ ‘Cause all of my enemies started out friends” - I really felt that

  • @mav572
    @mav572 Před 4 lety +663

    "I've been the archer, I've been the prey"
    "All of my enemies started out friends"
    Sis low key talking about self destruction
    But also being the reason of her own character growth

    • @meiqinglam457
      @meiqinglam457 Před 4 lety +2

      I think it's about her hurting people and people hurting her and how both were done

    • @Hanna-cb1og
      @Hanna-cb1og Před 4 lety +1

      It reminds me of I know places where she is a fox and foxes are prey's to humans.

  • @ImTheBatmann
    @ImTheBatmann Před rokem +45

    This song is so hypnotic. The lyrics are like listening to a story and feeling her experience behind the music.

  • @anjeanette7305
    @anjeanette7305 Před 2 lety +86

    This song never fails to give me goosebumps. The lyrics, the pain, the relief when you found someone you could hold onto, this song is so beautiful. Totally my fav in Lover.

  • @creishakinny8087
    @creishakinny8087 Před 4 lety +1204

    When Tay said "All my enemies started out friends" I felt that.

  • @artsyputsy
    @artsyputsy Před 4 lety +7030

    Perfect song for driving around at night thinking about life....

  • @Elliee512
    @Elliee512 Před 7 měsíci +80

    My fav line is 100% "They see ratatouille, they see ratatouille. I see ratatouille, I see ratatouille" its just such an emotional and relatable line😔💔

  • @ClairDeLume
    @ClairDeLume Před rokem +27

    i know most people dislike this song, but it holds a very special place in my heart.
    my crush’s middle name is Archer, i love him so much. and the reason why this song is so special to me is not just cause it has his middle name in it, but this album also released around the time i met him.
    i had horrible separation anxiety, i was terrified to be away from my family. i was failing school as well, and my parents decided to put me in a class for after school. and my crush’s mom was the teacher of the class, and that’s how i met him.
    my mom had just left me there outside the building, and i was sitting outside crying on the sidewalk in the summer heat, he saw me through the window and came over and gently said “hi, are you okay?”
    and i just shook my head, still crying.
    and he just hugged me.
    the reason why this was such a big deal was because i was having an absolutely horrible year. i hit puberty, i had no friends, and i was failing school.
    and nobody ever hugged me like he did then, i felt actually cared for in that moment.
    he took my hand and led me inside, and his brother was just sitting at one of the tables.
    and we went over and sat down, and he introduced me to his brother.
    and all of us from then on became best friends.
    the only reason i have an appreciation for 2019 is because that’s when i met him.
    and honestly i’m so thankful that i was put in that class, because if not i wouldn’t have ever met him.
    i love you, jackson.

  • @janhofmeyr1829
    @janhofmeyr1829 Před 4 lety +293

    Taylor and Jack never disappoints .This is so 1989 vibes

    • @Minekat202
      @Minekat202 Před 4 lety +1

      Jan Hofmeyr that’s what I thought

    • @mirkovukoslavovic2636
      @mirkovukoslavovic2636 Před 4 lety +1

      And a little bit of synth 2010 throwback to 1980's and I am so dying for this.

    • @akhileshnair13
      @akhileshnair13 Před 4 lety +1

      They are the definition of talent

  • @emilylacey13
    @emilylacey13 Před 4 lety +289

    “All of my enemies started out friends” That hit deep. 🥺💔

  • @dangerzone24
    @dangerzone24 Před rokem +67

    Brought a tear to my eye hearing this live yesterday. Felt it so much more in person...

  • @user-zd9bo1kk3r
    @user-zd9bo1kk3r Před 2 měsíci +9

    I love the part where it goes like “can you see right through me?” And all of that, it starts at about 2:08 in the song and I feel like it is a perfect representation of intruding and unwanted thoughts, and I really appreciated this part because that’s how it feels for me, thank you Taylor for this masterpiece.

  • @tory39
    @tory39 Před 4 lety +323

    When she said “Cause all of my enemies started out friends” I felt that-

  • @alexluque9766
    @alexluque9766 Před 4 lety +633

    All I can think about is hearing Taylor perform this acoustic on a summer night at the Lover Tour surrounded by 70,000 light up bracelets.

  • @mainecoonmadness5202
    @mainecoonmadness5202 Před 11 měsíci +14

    The change in her voice from " I've got a hundred thrown out speeches I almost said to you...Easy they come,easy they go"gives me goosebumps and I genuinely admire this song so much. I think this is one of her greatest songs ever.❤

  • @anamrehman6041
    @anamrehman6041 Před 3 měsíci +5

    'Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay?' this line broke me, i still can't believe this song didn't got the love & recognition it deserved 😭

  • @virginiaklenske9043
    @virginiaklenske9043 Před 4 lety +385

    this kinda sounds like a mashup of “this love”, “so it goes”, and “call it what you want” and it’s amazing

    • @MaxMax-hp5nz
      @MaxMax-hp5nz Před 4 lety +3

      Yes, but without so it goes...

    • @baselalhasan4367
      @baselalhasan4367 Před 4 lety +9

      So it goes. Is so underrated its one of my favorit songs

    • @sparklebright87
      @sparklebright87 Před 4 lety

      Virginia Klenske yessss you’re so right!

    • @jacey.5486
      @jacey.5486 Před 4 lety +1

      it kinda reminds of sad beautiful tragic

    • @abrielle13
      @abrielle13 Před 4 lety +2

      And "You are in Love"

  • @MichZz30
    @MichZz30 Před 4 lety +2454

    It's like if Getaway Car and Wildest Dream had a baby 💓

  • @imsid56123
    @imsid56123 Před 8 měsíci +13

    "I've been the archer, I've been the prey. Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay?" I just LOVE that line!!!!!

  • @user-dp1lf1io9n
    @user-dp1lf1io9n Před 27 dny +9

    my favourite Taylor song hand down. The things I would do for a music video. Cant wait to hear this live in august!!!!!

  • @yeahjow8902
    @yeahjow8902 Před 4 lety +1548

    This song is a power fusion of reputation and lover

  • @asuka-ryo
    @asuka-ryo Před 4 lety +617

    *“I've got a hundred thrown out speeches I almost said to you.”*
    I felt that.

  • @CsySnw
    @CsySnw Před rokem +26

    As someone who's lately been dealing with anxiety, this song makes me feel it a lot...

  • @theaditisharma
    @theaditisharma Před 2 lety +28

    People wait for love/beat drop but it never comes, and that's how heartbreak/anxiety feels like.

    • @billross9132
      @billross9132 Před 2 lety +5

      I just randomly got this song recommended even tho I don't even listen to her. The lack of a beatdrop makes this song sound way more heavenly and beautiful than some other generic EDM instrumental with beatd

  • @starofalldonuts7737
    @starofalldonuts7737 Před 4 lety +4251

    red: stay stay stay
    1989: all u had to do was stay
    lover: who could stay?

    • @sarahtelford9601
      @sarahtelford9601 Před 4 lety +54

      Star of All Donuts me: *dies*

    • @illuminati1874
      @illuminati1874 Před 4 lety +18

      Star of All Donuts im happy she says you could stay after that this song was so effortlessly good

    • @crystalc8992
      @crystalc8992 Před 4 lety +27

      Star of All Donuts reputation: but i stay...

    • @Morgan1444_
      @Morgan1444_ Před 4 lety +1

      I HAVE TO STAY NOE

    • @hazimmisyraf4848
      @hazimmisyraf4848 Před 4 lety +24

      reputation : stay here honey i dont wanna share

  • @shivaanisubramanian5650
    @shivaanisubramanian5650 Před 3 lety +4061

    why does everyone ignore the humpty dumpty rhymes reference
    “all the king’s horses and all the king’s men couldn’t put me together again”

    • @aline8576
      @aline8576 Před 3 lety +44

      I just noticed them rn and was like: :o

    • @dewekiwi9602
      @dewekiwi9602 Před 3 lety +138

      It's really cool how she did that. Also, the structure of the chorus is kind of similar to a nursery rhyme

    • @rosiegarcia03
      @rosiegarcia03 Před 3 lety +34

      i came to the comments to check if anyone else noticed too lol

    • @Isabelle-Cassels
      @Isabelle-Cassels Před 3 lety +1

      Me not men

    • @thatstylishgirl546
      @thatstylishgirl546 Před 3 lety +21

      @@Isabelle-Cassels no its men lol

  • @BrentODell
    @BrentODell Před 3 měsíci +3

    "who could ever leave me, darling, but who could stay" was my life for SO long, that line really hits

  • @EtsMocca474
    @EtsMocca474 Před 2 měsíci +5

    "easy they come easy they go" DAMN

  • @julienguyen8347
    @julienguyen8347 Před 4 lety +301

    “All my enemies started as friends.” DANG I FELT THAT 😭

  • @parikim7136
    @parikim7136 Před 4 lety +6437

    Taylor's strongest weapon is her impeccable songwriting skills.

    • @BlackAdder665
      @BlackAdder665 Před 4 lety +70

      "Only" the strongest among many many others. :-)

    • @cookiecorngacha234
      @cookiecorngacha234 Před 4 lety +16

      That's funny because her songs are written for her she just sings them and adds autotune 😂😂

    • @BlackAdder665
      @BlackAdder665 Před 4 lety +112

      @@drishyashah2463 Don't feed the troll! ;-)

    • @larryjane4926
      @larryjane4926 Před 4 lety +9

      If you think she writes all her song your under 25 and living in bliss enjoy it👍🏽

    • @BlackAdder665
      @BlackAdder665 Před 4 lety +121

      @@larryjane4926 Why wouldn't she write the songs herself? Or do you mean ALL by herself? Because she has co-writers at least for most of the newer songs. Still HER songs, though. Do you write songs? Because I do. And just because my band co-writes them of course, it's still my song if the idea and the lyrics and the main structure are my creation.

  • @adambrigue5977
    @adambrigue5977 Před 9 měsíci +20

    I didnt realise Taylor's star sign, Sagittarius, is also called "The Archer". Its cool that she always has so mamy reasons why she'll pick a song/Album name

  • @diprabhanag2712
    @diprabhanag2712 Před rokem +12

    Listening to this song in the month of May, 2023 just hurts with a greater magnitude cause we have confirmation that the person she dedicated this song to, the person she was most afraid to lose, left her.

  • @littleblue15
    @littleblue15 Před 4 lety +601

    That "copyright 2019 Taylor Swift" at the end. I love the subtle shade

  • @blogistuff4383
    @blogistuff4383 Před 4 lety +2028

    If Call it what you want and Wildest Dreams had a baby, it would sound like this.

  • @CruelestSwiftie
    @CruelestSwiftie Před 2 měsíci +12

    then i hate my refelcton for years and years""they see right through me" "i see right through me" " all the kings horses all the kings men couldn't put me together again" "cause all of my enemies started out friends" are the most relatable lyrics ive ever sang to me

  • @annasophia9566
    @annasophia9566 Před rokem +7

    I find it so meaningful when she sings "they see right through me" and then "I see right through me" like.. the swift of the point of view is showing that she is so vulnerable that even she can see through herself

  • @muhammadsyafiqjamil3791
    @muhammadsyafiqjamil3791 Před 4 lety +349

    “Cause all of my enemies started out friends”
    This hits me differently 😢

  • @caseyj7374
    @caseyj7374 Před 4 lety +269

    "I wish I'd never grown up." -Never Grow Up
    "I never grew up." -The Archer

  • @vanessamedina3235
    @vanessamedina3235 Před měsícem +3

    i think i’m obsessed with this gurl😭

  • @user-dp1lf1io9n
    @user-dp1lf1io9n Před 27 dny +5

    but listening to this song live was meant to be the greatest 3 minutes of my entire life 😭😭😭

  • @Hannah6x6
    @Hannah6x6 Před 4 lety +1558

    1989: "They are the hunters, we are the foxes"
    Lover: "I've been the archer, I've been the prey"

    • @MonirHossain-bx9fu
      @MonirHossain-bx9fu Před 4 lety +5

      👏👏

    • @sogandfz6169
      @sogandfz6169 Před 4 lety +13

      I think she has grown up to be the archer not the fox

    • @Sea_Maranatha_
      @Sea_Maranatha_ Před 4 lety +2

      I thought the same thing, and I love I Know Places, wonderful song

    • @peptobismolveins
      @peptobismolveins Před 4 lety +1

      Sogand fz actually, kinda. But she still knows that she has been a prey. But this time, she rightly acknowledges that she has also been an archer. ‘The archer’ and ‘the prey’ In context of her relationships and friendships.

    • @sgarbipaulo
      @sgarbipaulo Před 4 lety

      I know places... I love this song so much.

  • @violetroselily66
    @violetroselily66 Před 4 lety +377

    “All of my enemies started out friends” MY HEART JUST BROKE that’s so hard love this song

  • @ilni9364
    @ilni9364 Před 9 měsíci +14

    at first i didn't understand the hype for this song. now it's one of my favorites

  • @quinxsx
    @quinxsx Před 9 měsíci +10

    "hate my reflection for years and years" that hit me so hard

  • @yellder2352
    @yellder2352 Před 4 lety +847

    2014: All you had to do was stay
    2019: Who could stay?
    Track Five vibes

    • @anoushka2819
      @anoushka2819 Před 4 lety +13

      Stay here honey I don't want to share

    • @olderoscendant
      @olderoscendant Před 4 lety +1

      Not to mention in the You Need to Calm Down Video, Hayley Kiyoko shot an arrow into the number 5.

    • @brookebaker1347
      @brookebaker1347 Před 4 lety

      Eder Mota. Watch Taylor’s instagram video she just posted. This is track five

    • @brookebaker1347
      @brookebaker1347 Před 4 lety

      To reply to Eros Azrael: that was the Easter egg I can’t believe I missed it

    • @yellder2352
      @yellder2352 Před 4 lety

      I know guys it’s track five. That’s why I see the resemblance ✨

  • @coneyisland5843
    @coneyisland5843 Před 3 lety +3435

    This song is criminally underrated.

    • @albumusicon2150
      @albumusicon2150 Před 2 lety

      IS IT? Can u explain yue difference between prison trade and just regular trade? I need to know because I'm finally marketing myself appropriately!

    • @albumusicon2150
      @albumusicon2150 Před 2 lety

      Anybody wanna buy a hear

    • @Headpfones
      @Headpfones Před 2 lety +2

      Just like archery

    • @mr.batman_xoxo.
      @mr.batman_xoxo. Před rokem +5

      @@albumusicon2150 what-

    • @jessa312
      @jessa312 Před rokem +1

      It's perfect

  • @joewhite9037
    @joewhite9037 Před 10 měsíci +7

    This is probably one of Swift’s most underrated songs, in her whole discography. The fact that the beat never drops and how it stimulates anxiety turns off other people but brings me in. It’s not EDM it’s synthpop….!!!! Also, the bridge just hit me different than other people.

  • @zackscottfan
    @zackscottfan Před rokem +14

    “And I hate my reflection for years and years”
    “I’ll stare directly at the Sun but never in the mirror”
    😢😮🤯

  • @jessecandiver3391
    @jessecandiver3391 Před 4 lety +12390

    This sounds like something you'd hear at the end of an 80's movie when the two leads are slow dancing at their prom. Anyone else get that vibe?

  • @AnnieLiuMusic
    @AnnieLiuMusic Před 4 lety +407

    This is so different from the other two songs we've heard from Lover - I'm so excited for the variety in this album

    • @Rekko82
      @Rekko82 Před 4 lety +1

      Yeah, and I am pretty sure it's gonna be a very good album. "Red" had also songs with many styles. The title song, "All Too Well", and "I Knew You Were Trouble" are all different. She had humor on her previous singles, now this is much darker. My favorite so far.

  • @erinbilliot3935
    @erinbilliot3935 Před 2 měsíci +6

    You know it’s been a really bad day when you can finally say you understand The Archer

  • @TheyCallMeDude
    @TheyCallMeDude Před 26 dny +4

    Im mourning of the loss of the archer and long live

    • @TheyCallMeDude
      @TheyCallMeDude Před 26 dny

      Ik theres more songs that got removed but these songs are the ones that Im the most sad about

  • @emiros
    @emiros Před 4 lety +355

    *"I never grew up, it's getting so old"*
    I relate so much to this

  • @jayden5604
    @jayden5604 Před 4 lety +700

    "we were riding in a getaway car"
    ---
    "i ride off alone"

  • @tannie93
    @tannie93 Před 9 měsíci +5

    for me the first part of "they see right thru me" is about how people around me just saw past me and never tried to know me on a deeper level. but "can u see right thru me" is asking a specific person is they can see my pain, my hurt, my suffering, my anxiety. however that person, just like the others see past me and hence the second part of "they see right thru me" and in the end, even i myself started ignoring my own self, "i see right thru me".

  • @FerdieDani
    @FerdieDani Před 3 měsíci +6

    It's not all about the beat, but understanding its message 😭😭

  • @samanthaadams734
    @samanthaadams734 Před 4 lety +285

    Taylor swift: you need to calm down
    Also Taylor swift: I'm ready for combat

  • @uaremychosenfamily1048
    @uaremychosenfamily1048 Před 4 lety +3190

    this song feels like a warm hug, a late night drive, a cup of hot chocolate, a cosy campfire, it gives me such good but sad vibes. her songwriting speaks volumes. one of the best songwriter of our generation.

    • @Supernova-iz2qo
      @Supernova-iz2qo Před 4 lety +26

      Thats actually true

    • @AnthonyAlexanderonYT
      @AnthonyAlexanderonYT Před 4 lety +64

      This. And she's also capable to write huge mainstream hits like I Knew You Were Trouble to Shake It Off, pop bops like Blank Space and End Game
      Like she's very versatile, people cant judge her talent just by one song

    • @NatchNatchSSS
      @NatchNatchSSS Před 4 lety +3

      Exactly man!

    • @andreablack8893
      @andreablack8893 Před 4 lety +3

      *cozy but yes

    • @averyanascott3891
      @averyanascott3891 Před 4 lety +1

      I like your profile pic😊

  • @gizmothegreencheekedconure9702
    @gizmothegreencheekedconure9702 Před 2 měsíci +7

    What I relate to:-
    "I jump from the train, i ride off alone"
    "Hate my reflection, for years and years"
    "I see right through me"
    "Cause all of my enemies started out friends"
    "Who could ever leave me darling, but who could stay"
    The increase in beat ( makes me feel like anxiety is building up and there is no way to stop it.) And it never drops

  • @lksings5378
    @lksings5378 Před 2 lety +8

    "i cut off my nose just to spite my face / and i hate my reflection for years and years" what a line