Specifically, what lyrics or song can you point to? |
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I'm old, but I think the lyrics for Anti-Hero are great. |
That is a co-written song (Jack Antonoff) who is involved with co- writing a lot of her material, but ok. |
Not just songs, but albums. They are also better understood when you know their context. Folklore Evermore Reputation 1989 - Ryan Adams covered this album and this is what made me think differently about her writing and held a mirror to how I dismissed her bc she is a young blonde girl. (I am an older blonde girl.) |
I think the problem is that someone above said she isn't at the same 'level' as the SB and it wasn't clear what level we are measuring. |
I don’t like the way she stretches out a very simple melody to match her lyrics. She will use the same note in the beginning or middle of a phrase repeatedly and then get to a new note finally after she is finished saying her lyrics. She may be good at lyrics but she isn’t good at the melody. So whatever she has to say gets lost for me in the over rushed one note part of the song. It does make it seem like she is telling you a secret which may draw you in but musically I find it boring. I hope you can accept that I have a different opinion and that you can enjoy her. |
Ok. |
I can’t imagine spending my time posting on a thread about an artist I don’t like or don’t respect. What an odd way to spend one’s time! |
+1 😂🫶 |
So the answer is no I can’t just dislike her without someone making a dig. Gotcha. Well you are proving OPs elitist theory correct! |
[Verse 1] How's one to know? I'd meet you where the spirit meets the bones In a faith-forgotten land In from the snow Your touch brought forth an incandescent glow Tarnished but so grand [Pre-Chorus] And the old widow goes to the stone every day But I don't, I just sit here and wait Grieving for the living [Chorus] Oh, goddamn My pain fits in the palm of your freezing hand Taking mine, but it's been promised to another Oh, I can't Stop you putting roots in my dreamland My house of stone, your ivy grows And now I'm covered in you [Verse 2] I wish to know The fatal flaw that makes you long to be Magnificently cursed He's in the room Your opal eyes are all I wish to see He wants what's only yours [Verse 3] Clover blooms in the fields Spring breaks loose, the time is near What would he do if he found us out? Crescent moon, coast is clear Spring breaks loose, but so does fear He's gonna burn this house to the ground How's one to know? I'd live and die for moments that we stole On begged and borrowed time So tell me to run Or dare to sit and watch what we'll become And drink my husband's wine |
Living for the thrill of
Hitting you where it hurts Give me back my girlhood It was mine first |
She wrote this about the state of American politics but couched in HS drama in 2018 and I have highlighted the best lyrics imo.
You know I adore you, I'm crazier for you Than I was at 16, lost in a film scene Waving homecoming queens, marching band playing I'm lost in the lights American glory faded before me Now I'm feeling hopeless, ripped up my prom dress Running through rose thorns, I saw the scoreboard And ran for my life (ah) No cameras catch my pageant smile I counted days, I counted miles To see you there, to see you there It's been a long time coming, but It's you and me, that's my whole world They whisper in the hallway, "She's a bad, bad girl" (okay) The whole school is rolling fake dice You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes It's you and me, there's nothing like this Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince (okay) We're so sad, we paint the town blue Voted most likely to run away with you My team is losing, battered and bruising I see the high fives between the bad guys Leave with my head hung, you are the only one Who seems to care American stories burning before me I'm feeling helpless, the damsels are depressed Boys will be boys then, where are the wise men? Darling, I'm scared (ah) No cameras catch my muffled cries I counted days, I counted miles To see you there, to see you there And now the storm is coming, but It's you and me, that's my whole world They whisper in the hallway, "She's a bad, bad girl" (okay) The whole school is rolling fake dice You play stupid games, you win stupid prizes It's you and me, there's nothing like this Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince (okay) We're so sad, we paint the town blue Voted most likely to run away with you And I don't want you to (go), I don't really wanna (fight) 'Cause nobody's gonna (win), I think you should come home And I don't want you to (go), I don't really wanna (fight) 'Cause nobody's gonna (win), I think you should come home And I don't want you to (go), I don't really wanna (fight) 'Cause nobody's gonna (win), just thought you should know And I'll never let you (go) 'cause I know this is a (fight) That someday we're gonna (win) It's you and me, that's my whole world They whisper in the hallway, "She's a bad, bad girl" Oh, I just thought you should know (you should know) It's you and me, there's nothing like this (like this) Miss Americana and The Heartbreak Prince (okay) We're so sad, we paint the town blue (paint it blue) Voted most likely to run away with you And I don't want you to (go), I don't really wanna (fight) 'Cause nobody's gonna (win), I think you should come home And I'll never let you (go) 'cause I know this is a (fight) That someday we're gonna (win), just thought you should know It's you and me, that's my whole world They whisper in the hallway, "She's a bad, bad girl" She's a bad, bad girl |
Lol! I’m sure that’s next. |
I don’t think it’s weird that you dislike her, that’s fine. I think it’s weird that you hang out on internet message boards to argue your dislike of her and demand people “prove” her worth to you. It’s fine if you don’t get it. I don’t get lots of things many people like, including most professional sports. I don’t go on message boards demanding sports fans explain to me why they like it. |