As a proud Swiftie, I waited for the album that would follow up with the 2020 sister albums, “evermore” and “folklore,” in anticipation.
Singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has released something much more personal than ever before on Friday with “Midnights,” breaking records as Spotify's most-streamed album in a single day, according to a Saturday NBC 9News’s article.
“Midnights (3am edition)” unleashes the truth about the pop-star queen that no one was expecting in her extended version of Midnights that was released three hours after the initial album’s debut.
Swift delivers a range of lyricism from my favorite album “folklore” and mixes melodies from her previous albums including 2019’s “Lover” and 2017’s “reputation” to create something that was very much needed in the music industry.
The album contains everything from sad melodies to uplifting dance hits which include special features like actress and singer Zoë Kravitz, Lana Del Rey, and her boyfriend and actor Joe Alwyn’s alter ego, William Bowery.
“Midnights” brings back nostalgic relationship memories and moments that have shaped me over the course of my life.
Swift once again manages to give us a chance to see her life, while embodying her music that creates a realistic spectrum, for us to understand her better.
From the first song “Lavender Haze,” to the last song “Dear Reader,” you are taken on a mixed-emotions journey of highs and lows.
Those songs are at the top of my favorites list and have been kept on repeat since the album’s release.
In “Anti-Hero,” Swift confesses her insecurities that haunt her at night: she is an issue and while she knows it, she can’t grow from it for some reason.
Lyrics including “I have this thing where I get older but not wiser / I wake up screaming from dreaming / one day, I’ll watch as you’re leaving because you got tired of my scheming / hi, it's me / I’m the problem,” remind me that no one is perfect.
It makes me feel like it is acceptable to know your personal red flags and not be ashamed of it but rather own it.
Especially for someone who seems to never learn from their mistakes, it is almost like she gives a warning that being involved with her comes with a cost.
Although Swift does it in an effortless way, where she shares her darkest fears and thoughts, while being comfortable as a top selling artist in the world.
“Karma,” draws inspiration and gives the same energy from “Cruel Summer,” a personal favorite on Swift’s 2019 “Lover” album.
“Karma” gives a refreshing feeling that makes you want to be the bigger person in a situation where you decide to stay sane and then find joy in them getting their own.
It contains a fun, lively feel that changes the connotation of the word “Karma” to a sweet thing to be wished upon.
“High Infidelity” is a personal favorite but left me with a little bit of shock.
Hearing Swift admit in that song that she found herself brought back to life by someone else, while being in a committed relationship, reminds me she is just human and things happen. Even those who have it all, need a little more.
Being able to understand what it’s like to do that to the person you love but realize you are no longer in love with them is a fear of mine.
Swift’s image in my head is altered, respecting her for being able to share her truth that sometimes enough is never enough.
Lyrics including, “You know there are many different ways to kill the one you love / The slowest way is never loving them enough,” really resonated with me.
“Midnights,” an album that gives us more of her personal stories, is something that I would have never expected to come out of her. But Swift never fails.
Swift contains the magic to change her whole persona, creating a new era that many artists do not hold the power in doing, each time she has created new music and her entire look has changed, especially amid “reputation.
She is and will forever be an iconic artist and “Midnights” is further proof of that.
