満月 Posted at midnight (ET) today on Instagram: 

 

 

 

Congratulations バースデーケーキ

 


 

 

 

 

新月 Last year's post on twitter, or X, soon after 4 versions of "Midnights" Japan Edition were delievered CDCDCDCD

 

 

 

 

Meet me at midnight... 夜の街

 

 

満月やや欠け月半月三日月新月

 

 

  21 Tracks of Midnights (The Late Night Edition): 

 

 

 

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8. 

 

 

 

 

 

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10.

 

 

 

 

 

11.

 

 

 

 

 

12.

 

 

 

 

 

13.

 

 

 

 

 

The Late Night Tracks 

 

 

14.

 

 

 

15.

 

 

 

16.

 

 

 

17.

 

 

 

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Long story short, I’ve tried to attach as many Taylor Swift's songs as possible to my posts on Instagram this year ひらめき電球

 

 

Not randomly or always but properly... 

 

I mean, I try to choose tracks that matches photos or sentences I've written in terms of its lyrics, title, melody, backgrounds, etc. so background music sounds better 音譜 


On the contrary, I sometimes choose a photo so it goes well with her song I wanna attach and want people hear ヘッドフォン

 

I've always wanted to play my favorite songs of hers in background, but it's often difficult to choose photos that match the selected songs and don't destroy them サーチ 

 

Sometimes the attached ones won't be able to be played on Instagram later for some reason クリップ Maybe that's due to copyright-related stuff, lyrics problems or something. 

 

I've found some songs are with an 'E' next to their titles. I've just googled it and learned the mark means 'explicit' and makes listeners be aware of that 注意

 

 

 

Looking back at my 2023 posts with her songs attached, "long story short", which is included on "evermore" album, has been chosen the most so far コーヒー 本  The song can still be played and heard as background music.

 

 

 

 

Three years have passed since the release of "evermore" album クラッカー

 

It was dropped on Dec. 11, 2020 as a sister album of "folklore", and has been one of my favorites of hers, but its 12th track "long story short" is not the best for me on the album CD

 

I like the song, and don't skip it while listening to the album. But I don't play it on repeat, either.  

 

 

The two albums released amid the COVID-19 pandemic have sad and gloomy melodies and lyrics. While some tracks are my favorites for their healing melodies that calm me down, their depressing lyrics don't make me feel cheerful.  

 

Still, I've been learning a lot from her lyrics in general. Many of her lyrics and sentences are so intelligent, sophisticated and thoughtful ベル Also, they almost always include some kinds of easter eggs ヒヨコ 

 

 

Just check the lyric video and then read through my Instagram posts below:

 

 

コーヒー Posted on Nov. 16:

 

 

 

 

コーヒー Sep. 1 :

 

 

The song says "down the rabbit hole", a phrase comes from the famous novel "Alice In Wonderland" by an English author, Lewis carroll うさぎ

 

There's another song being inspired by the story: "Wonderland" in "1989 Taylor's Version" and its original album ネザーランド・ドワーフ

 

コーヒー Nov. 23: 

 

 

 

 

コーヒー May 10:

 

 

 

To my surprise, the illustration on the mug is like the scene on the lyric video; hot coffee with an opened book on a coffee mug コーヒー 本 That's why I selected the track for the post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The mug has other angles like these コーヒー It's one of my favorite mugs of Tully's Coffee グリーンハート 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These photos were taken in 2019, but Tops chocolate cake was already mentioned in my blog post in the previous year 星

 

 

 チョコレート May 12, 2018:

 

 

 

 

コーヒー Apr. 9:

 

 

 

When the first of the two albums, "folklore", was surprisingly announced and released, "I found myself not only writing my own stories, but also writing about or from the perspective of people I’ve never met, people I’ve known, or those I wish I hadn’t", she wrote on her social media メモ But both must also include tracks which are inspired by people she's met or known. 


 

And the track seems to be written about two British actors, mainly Joe alwyn as "I'm all about you" and Tom Hiddleston as "it was the wrong guy". There seem to be other songs and albums that mention both in one track.

 

Taylor Swift appears to like British things as well as London boys and men イギリス 

 

Now she's seeing an American man アメリカ Travis Kelce ラグビー 

 

 

 TODAY'S
 
Lyrics of Taylor Swift: long story short

written by taylor swift & aaron dessner

 

 

"Fatefully I tried to pick my battles

'Til the battle picked me

Misery

Like the war of words

I shouted in my sleep

And you passed right by

I was in the alley

surrounded on all sides

The knife cuts both ways

If the shoe fits walk in it

Til your high heels break

 

And I fell from the pedestal

Right down the rabbit hole

Long story short

It was a bad time

Pushed from the precipice

Clung to the nearest lips

Long story short

it was the wrong guy

Now I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

 

Actually

I always felt I must look better in the rear view

Missing me

At the golden gates they once held the keys to

When I dropped my sword

I threw it in the bushes and knocked on your door 

And we live in peace 

But if someone comes at us

This time I'm ready

 

Cause I fell from the pedestal

Right down the rabbit hole

Long story short

It was a bad time

Pushed from the precipice

Clung to the nearest lips

Long story short, it was the wrong guy

Now I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

 

No more keeping score

Now I just keep you warm

No more tug of war now

I just know there's more

No more keeping score

Now I just keep you warm

And my waves meet you shore 

ever and evermore

 

 

Past me

I wanna tell you not to get lost

in these petty things

Your nemeses will defeat themselves

Before you get the chance to swing

And he's passing by

Rare as the glimmer

of a comet in the sky

And he feels like home

If the shoe fits walk in it

Everywhere you go

 

And I fell from the pedestal

Right down the rabbit hole

Long story short

It was a bad time

Pushed from the precipice

Climbed right back up the cliff

Long story short I survived

Now I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

I'm all about you 

Long story short

It was a bad time

Long story short

I survived"

 


 

 

 

 

 

 


 

It's said to have written about her grandfather's experience during WWⅡ.

 

 

鉛筆 

 

 

Though the article itself was published by People magazine when her "Speak Now Taylor's Version" dropped on July 7th this year, the song "epiphany" is included in "folklore", Taylor Swift's 8th album CD 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Yes, "folklore" and its sister album "evermore" were born amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Both are my favorite albums of hers 音譜 

 

 

And it's also said the song "epiphany" refers to medical professionals during the pandemic 病院

 


 

宝石ブルー Posted on Dec. 8 (JT), which means today:

 

 

You know, "Remember Pearl Harbor" is a famous slogan.  

 

 

 

 宝石紫 august. 15:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Timeless" is one of my favorite tracks 'From The Vault' on "Speak Now Taylor's Version" ドア


 

 

 

宝石紫 august 16:

 

 

 

 

鉛筆 Published by TIME on Dec. 6, 2023:

 

 

She was chosen as 2023 Person of the Year宝石赤 

 

 

Congratulations クラッカー

 

 

 

 

  Related past blog posts

 

 

 

宝石紫 august 13:

 

 

 

 

The word Pearl Harbor has been mentioned in three posts below アメリカ

 

 

宝石ブルー Sep. 1, 2018: 

 

 

宝石ブルー Apr. 10, 2018: 

 

 

宝石ブルー Aug. 3, 2017: 

 

 

 

 

Jan. 2017 

 

 

"Eggs SPAM Sandwich" was really good ヒヨコ I still remember it.  

 

 

Well, I like SPAM やしの木 

 

 

I've tried several SPAM menus at Eggs 'n Things restaurants here in Japan 日本

 

 

 

宝石ブルー March 24, 2023: 

 

 

宝石ブルー October 13, 2018:

 

 

宝石ブルー May 31, 2017:

 

 

宝石ブルー May 23, 2017; "Eggs SPAM Sandwich" was mentioned hereトロピカルカクテル 

 

 

  

 

 

NEW Final Update on Dec. 11: Lyrics of the track is added NEW 

 TODAY'S
 
Lyrics of Taylor Swift: epiphany

written by taylor swift & aaron dessner

 

 

"Keep your helmet

Keep your life, son

Just a flesh wound

Here's your rifle

Crawling up the beaches now

Sir, I think he's bleeding out

And some things you just can't speak about

 

With you I serve

With you I fall down, down

Watch you breathe in

Watch you breathing out, out

 

Something med school did not cover

Someone's daughter, someone's mother

Holds your hand through plastic now

Doc, I think she's crashing out

And some things you just can't speak about

 

Only 20 minutes to sleep

But you dream of some epiphany

Just one single glimpse of relief

To make some sense of what you've seen

 

With you I serve

With you I fall down, down (down)

Watch you breathe in

Watch you breathing out, out

 

With you I serve

With you I fall down, down (down), down (down)

Watch you breathe in

Watch you breathing out, out

 

Only 20 minutes to sleep

But you dream of some epiphany

Just one single glimpse of relief

To make some sense of what you've seen"

 

  

 

 

NEW Final Update on Dec. 10; I added a new photo of a pasta パスタ 

 

 

 

宝石緑 Posted on Oct. 25:

 

 

 

 

Beautiful green-colored pasta offered by Tully's Coffee グリーンハート

 

 

 

 

 

 

カメラ Jul. 2017.

 

 

They offer a drink set, and Yogurt & Acai can be chosen for an extra yen 宝石紫 

 

 

The one on the photo was served in their 20th anniversary container クラッカー 

 

 

宝石緑 July 31, 2017:

 

 

 

宝石緑 August 17, 2017:

 

 

 

 

 

 

カメラ Jan. 2018. 

 

 

If I recall correctly, I ate this pasta at one of their Akasaka locations, Tokyo コーヒー 

 

The iced matcha drink was a seasonal item ダルマ鏡餅 Tully's Coffee has matcha drinks on their regular menu, but this one was a bit different. 

 

 

宝石緑 January 02, 2018:

 

 


I mentioned it on the past blog post above; It was "Iced Crushed Caramel Matcha Latte" served with whipped cream and caramel chips.

 

 

 

 

 

カメラ Mar. 2019.

 

 

This one was at their shop located near Kyoto Station 新幹線 It was not a Kyoto-limited menu or something, though.

 

 

 

That year, I visited Kyoto on my birthday, March 10 バースデーケーキ

 

 

宝石緑 Written about the trip on March 14, 2019:

 

 

 

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カメラ Jul. 2019

 

 

 

 

 

 

Next, Tully's risottos, which are less familiar than their pastas.

 

 

 

Beautiful green again. This time, their risotto グリーンハーツ

 

 

 

 

宝石緑 Posted on Nov. 11:

 

 

 

 

Another one スプーンフォーク  

 

 

 

I forget what it tasted like... 

 

 

I don't always take pictures of what I eat at the coffee shops, but I think I've tried their risottos only a few times, while I've eaten their pastas a lot of times in my life パスタ There're only several photos left, though カメラ

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

宝石ブルー All the blog posts with original covers based on each track: 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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