Last year, when I saw Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour concert movie in theatres, half of my time was spent sobbing — every song reminded me of either a guy I was in love with or crying over at some stage of my life.
When the 10-minute version of All Too Well was released, I remember being 24, having broken up with an emotionally abusive, narcissistic guy who was a decade older than me. Our three month situationship left me with trauma and sounded similar to Taylor and Jake Gyllenhaal’s (who the song is rumoured to be about, with Jake a decade senior to her and them having dated for the same length of time). I was 25 when Taylor’s Midnights album was released and I scream-cried to You're On Your Own Kid from my apartment in Paris after breaking up with my French boyfriend.
