Taylor Swift followers might have cracked the code about the subject material of one other monitor off The Tortured Poets Division!
This time we’re Cassandra. Many listeners figured the tune is a reference to the character from Greek mythology — Cassandra, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba. She’s identified for having the reward of prophecy, and snakes would whisper in her ear, permitting her to foretell the long run. However because the story goes, Cassandra acquired cursed by the god Apollo when she rejects his advances in order that nobody believes any of her predictions. At any time when she tried to share her prophecies, folks known as her a liar.
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Now what does this story all remind you of? Maybe her beef with Kanye West? Many followers imagine she used the Greek fable as an allegory for her longtime feud with the rapper. The proof? Simply check out the lyrics! Taylor begins the tune by saying:
“I used to be in my new home putting daydreams / Patching up the crack alongside the wall / I cross it and lose monitor of what I’m saying / ‘Trigger that’s the place I used to be after I acquired the decision.”
“The decision” seemingly refers back to the telephone dialog between Kanye and Taylor concerning the tune Well-known, which later reignited their beef. She continues to sing within the refrain:
“When the reality comes out, it’s quiet / So, they killed Cassandra first ’trigger she feared the worst / And tried to inform the city / So, they stuffed my cell with snakes, I remorse to say / Do you imagine me now?”
Snakes in her cell? Hmm. Kim Kardashian recorded the decision between her then-husband and Taylor — then launched an edited model that made it appear to be the pop star accredited an offensive lyric about her in Well-known. Taylor swore she by no means gave permission for Kanye to name her a “bitch.” Nonetheless, nobody believed her due to the edited tape. In consequence, a great deal of folks known as her a liar and dropped snake emojis within the feedback on her social media accounts. The total, unedited dialog got here out years later, vindicating Taylor.
She was telling folks the reality… however they didn’t imagine. Solely the long run vindicated her. So based mostly on the refrain alone, one may guess she’s speaking concerning the 2016 drama with Kanye! Fueling this principle? Taylor later makes a reference to the Kardashian-Jenner household’s wealth and Kanye’s Sunday Providers:
“They knew, they knew, they knew the entire time / That I used to be onto one thing / The household, the pure greed, the Christian refrain line / All of them stated nothing / Blood’s thick however nothing like a payroll / Guess they by no means spared a prayer for my soul / You’ll be able to mark my phrases that I stated it first / In a morning warning, nobody heard.”
With all these lyrics in thoughts, quite a lot of Swifties are satisfied that is one other monitor about her feud with Kanye. Test it out (beneath):
“cassandra is so unhappy as a result of when kanye and kim have been spreading lies about her everyone was able to burn her alive and when actual clip got here out confirming she was telling the reality everyone pretended nothing occurred and nobody apologized”
“Taylor is Cassandra. She tried to warn folks about Kim/the Kardashians however folks wouldn’t imagine her.”
“So Cassandra of Troy did attempt to warn the folks of the approaching fall of Troy and everybody ignored her, however she was proper.”
“Taylor tried to say earlier than she was canceled what occurred, now everyone knows Kanye is completely unhinged”
Don’t get totally offered on the considered she’s singing about her feud with Kanye, although! Why? Others argued Cassandra might be about her beef with Scooter Braun as an alternative!
In June 2019, Scooter bought the rights to her music from Massive Machine Data’ Scott Borchetta for a whopping $300 million — one yr after Taylor left the label for Republic Data. The singer claimed she by no means acquired the prospect to bid on her personal music — and later accused the 42-year-old report govt of shopping for her work for “nefarious causes.” They’ve gotten into some back-and-forth. Finally, Taylor determined to drag a boss transfer and re-record her first six albums! And followers have been fed a continuing stream of releases from her ever since. So she turned a unfavourable right into a optimistic there.
Years after their drama, a few of Scooter’s purchasers reportedly dropped him. So when Taylor sings the refrain of Cassandra once more, many suppose she’s pertaining to how the state of affairs with the music supervisor turned out a very long time after warning the general public about him:
“So, they killed Cassandra first ’trigger she feared the worst / And tried to inform the city / So, they set my life in flames, I remorse to say / Do you imagine me now?”
Hmm. See the theories about Scooter (beneath):
“Yup my quick considered Cassandra was that it was about scooter Braun. And I imply, she did warn folks. I believe it was on the BBMA’s ladies in music ceremony in 2019 the place she explicitly denounced scooter and look the place we at the moment are”
“on my first hear i assumed Cassandra was about Scooter Braun and the way everybody dropped him years after defending him. Does anybody have a special evaluation? im ”
“mythology who foresaw the autumn of troy and nobody believed her and known as her loopy, i swear she’s speaking about how she was the primary one to warn everybody about him & everybody shit on her until lately”
“Cassandra was given the reward of foresight and prophecies but everybody known as her a liar, it’s seemingly concerning the 2016 state of affairs or scooter braun”
What do YOU suppose, Perezcious readers? Is Cassandra about Kanye and The Kardashians or Scooter? Is it about each? In any case, if she’s Cassandra each instances, it is sensible it’s about her emotions of being ignored each instances. Sound OFF within the feedback. You can too take a take heed to the tune (beneath):
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