Cardigan by Taylor Swift
This one song is everything you wanna say to your first love, first heartbreak and your first betrayal. It always takes a number of good friendships to break someone's walls down but only one failed relationship to build a much greater wall.
That is how life works. Your first love taught you to keep your hopes up while your first heart break turned you to be more cautious. And, you go and build your walls up and never let anyone in.
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That's okay. This song in particular portrays every kind of emotion you face during a heartbreak in the fanciest way possible.
//Tried to change the ending
Peter losing Wendy
Leaving like a father
Running like water//
You knew when this hits that things will never fall back into place. You learn to be okay with the ending you are given. Somehow, you find peace now.
// When I felt like an old cardigan under someone's bed, you put me on and said I was your favorite//
This one is how you feel when you are cherished for the first time in your life. And you want to be in this state forever.
//But I knew you'd linger like a tattoo kiss. I knew you'd haunt all of my what-ifs. I knew I'd curse you for the longest time//
After things settle down, you know that certain things will never be the same again. When you hear your once favourite song , it will never be the same. When you see your favorite movie, it will never be the same. And when you even hear the slightest form of your past, you crumble. You fall.You take a deep breath. And you avoid things that remind you of your past. This is a phase and it will be over as soon as you accept it as it is. Acceptance gives you strength.
//And when you are young, they assume you know nothing//
This being said, it’s the recurring phrase of the song and it is also the recurring thought on your mind. And it’s true. When you are young, they simply assume you know nothing. For you now have understood a lot and sought happiness and dealt with pain in the most commendable way. You are aware of yourself. And I’m sure that this will certainly make you grow.
- Starshine.
