Taylor Swift - The Archer (Lyric Video)

[marthasback]

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Taylor Swift released a new song at 5:15pm ET and she's already on tumblr liking posts from her stans about how it's a "lyrical masterpiece"

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[waxandstrings]

finally made a good choice for a prerelease. i tend to only really like one of the songs she releases before the album, so this tracks

[waxandstrings]

that said, i was waiting for it to build to something more than it did. i was expecting an out of the woods/getaway car type bridge, but i'll have to give it another listen now that i know that's not coming

[hazypink]

yeah it definitely felt like a quick prologue track that would switch quickly to a song that hits harder. i liked it a lot but it was dreamy and aimless.

[bttrsondaughter]

Yeah but if it had that type of bridge people would just say the song is “too Bleachers” like they do w/Getaway Car. Which is a great song and should’ve been a single

[sakurakisu]

is this a real comment jfc

[teenxwolf]

lol ia tbh

[sadmagikarp]

where's the hook?

[vibeology_e]

This. To have a rising beat and not have some sort of resolution is very blah.

[joe_pwnz_pete]

someone in r/taylorswift said they think it's a filler track that will go straight into a more upbeat song since that's usually how she orders her tracklistings. but i'm just sitting here like "why did she release a filler song?"

[joe_pwnz_pete]

God, this is Track 5 what the fuck. I like AYHTDWS more than most, but this song is just frustrating. I know everyone praises "So It Goes" but that's what this song reminds me of because So It Goes felt like an unfinished interlude type song to me too.

[sirlolsworthy]

I said this in reply to someone else but i love that song, then someone here told me it rips off St Lucia - All Eyes On You. You can literally sing that one over the top of AYHTDWS with the main vocal track removed. It's SO blatant, especially the chorus

[frenchmoodle]

I went to listen to that song, and you are right... I can 100% hear it, especially around 0:50. She does this with so many songs... I don't get why more people don't call her out for it.

[sirlolsworthy]

they weren't a big band at the time, that was their breakthrough. That album came out in 2013 :thinking_face: and it's a faaaaar superior tribute to the 80s sound than the milquetoast efforts of 1989 (& I do love it despite that) but yeah, stream When The Night.

[taylcrswift]

Not gonna lie I'm excited to see what song is next on the track list, especially since the last line in this song is 'I'm ready for combat'.