In this irritably captivating, yet profound, song entitled “Look What You Made Me Do” (L.W.Y.M.M.D.) Taylor Swift, the artist, presents us with her inner self-awareness conveyed through her lyrics recalling of the media attention towards herself in the past. The specific moments can be classified together and labeled as when controversy arose surrounding her name. Swift is bringing back all the reasons in which have sculpted her being into what, and where, it is today to in a sense, exhibit her past as a timeline in the form of a song. She showcases her self-awareness of the person she is and her evolution throughout her career. In this, she mocks herself in a way that the general media does in a way that presents itself as light, but when delving into it further proves meaningful. Swift intends for her audience to acknowledge that she is not to take for granted. She also presents us with a simple phrase dictating the death of “old Taylor” as she redefines herself and her reputation.
Swift believes that the receptivity of one’s name in the room of it being said is of more immediate importance to as opposed to one’s true being. Swift uses flashback to then reveal a foreshadowing in one of her previous songs, dating back to 2014. The currently discussed song has she declares to have a “list of names” …show more content…
‘Cause she’s dead”. This comes as a metaphor as this point at the end of the seventh stanza, a part where she speaks as opposed to sing, directly says that her old self has died and the reputation she had as “Taylor Swift: Nice Girl” should wither away along with it. In this she makes herself be what she wants everyone to see her as in that she believes that if kept up enough the reputation she wants has a better chance of becoming so. To the audience, of supporters and of ones who don’t like her music with everything in
Swift believes that the receptivity of one’s name in the room of it being said is of more immediate importance to as opposed to one’s true being. Swift uses flashback to then reveal a foreshadowing in one of her previous songs, dating back to 2014. The currently discussed song has she declares to have a “list of names” …show more content…
‘Cause she’s dead”. This comes as a metaphor as this point at the end of the seventh stanza, a part where she speaks as opposed to sing, directly says that her old self has died and the reputation she had as “Taylor Swift: Nice Girl” should wither away along with it. In this she makes herself be what she wants everyone to see her as in that she believes that if kept up enough the reputation she wants has a better chance of becoming so. To the audience, of supporters and of ones who don’t like her music with everything in