Taylor Swift — cardigan Lyrics meaning

“Cardigan” (stylized in all lowercase) is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift for her eighth studio album, Folklore (2020). It was serviced by Republic Records to radio stations on July 27, 2020, as the lead single from the album.

The song was written by Swift and Aaron Dessner and produced by the latter. “Cardigan” is a slow-burning folk and soft rock ballad with stripped-down instrumentals of tender piano, clopping drums and melancholic violins.

Lyrically, it sees Swift singing about a comforting romance lost in memories, from the perspective of a woman named Betty, one of the many fictional characters narrated in Folklore.

Singer-Taylor Swift

composer-Engineer Jonathan Low & Șerban Ghenea

Song Writer-Aaron Dessner & Taylor Swift

[Verse 1]
Vintage tee, brand new phone
High heels on cobblestones
When you are young, they assume you know nothing
Sequin smile, black lipstick
Sensual politics
When you are young, they assume you know nothing

Meaning;- The first verse sets the mood of teenagehood with vintage T-shirts and excitement.

“Sensual politics” could refer to the new things of the political world to someone who didn’t know anything about it, or it could be a reference to the complicated social politics of other schools.

“When you are young, they assume you know nothing” is one of the most used lines in the lyrics and is used to highlight how much Betty knows about love and pain (she has unfortunately become very experienced with READ MORE