all eyes on me, your illusionist - by BDM - Notebook

This started its life as a draft of notes for reputation (taylor’s version) which didn’t happen. A lot of this was written sufficiently long ago that TTPD wasn’t even announced, let alone out, but… I think it’s fine? I went through and tweaked some parts, but the bulk of it I wrote in December 2023 and I wanted to leave it alone where I could. If you do not want to read Taylor Swift posts, you can opt out of this section through your subscriber settings. :) reputation is Taylor’s screwball comedy album. I mean, OK, it’s not really—but it is, kind of.1 Specifically, like The Lady Eve or Christmas in Connecticut or Ball of Fire or Remember the Night, it’s a comedy about a con artist in love,2 that con artist being Taylor herself, the character she’s playing in this album.3 Notebook is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. The brash bad girl of “…Ready For It?” (“knew I was a robber first time that he saw me

This started its life as a draft of notes for reputation (taylor’s version) which didn’t happen. A lot of this was written sufficiently long ago that TTPD wasn’t even announced, let alone out, but… I think it’s fine? I went through and tweaked some parts, but the bulk of it I wrote in December 2023 and I wanted to leave it alone where I could. If you do not want to read Taylor Swift posts, you can opt out of this section through your subscriber settings. :) reputation is Taylor’s screwball comedy album. I mean, OK, it’s not really—but it is, kind of.1 Specifically, like The Lady Eve or Christm