I feel like my music has become a lot of things. It's hard to label the evolution, but I like there to be an evolution. I just like to paint with all different kinds of colors.
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I've never thought about songwriting as a weapon. I've only thought about it as a way to help me get through love and loss and sadness and loneliness and growing up.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Songwriting is viewed as a therapeutic process rather than a means of aggression or conflict.
In this quote, Taylor Swift expresses her perspective on songwriting as a personal and emotional remedy for life's challenges such as love, loss, loneliness, and the process of growing up. Rather than seeing her music as a tool for fighting or conveying negativity, she emphasizes its role in healing and understanding her experiences.
Themes
SongwritingEmotionsHealingLoveLossGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the influence of art in our lives.
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