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Taylor Swift could also be within the midst of her largest tour ever, however she’s persevering with to bless us with new music. On April 28, her newest music, “The Alcott,” dropped on The National’s newest document, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. Taylor groups up with the band on the monitor, singing alongside Matt Beringer. The music tells the story of former lovers who’ve reunited at a spot that meant one thing to them of their relationship. Upon reconnecting, they notice the emotions should still be there.
The monitor opens up with Matt singing about coming throughout his former lover at The Alcott. “There you are, sittin’ as usual, with your golden notebook, writing something about someone, who used to be me,” he croons. Taylor joins him within the refrain, which concludes with the lyric, “It’s the last thing you wanted, it’s the first thing I do, I tell you that I think I’m fallin’ back in love with you.”
By the second refrain, Matt and Taylor proceed a forwards and backwards, with him singing about his emotions, and her responding with a query. “Could it be easy this once?” she wonders. “Everything that’s mine is a landmine. Did my love aid and abet you?” By the bridge, it seems Taylor is coming round to reconnecting, as effectively, as she sings, “Why don’t you rain on my parade? Shred my evening gown. Read my sentences out loud. Cause I love this curse on our house.”
🎤| Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner performing “The Great War” pic.twitter.com/iVv39rE8q3
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Of the music, Matt beforehand stated, “It’s about two people with a long history returning to a place and trying to relive a certain moment in time. It’s got the feeling of a last-ditch effort to hold onto the relationship, but there’s a hint of something positive where you can see the beginnings of a reconnection.”
Taylor’s connection to The National started when she began engaged on her album Folklore in 2020. She related with The National’s Aaron Dessner, who started sending her tracks, which she wrote lyrics to and included on the album. The two teamed up as soon as once more on her Dec. 2020 album, Evermore, which additionally featured a duet with The National known as “Coney Island.” Taylor has additionally labored with Aaron’s different band, Big Red Machine, on their 2021 album, How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last? She sang on two tracks from the document, whereas Aaron’s bandmate, Bon Iver (Justin Vernon), is featured on the songs “Exile” and “Evermore” from Folklore and Evermore, respectively. Aaron labored with Taylor on Midnights, in addition to Fearless (Taylor’s Version) and Red (Taylor’s Version), as effectively.