![]() ![]() For instance, even though she “looked like a mess” on the featured date, the addressee still told her that she is “pretty” in his eyes. A Real FairytaleĪnd despite basing the lyrics on such a metaphor, Taylor is actually very realistic about the whole thing. having no fitting lover in her life, a role which the addressee has now apparently filled. So of course, she is not in any type of actual distress or danger. Or let’s say that if anything, what she needs to be saved from is loneliness, i.e. the girl who needs to be saved by the prince in the fairytale. But the bottom line is that he is still someone whom she personally deems as a perfect suitor. To her, whether he’s rich or attractive is ultimately beside the point. Rather the reason she is comparing him to a “prince” is because she deems him as being a model partner.Īnd then that would make her the “damsel in distress”, i.e. ![]() ![]() They are simply put, the ideal romantic interest from many young ladies’ perspectives.Īnd no, the guy we’re dealing with today doesn’t seem to be literally rich based on the way he’s described as being dressed. Nor may he be particularly attractive to anyone beside the singer. So for example, the singer refers to the addressee, her beloved, as “the prince”. In a fairytale such characters are young, single and rich. ![]() at a stage in her life where we can say many ladies still believe in the general ideals upon which fairytales are based. And while fairytales tend to have their villains and what have you, likening a romance to one (especially as far as youth are concerned) is another way of saying that the person relaying such a sentiment considers the relationship to be perfect. And to get that overall point across, Taylor has based the lyrics on a fairytale motif. Indeed she was still a teenager when she wrote the song, i.e. ![]()
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