“I said I love you, you say nothing back.” This week, we're deep diving into "Say Don't Go," from 1989 (Taylor’s Version) (From the Vault). Picking up from last week's circus-themed episode, we unravel how Taylor crafts a lyrical nightmare of helplessness, packed tight with metaphors and rhetorical questions that leave listeners suspended in emotional free fall.

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Mentioned in this episode:

Six The Musical The Break-Up (2006 film)

Mad Men

The Rom-Commers by Katherine Center

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Episode Highlights:

[03:09] “Oh no, oh no, I’m unarmed”

[07:36] “I’m standing on a tightrope, alone”

[14:56] “Why’d you have to lead me on?”

[21:44] “And I’m yours but you’re not mine”

[32:10] “Why’d you have to make me want you”

[42:42] “But you won’t…”

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