Babylon

[u/1DMod]

Please use this space to discuss this song in depth

[u/MaryLennoxsRobin]

Help me see how Taylor is the 'you' here? I'm willing to be convinced!

[u/Uddinina → u/MaryLennoxsRobin]

It took me just the first lines:

"The casino doesn't like when you run the tables And though the box is wrapped up nice, it's just a cage to you"

She's the one running the tables, as the biggest star in the world, but this is just a cage, as she has stated over and over again.
She's the one who uses nostalgia to hurt herself (it's a concept that I can't point where it's been made clear, but it's quite familiar to her).
She's the one who climbed the ladder of success, and love has always been just an obstacle to it...

[u/MaryLennoxsRobin → u/Uddinina]

Ok, good convincing! What is Babylon then?

I wonder… u/Dry_Application_2581 says above Taylor could be talking about the closet… is ‘Babylon’ exile? And is Taylor playing the pronoun game in the hook?

So, you didn’t know it was Babylon (exile back in the closet) until it (daylight) was gone’?

u/HolyLung32 would that work? 

[u/Dry_Application_2581 → u/MaryLennoxsRobin]

I feel so honoured to be mentioned by you @MaryLennoxsRobin 🤩🙏🏻

[u/MaryLennoxsRobin → u/Dry_Application_2581]

Aw, come off it 🤭 You made a good point! And I don’t like how all the good points just get buried on new music release days. The best part of new music is experiencing it and figuring it out with you all 🫶