Somethings you just can’t speak about. Taylor Swift’s superpower is being able to convey very specific emotions to millions who may or may not have ever experienced those emotions before. The way she uses metaphors is one of the ways she makes these songs universally relatable. But not only does she use metaphors in her lyrics, sometimes the songs are metaphors. In this show & tell episode, we each bring a song in which the whole song seems to be a metaphor for something else. Tune in to hear us discuss “Clean,” “Getaway Car,” and “epiphany,” and join us as we try to “make some sense” of the language Taylor uses to so effectively communicate some very powerful emotions. 
 
Mentioned in the episode: 
Oxford languages definition of “metaphor” 
Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens
Bonnie and Clyde, 1967
Thelma & Louise, 1991
The Highwaymen, 2019

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Episode Highlights: 
[00:25] Songs that are metaphors
[01:18] “Clean,” 1989, 2014 - Gone was any trace of you
[14:13] “Getaway Car,” Reputation, 2017 - Nothing good starts in a getaway car
[23:55] “epiphany,” folklore, 2020 - Somethings you just can’t speak about
[40:18] What do these metaphors have in common?
 
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