Lover Analysis: Part XII-"Soon You'll Get Better"

Mood word: introspective, in the sense of like, "who would make me feel the level of hopeful desperation that envelopes the tone of this song?". I'm highly empathetic (seriously, its my number one strength in the Clifton strengths assessment) so I feel *everything* that Taylor's saying, and deeply, but it also makes me think about my own life and who would be that person for me if this situation was mine instead of hers?

Amanda M.

The mood i get when i listen to this song is sad, grief, loss, fear, and even desperation like her tone. The gasp of air she takes towards the end guts me every time! I thought this was a pretty simple and straight forward song and yet i still learned and gained so much from your analysis. Thank you!

Lindsay Bennett

My mom died when I was 12, and my grief response was very delayed. When it did really hit me in a way I could articulate, thoughts like "who am I supposed to talk to? What am I supposed to do if there's no you?" were (and still are at times) VERY loud, so Taylor really nailed this. Also, "holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you" is such a good line.

Julia & Daisy

I agree! The vulnerability makes it so heartbreaking, yet so beautiful at the same time! Thank you so much for watching!

English Teacher KP

Thank you so much! It is a very difficult song, but I did a lot of mental preparation before making the video!

English Teacher KP

I do remember Taylor talking about this song and saying that she and her family decided together to put this song on the album. That is how personal it is to her. This song is very vulnerable and beautiful.

Deborah Nicholas

I just have to say I admire you for making it through without crying, because it’s impossible for me. Such a beautiful but heartbreaking song!

Wow, thanks so much for sharing that. I am so incredibly sorry for your loss!

English Teacher KP

I am so sorry for your loss! I can't imagine! Thank you so much for watching ❤❤❤

English Teacher KP

It is a beautiful song and a beautiful analysis. I lost my mom to COVID on Dec 2020, this song has been so heartbreaking to listen to, because I feel that I never had the chance to go through that, everything was so fast, I couldn’t see my mom, I was not there to see her take her meds, or how she was treated, etc. I am not saying that it will make things easier if it was in a different way but I just feel that COVID stole so much from my life, even that… in not sure if I am explaining this the right way, English is my second language, and I have not been able to talk about this with anyone.

Claudia L

This one is definitely a hard one for me to listen to. Lover came out maybe a year and a half after my mom died after fighting for her life in the hospital for four months straight... by the time the album came out, I was at peace with her death and didn't really think about it a lot unless there was some significant date coming up or something... the first time I heard this song, I was a mess, I couldn't even listen to it for for about a year, just because every time I would listen to it, it would take me back to that dark time in my life.