#marjorie

early morning brain juice to start the day☕️

3 years ago today, fans lit up their phone flashlights for the first time ever in honor of 'marjorie' at The Eras Tour. A spontaneous act that turned into a nightly tradition for every show.

“Every night the crowd would hold their phone flashlights up during 'marjorie', a spontaneous act that turned into a nightly tradition. It moves me endlessly that this happens during a song I wrote about my late grandmother, an opera singer who always dreamed of singing in stadiums herself.” -TS

taylor was at a crossroads when writing evermore and midnights, and i guess it just never clicked for me how much marjorie is a huge piece of that puzzle. taylor saying during showgirl promo that travis would never ask or want her to give up her career, the thing he knew she loved when he met her—she felt that pressure from joe, and that's why that choice of career vs romantic love is all over those two albums. marjorie was her contending with the fact that she wouldn't just be giving up her dream, she'd be giving up her grandmother's as well.

Marjorie