#newromantics

Would you ever have known

these secrets between ourselves, we keep

locking doors as days fly by

underneath dreams that sit with weight

upon the wonders we used to share -

oh, we're unaware the damage that is done

when faulty friendships

duly dry themselves up

from thirst for conversations never had

we used to stand in solidarity

with the plan to never let the sand fall for too long -

sing along to another song we'll never share

'Cause baby, I could build a castle

𖦹 ₊ .˚Ꮺ 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟗 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐝𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 ! Ꮺ˚. ₊ 𖦹 

We are too busy dancing

To get knocked off our feet

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free 🩵

We're all bored, we're all so tired of everything We wait for trains that just aren't coming We show off our different scarlet letters Trust me, mine is better

“We” is used when referring to herself and another person. Their gender is not specified. They both have “different scarlet letters” which in my opinion could mean sexualities. Bisexual, lesbian, pansexual - there are various “letters” in the LGBT community. Taylor speaks of boredom, tiredness and “trains that just aren’t coming”

We're so young but we're on the road to ruin We play dumb but we know exactly what we're doing We cry tears of mascara in the bathroom Honey, life is just a classroom

Taylor Swift and another person are crying tears of mascara in a bathroom. I don’t know about you but that gives me an image of two women. “We play dumb but we know exactly what we’re doing” could mean playing off their relationship as a friendship ie. glass closeting.

'Cause baby, I could build a castle Out of all the bricks they threw at me And every day is like a battle But every night with us is like a dream Baby, we're the new romantics Come on, come along with me Heartbreak is the national anthem We sing it proudly We are too busy dancing To get knocked off our feet Baby, we're the new romantics The best people in life are free

Taylor Swift is painting a vivid picture about how much judgement she receives. She could build a castle out of the bricks thrown at her. It doesn’t matter to her though because nights with her partner are like a dream. They know that heartbreak is the “national anthem” but they’re too busy dancing and singing proudly. She finishes the chorus by stating “The best people in life are free”

We're all here, the lights and noise are blinding We hang back, it's all in the timing It's poker, he can't see it in my face But I'm about to play my Ace

Taylor’s usage of we/us and he indicates there is another person involved. In my opinion this song takes place in a nightclub or bar of some kind. With all of the lights and noise she places great importance on hanging back and the timing. She maintains her poker face to a man. There is something she’s about to do, she’s about to play her Ace. 

We need love, but all we want is danger We team up then switch sides like a record changer The rumors are terrible and cruel But, honey, most of them are true

In my opinion the lines “I’m about to play my Ace” and “We team up then switch sides like a record changer” are related. It can easily be interpreted as a bearding situation where Taylor Swift needs to maintain a heterosexual image. She also states that most of the rumours are true. 

Please take my hand and Please take me dancing and Please leave me stranded It's so romantic (it's so romantic) (Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah)

This could be interpreted as her and her partner holding hands, dancing, etc and then pulling away (left stranded) when it’s necessary to remain closeted.