Taylor Swift’s “So Long, London” reads every bit like a tribute to a great love lost, presumably directed towards Joe Alwyn. Throughout the heartwrenching track, Swift delivers lyrics that narrate the struggle to salvage a dying relationship, singing, “I kept calm and carried the weight of the rift / Pulled him in tighter each time he was drifting away / My spine split from carrying us up the hill.”
The chorus reveals the depth of Swift’s grief as she laments, “Thinking how much sad did you think I had, did you think I had in me? / Oh the tragedy / So long London.” Not only does it say farewell to a city she has learned to hold dear, but also to an era in her life tinged with both love and loss. But the track also doesn’t shy away from expressing bitterness toward the years she feels were wasted, with lyrics like “I’m pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free,” and “You swore that you loved, me but where were the clues? / I died on the altar waiting for the proof,” which both suggest frustration with how their relationship unfolded. They contrast sharply with her previous musings on marriage in “Lover,” where she swore Alwyn was likely the person she’ll exchange “I Dos” with.
Ultimately, “So Long, London” concludes on a note of acceptance rather than resentment, hinting that she finally achieved a sense of closure. “So long, London / Had a good run / A moment of warm sun / But I’m not the one,” she crooned. She even mentioned that she’ll “find someone,” but as we all know, she already did. Hey Travis!
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