Taylor Swift’s new song ‘Castles Crumbling’ has a hidden message behind her lyrics

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Chorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams
And I feel like my castle’s crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And you don’t want to know me, I will just let you down
You don’t wanna know me now

Bridge: Taylor Swift
My foes and friends watch my reign end
I don’t know how it could’ve ended this way
Smoke billows from my ships in the harbor
People look at me like I’m a monster
Now they’re screamin’ at the palace’s front gates
Used to chant my name
Now they’re screaming that they hate me
Never wanted you to hate me

Chorus: Taylor Swift & Hayley Williams
My castle’s crumbling down
And I watch all my bridges burn to the ground
And you don’t want to know me, I will just let you down (Just let you down)
My castle’s crumbling down
You don’t wanna know me now, now

Outro: Taylor Swift
(Once, I had an empire)
(Once, I had an empire)
(Once, I had an empire)

Fans are likening the song to some of Taylor’s newer tracks like ‘Anti-Hero’, ‘Nothing New’ and ‘Mirrorball’. “Castles crumbling is for the Anti-Hero, Mirrorball, and Archer self deprecation girlies,” one Swiftie tweeted.

‘Castles Crumbling’ Taylor Swift lyrics meaning

Yet, as with all TS songs, there’s often a deeper meaning to the lyrics and it can reflect a moment or something that happened in Taylor’s life. Just take ‘Dear John’, a song also included on Speak Now that was written about Taylor’s brief relationship with John Mayer. So, what do the lyrics of Castles Crumbling actually mean?

“I heard the song and was super impressed by the storytelling in it,” Hayley Williams recently told Coup de Main magazine. “Which is no surprise because it’s a Taylor Swift song, but it’s about an experience that both of us have shared growing up in the public eye, and I just felt very honoured to sing about that feeling.”

With this in mind, it’s easy to see how the lyrics touch on the pressure of being in the public eye. The first verse, “Once, I had an empire in a golden age/I was held up so high, I used to be great/They used to cheer when they saw my face/Now, I fear I have fallen from grace” reflects Taylors feelings from the time period.

Back in 2010, her dating life was often the centre of tabloid fodder, and she was transitioning from country music to pop music which many were skeptical about at the time. So these lyrics may reflect how she felt she went from country’s golden girl to the subject of gossip and cynicism.

This notion is cemented with the lyrics: “Once, I was the great hope for a dynasty/Crowds would hang on my words and they trusted me/Their faith was strong, but I pushed it too far/I held that grudge ’til it tore me apart.” These speak of her being part of the revival of country music and bringing it to a younger generation, a weight that felt too heavy on her shoulders.

Thankfully, 13 years later we still love TS as much as ever and will listen to any music she chooses to put out into the world, country, pop or whatever, we’re here for it.

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