TaylorSwiftxEuphoria: Fearless (TV)

Apr 28

Apr 28 TaylorSwiftxEuphoria: Fearless (TV)

Born from the darkest parts of our minds, this first edition of our tentative TaylorxEuphoria series is based on Taylor Swift’s Fearless. This series will explore how Swift’s unhinged lyrics perfectly (mostly) match the unhinged nature of season two of everyone’s favorite show, Euphoria. We hope this everything you hope it’s not (this is honestly a work of art, enjoy).

Fearless

Starting off with the title track of the album - Fearless.

So Cassie bro—like circa Episode One of Season 2. She literally gets into Nate’s car even though she shouldn’t— with her best friend’s literal abusive (ex) boyfriend who is drinking while driving as a way of impressing her. Cassie’s pick-me-girl era literally embodies the delusional aspects of Fearless. She literally becomes obsessed and dresses “in her best dress” for a psychopath, completely fearless of losing her only friend. #Maddyhive

Fifteen

This is literally Derek’s POV of Cal. It perfectly describes the special bond that they shared and how they didn’t really know how to even love each other beyond that at that age or at least before Cal got his future wife pregnant. It reminiscent of how Cal literally left him for fatherhood, and literally personifies the question of how they were supposed to know it at Fifteen (seniors in high school). This whole song speaks to untainted young love before it’s ruined by life’s terrible moments.

Love Story

This song is a representation of Rue and her relationship with drugs. Rue was young when she first saw them … next to her dying dad. They were Romeo and Juliet, the drugs keep throwing pebbles at her to get her back, crying on the staircase as she gets (finally) clean. This perfectly symbolizes how the drugs are killing Rue while also filling the black hole inside of her. Imagine the heroin saying “Romeo take me” like a love that is intoxicating but deadly, while she’s meeting Fez (her dealer) on the outskirts of town…ya know?

Hey Stephen

This is Fez’s POV of Lexi. “I can’t help it you look like an angel”, this line is so Lexi… angel queen… Looks can be deceiving, but he saw a light in her. He didn’t get to say half the things he wanted to before getting caught. RIP Ashtray.

White Horse

This song perfectly embodies what Rue hypothetically would’ve sang to Jules when Jules ratted her out to her mother for doing drugs. When her angel face just comes out in, when Rue was naive and got lost in her fire, had to fight for the upper hand, had so many dreams about her. Rue’s not a princess; it isn’t a fairytale bro. It isn’t Hollywood; its a small town—it too late for Jules and her White Horse to come around… And Rue makes this clear when she screams at Jules, leaving (theoretically) Jules is on her knees bro begging for forgiveness… but Jules is cheating on her with Elliot…

You Belong With Me

So Rue about Jules when Nate was catfishing her as Tyler. She was on her phone— on Grindr with Tyler. He didn’t get her humor like Rue did… a typical Tuesday night, right? He’s the cheer (football) captain, and Rue is on the bleachers. Rue wants Jules to see she belongs with her; Jules has a smile that could light up this whole town… Rue even knows her favorite songs … unlike “Tyler”…

Breathe

The moments between the train station and Rue’s relapse. Rue is breathing to this song when she relapses after Jules leaves her at the train station— ending of sad movie, seeing her face as she backs away and she doesn’t know what to be without her around. She can’t breathe without Jules, so she turns to drugs— nothing can save them from the fall out, 2 am and Rue’s feeling like she just lost a friend and ends up relapsing.

Tell Me Why

We wish this was Fez about Lexi…. but truly it is Maddy about Nate: he thinks she is bullet proof, she’s sick and tired of his attitude. He tells her he loves her and then cuts her down, he has mean streak… Like we can literally imagine Maddy yelling “tell me why?” He sees what he’s doing to her, how to ruin her perfect day… Nate Jacobs makes her feel small to make himself feel whole inside; she doesn’t know him. He asks for her love and just pushes her around.

You’re Not Sorry

So Maddy about Cassie. Cassie is not sorry at all— for sleeping with Maddy’s ex. Cassie has her share of secrets and Maddy was the last to know. They could’ve besties forever. Its the last straw, and Maddy doesn’t wanna hurt anymore from this relationship that Cassie obviously doesn’t value. Cassie acts so innocent Maddy might’ve believed her if she didn’t know… like so true.

The Way I Loved You

This is Kat singing this about Ethan - who she dumped because he was too respectable. This song is reminiscent of Maddy saying she’s never gonna have a healthy relationship like theirs… he says everything she needs, she couldn’t ask for anything better, he tells her she looks beautiful, but Kat misses the danger of the past where she was using men in a way to escape her insecurities. It’s a slippery slope when you get stuck in a toxic life of kissing and fighting with your demons. That’s the way she loves her demons, roll coaster kinda rush that Ethan never gave her.

Forever & Always

Jules about Rue circa Season Two when Rue doesn’t want her anymore because she’s a rat. She was there when Rue was like Forever and Always, and Jules said something way too honest (told her mom about the drugs), making Rue ran away like a scared little boy… She knew Rue for a minute but she not so sure— Like we could literally picture Jules staring at the phone.

The Best Day Ever

So Lexi about Rue. In Lexi’s play, she flashbacks to Lexi being scared of not being cool, but Rue doesn’t care. They used to have the best day when they were younger until Rue starts doing drugs. This song perfectly looking back on a friendship that used to be when they had the best days before rue started her addcitions and when Lexi thought she had an excellent father— that ice cream scene tho.

Change

We see this as addicted Rue dreaming about a sober life with Jules even though Jules ghosted her weeks ago. Someone else got what Rue wanted, Jules. Jules is tired of repeating history— it’s hard to fight when the fight ain’t fair. The drugs are bigger than their relationship, but can Rue out run them. It’s the fight of her life. The song just paints the sad picture addiction can be and the hope of getting clean.

Jump Then Fall

So Ethan about Kat like during season one when he was just trying to get her attention, and she thought he was joking. RIP kethan. He was feeling her, and he wanted her to jump and fall into him. We literally can see him thinking her laugh is the best sound he’s ever heard.

Untouchable

Fez about Lexi— she is his untouchable distant diamond sky. She is literally so different from him, he is caught up in her bro with a million little stars (pills) spelling out her name. Like gives the vibes of him being smitten with her when she didn’t leave after Fez beat Nate’s ass. “When I am in this dream”— when he is high af, dreaming the their little taste of heaven.

Come In With The Rain

This screams Rue after she overdoses again, and Jules wont see her. She knows all the steps to be sober, but she doesn’t wanna go there anymore. Like just imagine Rue leaving her window open, hoping that Jules will come in with the rain.

Superstar

This is Cassie’s POV of Nate for sure. She counts down the ways she can see him. She literally waited every week to see him, getting in his car at the dead of night. She knows its wrong but feels likes there ain’t nothing more right. She’s breaking all her rules; she’s screaming his name. She is wide-eyed girl desperately in love with him, so depressing tbh. She could do so much better.

The Other Side Of The Door

So Maddy after she finally leaves the Nate shit behind. Like Maddy ignoring Nate’s words when he tries to get her to stay. She tells him to leave, but she really wants him dude. She can’t even look at him; Maddy broke down crying asking if Cassie was worth this mess.

Today Was A Fairytale

This is so Lexi dreaming about a date with Fez. She lives in her head. When they were getting high watching the movie— it was a fairytale. She fell in love with him when he destroyed Nate. His smile literally takes her to another planet. Time slows down whenever he’s around her— the magic in the air.

You All Over Me

This makes us think of the actor who played BB reflecting on her time on euphoria as a side character. Especially due to none of the cast following her back on Instagram because she’s a Trump supporter. Her moment of fame spent and traded in.

Mr. Perfectly Fine

Ethan about Kat when she breaks his heart in fit of gaslighting. She was his Mr. Perfectly Fine, after she dumped him. She is his Mr. “Leave me all alone”— Mr. “Never told me why.” She broke his heart, and she goes about her day forgetting she ever heard his name. He is pickin’ up his heart, while she picking up her bag. Kat and the “brain disorder” she makes up being just perfectly fine without him.

We Were Happy

No one is happy in Euphoria smh.

That’s When

Rue’s POV of heroin for sure. Rue wanted it in her darkest moments. Heroin is always laughin’ when she’s cryin’. Her addiction is always asking “when can I come back?”, and Rue just lets it back in.

Don’t You

This makes us think of when Derek sees Cal after he gets his future wife pregnant. His heart knows the truth about his love for Derek. He’s sure she’ll make Cal happy. This song just speaks to the sadness that comes with young love that gets sidelined by life’s curve balls and society’s norms.

Bye Bye Baby

This screams to us how the men paying Kat would feel when she stops camming (because she was theoretically exposed in Lexi’s play? still confused on that one tbh). She took them into her metaphorical home and she couldn’t keep up this false persona that they fell in love with. The illusionary house and relationship they envisioned is empty now and vacant. They feel like they’re becoming part of her past.