According to Taylor Swift, this ode to love started off with the imagery of "a single thread that, for better or for worse, ties you to your fate." That picture in her mind led to a song in she reflects the serendipities that bring two soulmates together. And isn't it just so pretty to think All along there was some Invisible string Tying you to me? The "invisible string" references an ancient Chinese folk myth about a red thread of fate tying two people together. The man and the woman are destined to meet, regardless of time, place, and circumstance.
The song is one of the more personal ones on Folklore, as Swift reflects on the journey that led to her relationship with her actor boyfriend Joe Alwyn. She starts by recalling her teenage dreams of meeting her life partner in Nashville's Centennial Park; at the same time, across the Atlantic, Alwyn was working at Snogs' Frozen Yogurt in London. Swift goes on to express gratitude for romances that didn't work out as they paved the way for finding fulfillment in her relationship with Alwyn.
Throughout the song, Swift plays with the idea of colors to show her emotions. Bad was the blood of the song in the cab On your first trip to LA For Swift the color red conveys intense emotion, something she previously sang about on the tracks "Red" and "Bad Blood." One single thread of gold Tied me to you Swift has used the color gold to describe her love for someone. She started doing so on her 2008 tribute to her mom, "The Best Day," when she sang "Look now, the sky is gold. I hug your legs." Later she started using gold to describe her love for Joe Alwyn. On "Dancing With Our Hands Tied," Swift sings: My love had been frozen deep blue, but you painted me golden And on "Daylight," Swift croons: I once believed love would be (burnin' red) But it's golden
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