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Religious Imagery
Tomb
The tomb (specifically evoking the tomb of Christ) as an image of something that should be sealed and buried but refuses to stay closed. In Taylor's writing the open tomb represents memories and feelings that keep resurrecting despite the speaker's wish to bury them.
The unresolvable past - memories and feelings that refuse to stay buried, continuously resurrecting. Also carries the possibility of the speaker's own resurrection through processing the trauma.
Appears in 1 song
Would've, Could've, Should've
Midnights · 2022
“The tomb won't close”
The tomb is a metaphor for the tomb of Christ, the feelings and memories of the relationship keep resurrecting, refusing to stay buried. The speaker cannot lay the memory to rest.
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