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Banshee folklore
Appears in 1 song
my tears ricochet
Folklore · 2020
“And I still talk to you (when I'm screaming at the sky)”
After hearing the song performed, Uncle Jerry connects the screaming imagery to the banshee of Irish folklore, an old woman who cries out as a harbinger of death. He notes that Taylor's vocal delivery of 'I'm screaming at the sky' felt like that death-cry, and that screaming is also typical of White Lady folklore more broadly.
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