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All Too Well

Red · 2012 · Track 5
Fountain Pen · Sole author
Written byTaylor Swift, Liz Rose
Produced byTaylor Swift, Nathan Chapman
Also known as: ATW
Motifs & symbols
Rising from the Dead
Structural
Religious Imagery

Till we were dead and gone buried; check the pulse and come back swearing it's the same

The darkest use of the resurrection motif — the relationship refuses to die but the return is delusion rather than triumph. Check the pulse and come back swearing it's the same is the performance of resurrection: the love is dead but the participants repeat the ritual of return.

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Uncle Jerry’s Verdict

92.4

Lyrical Strength
93
Narrative & Structure
91
Production & Atmosphere
95
Lore & Literary References
92
Emotional Impact
91
Total Points462