Song
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