Song
Wonderland (TV)
1989 (Taylor's Version) · 2023 · Track 14
Co-written
Written byTaylor Swift, Karl Johan Schuster, Max Martin
Produced byTaylor Swift, Christopher Rowe
Smile
Incidental
Identity & Self
“Didn't you calm my fears with a Cheshire cat smile?”
Borrowed from Carroll, the Cheshire grin lends the lover a smile that lingers as enticement and warning at once.
Lore & Lyrics
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
TypeAllusion
“Didn’t you calm my fears with a Cheshire cat smile?”
Lore & Lyrics
Lewis Carroll
English author best known for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, which feature a mirror as a portal to an alternate world.
Author