Song

cowboy like me

Evermore · 2020 · Track 11

Quill · Sole author

Written byTaylor Swift, Aaron Dessner

Produced byAaron Dessner

Also known as: CLM

Mash-ups & Live Pairings

Tim McGraw / cowboy like me — Singapore, Night 6, You Are in Love / cowboy like me — Amsterdam, Night 2, Maroon / cowboy like me — Indianapolis, Night 2

Motifs & symbols

Structural

Death & Mortality

“The skeletons in both our closets plotted against us”

Skeletons as concealed pasts taking on agency — the cliché of closet skeletons literalised and animated, buried secrets turned conspiratorial characters. Both parties carry equal concealment; the skeletons of their separate pasts work against the relationship's future.

Community comment

Sister Songs

Community suggestion

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

Suggested by Audrey Durbin on Patreon

Uncle Jerry’s Verdict

85.8

Lyrical Strength: 85
Narrative & Structure: 90
Production & Atmosphere: 90
Lore & Literary References: 82
Emotional Impact: 82

Total Points429