Lirik Lagu exile - Taylor Swift feat. Bon Iver beserta Maknanya

I can see you standing, honey
With his arms around your body
Laughing, but the joke's not funny at all

And it took you five whole minutes
To pack us up and leave me with it
Holding all this love out here in the hall

I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So, what am I defending now?
You were my town
Now I'm in exile, seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before

I can see you staring, honey
Like he's just your understudy
Like you'd get your knuckles bloody for me

Second, third, and hundredth chances
Balancing on breaking branches
Those eyes add insults to injury

I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
I'm not your problem anymore
So, who am I offending now?
You were my crown
Now I'm in exile, seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before
So, I'm leaving out the side door

So step right out, there is no amount
Of crying, I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin line
You didn't even hear me out (you didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)

All this time
I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)
I couldn't turn things around (you never turned things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)
So many signs, so many signs
You didn't even see the signs

I think I've seen this film before
And I didn't like the ending
You're not my homeland anymore
So, what am I defending now?
You were my town
Now I'm in exile, seeing you out
I think I've seen this film before
So, I'm leaving out the side door

So step right out, there is no amount
Of crying, I can do for you
All this time
We always walked a very thin line
You didn't even hear me out (didn't even hear me out)
You never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)

All this time
I never learned to read your mind (never learned to read my mind)
I couldn't turn things around (you never turned things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (I gave so many signs)

All this time (so many signs)
I never learned to read your mind (so many signs)
I couldn't turn things around (I couldn't turn things around)
'Cause you never gave a warning sign (you never gave a warning sign)
You never gave a warning sign
Ah, ah

Taylor Swift sangat pandai menulis lagu-lagu galau yang menyayat hati. Meski saat merilis album folklore Swift dalam keadaan berbunga-bunga karena memiliki kekasih, yakni Joe Alwyn (kini sudah menjadi mantan), tetapi Swift tetap mampu menulis lagu galau dengan tema cukup simpel.

Dalam lagu "exile", Swift menggambarkan kisah dua mantan kekasih yang saling berhadapan setelah berpisah. Mereka masih menyimpan luka, saling menyalahkan, dan terjebak dalam emosi.

Kalau digali lebih dalam melalui liriknya, lagu "exile" mengangkat tema soal gagal berkomunikasi secara efektif dalam hubungan. Suara Justin Vernon dari Bon Iver mewakili laki-laki yang kesal melihat mantan kekasihnya move on. Sementara, Swift jadi perempuan yang menyampaikan kekecewaan atas semua tanda yang gak pernah didengarkan.

Album folklore adalah sebuah kejutan yang tidak Taylor Swift rencanakan. Album itu dirilis di tengah masa pandemik COVID-19 pada Juli 2020. Swift mengambil sudut pandang ketiga untuk hampir semua lagi dalam album tersebut.

Lagu "exile" uniknya direkam selama lockdown COVID-19. Swift dan Aaron Dessner, produser album folklore, menggarap lagu ini secara jarak jauh. Mereka saling mengirim file dari kediaman masing-masing.

Begitu pula dengan Swift dan Justin Vernon. Mereka merekam bagian vokalnya di rumah masing-masing. Dilansir film musik Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions (2020), Vernon saat itu berada di Wisconsin, sementara Swift di Los Angeles. Mereka gak pernah bertemu langsung saat membuat lagu ikonik ini.

Lagu "exile" menjadi salah satu lagu kolaborasi paling populer milik Taylor Swift. Lirik lagu "exile" beserta maknanya yang dalam ini ternyata sangat menyentuh hati. Apakah "exile" menjadi salah satu lagu favoritmu di album folklore?