Unlike the safe, matrimonial bliss of the title track Lover , "Need" allegedly deals with a co-dependent, desperate kind of desire. It isn't about gentle cardigans and fireplaces; it is about the fear of suffocation without someone. The working theory is that "Need" was cut from Lover because it was too dark, and cut from Midnights because it was too pop.
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This places "Need" in a fascinating creative pocket. The Lover era was defined by bubblegum pop, pastels, and lyrics about "daylight." However, we know from tracks like Cruel Summer and Death By A Thousand Cuts that Swift was also writing anxious, synth-heavy anthems. "Need" is described by those who claim to have heard snippets as the "evil twin" of Lover . Unlike the safe, matrimonial bliss of the title
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