Taylor Swift - august (Official Lyric Video)
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- Опубліковано 22 лип 2020
- Official lyric video by Taylor Swift performing “august” - off her album ‘folklore.’
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I still can't believe they named the month August after this song when it was released. Her impact.
😂love this
this is an underrated comment
took me a second to understand 😂😂😂
💀
I know right? Isn’t it so cool ?😂😆
I see a lot of comments wishing august girl finds someone that loves her, and that’s nice, but what I truly wish, is for August to learn how to love herself so she doesn’t cancel her plans for a dude who just sees her as a summer thing ever again
FINALLY SOMEONE SAYS IT!!!!
I CAN'T EVEN UGH-
yooooooooooo
so sweet I'll cry
her name is Augustine, Taylor confirmed in the long pond sessions 😁
This lyrics is chef's kiss. My favorite part is "Back when were changing for the better, waiting was enough". It's when you don't know much about love and life, so the passion is enough. The fact that you "want" is enough because you don't know better. You don't know that it needs partnership, reciprocity, trust etc.
It goes so hard, honestly one of the best songs she’s ever written
It's also my very fav part for the same reason.
Yeah you wanna change for the person and hope it works. Ooof you gonna make me cry again!!!
To anybody reading this, I pray that whatever you constantly stressing about gets better. May the dark thoughts, the overthinking, and the doubt exit your mind may clarity replace peace and calmness fill your life.🌼
I need to hear this tysm
what a cute comment..
💖💖💖
😢❤💖
❤
anybody else noticed, on one hand she sings: "August slipped away into a moment in time" implies how fast the summer fling passed; but on the other hand: "August sipped away like a bottle of wine" implies how slowly time moved for them and how much they enjoyed it.. damn. that is deep.
Shasha Salve GENIUS. Aww man, that just makes it even sadder. Thanks, I hadn’t noticed
Lolllll I thought of it like how a bottle of wine is seriously like five glasses and everyone is always going “did we get through that bottle already?!”.... it’s like a common thing w alcohol and wine especially lol.... so I thought of it like she was just saying the same thing twice. Like it slipped away and went fast and was gone before they knew it or expected it... like a bottle of wine. But I like yours better lol.
Her mind- I swear
And bless your soul for sharing
makessss so much senseeee
How much SHE enjoyed it. James didn't enjoy it as much since in his song he was thinking about Betty the whole time he was laying next to this girl.
taylor swift and jack antonoff wrote a better teenage drama than netflix in three songs.
i agree with you actually
Underrated
Absolutely
what 3 songs was it? betty, August and???
@@arbabqamar9941 Cardigan
She’s not just a singer, she is a storyteller ❤
and your just a glazer
@@faketundraand your just rude 🥰
@@kaylakorte5401and your just speaking facts
shes both
@@andrewconstantine5091and I’m scared🥰
Last August I was in love with an American boy who came to my country as an exchange student. It was love at first sight. I was too shy and it took 2 months to go out with him, only to know that he also liked me from the start. I fell so hard and so did he. Head over heals. We didn't officially date bc we knew he's leaving soon, but instead we agreed that we should make the most of time left we had. We saw each other almost every day, going to a fireworks festival, theater, a beautiful hill to see the sunset and so on... Nobody has never made me feel this happy. Really.
On one sunny day in August, he left to the US. We'd been talking and texting for quite a while since then, but 2 days ago he told me he couldn't keep on going any longer bc it's too tough to be separated and wanting each other this hard. ...yes I understand his feeling. We made a mutual decision to be back to friends and gonna check up on each other sometimes.
I've known this song since the day it came out, but it has never hit me this hard. We actually went to a beach by car and I said "get in the car" in that morning. Now I cannot hold tears when listening to this song. Sometimes life circumstances don't let us be together, but now I wish him nothing but the success for the future. And I'm greatful for the purest memory I have ever had and everything he did for me. One day I want to work in the US and he said he wanna come back to Japan for grad school, I still hope our love comes back.
I'm sorry but I am crying reading this. I understand how you feel. Sometimes we just gotta move forward. There's so much happiness in the world to experience, to be open for, and they're better than what we pine for. Trust me, staying in the past and hoping holds us back
This hits me so Hard when i was reading it. Wish you both all the best and that you can meet again 😢❤️🩹,know exactly how you feel
I can feel the pain of longing and wanting but distance made it impossible to happen. I hope your love will be rekindled in the future and there will be no more goodbyes.
I wish one day, you will come back in here and edit your comment saying: hey, we're back together and getting married soon, ❤❤❤. Distance made it impossible but time will make it possible. ❤❤❤
i read this like im singing some taylor songs
I feel like crying reading this. I am so sorry ❤
Lover: Releases in August, has a song titled “Cruel Summer”
folklore: Releases in a cruel summer, has a song titled “August”
Everything make sense
whoa man
wow
your pfp just makes this whole comment better
HER MIND
"canceled my plans just in case you'd call" THAT'S SO SAD and we have all done it.
Sadly relatable....
Geerrrrlll 😆💯!! Not sad, but hopeful ❤
me, guilty
been there, too. So sad, but trueeeeeee
😥😥😥
It is already September, thank you very much Taylor for creating this masterpiece.
August slipped away into a moment in time fr
Why tears in my eyes.... During listing this song
August really just slipped away now
Nah bro😂
It's already December 😊
for james it was just a "summer thing" but for the august girl it was a "summer love" that hurts so much:(
and also "i never needed anything more" i feel horrible for the poor august girl :(
But also James loved Betty ,Betty loved James ,august girl ruind everything
@@Saadeddien that's true. august girl isn't innocent here, but she also got her heart broken in this mess, maybe even more than betty, considering she was completely forgotten and left behind. james isn't innocent either, since he cheated on betty for a whole month and knew exactly what he was doing.
@@user-yl5ow9lw1i I think August always had feelings for James even since then. And when she thought she finally had the chance (“Back when I was living for the hope of it all”) she didn’t want to let it go. She fought for her love even though she probably knew that James was dating Betty. Despite that, she was hoping that James would be hers finally because she’s been aching and loving him for a long time already. So maybe it’s an unrequited love for her in the beginning but when James finally came to her (cheating), she couldn’t really do anything except let herself fall, and take the chance.
@@lyfsolev6714 yeah, that makes sense.
this isn’t new taylor or old taylor. this IS taylor.
Yeessssss
😁😁😁
Bro yes
Periodt
Accuracy
I don’t care if this song is about about dealing with a break up. To be it feels like a relaxing summer time song to listen to August.
like taking a ride along the coast looking at the ocean with a breeze going thru your hair.
@@richardw3347OMG YES THATS EXACTLY EHAT THIS FEELS LIKE
@@taylorswiftfan566 appreciate the comment. I feel the same. Bring on the breeze. Lol
@@richardw3347YES YES YES
EDIT: I have made peace with the past and closed that chapter of my life. I have cried all I needed to cry and accept that the answer is to enjoy the present. 2011 is not 2024, and what is now is now
I cry nonstop whenever I hear this song. Mine wasn't August, but March. Every lyric here hit my heart, happened in my August/March story. I tried to change for the better for him, cancelled plans for him, hoped we'd meet at school and hang out at home and be twisted in bedsheets. Wishing I could write my name on his back. Thought I had him but chose to be friends. I will forever be in lost in the memories of August/March even if he never will become mine. It has been 12 years since that love story. I've never gotten over it, just stacked it in my subconscious. Whenever I hear this song I remember it all vividly, and cry. So many questions left unanswered. It's still a memory I cherish, because I knew I LOVED truly.
the way she sings "wanting was enough. for me it was enough" & " you weren't mine to lose" ...... miss swift ...... my heart HURTS
Pls search for August Mystery Girl
And also "cancel plans just in case you'd call" and "say you meet me behind the mall" literally from the bridge to outro is the best part of the song
I felt that too...
I thought it was "one thing was enough", I wasn't reading the lyrics lol
"To live for the hope of it all" gives me major feels.
can’t believe they named a month after Taylors song, she’s that iconic
😂😂😂😂AS THEY SHOULD
taylor supremacy indeed
The impact 🛐
I was gonna comment this hahah, yes true😌💖
Let's not exaggerate. Nothing was named after her bubble gum pop
The part where she says: "Whispers of are you sure?" IS JUST TOO RELATEBLE
I am not a Swiftie. I heard this on IG. This song makes me cry and it brings me a comforting feeling. It's like nostalgia of something I never experienced 🥰🥰🥰🥰
I’m a swiftie and I can relate to you a lot!
@@LemonIceTeaBobagirl i was crying for an hour because of this song! 😂
It really is a vibe, isn't it? IG is the first place I heard it too.
@@johnmininger7472it is such a vibe 🙂
Have you listened to anything other than this? Lol
august was written for people who have an ex that technically isn’t an ex because they never really dated
Exactly!
And I’m sooooo Augustine
Olivia then
Otherwise called "Unlabled relationships"
SHE IS MY EX SHES JUST NOT AT THE SAME TIME 😤
That "salt air" line is iconic already
Yep!!!
Periodtt
I can taste the air through the lyrics
@@clearbluewater9784 ikr
@@clearbluewater9784 surprisingly me too
I'm here after TTPD release,yet I still find "Folklore"to be the most amazing album she has ever produced.Hands down.
same
might get hate for this but folklore had the actual tortured poetry..
I love the lyrics of this song. It has so much sentimental values. ❤
Its sad how betty and cardigan both have a proper ending, but august just fades away.
This is really best musical trilogy that could be created.
how many musical trilogy have u heard?
😭
JAKAKDKSJJS I DIDNT NOTICE THAT! It’s sad. It shows how Augustine just faded away in James’ and Betty’s stories.
@@taylorlover3697 I WAS ABT TO COMMENT THE SAME THING 😭
its sad but also i feel like it shows that her story is still going, and shes still hoping to find that love she wanted..
For a song without a music video, this one feels insanely visual.
Basically every Taylor's song lol.
The best comment i’ve read! Well done
Sameee!! She's simply brilliant
me with The Moment I Knew
Yes
Does anyone else get teary eyed when the lyric "So much for summer love, for saying 'us', cause you weren't mineeee to lose" comes on? Like not even bc of the lyric but the way Taylor emphasizes those two words just gets me like all up in my emotions. I've just gotten into Taylor Swift this year due to my gf so sorry if this was something I'm way late on 😭🤣
Salt air, and the rust on your door
I never needed anything more
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
"Never have I ever before"
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Your back beneath the sun
Wishin' I could write my name on it
Will you call when you're back at school?
I remember thinkin' I had you
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Back when we were still changin' for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you'd call
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
So much for summer love and saying "us"
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
You weren't mine to lose, no
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
'Cause you were never mine, never mine
But do you remember?
Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
"Meet me behind the mall"
Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (for the hope of it all)
For the hope of it all
For the hope of it all
(For the hope of it all)
(For the hope of it all)
The outro gives nostalgic and car trip vibes, I love it
It's currently August here! Any swifties here with me listening to this song as the month starts? :)
Edit: It's August again! (2022) 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 Happy august, swifties!
happy august month!!!!
💕
ME. In Mexico arrived 30 min ago and i had to reproduce it lol 😭
Me!
omg me and my friend planned to listen on first on aug!!
the "cancel plans just in case you'd call" hit the hardest
Ikr😭😭😭😭been in that situation.
😅😅😅 so true
No one's worth simping for
YASSSSSSSSS
So many cancelled plans.. Hahahahahaha
"salt air" gives summer beach vibes, when swimming and you smell the air
August slipped away!!! 🌾
Who's here on the last day of August rejoicing every bit of it?
My birthday is on 31st August lol
I don't know but I think august, delicate, wildest dreams, cruel summer, getaway car, and style are all SISTERS.
Don't forget enchanted and the moment i knew,,
delete delicate
delete cruel summer and delicate though
It just feels like Betty is the next part of Styles u know with the whole....
I heard rumours abt other girl. He said , what u heard is true but I can't stop thinking about you.
And Heard the rumours from Inez and slept next to her but I dreamt of you all summer long...
It s more like August, getaway car, I know places. It s all about getting away and adventurous romance
'you weren't mine to lose' wow that line hits everytime
Shreya were r u from
Cause they never dated so "you weren't mine to lose" hurts
Same. :')
True, It hurts :((
yeah! tell me about it.
“Changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules” - Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
“Cancel plans in case you’d call”
&
“What if he's written 'mine' on my upper thigh only in my mind?” - Guilty As Sin
“August sipped away like a bottle of wine ‘cause you were never mine.”
I believe all these songs are about the same elusive, cosmic love.
So many times I heard this song crying thinking "Oh gosh how fool i was", now I sing this with such a peace on my heart. TIME HEALS EVERYTHING TRUST ME.
this gave me a whole different level of nostalgia that i can't even explain
yeah. i even want to cry. the album touched my heart.
Same.
SAME. in the last 10 seconds i just thought deeply about my adolescence
ME TOO! I’ve cried at two of her new songs (the one and tears ricochet). Exile gave me crazy chills. This is her best album to date. No contest.
It's that magical jack antonoff touch
this entire album feels like reading a book
it's like reading an old book full of stories passed onto generations, a literal definition of the word folklore indeed.
except these songs are actually entertaining
@@JackAttackA1 Books/stories can be entertaining as well
@@Sara-kq8qb yes but often they are not, especially old books (i enjoy them anyway but i can see why alot of people don’t).
I reminded reading Call me by your name while listening to this song LOL
Her brilliance..we all cry about this song
I’m actually crying right now listening to it
Looking back, I'd say that this is the strongest song in all of folklore. Not the best metaphorically or lyrically, but the feeling of just being abandoned and regarded as a mere 'summer thing' punches the guts in every listen.
ikr. she felt like he is her world but she really was just a "phase" and a mere "summer thing". she's not even the second choice, it just so happened that she was there.
The fact that none of the teenage love triangle songs ever mention her name. I'm glad that everyone, including Taylor gave her a name. Also, a part me thinks that it would be better to left her unnamed just to make it sadder and that she was nothing to James.
That's what makes me return to this song each time
I agree I agree
@@BorinSHort I mean Taylor did say she was only calling her "Augustine or Augusta" in her head. she didn't say it was her actual name 😊😊
The feeling of nostalgia this song gives you is unexplainable
AND ITS NOT EVEN OLD YET 🥺😭✨
THIS. THIS IS THE COMMENT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
so aesthetic
Seven always makes me nostalgic..
This.
I feel it for her. I literally lived the same story she's telling. The worst thing is I can't still hate this guy. Love taylor and how she can wrote songs that make me feel seen.
"August" takes me "back to December all the time."
ugly crying at “you weren’t mine to lose”
Me too
:')
I’m crying rn fck
:'))
Happens to best of us
She certainly has way with words. Rare talent
And her vocal delivery is just the cherry on top. The way she sings really makes you focus on the story she's telling. A rare talent indeed 🦋
@@nd_1989 exactly! It's like she's narrating but in melodies..her Talent is just over this world
Talent isn’t rare, people that know how to express and use their talent are
Of course♥♥♥
@@isaacmacarthur619 you need to calm down
She not just a singer and a song writer she’s also a storyteller
I don't know why, but this song gave me chills & made me tear up. Also the addition of it being on TSITP S2 teaser , makes it extra special for me.
I feel like this is the most mature and real Taylor we've ever had
trolliar I agree. People are saying it sounds like “old Taylor” but I feel like this album has a more mature sound to it. And the production Sounds different than anything Taylor has done before as well
But old taylor is today's taylor. Only more mature. She can combine both. The difference are the lirycs. I love all taylors. I grewcup with her. Thank you TAYLOR for everything.
Hope it has something of red lyrics and 1989 sounds, but even better... And yeah, a mature Taylor
Its her choice. And I love all Tylor. Old, new etc 💁❤️
This is my favorite Taylor ❤️
there’s nothing like listening to this as july turns into august in the middle of the night on the verge of tears, playing a mini movie in your head of how you picture it
couldn't have said it better 😭😭
totally agree
exactly what im doing rn
@@rosewild3620 same 🤭
it's august :)
this is one of her best songs
Exactly 1 moth ago I've lost one of my best friends. We studied the same thing and we lived together for a year and a half. It was like I had a sister. And she used to love when I start to sing this song that I really enjoyed. But now there's a whole new melancholy in every chord, cause it's just impossible don't remember her laugh, I can picture everything and in the end of the day it would be so fun . She still so alive in my memory. I'll keep the best moments in my heart
I'm so sorry, RIP to her. I hope you're doing ok, we're all here if you need someone to talk to ❤
"Canceled my plans just in case you'd call" ... I'm crying 😭
Like cancel the lover era and the lover fest?
Same girl same
I have done that for my ex.But he left me a few months ago.
I did it sometimes. I ask who never did? But I’ve learned an important lesson about it. Never do it again. Love yourself first.
@@marciobio1000 truly agree 💯
Rep: Dark Taylor
Lover: Colorful Taylor
Folklore: Aesthetic Taylor
EONNA STUDIO right your so righttttt
More like aesthetic cottage taylor
@@lizzyrizzy2361 Yass!! seriously, me personal still can't move on from REP hahaa, but always love Taylor, she's genuinely genius!! The best song-writter everr!!
How about 1989?
cottage core taylor!
' back when we are still changin' ' this part is just like a magic. The moods are changing as the notes are rising from low to high. And the song is ending with a hope, ' hope of it all '.we are living with a new hope everyday. this is life.
YALL AUGUST REACHED 1 BILLION STREAMS ON SPOTIFY!!!! I remember pouring my heart out screaming these lyrics all last summer!! One of the many songs that made me a swiftie 🩶🩶🩶
"August is for those who are second choices; those who love too hard and get their heart broken easily; those who like to cry for fun; those who love people from afar; those that are hopeless but also hopeful; those that love to read books and fantasize about romance; those who live for the hope it all"
1 day before August
Zamn couldn't be me
guess this is for me🥴
i love this
Bro is waiting for this moment.
I've been called out.
“meet me behind the mall” The innocence and heartbreak in that line. The lost hope.
This song hurts
@@CatCatCaat yes, I am suffering with this music
I somehow read "meet me in the hallway" I don't even know why
Indeed. This song describes my 2004 summer impeccably
Back when we were still changin for the better wanting was enough - "Falling in love with my best friend was like finding a missing piece of my heart that I never knew was lost." 💜
Honestly the story from August’s perspective is really more underrated she had it just as hard as Betty
Justice for august
Well she knows what she's getting into
she knew Betty very well and knowingly slept with her boyfriend. she was an accomplice to betrayal, which demonstrates very well the type of person she is. Betty is the only one who deserves justice here
“Meet me behind the mall”
“Meet me behind them all” Taylor is such a genius.
holy sh*t i- 🤯
🤯😵
What does that mean?
@Tanzeem Shabnam basically something like "let's meet up in secret, behind their backs so that no one can see us" if I understood it correctly. She made a bit of a pun by saying "the mall"
@@auroreis2308 Yep. 👍🏻
Taylor has everyone reading her lyrics like an English literature assignment and I'm living for it! xD
😂😂 yess everyone trying to unterstand the allbum
yes and i love it
I can’t help my love for rhetorical and lyrical analysis😔
when she said "spelling is fun!" she meant it😭😂
@@kalmiakid9592 she didn't write that part and it means SPELLING = 8 IS= 2 FUN = 3 8.23 the day lover album got released
Dude this is may but this song reminded me of August month. The rain.The guy I was in love with . The greens. The cool breeze😭😭😭. I miss August sooo much. Can't wait.
August is ending and putting this song on was just so serene...
People don't realize how heartbreaking this song is.😭
it’s 3am and i’m crying
It's heartbreaking :'(
@Incognito Potato periodt
So true😭
This song reminds me of my first breakup. I used to listen to it a lot when it happened. It was extremely tough for me. This song helped me feel my feelings instead of suppress them. It's an amazing song.
Today is Iconic,
Little Mix: Holiday
One Direction: 10 Years
Taylor Swift: folklore (a whole surprise album)
Me tooo😍😍😍
Ya what a surprise..I luv all of them n prolly the happy day fr me
oh yeah!!! i was waiting until someone noticed it! i woke up in the morning and i was like "Holiday... or Folklore... Maybe Folklore first... or not, Holiday is shorter than the entire album"
and...sushant's last movie 'dil bechara'!😍😭💓
MixerSwiftie!!!!! Yaasssss. Holiday and folklore both have so different vibes.
August is my favourite song of the teenage love triangle trilogy, I don't care that it got popular on TikTok, I knew the song before that.
It’s so cool to know that there’s a month named after a Taylor Swift song
The bridge of this song just screams Taylor. That breathless, rapid stream of sentences that evokes this sense of... desperation and hopeless yet passionate longing. She’s an unparalleled master of her art
But still there is a serious dearth of bridges on this album 😭
you're articulate... ! (heart emoji)
Angad Singh I noticed that too! While this is my favorite of her most recent albums, one of the things I loved most about her earlier albums were how amazing the bridges were
@@sophias9686 definitely! Such as You Belong With Me, Enchanted, Back to December, Out of the Woods, Red and many to mention. Her bridges are just so amazing!
She's the QUEEN of bridges 👑
Fact : you listened to the whole Evermore album, and you still come back here for August
YES AUGUST IS BETTER THAN ALL OF EVERMORE
evermore was like folklore younger sister
Evermore is not as well made as heavenly folklore. or I dont know maybe ill grow on em someday
i honestly liked evermore better altogether but august is still my favorite song from either album. for now, anyway.
yes
I keep coming back to this it’s been years
How does she come up with these words?! It takes us to another space …incredible talent
Today is the last day of August, and it’s raining significantly. This is one of those soundtrack moments that make life worth it just a bit.
i only have an hour left 💔
U got 210 likes in 1 day..like so many people listen to this masterpiece
!!
Agreed
Wait, are you planning to end your life? Please don’t! Life is worth it
If this song will have a short film, I would definitely cry for the whole month ✨
:)))
Oh I'd cry my eyes out if she did a short film for this😭
Same
Same
Need a film for this! I have needs! They are simple. This is one of them...
This is one of the most magical songs that's ever been created.
I'm an August girl, and this song fits my life so much ❤
“you weren’t mine to lose” hits me so hard ouch!
I thought back the lyric to Cornelia Street that says "I don't want to lose you"
Reminds me of Les Miserables. 'He was never mine to lose'
@selma ayache but the song could also be interpreted as unrequited love. but yeah its about the 'other' girl
same
Guys i made a slowed version of cardigan,if u could watch it it would mean so much to me.🥺👉👈
August- "Canceled my plans just in case you'd call."
Willow- "Wreck my plans, that's my man."
Wait hold up let me process this...
Willow is about wanting a certain person or the person you love to love you back. It's like making a love potion so that person will love you the same way that you do. August is about being the third wheel of a love triangle, desperate of wanting to be love by that person but aware that it wouldn't happen.
I was reading ur comment write when that part started wow
I was your 555 like and for some reason I feel very happy and proud about it 😂😂😂
Bravo,
How are the lyrics so meaningful, passionate and relatable? It’s incredible and unlocks feelings deep down inside of me. Love you Taylor ❤❤❤
I think I'm also an August girl, for the simple fact that I was the second choice of the person who, at that moment, I thought was mine. It happened in December, however, it lasted as long as summer love. He had just left his girlfriend, and became my boyfriend the same day they broke up. He never got over her, and I had to put up with being his second choice for almost a month. We broke up when he found out that he always loved the other girl, and not me. He was never mine.
I can't believe they named a month after a Taylor Swift song
you deserved a like
it might taken as a funny thing but deep inside the fact it was named *"august"* is because it was like naming the love of James and the third party girl that happened only in the month of August.. her name wasn't even revealed like James and Betty because we always see the stories of two lovers but we're not trying to know the story of the third person
Pls search for AUGUST MYSTERY GIRL
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Haha😂
To be honest, The Teenage Love Triangle (cardigan, august, betty) is more interesting than UA-cam dramas.
Ikr!!!!
ssooo truuee
So true
True, I feel bad for all parties of the love triangle, but I feel more bad for Betty, when I know someone who cheats on their partner I'm extremely saddened and all I could think of is did you really love him/her?
occidere parabellum I feel worse for the other girl her name is not even mentioned cause what she felt or her arc didn’t matter for James she was nothing more then a regret and for Betty nothing more then the other woman while she had actual feelings for James and don’t see how you can feel bad for James he deserves nothing
this song feels like falling in love with someone you’ve only seen once in summer, but now the autumn came and you’re looking for the person you have a crush on. then you try to get him out of your mind but he’s still everything you think of.
I literally can't explain the feeling that this song is making you feel.
Nostalgia
It’s like you’re driving with an open roof with that one person with the wind blowing in your hair. The suns shining bright and it’s just positive vibes
AND nostalgia
RIGHT
I can. This song is autumn and pink lemonade or wine. Not overbearingly hot but that subtle sunshine towards the afternoon when the skies are painted in a brilliant burst of color.accompanied by a light breeze
EXACTLY. I was tryna explain the feeling but I couldn't find the right words. It's just too beautiful and calming and sad at the same time.
It's haunting how in some lines the vocals sound so faint and blurred, like she is just a distant memory and nothing else, like she's still trapped in that summer, in her August love
that makes it even more sad :((
not me literally crying over this comment 😓
this comment is gorgeous and underrated
@@yasmine3212 thank you 😭
@@clayen19 oh wow I didn't realize that! that's such a cool thing!!
Took me a long time to ‘get’ Taylor Swift, but this beautiful song finally did it…wonderful stuff
This was THE song for me too to ”get” Taylor Swift. Amazing song!
I would never thought I will ever listen to Taylor Swift song: but here I am. On 🔥🔥🔥
3 years ago I knew nothing about Taylor, I wasn't even sure that she is a musician (I'm from Russia). Since then her music became the biggest passion of my life.
I'm excited for you on your Tay journey. This woman created an entire lore around her songs and herself. So fasten your sit belts and enjoy your ride.
P.S. I bet calling yourself a swiftie was another never-ever thing for you, but yk it is closer than you think. :)
I really like the perspective Taylor has here. Instead of making this character the villain she's allowing her to tell her side of the story. She's not innocent but she didn't seduce James or force him to cheat. That narrative only really happens in movies and it's just a way of excusing men for their behavior. The same way women in film only cheat because their s.o. is abusive.
I also love how Betty dosen't bash her ❤ she holds James accountable
Hey swifties August is ending. Let's not forget her by searching 'August Mystery Girl' in youtube.
August was just another girl that got played in a summer season. She's aware of the consequences but prefers to live in a moment with James rather than thinking what will happen in the future (breakup). She's savoring it while it lasts.
But she did take advantage of his sadness at seeing Betty dance with another boy. It's not a coincidence she pulled up when he was walking home after seeing Betty dance with someone else. August girl knew he was sad Betty danced with someone else. She took advantage of his sadness. Of course it's not her fault he cheated, but she knew what she was doing was wrong too...
@@wildlyrebellious She didn't get played. She picked James up because she knew he saw Betty dance with the other boy and thought she could steal him away from Betty. Instead, he decided he liked Betty more. August girl tried to sweep him away from Betty. She is not innocent!
@@minxymoo2325 but doesn't she asks," are you sure".
this love meant a lot to her but james calls it off as just a "summer thing" .
i feel august girl is not that disrespectful as James was about whole situation
though i agree she was not innocent .
Augustine didint get the boy, but she got something better: one of the best taylor songs
Also the entire fandom remembering her every year while screaming her story. If that isn't memorializing at it's finest, I don't know what is.
Yeah my august really got a better one now
Salt air, and the rust on your door
I never needed anything more
Whispers of "Are you sure?"
"Never have I ever before"
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Your back beneath the sun
Wishin' I could write my name on it
Will you call when you're back at school?
I remember thinkin' I had you
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
Back when we were still changin' for the better
Wanting was enough
For me, it was enough
To live for the hope of it all
Cancel plans just in case you'd call
And say, "Meet me behind the mall"
So much for summer love and saying "us"
'Cause you weren't mine to lose
You weren't mine to lose, no
But I can see us lost in the memory
August slipped away into a moment in time
'Cause it was never mine
And I can see us twisted in bedsheets
August sipped away like a bottle of wine
'Cause you were never mine
'Cause you were never mine, never mine
But do you remember?
Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all, for the hope of it all
"Meet me behind the mall"
Remember when I pulled up and said, "Get in the car"
And then canceled my plans just in case you'd call?
Back when I was livin' for the hope of it all (for the hope of it all)
For the hope of it all
For the hope of it all
(For the hope of it all)
(For the hope of it all)
“you might have him, but i always get the last word…”
💖🥰😍
school is starting for me soon, and it feels like august really did slip away into a moment of time 😭❤
Taylor this is the most beautiful masterpiece you’ve ever made! You are my idol
More so than James and Betty, my heart lurches for August, about the forgotten girl. I love how she is not bitter, or angry at James, it's just longing... and living for the hope of it all. I know she is fictional, but that feeling of unrequited love is real, and for all of us who finds this song to be deeply resonating, my heart goes out to you, you deserve your happy ending and you will get it.
Pls search for AUGUST by taylor swift but it's RAINING
i dont know if this comes as being august, but my best friend and I had a crush on same guy(me and him were close) but i never told her and even helped her get together, they broke up after graduation and the worst part was while it was like in terms of her , for me it was love after 5 yrs i am still not over him...sometimes i wonder what would have happened you know if i took that chance? aiiiii , this song always reminds me about that heartache i felt when my friend confessed to me and wanted my help
@@sorrow3573 I think you should be awe of the fact that you A) Cared deeply about your friend, enough so you put her above yourself B) You are able to admire/like someone without needing to possess them. You never know what the future will hold. My unsolicited advice (as a 24 year old still trying to figure this love thing out) to you is: Take that leap of faith and ask him out. I know its tricky because of your friend, but she's not a true friend if you cannot openly share and let her know how you feel. Even if he says no, and he might, you put yourself out there and showed courage. Don't be the kind of person that looks back in regret for all the things you didn't do or didn't say. Take the chance:) Be brave.
@@jenniferg.9017 THANKS
Her side of the story is so sad, how she wishes so bad for something that won’t, while being destined to fade into a memory of a slip up. She doesn’t even got a name! That’s how doomed to oblivion she was from the begging.
Anyone else thinks that not only Betty deserved better but also august girl? Isn’t it heartbreaking how she kinda was in love with him and got her hopes up but for him it was just a summer thing. She cancels her plans just in case he asks her to go out, you don’t do that for a summer thing and all he does is thinking about Betty even when he’s with her and laying next to her but she has no clue...
Exactly my point of view. James didn't deserve each one
Totally agree
i will only feel bad for betty. they both knew what was going to happen going into this... even though august is my favorite song off the album, i wont feel bad for her. ever.
I'm actually not sure she knew, maybe the "live for the hope of it all" was her thinking he would choose her, and the "it was never mine" is her reflections on it afterwards
mollye O ya I think that too,she seems to be nice
Waiting for the next August!
August 2023. I had a driving trip with my boss daughter from Florida, Georgia,south and North Carolina then back to Georgia, Alabama,Mississippi,New Orleans, Texas,New Mexico,Arizona and California our destination. Omg we listened Taylor swift all her entire albums. Only her music made the driving easy and relaxing specially driving on desert 🏜️😀since then I love Taylor’s music.
THIS ALBUM IS FULL CIRCLE: we have “December” and “august”. This song says “you were never mine” mine says “you are the best thing that’s ever been mine”. It’s just hitting deep.
omg 🥺🥺
also unrelated but you are GORGEOUS
Allison Frank I thought the same thing!!! 😁
Siona omg 🥺🥺🥺❤️❤️❤️
Yeah that line aches my heart 💔
Taylor is a genius, intentional or not. She didn't give the August girl a name for a long time, until the folklore documentary. Betty and James were all solid characters with names, but the August girl is just..the August girl. So whenever we talk about the love triangle, we'll only refer to her as 'James, Betty and...the August girl'. We call her 'August girl' just like James calls her 'that summer thing', we talk about her like the people at James and Betty's school will talk about her. She's faceless, nameless and will continue to be known that way, sadly. The stories get passed down by listeners of this song, like how folklore is passed down communities and people inherit names like 'the mad woman' 'the summer girl'.. the same thing happens within our fandom. We call her August girl. She doesn't have a name, she's forgotten, a distant memory that's slowly but surely fading. The song does exactly what folklore is intended to do.
It's definitely intentional. And the rest, I couldn't agree more.
And also how she's a nobody but just a disruption between james and Betty's love story......an object or pawn at the most....
wait you’re so right
This is .... really sad
Omg yes! I love how she performed August at the Grammys 🥺❤️
I'm primarily a prog rock, hard rock, classical and jazz guy (and a music major in college). I liked some of Taylor Swift's early material but lost interest when she started teaming up with rappers. I don't think I've listened to any of her songs in the last decade. But I discovered this song today purely by accident and had no idea it was hers. It sounds a little like a 90s alternative pop band (think The Cranberries or someone like that). I have to say this is an excellent song. Great melody, mature and achingly painful lyrics about hopefulness that never comes to fruition in a relationship, and a really nice vocal. And the way she uses that second inversion F Major chord for the melody in "I can see us lost in the memory, August slipped away into a moment in time" is simple but really catchy & effective. Great songwriting and a great performance IMHO.
this is beautiful !! I hope you have a great day:)))
you shoukd listen to her album folklore
I'm going to get it. Thanks. @@jayciruperto5518
This song sounds like The Sundays ...they rock!
*Sparks Fly:* Meet me in the pouring rain
*Afterglow:* Meet me in the afterglow
*August:* Meet me behind the mall
This comment is SOOO underrated 😹👍
Delicate: You can meet me in the back😂
LOL
Yay hehehe
omg
this song is written for people who read old text messages every night
so sad :( I think the same
Thats me 😢
Don’t call me out like that 😭
mood
You slapped on my face lmaooo