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This Is Me Trying

Name: This Is Me Trying
Description: "This Is Me Trying" is a track from Taylor Swift's eighth studio album Folklore, released in 2020. The song was written and produced by Swift alongside Jack Antonoff, with Joe Alwyn serving as co-producer. It blends orchestral pop, dream pop, and soft rock elements, incorporating instrumentation suc

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"This Is Me Trying" is a track from Taylor Swift's eighth studio album Folklore, released in 2020. The song was written and produced by Swift alongside Jack Antonoff, with Joe Alwyn serving as co-producer. It blends orchestral pop, dream pop, and soft rock elements, incorporating instrumentation such as organs, slow tempos, and horn sections. Swift has indicated the song reflects her mental state during 2016 and 2017, a period she described as particularly difficult.

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What the lyrics are about

The song's narrator presents themselves as someone unwanted who grapples with existentialism and alcoholism.

Producer

Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff