My Tears Ricochet

## Cronología en *Folklore*

"**My Tears Ricochet**" (en español: "Mis lágrimas rebotan"; estilizado en minúsculas) es la quinta canción del octavo álbum de Taylor Swift, *Folklore* (2020). La canción fue completamente escrita por Swift, y co-producida por ella junto a Jack Antonoff.

Fue la primer canción escrita para *Folklore*. En ella, Swift canta desde la perspectiva del fantasma de una amante fallecida, reflexionando sobre la tensión y la toxicidad de una relación pasada, empleando imágenes fúnebres. La canción abarca instrumentales de cajas de música centelleantes, improvisaciones reverberadas en el puente y un coro con efecto de vocoder.

## Antecedentes

El 23 de julio de 2020, Taylor Swift hizo un anuncio sorpresa, en sus redes sociales acerca de su octavo álbum *Folklore*, el cual sería lanzado 16 horas después de dicho anuncio. Swift también reveló el tracklist del álbum, donde "My Tears Ricochet" se posicionaba como el infame track cinco.

Durante el previo al estreno del video musical para "Cardigan", primer sencillo de *Folklore* que se lanzó al mismo tiempo del álbum, Swift respondió preguntas de fans en el Live Chat. En una de ellas, Swift reveló que "My Tears Ricochet" fue la primera canción escrita para el álbum, también agregando que la escribió completamente sola.

Según las palabras de Swift, "My Tears Ricochet" se trata de un "atormentador amargado que aparece en el funeral de su objeto de obsesión caído."

## Letra

**[Verse 1]**

We gather here, we line up, weepin' in a sunlit room

And if I'm on fire, you'll be made of ashes, too

Even on my worst day, did I deserve, babe

All the hell you gave me?

'Cause I loved you, I swear I loved you

'Til my dying day

**[Chorus]**

I didn't have it in myself to go with grace

And you're the hero flying around, saving face

And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?

Cursing my name, wishing I stayed

Look at how my tears ricochet

**[Verse 2]**

We gather stones, never knowing what they'll mean

Some to throw, some to make a diamond ring

You know I didn't want to have to haunt you

But what a ghostly scene

You wear the same jewels that I gave you

As you bury me

**[Chorus]**

I didn't have it in myself to go with grace

'Cause when I'd fight, you used to tell me I was brave

And if I'm dead to you, why are you at the wake?

Cursing my name, wishing I stayed

Look at how my tears ricochet

**[Bridge]**

And I can go anywhere I want

Anywhere I want, just not home

And you can aim for my heart, go for blood

But you would still miss me in your bones

And I still talk to you (When I'm screaming at the sky)

And when you can't sleep at night (You hear my stolen lullabies)

**[Chorus]**

I didn't have it in myself to go with grace

And so the battleships will sink beneath the waves

You had to kill me, but it killed you just the same

Cursing my name, wishing I stayed

You turned into your worst fears

And you're tossing out blame, drunk on this pain

Crossing out the good years

And you're cursing my name, wishing I stayed

Look at how my tears ricochet

## Referencias

1. ↑ Taylor Swift – ‘Folklore’ review: an extraordinary indie-folk makeover
2. ↑ Folklore: a review and analysis of Taylor Swift’s new surprise eighth album
3. ↑ Taylor Swift en Twitter: "Surprise Hugging face Tonight at midnight I’ll be releasing my 8th studio album, folklore"
4. ↑ Taylor Swift en Twitter: "folklore will have 16 songs on the standard edition, but the physical deluxe editions will include a bonus track “the lakes.”"
5. ↑ Taylor Swift's *Folklore* Album Lyrics Decoded: Love, Loss and a "Mad Woman"
6. ↑ Taylor Swift News on Twitter: "📲 YT | Taylor Swift reveals on the YouTube chat that she wrote track 5 ‘My Tears Ricochet’ alone and it was the first song she wrote for #folklore"
7. ↑ Taylor Swift en Instagram: "In isolation my imagination has run..."