Taylor Swift’s Midnights is finally out and these lyrics were practically written for Edinburgh students
Doesn’t get more relatable than ‘I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser’
For those of you who don’t know, Taylor Swift has just released her tenth studio album, Midnights.
Announcing the album back in August, Taylor Swift wrote on Instagram: “Midnights, the stories of 13 sleepless nights scattered throughout my life, will be out October 21. Meet me at midnight.”
Explaining the album more today, the singer said: “Midnights is a collage of intensity, highs and lows and ebbs and flows. Life can be dark, starry, cloudy, terrifying, electrifying, hot, cold, romantic or lonely. Just like Midnights.”
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While that’s the overarching meaning of Midnights, each song actually has some very relatable lines specifically for Edinburgh students.
Here are the best lines from each song, that will hit you right in your Edi feels:
Lavender Haze
“All they keep asking me is if I’m gonna be your bride”
When you tell your family you’re in a tutorial with a distant Royal. New Kate Middleton incoming x
Maroon
“‘How’d we end up on the floor, anyway?’, you say. ‘Your roommate’s cheap-ass screw-top rosé, that’s how'”
Marchmont pres with wine from Scotmid always looks something like this.
Anti-Hero
“I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser. Midnights become my afternoons”
If you think you’ll leave university smarter than you were before, you’re sadly mistaken. Instead, you’ll just have a messed-up sleep schedule.
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Snow On The Beach
“I can’t speak, afraid to jinx it. I don’t even dare to wish it”
When you find an available four-bed Marchmont flat with a living room. Definitely too good to be true.
You’re On You Own, Kid
“The jokes weren’t funny, I took the money. My friends from home don’t know what to say”
Coming home at Christmas after one semester in Edinburgh wearing flares and saying phrases like ‘rah girlies’. What even happened to you?
Midnight Rain
“I broke his heart ’cause he was nice”
Edinburgh girls complaining about being single when they’ve rejected ten decent guys in the past month.
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Question…?
“Did you ever have someone kiss you in a crowded room, and every single one of your friends was makin’ fun of you”
Getting off with someone on the Hive dancefloor. Just don’t do it tbh.
Vigilante Shit
“Well, he was doin’ lines and crossin’ all of mine”
The hardship of dating a Chancellors boy. No matter how big his signet ring is, he’s just not worth it babe.
Bejeweled
“Did all the extra credit, then got graded on a curve”
Spending hours on your essay just to get another 69. Big cry.
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Labyrinth
“You know how scared I am of elevators. Never trust it if it rises fast”
Riding the 40GS lifts is actually a terrifying experience.
Karma
“Trick me once, trick me twice. Don’t you know that cash ain’t the only price?”
Pollock boys learning the hard way that money doesn’t solve everything. Sorry boys x
Sweet Nothing
“Outside they’re push and shoving. You’re in the kitchen humming”
Teviot staff preparing to open the Library Bar doors at 12pm. The battle to get a table with a plug is real.
Mastermind
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail. Strategy sets the scene for the tale”
Your tutor banging on about good essay planning, when really all you need is an all-nighter in the library and three cans of Red Bull.
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