“Who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?” — Taylor Swift, “The Archer” (Lover, 2019) | Tay of the Day

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Who could ever leave me, darling? But who could stay?

— Taylor Swift“The Archer”Lover · 2019

From a song
Lover · 2019

The two questions at the center of 'The Archer' — the fear that runs underneath being wanted.

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