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- Surprise! Taylor Swift's new album, evermore, is officially out.
- Fans are convinced the song "Dorothea" is about Selena Gomez.
Good morning, hello, Taylor Swift dropped an entire album last night and the time has come to obsessively analyze the lyrics. To be clear, evermore has only been out for a few hours, but Tay fans are already convinced that the song "Dorothea" is about Selena Gomez (who she's been close friends with forever)—and honestly the evidence kinda adds up.
First of all, please turn your attention to this entire thread which connects various "Dorothea" lyrics to Sel:
hey dorothea do you ever stop and think about me? when we were younger down in the park #evermorealbum pic.twitter.com/4uWLwsm2h5December 11, 2020
hey dorothea do you ever stop and think about me? when we were younger down in the park #evermorealbum pic.twitter.com/4uWLwsm2h5December 11, 2020
And a lot of other Taylor Swift fans are pointing out the same connections:
another proof of dorothea is selena and im crying again rn😭😭😭😭😭 https://t.co/4is4g6hD5NDecember 11, 2020
I'm convinced Dorothea is about Selena Gomez, change my mind! pic.twitter.com/XQkcOy1GHXDecember 11, 2020
The song ‘dorothea’ by taylor swift is about Selena Gomez: a thread🧚🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/nI8FXJ65LDDecember 11, 2020
The song ‘dorothea’ by taylor swift is about Selena Gomez: a thread🧚🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/nI8FXJ65LDDecember 11, 2020
The song ‘dorothea’ by taylor swift is about Selena Gomez: a thread🧚🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/nI8FXJ65LDDecember 11, 2020
And then there's this whole Wizard of Oz thing:
And the fact that Selena played a character named "Dot" once:
The song ‘dorothea’ by taylor swift is about Selena Gomez: a thread🧚🏽♀️ pic.twitter.com/nI8FXJ65LDDecember 11, 2020
Check out the full lyrics courtesy of Genius if you want to launch your own personal analysis:
Hey, Dorothea, do you ever stop and think about me?
When we were younger down in the park
Honey, making a lark of the misery
You got shiny friends since you left town
A tiny screen's the only place I see you now
And I got nothing but well-wishes for ya
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, this place is the same as it ever was
Ooh, but you don't like it that way
[Chorus]
It's never too late to come back to my side
The stars in your eyes shined brighter in Tupelo
And if you're ever tired of bеing known for who you know
You know, you'll always know me, Dorothea (Uh-uh)
Dorothea (Ah-ah)
[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, you'rе a queen sellin' dreams, sellin' makeup and magazines
Ooh, from you I'd buy anything
[Verse 2]
Hey, Dorothea, do you ever stop and think about me?
When it was calmer, skipping the prom just to piss off your mom and her pageant schemes
And damn, Dorothea, they all wanna be ya
But are you still the same soul I met under the bleachers? Well...
[Pre-Chorus]
Ooh, I guess I'll never know
Ooh, and you'll go on with the show
[Chorus]
But it's never too late to come back to my side
The stars in your eyes shined brighter in Tupelo
And if you're ever tired of being known for who you know
You know, you'll always know me, Dorothea (Uh-uh)
Dorothea (Ah-ah)
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Mehera Bonner is a celebrity and entertainment news writer who enjoys Bravo and Antiques Roadshow with equal enthusiasm. She was previously entertainment editor at Marie Claire and has covered pop culture for over a decade.
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