Taylor Swift, Bigger Than The Whole Sky | FIERCE Pop + Rock

In the 30^th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock , we highlight “Bigger Than The Whole Sky” performed by Taylor Swift.

Bring on the bold, FIERCE tracks! FIERCE Pop + Rock provides background information and insight into pop, rock, and metal songs that raise eyebrows and stir the pot.  Featured records can be classic or brand new. In the 30^th edition of FIERCE Pop + Rock (2023), we explore “Bigger Than The Whole Sky” performed by Taylor Swift.

“I’ve got a lot to live without / I’m never gonna meet / What could’ve been, would’ve been / what should’ve been you.” Those lyrics hail are excerpted from the Midnights bonus cut, “Bigger Than The Whole Sky”, the 15^th track. Here, Taylor Swift recalls some sort of loss, that’s open to interpretation. As always, the Grammy winning singer/songwriter’s pen is sharp – fierce!

“Salt streams out my eyes and into my ears,” Swift sings in the first verse, adding, “Every single thing I thought becomes sick with sadness / ‘Cause it’s all over now, all out to sea.” Dang, that’s sad .  Taylor complements the lyrics in the first verse with those in the second: “Every single thing to come has turned into ashes.” Sounds morbid, which, again makes the loss seem subject to interpretation. Of course, the centerpiece of this beautiful record, produced by Swift and Jack Antonoff is the chorus.  Here, Swift makes the assertion that “You were bigger than the whole sky / You were more than just a short time.” The big question is who is the You. What there is no doubt about is how awesome   “Bigger Than The Whole Sky”, a bonus cut , truly is.

Taylor Swift • Midnights (3am Edition) • Taylor Swift • 2022

Taylor Swift, Bigger Than The Whole Sky: FIERCE Pop + Rock No. 30 (2023) [: Brent Faulkner / The Musical Hype; Taylor Swift; Conna Lee, Madelin Berry, anna-m. w., Johan Duran, RODNAE Productions via Pexels; Pete Linforth via Pixabay]