“Anti-Hero”

“Anti-Hero” – 9/10

Before the album was released, Swift described “Anti-Hero” as one of her favorite tracks on the album, and it is clear why; this track is heartbreaking. Swift describes her anxieties which are then visually presented in the music video. She personifies her depression as someone that visits her every night like a job, she describes her anxiety that people will leave her, her fears that she is an ugly monster, the dread of people misreading her kindness and her assumption that she is the problem. The song is full of self-loathing that manages to come off like she is resigned to the fact that she is a bad person. It is fun and relatable while emotional and heartbreaking at the same time, a difficult feat to manage. The instrumental keeps a similar tone as the former two songs with a dreamy synth and catchy beat.