Swift references her own home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. This is a song about home and trying to understand where Swift comes from. She mentions the singer’s home previous home, composer Rebekah Harness. She died in 1982. The passing of the “last great American dynasty” is an ode to Swift’s own origin and the story of her home. It is the song of a girl reminiscing on her roots. The chords even hint at longing with its slow and methodical progression.
Swift references her own home in Watch Hill, Rhode Island. This is a song about home and trying to understand where Swift comes from. She mentions the singer’s home previous home, composer Rebekah Harness. She died in 1982. The passing of the “last great American dynasty” is an ode to Swift’s own origin and the story of her home. It is the song of a girl reminiscing on her roots. The chords even hint at longing with its slow and methodical progression.