Cold as You

Few debut-album songs dare to be this un-pretty. Cold as You offers no polish: it's about the slow draining of being with someone emotionally unavailable. Taylor's genius is in the specifics — not a dramatic betrayal, but the exact chill you feel and can't quite name.

It foreshadows a talent she'd later be underrated for: making "unattractive" emotions feel righteous. Being frozen out isn't your fault, and this song says so more clearly than most adults ever manage.

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