The track is primarily written from the perspective of a fictional character named . It is the first part of a "Teenage Love Triangle" trilogy on the album, which explores a single story from three different perspectives:
Years later, Betty reminisces on her first love with James and the pain of his infidelity. Taylor Swift - cardigan
"Cardigan" is the lead single from Taylor Swift’s eighth studio album, folklore , released on July 24, 2020. The song marked a major artistic shift toward an indie-folk and "cottagecore" aesthetic, written and produced in collaboration with Aaron Dessner during the COVID-19 isolation period. The track is primarily written from the perspective
James's attempt to apologize to Betty at age 17 after his mistake. The song marked a major artistic shift toward
Follows the girl James had a summer affair with, focusing on her feelings of being a "summer thing".