"My Tears Ricochet" is the fifth song out of the 17 contained on Folklore, and easily one of the saddest. The lyrics, per Genius, reference weeping, death — or the death of a relationship at least – "a ghostly scene," and plenty more dark imagery. On Twitter, Swift's regular collaborator, Jack Antonoff from the band fun., described "My Tears Ricochet" and the song "August" as, "My favorite things we've done together."
Heavy notes that, during the livestream for the video premiere of, "Cardigan," the first single off the new album, Swift confirmed "My Tears Ricochet" is about, "a lost romance." The singer-songwriter also advised the song tackles, "Why young love is often fixed so permanently in our memories. Why it leaves such an incredible mark." It was very the first song she wrote for Folklore and it was written alone, confirming it's intensely personal to Swift, whatever the exact meaning behind it might be.
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