“Cardigan” is the Folklore song performed from Betty’s perspective alongside Taylor Swift’s “august.”
The two songs are part of a three-track narrative about a love triangle involving Betty, James, and the unnamed narrator of “august.” “Cardigan” presents Betty’s perspective, while “august” follows the girl involved with James during the summer.
The third song in the storyline is “Betty,” which is told from James’s perspective. Together, the three tracks show how the same relationship can look different depending on who is telling the story.
A common mix-up is identifying “Betty” as the song from Betty’s perspective simply because Betty is its title. In the narrative design, “Betty” is James’s song, while “Cardigan” gives Betty the viewpoint. “august” is the first of the three that Swift wrote.