“seven” precedes Taylor Swift’s “august” on the standard Folklore track list.
The two songs occupy tracks seven and eight, respectively. “seven” looks back on childhood memories and friendship, while “august” shifts into a fictional late-summer romance. Their adjacent placement helps make the middle of Folklore feel like a movement through different memories and imagined lives.
The lowercase styling of both titles is part of Folklore’s visual and editorial identity. The album often uses restrained typography while presenting stories that move between personal recollection and invented characters.
Listeners may confuse the answer with “this is me trying,” but that song follows “august” as track nine. “the 1” begins the standard album, and “my tears ricochet” is track five.