Which two Folklore songs form the other parts of Taylor Swift’s “august” love-triangle story?

Taylor Swift’s “cardigan” and “betty” form the other parts of the Folklore love-triangle story with “august.”

The three songs follow connected fictional characters named Betty, James, and Augustine. “cardigan” presents Betty’s mature recollection of a relationship, “august” gives Augustine’s view of a temporary summer romance, and “betty” follows James as he tries to apologize.

The songs are placed in different parts of the album rather than presented as a continuous three-track sequence. “cardigan” opens the narrative thread near the beginning, “august” appears as track eight, and “betty” arrives near the end of the standard track list.

Another common mix-up is grouping “the 1” or “mirrorball” with the trilogy simply because those songs are also on Folklore. They belong to the same album but do not complete the Betty-James-Augustine storyline.