Who narrates Taylor Swift’s song “august”?

Taylor Swift’s song “august” is narrated by an unnamed young woman.

The narrator describes a brief summer romance with James, who is already connected to Betty. She hopes the relationship might become real, but James eventually returns to Betty, leaving the narrator to process the loss.

Unlike Betty and James, the narrator is not given a formal name in the song. Swift has discussed imagining names such as Augusta or Augustine for the character, but those are private creative labels rather than an official name in the lyrics.

Fans sometimes call the character Augustine, especially when discussing the Folklore love triangle. That nickname is widely used for convenience, but the song itself presents her as unnamed.