Discover the story of the song > Foolish One – Taylor Swift

The protagonist in the song is in a situation where she wants love and attention from her partner, but she knows deep down that he won't give her what she wants. She constantly hopes that he will change, but the voices in her head tell her that she will never be the exception and that she needs to stop expecting confessions of love from him. She realizes that she needs to learn her lesson and stop waiting for something that will never come.