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-Hoax is one of my favorite songs on folklore so I dissected it
-Sorry for any bad grammar, that's what happens when I get too exited
-There are two main theories I have seen; the first is it's about Scoot B, and the the second Joe. The first time I heard it I thought Joe but as I made this I began to think it was about Scott.
I thought I should include Aaron Dessner's explanation: "This is a big departure. I think she said to me, "Don't try to give it any other space other than what feels natural to you." If you leave me in a room with a piano, I might play something like this. I take a lot of comfort in this. I think I imagined her playing this and singing it. After writing all these songs, this one felt the most emotional and, in a way, the rawest. It is one of my favorites. There's sadness, but it's a kind of hopeful sadness. It's a recognition that you take on the burden of your partners, your loved ones, and their ups and downs. That's both "peace" and "hoax" to me. That's part of how I feel about those songs because I think that's life. There's a reality, the gravity or an understanding of the human condition."