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Taylor Swift<\/a> is welcoming\u00a0<\/span>Stevie Nicks<\/a>\u00a0into\u00a0<\/span>The Tortured Poets Department<\/em><\/a>. Following the release of Swift’s highly anticipated 11th studio album, fans who purchased the physical edition were in for a surprise when they learned Nicks penned a poem for the release’s written prologue.<\/span><\/p>\n Titled\u00a0<\/span>For T and Me<\/span><\/em>, Nicks’ poem was written on Aug. 13, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Read the full poem below.<\/span><\/p>\n He was in love with her<\/span> She looked back from her future<\/span> He really can’t answer her<\/span> She was just flying \u2014<\/span> The women have long been connected. After performing at the 2010 GRAMMY Awards together, Nicks praised Swift in a\u00a0<\/span>Time<\/a> <\/span><\/em>magazine\u00a0feature.<\/span><\/p>\n “Taylor reminds me of myself in her determination and her childlike nature. It’s an innocence that’s so special and so rare,” Nicks wrote. “This girl writes the songs that make the whole world sing, like Neil Diamond or Elton John.”<\/span><\/p>\n “Taylor is writing for the universal woman and for the man who wants to know her,” she added. “The female rock-‘n’-roll-country-pop songwriter is back, and her name is Taylor Swift. And it’s women like her who are going to save the music business.”<\/span><\/p>\n More than a decade later, Nicks, who <\/span>previously credited Swift’s songs<\/a>\u00a0for helping her get through a tough time, once again spoke about the singer, this time telling\u00a0<\/span>Today\u00a0<\/span><\/em>how she believes she’s influenced Swift’s music.<\/span><\/p>\n “I never don’t tell the truth,” she said. “And I think that’s something that if Taylor Swift, who is my friend, if Taylor got anything from me, that’s what she got. I don’t ever lie in my songs \u2014 if you broke up with me, I don’t put I broke up with you. I tell the truth, always.”<\/span><\/p>\n The Tortured Poets Department<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/em>is out now.<\/span><\/p>\n
Or at least she thought so<\/span>
She was brokenhearted<\/span>
~Maybe he was too~<\/span>
Neither of them knew.<\/span>
She was way too hot to handle<\/span>
He was way too high to try \u2014<\/span>
He couldn’t even see her<\/span>
He wouldn’t open his eyes<\/span>
She was on her way to the stars<\/span>
He didn’t say goodbye <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
And shed a few tears<\/span>
He looked into his past<\/span>
And actually felt fear.<\/span>
For both of them<\/span>
The answers ~ would never be ~<\/span>
Ever clear \u2014<\/span>
Don’t ask questions now<\/span>
Do that later \u2014<\/span>
She brings joy<\/span>
He brings Shakespeare \u2014<\/span>
It’s almost a tragedy \u2014<\/span>
Says she “don’t endanger me \u2014<\/span>
[Pause] Don’t endanger me” <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
He’s afraid of her \u2014<\/span>
He’s hiding from her<\/span>
And he knows that he’s hurting her<\/span>
She tells the truth<\/span>
She writes about it<\/span>
She’s an informer<\/span>
He’s an x-lover<\/span>
There’s nothing there for her<\/span>
She’s already gone<\/span>
There’s nothing that can stop her \u2014 <\/span><\/em><\/p>\n
Thru the clouds ~<\/span>
When he saw her…<\/span>
She was just making her way \u2014<\/span>
To the stars ~<\/span>
When he lost her…<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n