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Taylor Swift<\/b><\/a> opened up about her romantic relationships in her latest album, <\/span>The Tortured Poets Department<\/span><\/i><\/a>. However, the \u201cLove Story\u201d singer also touched on the unhappiness she has experienced in her life in <\/span>the song \u201cI Hate It Here.\u201d<\/span><\/a> What is \u201cI Hate It Here\u201d about and what do the lyrics mean?<\/p>\n \u201cI Hate It Here\u201d is track 23 on The Tortured Poets Department<\/em><\/a>, which debuted on April 19, 2024. In the song, Taylor sings about not feeling like she belongs anywhere. Instead, she admits to finding comfort in imaginary places that only she can visit.<\/p>\n \u201cI hate it here so I will go to secret gardens in my mind. People need a key to get to, the only one is mine,\u201d she sings in the chorus. \u201cI read about it in a book when I was a precocious child<\/a>. No mid-sized city hopes and small-town fears. I\u2019m there most of the year \u2019cause I hate it here. I hate it here.\u201d<\/p>\n As the song continues, Taylor explains a game she played with friends<\/a> in which they choose another time they would like to live in. \u201cWe would pick a decade. We wished we could live in instead of this. I\u2019d say the 1830s but without all the racists and getting married off for the highest bid,\u201d she sings.<\/p>\n However, the \u201cCruel Summer\u201d singer and her friends quickly realize they wouldn\u2019t be happy in another decade. \u201cEveryone would look down \u2019cause it wasn\u2019t fun now<\/a>. Seems like it was never even fun back then,\u201d she continues. \u201cNostalgia is a mind\u2019s trick. If I\u2019d been there, I\u2019d hate it. It was freezing in the palace.\u201d<\/p>\n Shortly after the album was released, several fans took to social media to share their thoughts on each song. While many said they liked \u201cI Hate It Here,\u201d the song was also met with backlash due to the line about the 1830s. Many social media users pointed out that the Pennsylvania native overlooked many of the issues<\/a> that took place at the time, including slavery.<\/p>\n \u201cPretty astonishing to stipulate that she wants to live in the 1830s, \u2018except without the racists,\u2019 and not mention slavery, so slavery still exists but everyone\u2019s chill about it,\u201d one person wrote via X. Another added, \u201cThere is no way Taylor Swift said she\u2019d like to live in an era where Chattel Slavery was the law of the land and say \u2018but without the racists.\u2019 Like it was some casual micro aggressions or something. Is this what we\u2019re doing??\u201d<\/p>\n Taylor has not publicly addressed the backlash<\/a> surrounding the line.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhat Is Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018I Hate It Here\u2019 About?<\/h2>\n
Why Did \u2018I Hate It Here\u2019 Face Backlash From Fans?<\/h2>\n