{"id":91580,"date":"2024-04-20T21:05:34","date_gmt":"2024-04-20T21:05:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/taylor-swifts-tortured-poets-department-lyrics-song-meanings\/"},"modified":"2024-04-20T21:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-04-20T21:05:34","slug":"taylor-swifts-tortured-poets-department-lyrics-song-meanings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entertainment.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2024\/04\/20\/taylor-swifts-tortured-poets-department-lyrics-song-meanings\/","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift&#8217;s Tortured Poets Department: Lyrics, Song Meanings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/taylor-swift-14998\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Taylor Swift<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> dropped many bombshells about her love life in the eleventh studio album, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swifts-the-tortured-poets-department-what-to-know\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Tortured Poets Department<\/span><\/i><\/a>, which was released on April 19, 2024. There is a lot to unpack in the new album, and many fans are wondering what each song is about based on the lyrics.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 1: \u2018Fortnight\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The album kicks off with a duet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/post-malones-net-worth-how-singer-makes-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">featuring <\/span><b>Post Malone<\/b><\/a><b>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which was cowritten by Taylor, Post and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/jack-antonoff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Jack Antonoff<\/b><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was supposed to be sent away, but they forgot to come and get me,\u201d Taylor sings at the beginning of the song. She eventually starts singing about an unnamed lover, declaring that she touches him \u201cfor only a fortnight.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The story gets more complicated when Taylor reveals that her love interest is married. \u201cYour wife waters flowers, I want to kill her,\u201d she sings.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s not clear exactly who inspired the track, though fans may speculate the song is about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/matty-healy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Matty Healy<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> following <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-fans-think-some-ttpd-songs-are-about-matty-healy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">their fling that lasted between May and June 2023<\/span><\/a>. After all, fortnight is defined as a period of two weeks.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 2: \u2018The Tortured Poets Department\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The title track is another collaboration between Taylor and Jack. In the song, the Pennsylvania native seemingly sings about her romance with Matty while insisting they\u2019re unlike writers Dylan Thomas and <strong>Patti Smith<\/strong>. At the time of the song, Taylor recalls wanting to \u201cdecode\u201d her love interest amid their intense feelings for each other.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI scratch your head, you fall asleep like a tattooed golden retriever,\u201d she sings at one point. The line hints that the song is about the \u201cChocolate\u201d singer, who is her most recent ex to have visible tattoos.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Taylor also sings that he \u201ctold Lucy you\u2019d kill yourself if I ever leave. And I had said that to Jack about you, so I felt seen.\u201d While she didn\u2019t confirm exactly who she was singing about, it seems that she was mentioning singer <strong>Lucy Dacus<\/strong> and the song\u2019s cowriter.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 3: \u2018My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor penned track three, \u201cMy Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,\u201d by herself. The song is seemingly about her ex-boyfriend <b>\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/joe-alwyn-45158\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Joe Alwyn<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, whom <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-and-joe-alwyns-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">she broke up with in April 2023<\/span><\/a> after six years of dating.<\/p>\n<p>In the song, Taylor details the end of a relationship that was allegedly sabotaged by the other person. \u201cSaw forever, so he smashed it up,\u201d she sings. \u201cOh my boy only breaks his favorite toys.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also implies that the end of the relationship wasn\u2019t mutual with a heartbreaking line at the end of the song. \u201cStole my tortured heart, left all these broken parts, told me I\u2019m better off but I\u2019m not. I\u2019m not,\u201d Taylor sings.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 4: \u2018Down Bad\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cCornelia Street\u201d singer was likely inspired by Matty in the fourth track, \u201cDown Bad,\u201d which was cowritten with Jack.<\/p>\n<p>Taylor sings about developing intense feelings for someone, only for him to break up with her. \u201cFor a moment I knew cosmic love, now I\u2019m down bad crying at the gym,\u201d she sings in the chorus. \u201cEverything comes out, teenage petulance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The angry song \u2013 which drops several \u201cf\u2013k\u201d bombs \u2013 was possibly written after she and Matty ended their romance. Their short-lived fling faced backlash from fans due to The 1975 singer\u2019s many controversial moments, and abruptly ended after he traveled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-eras-tour-second-u-s-leg-dates-cities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">watch her perform several shows on her Eras tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 5: \u2018So Long, London\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor tends to place her most emotional songs in the track five spot on each album, and \u201cSo Long, London\u201d is no exception. In the song, which was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/who-is-aaron-dessner-meet-taylor-swifts-collaborator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">cowritten with <strong>Aaron Dessner<\/strong><\/a>, Taylor sings about saying goodbye to the life she built in London.<\/p>\n<p>While both Joe and Matty are from London, the song was likely inspired by the <em>Harriet<\/em> actor after the former couple spent much of their time in the European city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m pissed off you let me give you all that youth,\u201d she sings, seemingly referencing the length of their relationship that began when she was 27.<\/p>\n<p>The song also hints at Joe not wanting to marry her, which she also referenced in the 2023 song \u201cYou\u2019re Losing Me.\u201d She sings, \u201cI died on the altar waiting for the proof. You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 6: \u2018But Daddy I Love Him\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Another song seemingly inspired by Matty is \u201cBut Daddy I Love Him,\u201d cowritten with Aaron.<\/p>\n<p>In the song, Taylor details facing backlash for a romance with an unnamed lover. \u201cThey slammed the door on my whole world, the one thing I wanted,\u201d she sings. \u201cRunning with my dress unbuttoned, screaming, \u2018But daddy, I love him, I\u2019m having his baby.\u2019 No I\u2019m not, but you should see your faces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Taylor doesn\u2019t directly name the \u201cGirls\u201d singer in the song, she infamously faced backlash from fans and the media for dating him during the short lived romance.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 7: \u2018Fresh Out the Slammer\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cFresh Out the Slammer,\u201d which was cowritten with Jack, seems to reference both Joe and Matty. In the song, Taylor contemplates leaving her partner to start dating someone new. Fans will likely speculate that the song is about her wanting to leave Joe in order to be with Matty due their blurry relationship timeline.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter what I\u2019ve done, it wouldn\u2019t matter anyway. Ain\u2019t no way I\u2019m gonna screw up now that I know what\u2019s at stake,\u201d she sings. \u201cHere at the park where we used to sit on children\u2019s swings wearing imaginary rings.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 8: \u2018Florida!!!\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>While Swifties will think that some of the songs are easy to decode, \u201cFlorida!!!\u201d will likely leave even some of Taylor\u2019s biggest fans stumped. Cowritten and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/who-is-florence-welch-meet-musician-taylor-swift-collaborator\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sang as a duet with <strong>Florence Welch<\/strong><\/a>, the women sing about spending their time in Florida to escape the drama in their hometowns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou can beat the heat if you beat the charges too. They said I was a cheat, I guess it must be true,\u201d the song begins. They later sing, \u201cLittle did you know your home\u2019s really only a town you\u2019ll get arrested. So you pack your life away just to wait out the shitstorm back in Texas. Florida is one hell of a drug. Florida can I use you up?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 9: \u201cGuilty as Sin?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cGuilty as Sin?\u201d is another song Taylor cowrote with Jack, which seemingly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/ice-spice-taylor-swift-matty-healy-drama-amid-collab\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">references her relationship with Matty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The song begins with Taylor explaining the \u201cboredom\u201d in her relationship, which was likely with Joe, and her desire to hook up with someone new. \u201cI dream of cracking locks, throwing my life to the wolves or the ocean rocks,\u201d she sings. \u201cCrashing into him tonight, he\u2019s a paradox, I\u2019m seeing visions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While Taylor sings about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-fans-think-some-ttpd-songs-are-about-matty-healy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">having \u201cfatal fantasies\u201d with the other man<\/a>, she assures herself that she\u2019s done nothing wrong because she hasn\u2019t acted on her desires. \u201cWithout ever touching his skin, how can I be guilty as sin?\u201d she sings.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 10: \u2018Who\u2019s Afraid of Little Old Me?\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The second self-written song on the album is \u201cWho\u2019s Afraid of Little Old Me?\u201d The tenth track is another song that will likely leave fans unsure of who it is about. However, she seems to be singing about how she composes herself after a scandal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe scandal was contained, the bullet had just grazed. At all costs keep your good name, you don\u2019t get to tell me you feel bad,\u201d she sings. \u201cIs it a wonder I broke? Let\u2019s hear one more joke.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 11: \u201cI Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI Can Fix Him (No Really I Can),\u201d which was cowritten with Jack, tells the story of Taylor wanting to fix her boyfriend who has been deemed as bad news by the public.<\/p>\n<p>The track, which fans will <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/did-taylor-swifts-tortured-poets-department-leak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">likely speculate is about Matty<\/a>, features Taylor telling her critics that she had a handle on the problems caused by her partner. \u201cI can fix him, no really I can, and only I can,\u201d she sings. However, she seems to start second guessing herself by the end of the song when she adds the line, \u201cWhoa, maybe I can\u2019t.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 12: \u2018Loml\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cLoml\u201d is another song that could be about her relationships with either Joe or Matty. The song, which was cowritten with Aaron, looks back at a relationship that she once believed was the great love of her life.<\/p>\n<p>The song makes many references to rings and marriage, which is a hint that the song is about Joe. \u201cIf you know it in one glimpse its legendary. You and I go from one kiss to getting married,\u201d she sings. \u201cStill alive, killing time at the cemetery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Later in the song, she implies that she was led on in the relationship. \u201cYou said I\u2019m the love of you life,\u201d Taylor recalls. \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/how-did-taylor-swift-and-post-malone-become-friends\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You s\u2013t talked me under a table talking rings and talking cradles<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the marriage references are seemingly about Joe, the song also discusses a romance being rekindled. The comment may prove the song is about Matty, who briefly dated Taylor in 2014 before they got back together in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Whether the song is about Joe or Matty, fans know that the relationship that inspired \u201cLoml\u201d ultimately didn\u2019t work out. \u201cYour arson\u2019s match, your somber eyes,\u201d she sings at the end of the song. \u201cAnd I still say it until I die, you\u2019re the loss of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 13: \u2018I Can Do It With a Broken Heart\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Cowritten with Jack, \u201cI Can Do It With a Broken Heart\u201d is another song that could be about either Joe or Matty.<\/p>\n<p>The song catches up with Taylor as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-and-matty-healys-relationship-timeline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">she tries to put up a good image following a breakup<\/a> while on tour. \u201cCause I\u2019m a real tough kid, I can handle my s\u2013t. They said babe you gotta fake it til you make it and I did,\u201d she sings. \u201cLights camera, bitch smile, even when you wanna die. He said he\u2019d love me all his life, but that life was too short.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Despite having her heart broken, Taylor sings about putting on a good show for her fans and acting as if everything\u2019s OK.<\/p>\n<p>The song could easily be about the <em>Boy Erased<\/em> actor or \u201cRobbers\u201d singer, as both of the splits took place when<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/travis-kelce-in-australia-ahead-of-taylor-swifts-eras-tour\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> she was on the Eras tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><\/div><figcaption class=\"photo-credit\"><span class=\"credit\">John Salangsang\/Golden Globes 2024\/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Track 14: \u2018The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor reunited with Aaron to write \u201cThe Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.\u201d The song details the \u201cLove Story\u201d singer being blindsided following a split, adding that the unnamed ex acted as if everything was OK when their romance ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou hung me on your wall, stabbed me with your push pins,\u201d she sings. \u201cIn public showed me off then sank in stoned oblivion.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song is likely about Matty, as Joe famously stays out of the spotlight and has not revealed many details about the end of their romance. Plus, Taylor sings a line about a \u201cJehovah\u2019s Witness suit.\u201d Matty often dons a simple black suit when he performs with The 1975 that is similar to those Jehovah\u2019s Witnesses have been\u00a0 known to wear.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 15: \u2018The Alchemy\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThe Alchemy,\u201d which was cowritten with Jack, tells the story of Taylor falling in love at an unexpected time. While she insists she wasn\u2019t looking for anything serious, the \u201cSparks Fly\u201d singer explains that meeting the love interest was like having \u201cthese chemicals hit me like white wine.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song could possibly be about her current boyfriend, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Travis Kelce<\/strong><\/a>, who she has been dating since summer 2023. The track makes many football references, including, \u201cTouch down call the amateurs and cut \u2019em from the team. Ditch the clowns, get the crown, baby I\u2019m the one to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShirts off and your friends lift you up over their heads. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-feels-safe-and-protected-amid-travis-kelce-romance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beer sticking to the floor, cheers chanting cause they said there was no chance<\/a>,\u201d she continues. \u201cTrying to be the greatest in the league, where\u2019s the trophy?\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 16: \u2018Clara Bow\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The album concludes with the song \u201cClara Bow,\u201d which was cowritten with Aaron. Taylor sings about achieving success as a singer after many people told her she wouldn\u2019t make it, while she also details the downside of fame.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeauty is a beast and roars down on all fours, demanding more. Only when your girlish glow flickers just so do they let you know,\u201d she sings. \u201cIt\u2019s hell on earth to be heavenly, that\u2019s the race they don\u2019t come gently. \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swifts-quotes-about-the-tortured-poets-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You look like Taylor Swift in this light<\/a>, we\u2019re loving it.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song was named after Clara, who was one of the biggest stars of the silent film era in the 1920s. Throughout her career, Clara became an icon of sexual freedom for women among her fans.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 17: \u2018The Black Dog\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor looks back at a past relationship in \u201cThe Black Dog,\u201d which she wrote by herself. The phrase is often used as a way to refer to depression, implying that she\u2019s upset the relationship is over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOld habits die screaming,\u201d she declares. \u201cI move through the world heartbroken. My longings stay unspoken. And I may never open up the way I did for you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Shortly after the song was released, many fans took to X to speculate that the song is about Matty. After pointing out that she sings, \u201cYou can have the of me,\u201d one fan explained that the \u201cSomebody Else\u201d singer performed a cover of \u201cThe Best Of Me\u201d by The Starting Line in May 2023 when they were dating.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 18: \u2018Imgonnagetyouback\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cMean\u201d singer continues to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/who-are-dylan-thomas-and-patti-smith-on-taylor-swifts-ttpd\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reflect on a breakup in \u201cImgonnagetyouback,\u201d<\/a> cowritten with Jack. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swifts-imgonnagetyouback-lyrics-song-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor explains her desires to get back with an ex<\/a>, though contemplates if she wants a reconciliation or to get revenge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhether I\u2019m gonna be your wife or gonna smash up your bike, I haven\u2019t decided yet. But I\u2019m gonna get you back,\u201d she sings. \u201cWhether I\u2019m gonna curse you out or take you back to my house. I haven\u2019t decided yet, but I\u2019m gonna get you back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This song could also be about Matty, as it parallels The 1975 song \u201cFallinforyou.\u201d Matty sings, \u201cAll we need\u2019s my bike and your enormous house.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 19: \u201cThe Albatross\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Cowritten with Aaron, Taylor discusses the misogyny she\u2019s faced in \u201cThe Albatross.\u201d The song references many male literary figures that Taylor has been inspired by, though notes that she has been mocked for using the same metaphors and symbolism they have been praised for.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll tell you how I\u2019ve been there too. And that none of it matters,\u201d she says about her work.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 20: \u201cChloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cChloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus,\u201d which was cowritten by Aaron, documents Taylor and an ex watching each other move on with new partners. She sings about how her ex could be hooking up with anyone, including Chloe, Sam, Sophia or Marcus. Despite her attempts to move on, Taylor makes it clear she still has feelings for the ex.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf you want to break my cold, cold heart, just say I loved you the way that you were,\u201d she sings. \u201cIf you want to tear my world apart, just say you\u2019ve always wondered.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans were torn about who this song is about, as many pointed out that Matty has publicly kissed a male fan on stage during concerts. However, Taylor also recalls spending a decade with her ex, meaning the song could be about Joe.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 21: \u201cHow Did It End?\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cWe hereby conduct this postmortem,\u201d Taylor sings at the beginning of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/how-did-it-end-taylor-swift-lyrics-and-song-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cHow Did It End?\u201d<\/a> In the ballad cowritten with Aaron, the \u201cAfterglow\u201d singer admits she doesn\u2019t fully understand why a past relationship ended.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were blind to unforeseen circumstances. We learned the right steps to different dances,\u201d she sings. Taylor goes on to note that they paid attention to thoughts from the public, adding, \u201cAnd fell victim to interlopers glances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song could be about either Joe or Matty, since both romances were highly publicized in the media.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 22: \u201cSo High School\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor sings about the innocent feeling of developing feelings when you\u2019re younger in \u201cSo High School,\u201d which was cowritten Aaron. The track sees Taylor starting to fall for someone as an adult, though explains that the excitement reminds her of how she used to feel when she developed a crush in high school.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI feel so high school every time I look at you, but look at you,\u201d she sings.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s possible that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/are-tortured-poets-department-songs-about-travis-kelce\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cSo High School\u201d is about Travis<\/a>, as the pair were likely a new item when she wrote the song.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 23: \u2018I Hate It Here\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swifts-i-hate-it-here-lyrics-song-meaning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cI Hate It Here,\u201d<\/a> Taylor looks at all of the parts of her life that she dislikes and shares what she does to escape. \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.<\/p>\n<p>Not only does she discuss her own unhappiness in the song cowritten with Aarton, but she wonders if she would be just as unfulfilled in another time. At one point, Taylor recalls playing a game where she and her friends would choose their ideal decade to live in. \u201cI\u2019d say the 1830s, but without all the racists and getting married off for the highest bid,\u201d she sings. \u201cEveryone would look down, \u2018cause it wasn\u2019t fun now. Seems like it was never even fun back then.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 24: \u2018ThanK You AIMee\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cThanK You AIMee\u201d appears to be inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/kim-kardashian-14972\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Kim Kardashian<\/strong><\/a>, who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/inside-taylor-swifts-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Taylor infamously feuded with in 2016<\/a> when her then-husband, <strong>Kanye West<\/strong>, called the \u201cOur Song\u201d singer a \u201cbitch\u201d in his song \u201cFamous.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In the song cowritten with Aaron,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-slams-kim-kardashian-on-thank-you-aimee-song\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Taylor sings about a woman named Aimee<\/a> who bullied her. \u201cAll that time you were throwin\u2019 punches, I was buildin\u2019 somethin\u2019, and I can\u2019t forget the way you made me feel,\u201d she sings. \u201cScreamed, \u2018F\u2013k you, Aimee,\u2019 to the night sky, as the blood was gushin\u2019, but I can\u2019t forget the way you made me heal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor noticeably capitalized the letters KIM in the song title, while she confirms the inspiration\u2019s name isn\u2019t actually Aimee. \u201cI don\u2019t think you\u2019ve changed much and so I changed your name and any real defining clues,\u201d she sings.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 25: \u201cI Look in People\u2019s Windows\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Cowritten with Jack and <strong>Patrik Berger<\/strong>, Taylor observes how someone lives their life after she lost touch with them in \u201cI Look in People\u2019s Windows.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI tried searching faces on streets, what are the chances you\u2019d be downtown?\u201d she sings. \u201cDoes it feel all right to not know me?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Early on in the song she sings, \u201cI look in people\u2019s windows. Transfixed by rose golden glows.\u201d The lyric seems to be inspired by her 2019 song \u201cDeath By a Thousand Cuts,\u201d in which she sings, \u201cI look through the windows of this love, even though we boarded them up.\u201d While she never confirmed the 2019 track was about Joe, the song was written when they were in a relationship.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<div class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\" style=\"padding-bottom:150%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-671378\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/taylor-swift-ttpd-easter-eggs.jpg?fit=400%2C600&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" alt=\"What Is Taylor Swift\u2019s \u2018Tortured Poets Department\u2019 About? 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While she acknowledges her success as a singer, she wonders if it\u2019s her fate to end up alone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlease, I\u2019ve been on my knees. Change the prophecy,\u201d she sings. \u201cDon\u2019t want money, just someone who wants my company. Let it once be me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor goes on to wonder what she needs to do in order to find what she\u2019s missing, which she believes is a romantic partner. \u201cA greater woman stays cool, but I howl like a wolf at the moon,\u201d she sings. \u201cAnd I look unstable, gathered with a coven around a sorceress\u2019 table.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 27: \u201cCassandra\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor continued to join forces with Aaron to write <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swifts-cassandra-might-reference-kanye-west-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cCassandra,\u201d in which she analyzes her reputation<\/a>. It\u2019s likely that Cassandra is not a person, but instead a reference to Greek mythology. Cassandra, the daughter of Priam and Hecuba, displays the gift of prophecy and is cursed by the god Apollo so that everyone believes she\u2019s a liar.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the truth comes out, it\u2019s quiet. So, they killed Cassandra first \u2019cause she feared the worst. And tried to tell the town,\u201d she sings in the chorus. \u201cSo, they filled my cell with snakes, I regret to say. Do you believe me now?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The track could be inspired by either Kanye or <strong>Scooter Braun<\/strong>. While Taylor has had a complex relationship with the \u201cGold Digger\u201d rapper since <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/inside-taylor-swifts-kim-kardashian-and-kanye-west-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">he interrupted her acceptance speech at the 2009 VMAs<\/a>, she has also had issues with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swift-karma-are-lyrics-about-scooter-braun-feud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scooter after he bought the masters to her first five albums<\/a>. Both men have tried to paint her in a negative light in the media, so it\u2019s possible one of them inspired the song.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 28: \u201cPeter\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>The \u201cSpeak Now\u201d singer penned \u201cPeter\u201d by herself, and sings about a past relationship that she thought would never end. While referencing Peter Pan, Taylor recalls assuming that her ex simply needed to mature in order to fully commit to her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou said you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. Said you were gonna grow up. th\u0435n you were gonna come find m\u0435,\u201d she sings. \u201cSaid you were gonna grow up, then you were gonna come find me. Words from the mouths of babes, promises oceans deep. But never to keep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Taylor previously referenced the fairytale in her 2020 song \u201cCardigan,\u201d in which she compares a romance to Peter Pan and Wendy. Not only was she dating Joe in 2020, but she also recalls her ex being 25 in \u201cPeter,\u201d which was Joe\u2019s age when they began dating.<\/p>\n<h2>Track 29: \u200b\u200b\u201dThe Bolter\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>In \u201cThe Bolter,\u201d Taylor and Aaron write about a woman who begins several secret relationships and eventually runs away from them. Her friends ultimately give her the nickname \u201cthe bolter\u201d due to the habit.<\/p>\n<p>The song could be about Taylor jumping from her relationship with Joe to Matty, while she previously shared a similar tale in her 2017 song \u201cGetaway Car\u201d about her romance with <strong>Tom Hiddleston<\/strong> following her split from <strong>Calvin Harris<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStarted with a kiss. \u2018Oh, we must stop meeting like this. But it always ends up with a town car speeding,\u201d she sings in the 2024 track. \u201cOut the drive one evenin\u2019, ended with the slam of a door. But she\u2019s got the best stories , you can be sure, that as she was leaving it felt like freedom.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 30: \u201cRobin\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Taylor seems to be talking to her younger self in \u201cRobin,\u201d which was written with Aaron.<\/p>\n<p>While she encourages a young kid in the chorus to keep doing their best, Taylor continues to cheer her on in several verses. \u201cLong may you roar at your dinosaurs. You\u2019re a just ruler covered in mud, you look ridiculous,\u201d she sings. \u201cAnd you have no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She also reflects on her innocence as a kid and says there\u2019s a \u201csecret we all vowed to keep it from you in sweetness.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Track 31: \u201cThe Manuscript\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>The final song on the album is \u201cThe Manuscript,\u201d which Taylor wrote by herself. She looks back at a relationship with an older man and reflects on him taking advantage of her youth.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the age of him, she wished she was thirty. And made coffee every morning in a Fr\u0435nch press. Afterwards she only at\u0435 kids\u2019 cereal,\u201d she sings. \u201cAnd couldn\u2019t sleep unless it was in her mother\u2019s bed. Then she dated boys who were her own age with dart boards on the backs of their doors.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song concludes with Taylor looking at how the \u201ctorrid affair\u201d impacted her future relationships. \u201cThe only thing that\u2019s left is the manuscript. One last souvenir from my trip to your shores,\u201d she sings. \u201cNow and then I reread the manuscript, but the story isn\u2019t mine anymore.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The song is likely about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/jake-gyllenhaal-afraid-of-proposing-to-girlfriend-jeanne-cadieu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Jake Gyllenhaal<\/strong>,<\/a> whom dated her when she was 20 and he was 29, or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/tags\/john-mayer-14904\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>John Mayer<\/strong><\/a>, who was 32 when he dated a 19-year-old Taylor.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lifeandstylemag.com\/posts\/taylor-swifts-tortured-poets-department-lyrics-song-meanings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taylor Swift dropped many bombshells about her love life in the eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, which was released on April 19, 2024. There is a lot to unpack in the new album, and many fans are wondering what each song is about based on the lyrics. 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