Let's be clear: There are no bad albums of Taylor Swift. Each album and each song have a different vibe, and a different story to tell but the most popular album “THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT”, a double album anthology that shattered music streaming records, topped Billboard charts, and surpassed all her previous LPs' sales almost immediately.

In this album, we expected 17 sad songs about Joe Alwyn, and instead, we got 31 rageful/cruel/curious tracks about Matty Healy, fame Kim, and Travis. This article will be a pouring manuscript of lyrics.

In this article, we will talk about the top 5 songs from this album to give you all a brief about the album.

The first one here with us is:

1 . Fortnight

“And for a fortnight there we were forever running

‘Til you sometimes ask about the weather

Now you’re in my backyard turned into good neighbors

Your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her”

I thought this song would be a learned lesson by Taylor after the collab with Lana but I was wrong. Post Malone appears more as a background singer than the lead (he did amazing work in the song).

The possible context can be the relationship of Taylor with Joe Alwyn who started dating Emma just 12 days after their breakup which is a fortnight. fortnight means 12 days. or it might be about Matty Healthy- the British guy she started dating after her breakup. But more likely, it’s about Joe, as she speaks of a “miracle move on the drug,” which was likely her rebound with Matty, and she mentions an “endless February,” which is when she and Slow Joe broke up.

“Fortnight” also beautifully contrasts one of her best songs on Lover. It’s a contrast of day and night, the beauty of a new relationship and the darkness of one ending, the rain starting and the rain ending. Asking about the weather is a total red flag in a relationship as you have nothing else to discuss, and it seems like she is jealous of this perfect simple life her ex will have, one without someone as famous and burdened as her. The other woman is a “wife” while she is just “a functioning alcoholic.”

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2. “But Daddy, I Love Him”

“Dutiful daughter, all my plans were laid

Tendrils tucked into a woven braid

Growing up precocious sometimes means not growing up at all

He was chaos, he was revelry

Bedroom eyes like a remedy

Soon enough the elders had convened down at the city hall”

This was the most unexpected song released from Taylor. Taylor sings: Now I’m running with my dress unbuttoned, screaming, ‘But daddy I love him.’ I’m having his baby, no I’m not, but you should see your faces. I’m telling him to floor it through the fences.

No, I’m not coming to my senses. I know he’s crazy, but he’s the one I want. Oh dear. The whole tune is essentially Taylor saying she’s a good girl who wants a bad boy, a tale as old as time. This song reminds me a lot of “Love Story”. This song can be related to all the hatred she got when she got into a relationship with Matty Healy.

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3. “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?”

“So tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is?

Then say they didn’t do it to hurt me, but what if they did?

I wanna snarl and show you just how disturbed this has made me”

This song is how the media fills in so many gaps for her and quickly makes her a villain. They ran wild with her possible relationship with Matty Healy, this so-called feud with little Olivia Rodrigo, her war with Ticketmaster, her many supposed PR stunts, and the list goes on. This song is about her enjoying the power, the implication of a few words.

She was good, she was “tame,” until the world broke her. She’s an animal constantly watched and prodded, literally like a lion in the circus! Will she roar?

4. “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”

“And I don’t even want you back, I just want to know

If rusting my sparkling summer was the goal

And I don’t miss what we had, but could someone give

A message to the smallest man who ever lived?”

"We all thought this was going to be about Joe, but nope, it’s about Matty! This song is about the disappointment of realizing that you’re just another person to a man who isn’t [censored]. She’s disappointed in him, but also in herself for falling for him. It’s embarrassing to look back at your ex and realize the lengths you went to keep him.

'You hung me on your wall / Stabbed me with your push pins' — he couldn’t even frame her? Taylor often sings about being used as decoration by men, being a trophy or medal rather than an equal partner. Matty liked the idea of Taylor, not the reality of her."

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5. “imgonnagetyouback”

“Whether I’m gonna be your wife, or

Gonna smash up your bike, I haven’t decided yet

But I’m gonna get you back

Whether I’m gonna curse you out, or

Take you back to my house, I haven’t decided yet

But I’m gonna get you back”

This song gives off Olivia Rodrigo vibes. It seems to resonate with people who share stories and posts hoping their exes will see them. It reflects the desire for validation from past relationships. Despite this, it's a great song that you can vibe to, even at 3 am when you're feeling emotional about a complicated past relationship.

This album is my favorite because it captures romance and heartbreak so perfectly. I can relate to almost every song she released in this album.