Are you still stuck in decoding Taylor Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department meaning? Then, don’t fret! That’s because Taylor is here to ease things up for you. Like how? Well! On Monday, Amazon Music dropped a commentary experience feature where Taylor Swift will explain the meaning behind her record-breaking album’s songs. Interesting, right?
Fans can now tune into Swift’s latest album, TTPD, with commentary from the pop star herself, where she interprets the stories behind her latest tracks. You just need to tell your Alexa, “I’m a member of the Tortured Poets Department,” and (boom) Swift will take you to the behind-the-scenes ride. Swift has released a commentary on five of her best songs.
Including “Fortnight, “Florida!!!,” “Clara Bow,” “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,” and “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?” She just dropped “Fortnight” featuring Post Malone last week, and the song is undoubtedly impressive. Now, if you ask Alexa about the song, Swift will dig deeper into how the song was created.
Swift says the song has a lot of common themes like fatalism, pining away, longing, and lost dreams. She even calls the album fatalism with very dramatic lines about life or death. As she mentioned in the lyrics, “I love you, it’s ruining my life.” These lines are all metaphorically dramatic.
Her next track, “Florida!!!” features Florence + The Machine. But wait! The title has nothing to do with Florence. Taylor Swift explains that Florida is a state where people go to create a new identity. The Lovers singer further explained that she always watches Dateline, where people skip town and go to Florida to blend in.
Well, Taylor Swift did the same. She revealed that after a heartbreak, she had even fled to Florida to get a break from the chaos. On the other hand, Swift’s “Clara Bow” song is all about the industry. In the commentary, she reveals that she has seen a lot about the industry over time. Taylor Swift explains that people in the music industry only want to replace an influential artist.
They compare you with that singer and talk rubbish about them just to make you feel special. Her next song, “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys,” is undoubtedly for Matty Healy. Surprisingly, Swift also discusses this sensitive matter. She says the song concerns being somebody’s favorite toy until they leave you broken.
The last, “Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me,” is all about what writers, artists, and creatives go through when people put them on the edge of the cliff. The Blank Space singer further explains that people like to pressure and provoke you to the point where they can watch what happens next.
Despite her latest album being leaked a few days before its release, Swift released her 11th album, The Tortured Poets Department, on Friday at midnight.
It later turned out to be a surprise double album, becoming the most-streamed album on Spotify in a single day and the most-streamed album in its first week on Amazon Music, that too in just three days.
So, if you have yet to hear it, go stream it. This is all about Taylor Swift’s latest album. For more interesting news, keep coming back to Soap Opera Daily.
