yeah idk I just feel like naming the album The Tortured Poets Department was a bit too pretentious, especially when you compare the songs to the lyricism on folklore and evermore. Like, I know that she’s fully within her rights to have some silly little lyrics like the Charlie Puth one or Aristotle/Grand Theft Auto, but if you’re marketing the album as poetry, then there’s more riding on it, yk?
Glaring example: “I Look In People’s Windows,” a favorite of mine. The first chorus says “I look in people’s windows, transfixed by rose golden glows,” which is a lovely and poetic lyric, but in the second chorus she replaces that line with “like I’m some deranged weirdo” which takes some the poetic nature out of the song. I think she needed to tighten the songwriting on quite a few of the songs… to pick up the glitter gel pen a bit less and pick up the quill pen a bit more. Either that, or to name the album something else!
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Midnights. "And the voices that implore, "you should be doing more", to you, I can admit, that I'm just too soft for all of it..." You have learned the art of self-examination, learning to appreciate yourself and all your flaws, failures, successes, and brushes with glory. You recognize that you are a beautiful tapestry, that your life is a story waiting to be told to those who want to listen. And there are people who want to listen. You are your own magnum opus, no one could ever tell your story like you can; embrace it. I ask you to be kind to yourself, you are a jewel, a masterpiece. Take pride in yourself, we can all see how brightly you shimmer, can you?
Hi! I made an updated quiz about which Taylor Swift album you are! This includes The Tortured Poets Department! 💚💛💜♥️🩵🖤🩷🩶🤎💙🤍
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the intimacy of having your efforts reciprocated in the same intensity and with the same tenderness
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i love six o clock because the clock looks so stupid. "|" like get real
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