as part of the surprise February announcement of her next project, fresh off winning album of the year at the Grammys.
Her next track, “The Tortured Poets Department,” is reminiscent of “1989” vault tracks Swift released in October last year: verbose with a hint of ’80s influence. The title is clearly meant to be tongue-in-cheek, with Swift poking fun at her subject for using a typewriter and calling them both “modern idiots.
She explores similar themes later on in “loml,” a stripped-down song looking back on a past relationship that might be the most gut-wrenching on “TTPD.” It seems to reference Alwyn, as she describes a “low-down boy, a stand-up guy,” perhaps a subtle reference to the starry-eyed “London Boy” she sang about on 2019’s “Lover.
Elsewhere, Swift likens her life in the spotlight to one of a pacing animal in a cage: “I was tame, I was gentle till the circus life made me mean/ Don’t you worry folks, we took out all her teeth.” “Who’s afraid of little old me?” she screams in the same song, ultimately concluding, “Well, you should be.
It’s almost as if by speaking of a future where she’s not as relevant — a reality that feels so far from now — she can help ward it off, or at least begin to accept that no amount of awards and fans can quell that fear.On “TTPD” more than any other album, it feels as though Swift is working through these feelings in real time, wrestling her biggest monsters and giving us a front-row seat.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Source: blogTO - 🏆 44. / 63 Read more »
Source: YahooFinanceCA - 🏆 47. / 63 Read more »
Source: boredpanda - 🏆 18. / 72 Read more »
Source: HuffPostCanada - 🏆 61. / 53 Read more »
Source: boredpanda - 🏆 18. / 72 Read more »
Source: boredpanda - 🏆 18. / 72 Read more »