" I was supposed to be sent aside / But they forgot to come and get me . "
Taylor Swiftappeared to confirm a theory linking 2022’sMidnightswith her recent albumThe Tortured Poets Department.
During her Tokyo Eras Tour show earlier this year, the artist confirmed that she had been working onTTPDfor two years, putting itsquarelywithin the range thatMidnightswas released. Thematically, the albums are linked through their exploration of a relationship shortly before and after abreakup— and the whirlwind of the first relationship afterward.
Last week, an account by the name of @pattypopcultureposted a video where he brought up that the opening lines ofTTPDdirectly run off from the closing ofMidnights.
Specifically, the final song onMidnights (The Til Dawn Edition)before the remixes is “Hits Different.” In the final verse, Taylor sings, “I heard your key turn in the door down the hallway / Is that your key in the door? / Is it okay? Is it you? / Or have they come to take me away? / To take me away.”
Compare that with the opening lyrics ofTTPDon “Fortnight”: “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me.”
Calling it her most “unhinged” album to date, the user added, “This album is pure mania and I heard someone describe it as ‘Tolerate It’ on meth.”
And who should like the post, but Ms. Swift herself.
As for me, after some more time withTTPD, I’m inclined to agree that it’s easily one of Taylor’s best.
