Taylor's Lyrics are INSANE on Tortured Poets Department... | Full Album Reaction

[@Luscent]

You can check out my reaction to the rest of Tortured Poets on Patreon! www.patreon.com/luscent 🤍Not to spoil it or anything... but the second half 🤯😭😍 also I had a week to digest the first album and its DEFINITELY a grower...

[@cheezyb92]

Something I've noticed people are tending to miss in The Alchemy is the Touch Down is also likely referencing a plane touching down, that she's coming back to America, her roots and finding love here after a string of "blokes" from the UK

[@terra__incognita]

Yes, no one has mentioned that yet that I've seen. She went from Harry, to Matty apparently, to Calvin, to Tom, to Joe, and back to Matty. Now she's dating a football player, who could almost not be more stereotypically American.

[@brookebecker4785]

I keep hearing people initially say the album sounds very samey with the production but I can't help but disagree. I think for this album the production really resembled the story that was being told and took a backseat with the bells and whistles to really put the emphasis on the lyricism and story that Taylor needed to tell. Subtlety does not equal bad production. I think this album is definitely a grower because it takes time to digest the lyrics and then the production and lyrics come together.

[@Luscent]

yeah I do agree that its a grower! even in just the last week (and especially after hearing the second half) its grown on me loads!

[@welp5657]

3:21 Fortnight (ft. Post Malone) 🫶🏻 7:26 ✨ The Tortured Poets Department ✨ 12:37 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys 🧸 18:00 Down Bad 👀 22:31 So Long, London ❤️ 28:42 But Daddy I Love Him 😍 35:25 Fresh Out The Slammer 🙌 39:54 Florida!!! (ft. Florence + The Time Machine) I LOVE HER 45:14 Guilty as Sin? 🙊 49:18 Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? 💕 54:32 I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) 🤌 57:42 loml (LOVE OF MY LIFE 🥰) 1:02:44 I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 💔 1:07:48 The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived 👦 1:11:29 The Alchemy 🧙‍♀️ 1:16:21 Clara Bow 😌

[@oiergarciaaoiz7195]

Not leve of my life lool

[@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos]

she never says, "Love of my life" in the song..she says Love of YOUR life. So loml stands for Loss of my life.

[@meetiraonline]

The "you look like" lines in clara bow are possibly from industry execs - the song is very The Lucky One

[@hannahproctor7161]

Yeah, telling young women what they want to hear but as soon as she loses it (only when you glow flickers do they let you know), they'll churn you out for the next one, tell her she's like you but that she has the edge you didn't; but they never told *you* that bc they're only flattering you while you can make them money, and they'll throw you away as soon as the next one comes along, I think it's quite sad really

[@Luscent]

yeahhh totally

[@funwithmaggie4353]

I guess I’m one of the rare people who loved this album 🤷🏻‍♀️ but I’ve been so excited for your reaction. I feel like there are definitely songs that you’ll appreciate.

[@shkh1418]

I love love the album

[@Anna13Tonks]

many people liked it. I think most of the haters are just because Taylor is now insanely popular, so a bunch of randoms just listened to it because of the hype and instantly dismissed it. Of course there's also people that just don't think it's their cup of tea!

[@travisslade]

You're not rare for liking the album. It's at the top of the charts. It's just gotten a lot of attention by people who don't

[@kamimcnerney5963]

I was excited for the album first and right second was this reaction!!!

[@borathebrat]

It’s one of her best for me

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

11:48 This is a take about that line that I’ve definitely never heard before. Most people, myself included, interpreted this line to mean that this is the closest she’s ever come to getting engaged, and her heart was exploding with excitement. Which makes it that much more heartbreaking, because well, she has obviously *still* never been engaged.. 😢

[@janellekeller52]

coming soon

[@ssalas7374]

I really think she meant she was really so happy and excited when he did that with the ring. Her heart was exploding with joy. Or, that's how I interpret it anyway.

[@OFORTHIS]

ok so Clara Bow is complex but also unfortunately really heartbreaking, not so optimistic in my opinion-Clara Bow was a film star in the 1920s i believe, considered to be the first "It Girl." She had a mental breakdown because of her relationship with fame and rumors in the media I believe. if you look at the lyrics it's kind of like skipping forward generations, going through what people are telling the new "pretty young up and coming thing" to get them to join the industry and then to eventually tear them down when they think something new and better is coming ("the crown is stained but you're the real queen" / "it's hell on earth to be heavenly"). The end is really eerie to me-she's recognizing her legendary status at this point, but also the fact that her name is probably being used to excite and lure this new generation of young girls, "you're like Taylor Swift but better in this way," just like people did to her using other women who came before her, and she unfortunately knows the costs that come with joining this industry. it's a fascinating and really good song, and an especially interesting closer to this album that deals so much with her complicated relationship with fame/the public/her fans. my favorite is by farrr Guilty as Sin! Followed by Florida, I Can Do it With A Broken Heart, Down Bad, and But Daddy I Love Him. the songs definitely grew on me a lot after first listen so curious to know if they will for you! loved the reaction

[@Luscent]

ohhh thanks for your interpretation!! yeah theres so much deatil in that song i didnt get first time! great picks for your top 5 mine are very similar and I agree this album is a grower defo

[@OFORTHIS]

@@Luscent yes this song definitely hit so much harder once i went back to relisten and was able to really digest to the full album, especially looking at how much an unmanageable level of fame is a central theme of the album! it's not one of my favorites (though i sitll really like it) but it's a genius closer for this album i think

[@brandyanderson3522]

To add on both Clara Bow and Stevie Nicks constantly had their relationships scrutinize in the public eye, the same way that Taylor experiences. Stevie Nicks was often blamed for the breakdown of Fleetwood Mac, when the band was sleeping around with each other. But somehow she became the villain and they the victims

[@jordanashleybarney]

I love how to approach each song from its metaphor, rather than trying to pull a static literal meaning from each. The way you dissect lyrics afterward is such a literary breakdown, treating each like its own poem. Yet you really react to the production and melodies during the listen. Think I just found a new fave reactor!

[@joeliz9082]

I did not get a feeling of production being stilted or repetitive or comfortable when I listed to it. I genuinely feel like it's completely different to anything she's ever done before while still being an extremely cohesive album in itself. Because this is another album in the same genre as the previous one, it makes me wonder if people were expecting perhaps a completely new sound or genre due to the fact she has successfully done this in the past (country to pop to indie back to pop). I sometimes worry that because Taylor has reinvented herself so many times and has often made drastic changes between albums that create surprise, reviewers may create a standard for her albums that they don't hold other artists too - seeking some sort of shock factor within the album. I just wonder whether people are setting themselves up for failed expectations by subconsciously hoping or seeking a new album that is outside the genre of her past album when they wouldn't normally do this for any other artist?

[@creamkookie5932]

You articulated my thoughts so well, so many artists stuck to the genre and the type of music they’re comfortable with - and I haven’t seen the lashings for them that TTPD got this time around. This is just an extremely cohesive album

[@Luscent]

yeah maybe theres some truth in that - I certainly do hold her to a high standard! I do think though as an artist its important to keep challenging yourself and to develop sounds that evolve in the same way your lyrics do as you age and I think thats something that Jack cannot offer her anymore

[@alisong826]

44:57 she was on tour in Texas when she and Joe broke up, the next stop on the eras tour was Florida

[@Luscent]

oh damnnnnnnnnnn

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

18:42 Oh my God, THANK YOU for understanding this!!! You would not BELIEVE how many reactors I have seen completely miss all of the alien metaphors. I don’t understand! There’s so many of them, and they are SO obvious!!! 👽

[@blehbleh-o9u]

what does the alien reference mean?

[@maexlou]

Folklore/Evermore with the heartbreak of red You somehow describedczhe Album perfectly before hearing it!

[@evukos]

drowning in the blue nile ‘denial is a river in egypt’ she’s drowning in denial about her thoughts and feelings towards this person while in this relationship and that’s why the whole title is basically her in denial ‘how can i be guilty as sin’

[@annebarboza]

9:31 literally the same reaction as you had!! i was going for a run when I was listening to ttpd the 2nd time to really sit on it and this part also made me tear up?? like the way she wrote that part made me feel like I was inside taylor's body and that part is playing in front of me

[@Luscent]

yeah totally its like so visceral!

[@maeve-sv6wd]

this is such a great reaction, love your channel!

[@Luscent]

thank you!!!

[@Loud_Nimai]

Thank you for feeling the depth of I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.. so personal, raw, empowering

[@Luscent]

aw I loved it!! such a moving story its always been in those details that Taylor gets me

[@dansegelov305]

Not sure why you keep referring to Clara Bow as a 'character?' She was very much a real person. She was a very famous Hollywood actress during the 1920s, described as the first 'It Girl;' The song seems to be about how young girls are treated by the music industry, and how more established female artists are seen as both an archetype for the new artist to strive toward and as a dying light to be unceremoniously replaced by the rising star. Even megastars at the peak of their powers are ultimately replaceable in a business that prizes youth and girlish beauty above art. Taylor herself, with her long, curly blonde hair and cherry lips would have had the Stevie Nicks comparison at the start of her career, and now she expects that younger female artists are getting the same speech but with her as the target.

[@Luscent]

because Im an idiot and misread an instagram caption before filming haha

[@Moonchild-sb3fz]

I love your interpretations of the songs! I am so deep into die hard swiftie content that it is refreshing to hear from someone who doesn’t particularly engage in the parasocial, easter eggs lores. Don’t get me wrong, i love them but i enjoyed your reaction! 🫶

[@MamaBearSwiftie]

I personally appreciate she is so vulnerable! She is so relatable and her songs easily resonate. Thanks for the reaction!

[@annebarboza]

17:25 only you can decode this song perfectly and in the most poetic way 😭

[@Luscent]

you are so sweet!!

[@aly20024]

One of the reasons why I admire Taylor is that she didn’t only do the eras tour because she had too she did it because she had passion for her songs and for her fans she didn’t do it despite the fact he left but in spite of it. And that’s kind of the reason I came around to I can do it with a broke heart

[@katieb.024]

51:03 it’s funny you say that because TikTok is now FILLED with Wanda/TTPD edits. It’s amazing

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

51:35 This song is gonna go SO HARD live!!! Can’t wait to hear those epic drums!! 🥁

[@PipatpongSeepeng]

Thank you for your open-minded and honest reaction. I never thought about her music production in that way, but listening to you, it's very interesting (also, I work in the art and creative field), and it makes me want to hear different sounds from her. Love, love, love your comments.

[@abbehjeh]

right now my top 5 on THIS HALF of the album are: who’s afraid of little old me, guilty as sin, i can do it with a broken heart, loml, i can fix him (no really i can). i thought the same thing about the production when i first listened, but this album is really a grower. jack’s production to me is so subtle that it takes multiple listens to really appreciate it. i also feel like ttpd the anthology is like a gradient from midnights to evermore, production wise, if that makes sense? it starts out very synth, very midnights, but by the end it’s very folky and piano-driven. almost like she is shifting from this manic and chaotic moment to depression and acceptance. it’s so interesting. i am so excited for your anthology reaction, i think you’ll love it !!!

[@Luscent]

you smashed that analysis!! I thought the same thing about the second half which is hopefully coming to YT this week btw (its on Patreon with no cuts already)

[@ferrr_rangel]

LOOOOVE that you're the first and only reactor who knows what a fortnight is lol

[@Mrs.Fezziwig]

From the clues in the lyrics Matty was still struggling with his addictions, being an absolute arse in the stuff that he said, saw all the criticism of Taylor because of him and because she was so adamant that she wasn't leaving that he ghosted her, falling on his sword. But it's also toxic, he almost lovebombed her, promising all she wanted and then ~poof~ vanished. Matty was stopped by a reporter on release day and asked about the diss track and it was clear from his sad, wry smile that he left her or pushed her away on purpose as he finally realised that he could unintentionally destroy almost 2 decades of hard, painful work Taylor put into her career.

[@soleilroth]

The background in I can do it with a broken heart is the count 1234 what she hears in her ear at the start of every show

[@Luscent]

so cool!!

[@tierney1503]

Clara Bow is a real person, she was the first it girl and an actress

[@Anna13Tonks]

I agree with you. I absolutely love this album and it's on repeat, the songs and lyrics mean do much to me, but production-wise she NEEDS to get someone to challenge her for future albums.

[@Luscent]

Yeah Id be so excited to see what shed come up with in collab with someone like Clarence Clarity or St Vincent or something

[@cinnamontoastbread]

You guys never say this about any other artist lol how many synth albums has she done? 2

[@lonesapphire]

I feel like I'm never surprised by her albums in terms of production because I'm 90% here for the lyrics and that never disappoints. I agree it'd be fun to see what else she could do with other producers because she's so inventive and does have so much creativity. I'm not mad at Jack and Aaron though. I haven't listened to anything else since this came out as per usual. Lol.

[@leslielorusso2231]

With the utmost RESPECT! You keep referring to her songs as an amazing "character, imagery, message"...?? I REALLY think we need to think it comes from a place of HER reality. PERIOD. How vulnerable for her to put all of these scary ideas & emotions for people to call it a "fantasy" or a " beautiful session of story telling"??? I think you need to relisten & KNOW this is what this BEAUTIFUL human has been through? PLEASE?

[@leslielorusso2231]

I am aware you are a professional, but I respectfully, think you are wrong my sweetest of friends❤

[@kindredanastasia]

I think those who say it all sounds the same focus more on production whereas those who think they sound different focus more on lyrics and main melody.

[@ssalas7374]

‘Screeching tires and true love’ 😂❤

[@annebarboza]

I have been waiting for YOU!!

[@randomerror6283]

i love your reactions!! please don’t stop!!🤍

[@shelleynull6532]

Clara bow is about the music industry. You look like Stevie nicks back in 75.... they tell you your the next big thing. At the end they are telling the new girl who they want to be the next big thing "you look like tsyor swift" it just keeps going

[@Luscent]

ahh i see!

[@shelleynull6532]

@@Luscent yeah when you back now and read the lyrics it really makes that song more messed up.

[@primaveradel78]

Who is Afraid... is totally a Wanda/Agatha sound track

[@Luscent]

right?!

[@gabrielladidjurgeit5622]

My top 5 from the standard edition is Fresh out the slammer; loml, So long london, I can do it with a broken heart; Guilty as sin but if I would include the Anthology this would be completely different

[@ferismail3690]

HOW ARE YOU NOT TOM HOLLAND has me dying. Also great reaction, love it ❤

[@scottbrice6898]

I do think your comment on Jack Antonoff’s production is valid… but it kinda just shows you are hating for the sake of hating when critiquing So Long, London as it is a song produced by Aaron Dessner, not Antonoff.

[@Luscent]

thats not true I love Taylor and go into very song with open ears! and although i definitely prefer Aarons production there are moments when the collab with him feels a bit stale too

[@optimalrefundable]

Clara Bow was the first massive "it" girl celebrity, a silent film actress in the 1920s. they lied about her in the press a lot and made up stories about her, and she had a bit of a mental break and never recovered.

[@Luscent]

oh wowww that is important context

[@Anna13Tonks]

Can't wait!!!

[@malva-yk2jg]

My top 5: 1.Who's Afraid of Little Old Me? 2. My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys 3. Down Bad 4. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart 5. Florida!!!

[@thecobe-lee9674]

I actually cannot comprehend listening to I Can Fix Him and saying the production has no character.

[@lachy8439]

Who's Afraid of Little Old Me gives me major Ceremonials vibes.

[@kamimcnerney5963]

I missed the first few songs I’ll have to rewatch. Ever since I saw your Noah Kahan review- I love you!!!!

[@ginacimino4142]

Taylor never met Travis until he went to her show one night & he asked to meet her..But at the time her team told him that she can’t talk while she’s performing cause she has to save her voice! So Travis gave his number to someone on her team & asked her to please call him. She did & they’ve been together ever since. When she first started performing for her ERA’s tour, her relationship with Joe had just ended! She was broken & miserable, but the show must go on! Then, Matty Healy is someone she knew for over 10 years, but they always had a thing for each other. However, Taylor felt she should be with Joe who was safe rather than with Matty who made her feel starry eyed! They wrote poetry, letters etc., to each other over the years & as soon as he found out that Joe was out of the picture, he came to the rescue & she fell head over heels. This all started in May 2023, only 2 months after her & Joe called it quits. Matty told her he wanted to marry her, have a family, etc., but it was bullshit! As soon as it became too real, he ran for the hills. Matty really broke her heart even worse than Joe did! So she was dealing with two heartbreaks from the beginning & thru the middle of her tour. Then Travis came in about 2 months after the Matty thing was over & they’ve been together ever since! The Alchemy is about Travis. Most is the other songs are about Matty. 3 songs are about Joe. I love all 31 songs on this double album! I think this album is up there with Folklore & Evermore! Did you know there’s a 2nd part to this Album?

[@Luscent]

thanks for your comment!! yes ive reacted to the second half its up on Patreon and the edits coming later this week hopefully!

[@ginacimino4142]

@@Luscent You’re the Best! I love your reactions! You’re not afraid to express your emotions & I just Love that about You! ♥️

[@sheisavampire]

I LOVEEEE your videos ❤

[@MasterRahl221]

The Alchemy is totally about Travis Kelce. He got kicked off his college football team for smoking marijuana, this time his drug of choice is her (the heroine)

[@climbinguphill]

My top 5 right now has to be Down Bad, But Daddy I love Him, Guilty As Sin, Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me, and Clara Bow. This is such an amazing album, one of my favorites.

[@lucioxtrem]

You're basically me haha

[@meagancline7172]

This is her best work yet!!! This Double album is absolutely her best album ever!!!!!!!!!!

[@bg6326]

it is an amazing album but most people really dont seem to get it...

[@AjMcIntyre-v2e]

but what if you had written 'mine' on my upper thigh only in my mi - i - i - i - i - i nd.... 6i's IIIIII, reputation is so coming

[@ninimeggie4771]

The part about things with him being "locked in lowercase in a vault" with reputation being all in lowercase and we don't have that vault yet... I'm so curious what we're going to get when that comes!

[@Luscent]

🤡

[@Kelly-i4j]

I think you need to go back and listen again! So many people have said they hated it and then went back and realized it truly is a masterpiece. I’ll never understand how people say it sounds the same or is boring!? 🤷‍♀️

[@Luscent]

oh it has definitely grown on me!! especially after hearing the second half! it still have criticisms over the production and cant wait to hear a new collab but Im really enjoying it much more a week later

[@janicemackie611]

Watch the video… it’s beautiful

[@marisatapper8272]

I'm Sorry: you don't know who Dylan Thomas is?? How then can you can you talk about Poetry? "Do not go gentle into that dark night..... Rage, rage against the dying of the light." Ring a bell at all? I'm shook. And the fabulously tortured Patti SmIth is still alive and very much kicking; "Horses?" No? Not a syllable? (But please listen to that vintage album. The passion and poetry'll put your head in a whirl) Yeah, yeah..We're from different galaxies. But I like your vibe and analyses.

[@iteachlit]

He might prefer a different school of poets. 🤷‍♀️

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

1:13:00 LMAOOOO!!! Took you long enough!! 😂

[@Luscent]

hahaha im not good at sports!!

[@alexhanna2445]

Totally agreed with you on the production friend! I think a lot of swifties do (the Taylor and popheads subreddit is full of this too). She is a master in songwriting. The production doesn’t meet the moment. It’s time for new collaborators

[@rudyl4341]

I’ve only seen a couple of your videos and I loved them. I feel like you miss the point of the stories and the constant criticism of the production just because you don’t like it got repetitive. Maybe this reaction just wasn’t for me. ✌🏽

[@victoriaann6652]

but daddy i love him, who's afraid of little old me and the smallest man i ever lived are so good

[@jaymiewagner7258]

Travis was kicked off his college football team for violating the teams drug policy due to a failed drug test due to weed. Where I think the childs play stuff is based

[@linneathunberg6459]

Or one of his exes said he cheated

[@Luscent]

oh damn!

[@jamiekay3650]

I thought the “child’s play” was him trying to give her a friendship bracelet and then, as she said in the Time interview, “putting her on blast on his podcast.”

[@jaymiewagner7258]

@@jamiekay3650 why would she need to forgive him shooting his shot lol

[@jamiekay3650]

@@jaymiewagner7258 I think it’s a joking, tongue-in-cheek line.

[@borathebrat]

If u think this album sounds like midnights ur insane idc

[@oh.sorry.dont.mind.meeeee]

yeah 😅 it's a different genre but I think people just hear jacks synths and kinda don't consider the genre. this is like 1975 mixed with late 80's chill easy listening for like fortnight for example. I loved that song right away. the vibes are exactly like other music I enjoy in that genre. I don't think a lot of people actually listen to a lot of music in that genre if they usually listen to pop. I don't even know what to call it, I need to Google what the genre might be considered. love it

[@Anna13Tonks]

Everyone says it's the baby of midnights and folklore so it sounds like midnights ☠️

[@angiepeterson1282]

I love this and the anthology- hard to pick top 5- who’s Afraid of Little Old Me?, The Black Dog, loml, The Prophecy, But Daddy I Love Him…will probably change according to mood

[@Luscent]

nice picks the Black Dog is STUNNING

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

1:17:46 “Who’s Taylor Swift, anyway? Ew.” 😉

[@DoubleBlack2.0]

56:56 I’m sorry.. /what/? What on earth is this interpretation? There was literally *nothing* in there about her ruining him just to fix him. He’s been a dick this whole time. She was just naive enough to think she could fix him.

[@vrsonnn]

You should react to Funk Generation album by Anitta, just released and it's full of bops!!!!! brazilian funk music babyyy

[@michellehiggins369]

Cool.

[@CindyEvens-nh2tm]

Love your reaction! That being said, please stop playing with your hair! It's too distracting. It makes me nervous that you seem nervous so you flip your hair as a sort of comforting behavior.

[@ssfidx3073]

wash out, can YOU do it better???????????????????????????? than jack, OFC CAN"T, wiggling sound??????, better than 808 sound

[@Luscent]

I think I can but Im sure every artist thinks that way hahaha

[@lauriemathis3225]

heroin...with an 'e' is ..heroine--------a woman admired for her courage...sounds just like Taylor.

[@DeathAnn80]

But Daddy I Love Him: her fans are “Daddy,” she’s saying look! I love Trav. She uses daddy again to talk about her actual dad loving him. Evidence also when she says fuck the wine moms who are upset she didn’t end up with Joe. The message I get is “But Judgey Fans who think you know best, I Love Travis!”

[@Luscent]

yeahhh I see that but I do think this one's about Matty!

[@theunitedkingdom]

insanely boring

[@Kristin2007]

yes you are

[@travisslade]

Guess it wasn't for you then. Its topping the charts

[@theunitedkingdom]

@@travissladeso did trump

[@theunitedkingdom]

@@Kristin2007born in 2007 speaking….

[@nubesvaporosas]

Go away 🙄

[@teteu9534]

She's trying so hard to be like Lana

[@MunchkinBoy0308]

???

[@jeffreymarra231]

....huh

[@bnchlsng]

huh?

[@jessethecomet]

Wow it's almost like... she's friends with Lana and is influenced by her music...

[@desireepitts9444]

Ur trying so hard to be relevant in this comment section