The torture is over for fans who waited weeks and months for Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” to arrive. But the truly faithful still have some work ahead, in trying to decode what or who is the subject of each of the 16 songs (plus four bonus tracks). Even without immediately solving all those mysteries, though, the album is filled with lines that are bold and striking (and sometimes funny).
Here is our guide to the most quotable lyrics from every song on the standard edition of “The Tortured Poets Department,” plus some of the bonus tracks.
FORTNIGHT
The single, with lyrics co-written and co-sung by Post Malone, is one of the least lyrically provocative songs on the album. It describes two lovers who were together for only a short time and are now friends, along with their families… but the narrator hasn’t completely reconciled herself…
