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Taylor Swift Reveals Meaning Behind Songs in ‘The Tortured Poets Department’

Taylor Swift shared the inspiration behind songs in new album "The Tortured Poets Department," including"Fortnight," "Clara," "Florida!!!," and others

Following the release of her surprise double album, Swift called the 31-track LP “an anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time — one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure.” The Tortured Poets Department became the most streamed album on Spotify the first day of its release, with more than 200 million streams in less than 24 hours. When discussing “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone, Swift explained the dramatic themes of life and death in the album’s first track, along with the message of fatalism, or the process of “longing, pinning away, lost dreams.” Swift said she’s an avid Dateline watcher, and drew inspiration from the people escaping law, eager to start a new life.

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