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thvndrlight · 13 days

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Ok been listening to ttpd all evening saw the fortnight video and became mental 😎 trying to get back to this style

Still a wip but dont know if i will finish it 🤭 sooooo…. Sneak peak???

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bluejay-the-geek · 12 days

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DC characters/moments as Tortured Poets Department songs/lyrics bc i have a light concussion and am very bored (in the album's chronological order)

(disclaimer before someone is triggered- some of the lyrics are taken out of context or interpreted differently than what they actually mean. this is just for fun don't come for me. also this gets pretty angsty towards the end so proceed with caution)

"I was supposed to be sent away, But they forgot to come and get me"- tim drake very obviously bc neglecting parents/boarding school

"I love you, it's ruining my life"- early harleen quinzel about joker

"My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"- the whole song is just harley quinn idc (pre-harlivy of course)

"Now I'm down bad, cryin' at the gym"- nightwing def cried at the gym at some point

"I stopped tryna make him laugh, stopped tryna drill the safe"- dick grayson about bruce after moving out of wayne manor

"You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin' for the proof, You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days"- remember the whole selena leaving bruce at the alter thing? yeah

"I'd rather burn my whole life down, Than listen to one more second of all this bitchin' and moanin', I'll tell you something 'bout my good name, It's mine alone to disgrace"- I'm just getting red hood vibes from this no specific reason

"Now, pretty baby, I'm runnin' back home to you, Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to"- almost every gotham rouge to batman right after escaping arkham/prison. especially joker, catwoman and riddler lol

"At the park where we used to sit on children's swings, Wearing imaginary rings"- this one specific panel of tim and steph

"And this city reeks of driving myself crazy"- everyone who's ever been to gotham

"All my girls got their lace and their crimes, And your cheating husband disappeared, well, No one asks any questions here"- it's giving gotham city sirens

"Am I allowed to cry?"- maybe it's just me but i thought about clark kent discovering he had different biological parents and grieving about them even though the parents that actually raised him are alive and well

"So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street, Crash the party like a record scratch as I scream, "Who's afraid of little old me?", You should be" red hood's debut

"The scandal was contained, The bullet had just grazed, At all costs, keep your good name, You don't get to tell me you feel bad"- jason todd about the whole making batman choose between him and joker at the end of under the red hood

"You wouldn't last an hour in the asylum where they raised me"- this is 100% Bane bc he was born and grew up in prison for a crime he didn't even do!! also cassandra cain and damian wayne

(^this is actually the lyric that inspired this entire post lol)

"You caged me and then you called me crazy, I am what I am 'cause you trained me, So who's afraid of me? Who's afraid of little old me?"- kind of a stretch but remember that time they put jason in arkham?

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)- again the whole song is harley about joker

"Your arson's match, your somber eyes, And I'll still see it until I die, You're the loss of my life"- bruce about jason. out of all the robins that died, jason's death hit him the hardest. even now when bruce sees red hood, he still sees that happy little kid that he lost

"I can read your mind, "She's having the time of her life", There in her glittering prime, The lights refract sequin stars off her silhouette every night, I can show you lies"- bc we all know Nightwing is always dying on the inside, and it was very true in the discowing era bc it was right after he left the manor

"'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle my shit"- jason pre-bruce

"I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague"- ok so we got joker about batman, cupid about green arrow, hush about bruce wayne... and a bunch of others but it's too many to write lol

"And you deserve prison, but you won't get time"- fucking tarantula that bitch

"The smallest man who ever lived"- the atom! not any of the messages in the song tho ofc he's just very small

"What if I told you I'm back? The hospital was a drag, Worst sleep that I ever had, I circled you on a map ,I haven't come around in so long, But I'm coming back so strong"- joker to batman after escaping arkham again

"I haven't come around in so long, But I'm making a comeback to where I belong"- jason coming back to protect crime alley after being away from gotham for years after his resurrection

"Even if it's handcuffed, I'm leavin' here with you"- batman and catwoman<3

I Hate It Here- imagine the whole song as homeless jason todd taking shelter in the library💔

"I built a legacy that you can't undo, But when I count the scars, there's a moment of truth, That there wouldn't be this if there hadn't been you"- bruce built a legacy as batman, and created a huge family he loves, and it hurts to think about but he wouldn't have any of it if joe chill hadn't murdered his parents

"Please, I've been on my knees, Change the prophecy, Don't want money, Just someone who wants my company"- kid bruce grew up all alone in a huge mansion, but he'd give all his billions away in a heartbeat if he could change his parent's fate

"So, they killed Cassandra first 'cause she feared the worst"- ok so you might think i chose cassandra cain for this only bc of the name, BUT- cass notices things others don't (like cassandra the prophet...), bc of her skills and abilities she is feared the most (Ik the song said "she feared" not "she is feared" but idc lol). like if someone knew so much about you just by looking you'd think she's some kind of a witch too

Peter- picture this: jason had a childhood friend back at crime alley. he left to live in wayne manor and become robin, and said goodbye to his old friend, promising they'd reunite again in the future. 3 years pass and his friend reads an article about jason's death. now listen to the song and try not to cry (if someone writes that fic send me the link IMMEDIATELY this has been haunting me) here's the link to the song with lyrics bc ik you're too lazy to look it up. also jason's middle name is peter:)

"Splendidly selfish, charmingly helpless, Excellent fun 'til you get to know her"- brucie wayne vs batman

"Started with a kiss, "Oh, we must stop meeting like this" But it always ends up with a town car speeding, Out the drive one evening"- catwoman and batman of course<3 the town car is the batmobile speeding out the batcave to catch catwoman (to arrest her or make out with her? probs both)

Robin- ofc we have to go robins for robin! imo that's bruce to dick and jason's robins, and dick to damian when he was his robin. dick and jason- despite the hard times they went through that led to them becoming robins, they were still mostly happy curious kids that run around covered in mud while bruce tried (unsuccessfully) to maintain the innocence they had left. as for damian- it's more of a stretch than the other 2 bc he had no childlike innocence before robin, but dick tried his hardest to extract the child that was hidden inside the ruthless assassin the league created, finally allowing him to experience normal kid things. idk

"He said, "I'm not a donor but, I'd give you my heart if you needed it", She rolled her eyes and said, "You're a professional""-to me this is clark kent completely in love and lois with her sass

"And at last, She knew what the agony had been for"- almost every hero. they suffer, they sacrifice, they fight, and sometimes they want to give up- but at the end of the day, they save lives, so it's all worth it

and that's it folks! feel free to add more/share your insights!!

sorry for any spelling/grammer mistakes, English isn't my first language plus like the title said i had a minor head injury a few days ago and I'm tired soI'm not proofreading this bc I'm going to sleep rn goodnight to all✌️

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apocketfullofpoesis · 13 days

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You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin’ for the proof. You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days. And I’m just getting colour back into my face. I’m just mad as hell ‘cause I loved this place.

Taylor Swift, So long, London

#taylor eras tour #writers on tumblr #the tortured poets department #so long london #for you page #foryou #explore page #for you #dark academia #light academia #foryoupage #literature #taylor swift #lyrics #songwriting

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stumbleonhometomycats · 14 days

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you swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin for the proof

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sophiesonlinediary · 15 days

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Official TTPD Review

Fortnight - Such a vibe with headphones on, but still far from being my favorite though. I'm quite shocked this is the first single but I do really like it now at the second listen, still sad post malone didn't get his own verse i was excited for that :/

The Tortured Poets Department - The charlie puth mention really ruined verse 2 for me sadly, but the bridge ruined my life "At dinner, you take my ring off my middle finge. And put it on the one people put wedding rings on. And that's the closest I've come to my heart exploding" LIKE WTF HEART = BROKEN the title of the song is really cool but i dont know i wasnt expecting the song to sound like this.

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys - I think this may be my second least favorite from this album i dont understand why i didnt really like this song. Maybe it was the vibe of the song and sound especially the choruses which sadly didnt hit. i love how she wrote about a rocky relationship in this song. I feel like this one will definetly be a grower

Down Bad - literally one of my favorites from the whole album. Maybe it's cause the sound feels familiar to me kind off like midnights vibe. But wow that chorus is amazing truly so catchy and the lyrics like wow. i love this song so muchhhh

So Long, London - Not what I expected but still so heartbreakingly pretty. I love her voice in this song it's so pretty and the lyrics are so good oh my god. I swear the verse 3's in this album are vile. "I died on the altar waitin' for the proof" like god damn this whole song is amazing.

But Daddy I Love Him - I loved this song so fucking much. When she said "I'm having his babies" my face dropped and then she hit me with "no not really but you should see your faces" was really fun i'll probably never forget that. i believe this song is of everyone trying to decide her love life for her. And her being like fuck you guys it's my life and you have to accept it and i love her for that!

Fresh Out The Slammer - Those choruses are so good man especially the second one is so good and so me. On first listen this one isn't very memorable but still really good. Now that i've listened to it more like i love this song so much too and the bride ahhh <333

Florida !!! - Ok so maybe i'm a little biased but man this one is so fucking good. I have loved Florence and Taylor for years so like them collaborating was like everything and more. I have now listened to the song like thrice and wowwwww i love it so muchhhhh. Taylor, Florence, Fl welcomes you with open arms man. And like verse 3 was so good their song writing skills are out of this world.

Guilty As Sin? - What an interesting song, like man, idk how to feel. I love the chorus fs. I've come to interpret this song as her having thoughts of a man who possibly isn't available per say or it's just something that can never happen between the two but the want for eachother is there. "They don't know how you've haunted me so stunningly" I love this lyric btw and the chorus right after like wowwww

Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me - ME IM SCARED WTF. Her screaming that line was everything and like the second half of the song is so incredible like wow. also this line has stuck with me since last night "Then we could all just laugh until I cry" ALSO THE ASYLUM WHERE THEY RAISED ME SDJNVFI. I love how she's kind of portraying herself in this song as like the stereotypical scary neighbor in movies. At least that's how I saw it. The whole bridge is incredible and magnificent I adore this song.

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) - GIRL NO YOU CANT AND IM SO HAPPY YOU ACCEPTED THAT. Once I got past the point that this song is about ratty healy I really liked it. it's vibes are so good and the imagery is amazing.

loml - what if i said this should've been track 5. This was the only song in the album I cried to on first listen. It hit me like a bullet and I will never forgive cat lady swift for not preparing me for this song. Literally so fucking hurtful i'm screaming oh my lord. I- no im never getting over this song, sorry not sorry. And the fact "They almost had it all" but there life was cut short aka the relationship ended oh god kill me.

I Can Do It With A Broken Heart - I don't know whether to laugh or to cry. This song is heartbreaking don't let the production fool you, the lyrics want to make you rip you're hair out. And you know what i'll be dancing to this song with a broken heart. "The lights refract sequin stars off her silhouette every night. I can show you lies" it's giving mirrorball like augh i love this song so much!!! and the chorus is everything "I'm so obsessed with him, but he avoids me like the plague" SO FUCKING REAL.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived - DRAG HIS ASS TAYLOR YEAHHHH. HELLO WTF THIS SONG IS SO GOOD AND FOR ALL OF U HATING ON IT U JUST DONT GET IT THE PASSIVE AGGRESSIVENESS IS EVERYTHINGGGG. mad woman you'd be proud asf. also my religion mentioned as a tongue in cheek to his anti religion views 👏

The Alchemy - I'm not gonna talk about this song much but like I didn't like it at all, i'm sorry. It sounds like one of those Kelce parody songs 😭

Clara Bow - Not the name-dropping herself, damn. I wanna manifest that second pre-chorus btw 🤞 i need to see the light of manhattan. I truly love this song and I can tell it's very personal to her. she's had such an unbelievable career it's always interesting when she writes about it. loved this as the album closer!

this is my ttpd review. remember im just a girl who's only listened to this album twice so please dont drag me for these opinions. gonna do the anthology later!

#sophie's diary entry #taylor swift #the tortured poets department #soo good and pretty <3

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thelasttime · 11 days

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speaking of bridges… do "you swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? i died on the altar waitin' for the proof, you sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days" and “ladies and gentlemen will you please stand, with every guitar string scar on my hand, i take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover" sound alike or is it just me

anon please i am not strong enough

#asks #asking you this*#anonymous

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echo-echo31 · 14 days

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fave lyrics from all songs + commentary because I need to SAY THINGS part 1

1. Fortnight - "your wife waters flowers, I wanna kill her" (babe this is illicit affairs but unhinged I love it)

2. The Tortured Poets Department - "You left your typewriter at my apartment, Straight from the tortured poets department, Who else decodes you?" (mecore mecore MECORE LETS GO)

3. My Boy Only Breaks His Favourite Toys - "Once I fix me, he's gonna miss me" (thinking of Diane and the revenge dress rn)

4. Down Bad - "Fuck it if I can't have him" (hopeless romantic me loves this in a problematic way)

5. So Long, London - "You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died at the altar waitin' for proof" (ough)

6. But Daddy I Love Him - "I'm havin' his baby. No, I'm not, but you should see your faces" (fuckin snarky 4th wall taylor I love you)

7. Fresh Out The Slammer - "To the one who says I'm the girl of his American Dreams" (although this song is not about positive love I am biased about this line)

8. Florida!!! - "Little did you know your home's really only a town you're just a guest in" (OUFH ALSO FLORENCE ILY)

9. Guilty As Sin? - "What if he's written "Mine" on my upper thigh only in my mind?" (:3)

10. Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me? - 'So tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is?" (women 👏 unapologetically 👏 not 👏 humble)

11. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can) - "Trust me, I can handle me a dangerous man. No really, I can" (so much writing potential)

12. loml - "You're the loss of my life" (WDYMMMMMMMM)

13. I Can Do It With A Broken Heart - "'Cause I'm miserable (Haha). And nobody even knows" (the overachiver mental health anthem)

14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived - "And I'll forget you, but I'll never forgive. The smallest man who ever lived" (see really said imma hold a grudge on the man with a small dick)

15. The Alchemy - "The hospital was a drag. Worst sleep that I ever had." (medical trauma besties u know this one)

16. Clara Bow - "You look like Taylor Swift. In this light, we're lovin' it. You've got edge, she never did" (T A Y L O R)

#pls send help #this is like a poetry anthology i need to write ESSAYS #ts #echo rants #taylor swift

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a-queen-of-the-clouds · 11 days

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"I stopped tryna make him laugh, stopped tryna drill the safe"

"Thinkin', 'how much sad did you think I had did you think I had in me?'"

"And I'm pissed off you let me give you all that youth for free"

"Stitches undone. Two graves, one gun"

"And you say I abandoned the ship, but I was going down with it"

"You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin' for the proof"

"I'm just mad as hell 'cause I loved this place"

So long, London. You'll find someone

So long, London x John Lennon

#where london is literally london but it's also paul and it's also the beatles and youth and-#i tried a new type of post #let's see if it works

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ula-revolution · 13 days

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So how much sad did you think I had

Did you think I had in me?

How much tragedy?

Just how low did you

Think I'd go 'fore I'd self-implode?

'Fore I'd have to go be free?

You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues?

I died on the altar waitin' for the proof

You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days

And I'm just getting color back into my face

I'm just mad as hell 'cause I loved this place

#sarah takes a selfie #personal #the tortured poets department #so long london #being moody and dramatic

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torturedpoetsadprose · 9 days

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“You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin' for the proof. You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days. And I'm just getting color back into my face. I'm just mad as hell 'cause I loved this place for so long, London.”

#song: so long london #the tortured poets department #ttpd #ts ttpd #taylor swift #ts11 #ts #so long London

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yourdaisy · 12 days

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melodic similarities in ttpd i can't stop thinking about

"you left your typewriter at my apartment, straight from the tortured poets' department" / "i didn't come here to make friends, we were born to be suburban legends" (ttpd / suburban legends)

"gray and blue and fights in tunnels, handcuffed to the spell I was under, for just one hour of sunshine" / "all those times that you didn't leave, it's been occuring to me i'd like to hang out with you for my whole life" (fots / stay stay stay)

"you swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? i died on the altar waitin' for the proof, you sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days" / "ladies and gentlemen will you please stand, with every guitar string scar on my hand, i take this magnetic force of a man to be my lover" (so long, london / lover)

"'cause i'm a real tough kid, i can handle my shit, they said, 'babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it' and i did" / "what if i told you none of it was accidental and the first time that you saw me nothing was gonna stop me" (icdiwabh / mastermind)

#the so long london one hurts #taylor swift #ttpd #fresh out the slammer #so long london #i can do it with a broken heart

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cogentranting · 8 days

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Taylor in Lavender Haze and the Bejeweled music video: Who says I even want to get married? I don't care about that.

Taylor, slamming down Tortured Poets Department: I LIED. At dinner, you take my ring off my middle finger/And put it on the one people put wedding rings on I died on the altar waitin' for the proof And, no, you can't come to the wedding Wearing imaginary rings You and I go from one kiss to getting married Talkin' rings and talkin' cradles Whether I'm gonna be your wife or/Gonna smash up your bike, I haven't decided yet Are you gonna marry, kiss, or kill me? (Kill me)/It's just a game, but really (Really)/I'm bettin' on all three (All three) for us two

#plus a bunch of references to forever and several more about children #ttpd #when I say lavender haze was always about denial #*the altar one I would say is playing on different ideas of altars. it's both the altar you make a sacrifice on and a wedding altar

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princess-fairytales · 13 days

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You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin' for the proof. You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days.

And I'm just getting color back into my face

I'm just mad as hell 'cause I loved this place for

So (So) long.

#what is with those damn 6 yrs #the tears ive shed to so long london #At least I'm going through my tortured poet era at the same time as Taylor

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emmyspov · 13 days

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time for my ttpd (the double album) ranking!

i have to admit that i'm a bit disappointed by the album. even though the lyrics are (as always) insanely good, most of the songs sound pretty repetitive to me. there are a few which i remember and which i really enjoy, but out of the 31 songs, over half of them don't really convince me after the first two times listening - maybe that will still change though once some time has passed!

1. imgonnagetyouback

("whether I'm gonna be your wife or gonna smash up your bike, I haven't decided yet")

2. The Prophecy

("change the prophecy, don't want money just someone who wants my company")

3. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart

("'Cause I'm a real tough kid, I can handle my shit. They said, "Babe, you gotta fake it 'til you make it" and I did")

4. I Hate It Here

("When they found a better planet, only the gentle survived")

5. thanK you aIMee

("All that time you were throwin’ punches, I was buildin’ somethin’")

6. The Tortured Poets Department

("And who's gonna hold you like me? Nobody, no-fucking-body")

7. Fresh Out The Slammer

("Gray and blue and fights and tunnels, handcuffed to the spell I was under for just one hour of sunshine")

8. Down Bad

("'Cause fuck it, I was in love, so fuck you if I can't have us")

9. The Black Dog

("I pledged and I still mean it. Old habits die screaming")

10. So Long, London

("You swore that you loved me, but where were the clues? I died on the altar waitin' for the proof")

11. Clara Bow

12. Florida!!!

13. The Albatross

14. So High School

15. Guilty As Sin?

16. But Daddy I Love Him

17. Fortnight

18. Who's Afraid Of Little Old Me?

19. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived

20. The Alchemy

21. The Bolter

22. I Look In People's Windows

23. loml

24. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)

25. The Manuscript

26. How Did It End?

27. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus

28. Peter

29. Robin

30. Cassandra

31. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys

#taylor swift #ttpd

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staybeautifulmp3 · 14 days

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so long london was the only song i thought was good when i listened so it’s funny that we had the opposite experience lol

wait can you explain it to me then??? i thought it was a bunch of mixed metaphors seemingly at random but then i was like well maybe thats the point? like its supposed to be the free flowing Beat generation poetry roughly strung together

oh and maybe its about the fact the relationship didnt have a clear Narrative (which was my problem with the song lol) like the relationship felt like "fairy lights through the mist" and she had to "pull [the boat] in" and other times it felt like

I died on the altar waitin' for the proof You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days

like theres no clear linear line its Messy its discombobulated its rough and untethered

#thinking...... if you have any other thgouths feel free to share!!#amanda.mail #the tortured poets department

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burntblueberrywaffles · 15 days

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from "Is it really your anxiety/That stops you from giving me everything?" to "I died on the altar waitin' for the proof/You sacrificed us to the gods of your bluest days"

#so long london #ttpd #the tortured poets department #renegade #tayor swift #burntblueberrywaffles #parallels

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