Note: Taylor Swift’s latest studio album is *finally* available. tortured poet sectiondrop…which means it’s time for Swifties everywhere to (guiltlessly) wallow in their feelings and obsess over every lyric for the next month and a half Even if only slightly.
Now, in case you didn’t get the memo from the official Torture Poets Division President™️, this project is the musician’s 11th studio album. Originally it was thought that he would have 16 tracks and he would have 4 bonus numbers, but at 2am last night Tay announced that he would have an additional 15 (!!!!!!) songs for her. He gave it to me.
anyway! Today we’re going to talk about one of our favorite songs of his, “Florida!!!” Although a tribute to the state might look a little different? (Or!!! For that matter) considering the singer grew up in Pennsylvania, her ex-boyfriends Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy are from England, and her current boyfriend Travis Kelce is from Ohio And that makes a little bit of sense. that. Let me explain…
One theory is that the song alludes to Taylor’s relationship with Joe, as the first stop on Ellas’s tour after Taylor’s breakup was reported was Tampa, Florida, from April 13th to 15th, 2023. Thing. *drumroll please* Houston from April 21st to 23rd. Now, why this little story is so is one of the lyrics of “Florida!!!” “So you packed your life up just to go back to Texas and wait out a bad storm.”
But this isn’t the only assumption about the song, as the Swifties are the real masterminds (heh). Case in point? Some say this is about Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas’ breakup, since Sophie Turner filed for divorce from him in Florida in September 2023.
Amid her legal battle with Joe, Sophie and her daughters reportedly began living in Tay’s Tribeca home. Page 6. The two went out to dinner many times and attended a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets in October. Oh, *and* one of Tay’s closest friends, Brittany Mahomes, reportedly said this. our weekly magazine She “wants to set it up.” [Sophie] I’m meeting one of Travis’ friends. “Brittany knows that Sophie is newly single and hung up.” [out] When Sophie attended an event earlier, I was with her. [Kansas City Chiefs] game. She wants to help her play matchmaker,” a source revealed in November 2023.
^ Enjoy a few photos of this iconic team.
By the way, to add to the problem, regarding Tay and Sophie’s friendship, earlier this year the actor posted an Instagram post with the caption, “2023 was the year of the girly. Predictions for 2024 are way ahead.” posted a touching tribute to them. consistent. ” And yes, Tay (and Ms. Sabrina Carpenter!) will be competing. Ahem:
Now, for those of you who don’t like to dwell on the potential lore of Taylor’s song lyrics (can’t relate) and prefer something a little more specific and less scandalous, here’s “Florida!!!” . According to the celebrity herself, in the intro of her iHeart Radio, in which she participated:
“‘Florida!!’ This is a song I wrote with Florence and the Machine, and I think we came up with this idea: What happens when your life doesn’t suit you, your choices catch up with you, you’re surrounded by harsh consequences and judgments, circumstances don’t lead you where you want to go, and you just want to escape? From everything you’ve ever known. Is there a place I can go?
I always look at it like this International date line—You know, people commit these crimes. Where will they soon leave the city and go? They’re going to Florida, you know? They like to reinvent themselves, take on new identities, and try to fit in with their surroundings. And when you experience heartbreak, you may find yourself thinking something like this somewhere in your heart. I want a new name, I want a new life, I don’t want anyone to know where I’ve been or anything about me at all. And that was the starting point behind Where do you go to reinvent yourself and fit in? Florida. ”
Let’s take a look at “Florida!!!” right away.And let’s see what the lyrics are Really about.
[Verse 1: Taylor Swift]
If you can overcome the charge, you can also overcome the heat.
They said I was a fraud, I think it’s true
And all my friends smell like weed or little babies
And this town smells like it’s driving me crazy
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift]
Little did you know that your home is truly the only one
A city where you are just a guest
So you work your whole life just to pay the bills
For timeshares in Destin
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Taylor Swift]
florida
It’s a terrible drug
florida
Can I run you out?
[Verse 2: Florence Welch]
When a hurricane named after me came
I got drunk and dared to wash it off.
I barricaded myself in the bathroom with a bottle of wine.
Well, me and my ghosts had a great time.
Yes, I’m haunted, but I feel okay
All my girls have race and crime
and your cheating husband disappeared
Well, no one here asks
[Verse 3: Florence Welch, Taylor Swift & Florence Welch]
So I did my best to lie down and rest
Every body that’s ever been in my body
And in my heart they sink into the swamp
Is it bad to say that in a song?
[Pre-Chorus: Florence Welch]
Little did you know that your home is truly the only one
city where arrests are made
So you stuff your life just to wait
Another bad storm has hit Texas.
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Taylor Swift]
florida
It’s a terrible drug
florida
can i use you Up?
[Bridge:Taylor Swift, Florence Welch, Taylor Swift & Florence Welch]
I want to forget, so take me to Florida
I have regrets, I’ll bury them in Florida.
Tell me it’s despicable, tell me I can’t forgive it
At least the dolls are beautiful, fuck you, Florida
I want to forget, so take me to Florida
I have regrets, I’ll bury them in Florida.
Tell me it’s despicable, tell me I can’t forgive it
What a crash, what a rush, Fuck you, Florida.
It’s a terrible drug
It’s a terrible drug
Love loves me so much and I want to resist
So take me to Florida
[Pre-Chorus: Taylor Swift, Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Florence Welch]
Little did you know that your home is truly the only one
A city where you are just a guest (florida)
So you work your whole life just to pay the bills
For downtime sharing destin (take me to florida)
Little did you know that your home is truly the only one
The city where you get arrested (florida)
So you stuff your life just to wait
Another bad storm has hit Texas.
[Chorus: Taylor Swift & Florence Welch, Taylor Swift]
florida
It’s a terrible drug
(take me to) florida
Can I run you out?
florida
It’s a terrible drug
florida
Go ahead and mess it up
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