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Many of you SHOULD be aware that this morning at 10 am eastern I posted on The Lizard Review something I wrote yesterday about some Tortured Poets inspired playlists https://thelizardreview.substack.com/p/the-tortured-playlists-department and it's just the luck of the draw that Taylor and I are just sooo sisters and sooo cosmically linked that she ALSO said you know what??? Let me curate a playlist or two!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They are Apple Music exclusives (APPLE HIVE WE WIN AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!) but they're alllll over the place so if you don't have AM you can still view screencaps of them and hear how she describes the playlists in her own words.

To say that these "playlists" she "curated" are insane is an understatement - this is truly our delusional insane coocoo girlie come back from the dead. She has fully come out of whatever stupor she was in when she was with Joe and is ready to hold a broken glass bottle to his throat and babbyyyyyyyyy I AM SITTING!!!!!!!!!!1 I'M SO SEATED....I'M AT THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT CAMPING OUTSIDE!!!!!!!!!! THE EMPLOYEES LOOK AT ME LIKE I'M CRAZY BECAUSE IT'S 13 DAYS AWAY BUT IDGAF I'M READY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

Now Zack and I already had plans to record later tonight so TRUST me these playlists will be discussed at length, but here's a short primer list of the most insane things that she did on these playlists :

1.) this one takes the cake - describing the "I Love You, It's Ruining My Life" playlist as a "list of songs about getting so caught up in the idea of something that you have a hard time seeing the red flags, possibly resulting in moments of denial and maybe a little bit of delusion" and then immediately going into Lavender Haze. Like we knew it. WE KNEW IT. YUUUPPP. LAVENDER HAZE PURE DELUSION WE KNEWWW THATTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT

2.) Putting Tolerate It on the "You Don't Get To Tell Me About Sad" playlist which she describes as full of songs she wrote when she was "angry." Dats kinda funny....I thought Tolerate It was inspired by a BOOK...dats just interesting you were straight FOAMMINNNG with rage writing it about "a book" lmfaoooo..................

3.) Putting Lover (and Cruel Summer honestly) on the delusional playlist. Like. You don't have to drag him this hard over broken glass...................she ripped Lover out of his grubby little hands and said I'll take that back THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4.) Putting Peace on the "Am I Allowed To Cry?" playlist which she describes as the "bargaining" stage................................I can't even fully address that mentally or emotionally right now

5.) Renegade is also HIDING at the bottom of the Am I Allowed To Cry playlist which sent me to the moon LIKE OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH YOU WANNA TALK AB0UT IT NOW?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? NOWWWW SHE WANTS TO ADDRESS IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is also a FANTASTICCC time to revisit my Tortured Joever Department episode or visit it for the first time if you haven't listened to it because I clocked A LOT OF THIS SHIT ohhh I was reading the situation PERFECTLYYYYY https://www.patreon.com/posts/tortured-joever-99342090?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

Comments

Josh

She is in her messsssssy era with these playlist lmaooooo especially the delusional one

Candace Tirado

You and Zack clocked her ass SOOOO hard for Lavender Haze. Ooooo chile- this shit is a mess lol

thalia

confirming what we knew thank you mother taylor

tyler

CAN??? WE???? always??? be this close ?? as a denial song is absolutely fucking insane btw

Lexi

fans who are not snakes are going to be shocked /confused by so many of these songs but WE understand 🫡🐍

Efi

Are there any people out there still in denial? Anyone still believing that new album is full of literary references and not about the heirloom turkey?

kinda_ares

The renegade inclusion!!!?? Now thats why i love our crazy queen

Alex Bardi

SEATED for the turkey cookout bitch it’s thanksgiving!!!!

chappell roan

crying cause the 5 stages of grief theories were right and i straight up BULLIED people about this theory

Forty2times

This reminds me of that quote from Bojack Horseman "when you look at someone with rose colored glasses, red flags just look like flags." All these interview snippets and quotes from over the years feel like Easter Eggs now. It's like she's finally at that stage post break up where you look back and think "oh God, eww, I dated him."

Abigail Wilson

i am so excited for the emergency pod!!!!

Lisaboo

I have been waiting for your guy’s reaction!!

Sydney Shepard

I'm in the plastic factory with you Lizard from the Lizard review. Where can I submit a job application for the manufacturering site just so I can sneak on of these vinyls home? I can't wait two more weeks! But I refuse to look at leaks or spoilers because I just can't be spoiled by this!

Ads

Every song he co-wrote is on one of these playlists

Laine Wagner

we’ve all become that gorilla.

Laine Wagner

she did just make playlists based on the stages of grief and put them on apple music! they’re intriguing but not ground breaking

Rose Lebeau

Did you guys see that invisible string is on the playlists "i can do it with a broken heart". What does this meannnnnnnnnn !!!!! This is tooooo good!!! ALL OF IT

gabbyinu

these tidbits she's giving us are so ominous to me and even more so bc she's saying zilch about TPD....... she's in that kitchen preparing our tgiving feast and im seated

Lance

The way she just took a big SHIT on Lover like that.... I cannot wait dude. Peace also gagged me. And can we take a moment to acknowledge BIGGER THAN THE WHOLE SKY starting off the depression stage. Like miss girl what truly is this song about? THE PEOPLE NEED TO KNOW!!!

Abigail Compton

I’m in that LINE with my tent for this album. This is the snack I needed before the meal 🥘

Michaela Wagner

Omg .. Thursday night I had a dream she gave us Apple Music exclusive lyrics/visuals. Maybe I was on to something……

Ml

On bigger than the whole sky, to me (personally - and I’m emphasizing this because it can be a hot topic) it seems to be about a miscarriage. But maybe I’m wrong..

Lance

I thought so too, but this is bringing that into question for me. I'm not sure what it's about honestly, It's very cryptic.

Megan

when i put the denial playlist on to drive then cruel summer came on i almost drove into the wall in my parking garage i was GAGGEDDDDDD…then lover came next and i sat in stunned silence for the rest of the drive

Zara Hennessy

‘Betty’ being on the I love you it’s ruining my life playlist ⚠️ the first song they wrote together for folklore… no these playlists are pushing me over the edge snakes

Ml

Isn’t it in the depression playlist? Thing for me is that she directly talks about a “you” .. like it’s a person, and then says the “you” was bigger than the whole sky … That kind of all encompassing love is a very parent like thing imo.. you know, the way you love your children more than anything..

Beca Stockman

She really put LOVER in the same basket at OURS my brain cannot fully comprehend the implications of this !!!

Carly

Thank you for this think piece it’s everything

Teresa

To say the wait for your guys episode discussing these dropped playlists in depth is torture is an understatement. lol She's giving us morsels to go through for 2 weeks now!!! Our prayers have been answered!! But also more mental & emotional processing overload. lol TTPD will have us all short circuiting.

Melissa

Truly, getting these playlists was like getting the most delicious snackkk. She is so crazy I love her

Kat 🤍🌿

She is literally preparing our thanksgiving FEAST of TPD by char broiling every single emotionally poignant song she wrote with or about Joe and I am SEATEDDDDD at the dinner table

Bnans

she’s so messy i love it

Monika

I think she saw the theory, liked it and made it work lol

chappell roan

she’s mentally ill oml 😭😭😭 taking theories from the ten year olds just to appease them

Monika

Our marketing genius queen getting us to listen to her songs again in preparation. I noticed not one Rep or Debut song on there. I saw someone point out in Lover, "And at every table, I'll save you a seat"...because he was never there supporting her and I've never looked at the song the same since

Fifi

You are literally a seer and an icon

Madelyn

I’m glad you’re talking about it tonight! The playlist is crazy and our girl is back as in our messy girl

Liv

She is out for blood!!!

Madelyn

Can you guys talk about how Taylor said she needed o write this album but she’s needed it before like she’s said she needed to write folklore and I’m sure she needed to write the others

Madelyn

And also what happened with the speech before question cause based on this she wasn’t really ok

Laine Wagner

it’s so funny when i first read about the playlists they seemed so much less interesting then they actually are! the voice memos and songs are DELICIOUS

Madelyn

Sorry I’m writing so much but I just thought does this changes your guys predictions in any way?

Nitya Kadambi

The thing is we don’t have any rep songs on this playlist because there aren’t Taylor’s versions yet….imagine what she would do with those LOL. New Year’s Say screams bargaining to me.

Burtasaurusrex11

I am screaming. Listening to the lizard review and the Toe timeline video to prepare for the next episode. I'm sat.

Raphaëlle

I am SAT on my mother fucking chair for my orientation at the tortured poets department, via the next episode 📝

Kylee

I’m frozen in fear. I DON’T KNOW WHICH ONE TO LISTEN TO FIRST!!! Officially broken. Happy? No, I’m pissed at her for this, I’ll go anger. YOU DON’T GET TO TELL ME first 👍

V

So many theories out there are from students of the university of Meth & Fetamine

Ally ❤️

These are SCATHING playlists…. And she really did use the phases of grief… but who knows which came first in that scenario… did she plan it or see the clowns clowning and think: Sure. That works for me.

Kylee

You Don’t Get to Tell Me might be it for me. Thanksgiving is coming early this year girlies, the Turkey is cooked.

Ally ❤️

I made on big playlist in order of the stages of grief… diving in head first! ILYIRML > YDGTTMAS > AIATC? > OHDS > ICDIWABH

Ally ❤️

Claws out kitties!! 🐾

Ally ❤️

She put the Lana version on the playlist and I’m goneeeee 😭😭😭😭😭😭

ccynthesyzer

Sweet nothings in denial. I am seated. Madeline asked for a small morsel and we got this…HOME COOKED MEAL 🥲

mj

I'm listening to the playlist. Damn. The implications. It's Joeblitiration

Elizabeth

I thought it was interesting that in the playlist notes it says “eventually landing on the theory that her 11th studio album is sure to explore the five stages of heartbreak. And when Swifties agree upon a theory, Taylor takes an interest—so, naturally, she’s responded by crafting a series of exclusive playlists…”. It seems to me that Taylor’s just acknowledging the theory but not agreeing that the fans are correct?

Elizabeth

Since there’s really been no promo for this album the fans have stepped in and shaped a narrative around it.

Ally ❤️

This B has me out here listening to these playlists wondering if My Tears Ricochet is about Joe after all — someone throw me a line????????? 😭😭😭😭

Ally ❤️

The ganache emulsified that’s for sure! 😂

Kylee

The first one is making me lose my shit already….Sweet Nothing, Glitch, willow, betty, Cruel Summer, Lover, False God, Style, Treacherous, Untouchable…. ?!?! This just feels like Im listening to my top 20…Am I allowed to cry happy tears for this stage? That feels pretty on brand for denial. WE’RE NOT WORTHY!!! 🙏🙏🙏

Ty Eldridge

i feel like mtr is clearly about scott like all the imagery about stolen songs, jewels that were taken, and betrayal all hint to scott, but as we know a lot of songs on folklore are about several different things (i.e. hoax), so you could definitely be right

Kylee

I don’t know about everyone else, but when I walk in the room, I can still make the whole place shimmer. Some might call it delusion, I call it ignorant bliss 💎

Clara

well question isn’t on these playlists so she meant that shit

Monika

I don’t think the stages of grief only relay to romantic relationships. I could argue that the grief from that relationship with Scott is even more damaging because of all the history and trust.

Monika

I think she saw the theory and came up with the playlist idea after the track list got leaked.

Kylee

You guys….Come in With the Rain, Other Side of the Door, AND If This Was a Movie???? It’s the holy trinity…. WE ARE NOT WORTHY.

Kylee

Damn it, I have too many thoughts…ZACK & MADELINE we NEED the Kiki RIGHT NOW! Ha But let’s be real, if we look back in hindsight, tolerate it was coldcocking us. We know who he is, he screams indifference. She tried to throw us off with ‘you’re so much older and wiser’ but that line can make sense figuratively. It’s the air about him, it’s his ‘I know better’ attitude. When I think of Joe I think, passive aggressive patronizer. If we’re being honest with ourselves, the passive patronizer DEFINITELY tolerated rep & Lover. Yeah, she’s going to need ..ready for it too, she got a beach to frolic with HER MAN. Yoink!

popomerleau

IDEA: which songs from Reputation would you add to these playlists? (She didn’t include any because TVs aren’t out yet)

Angela H

She didn’t say she hadn’t needed to write the others, she said she needed to write this one more than any of the others

Angela H

I feel like that speech was about her finally being out of that toxic relationship.

Angela H

Yes and this interplay between the fans and Taylor is one of the most entertaining things about being a swiftie

Joanna

Oh my GOD I’m numnumnumnumnummmmmm eating this up!! I listened to your Jover episode twice lol it’s my favorite, idk why this topic has absolutely gripped my little mentally ill brain ahhhhhh

Angela H

Remember when lover came out and she said DBATC was based on someone else 😂😂😂

EverNora

Since Paris is not on the denial playlist can we safely assume that it isn’t about Joe and therefore he is the “wannabe Z lister” being dragged?

Ria

girl this is a place for swifties, ie girlies who put Taylor at #1 and dont give a damn about her man purses after she's done with them. She has to right to express her feelings and art any way she wants, and as we swifties have been doing for the last 17 years, we will always side with her!!!! We dont Stan Joe and we really dont need to give a shit about him (esp when he has always hated us swifties jfkshfjsk)

Kay Wolfy

"The Bolter" by Frances Osborne is a biography book I found. Could the SONG be about this woman Idina Sackville???

Ash Owens

oh that’s not-

chappell roan

honey this is a place for thoughtful criticism, let them cook even if it’s not correct

ImogenLucy

Loved this episode!! I don’t know about anyone else but I feel like I am appreciating Midnights so much more now we have the context that it was all deteriorating at home with Joe….. hiding that in these songs so masterfully! Hearing Lavender haze kick in nearly sent me into cardiac arrest! Getting my sleeping bag and joining you at the camp out because I need this new album so badly!!! xxx

Maja Gunhold

what if the department and the "evidence" is solving the mystery that is midnights ?!?!

Lain Pierce

Spotify folx: Alex Day has curated the playlists for us if you check his profile.