Taylor Swift Calls Herself a 'Functioning Alcoholic' in New Track
Taylor Swift suggests she had a problem with alcohol in one of her new songs — even though, frankly, she’s no stranger to booze right now … hard to tell if she’s serious or not.
The singer dropped her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Friday, which details her breakups from Joe Alwyn ו Matty Healy. In the opening track “Fortnight,” fans picked up on a lyric that paints her (or whoever she’s singing as) as an alky during this time.
Taylor sings … “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me / I was a functioning alcoholic ’til nobody noticed my new aesthetic. All of this to say, I hope you’re okay / But you’re the reason / And no one here’s to blame / But what about your quiet treason?”
Taylor doesn’t provide any more insight into this on the song … as a result, we really don’t know if she’s being literal, or simply metaphoric. What’s interesting … she notably quit drinking in the months leading up to her “Eras” tour — that’s what she told TIME Magazine anyway.
She previously told TIME she had to ditch her “frat guy” ways while on tour … choosing instead to prioritize working out and a sober lifestyle so that she could be in tip-top shape for her nearly 4-hour concerts.
While Taylor might’ve not been boozing toward the beginning of her “Eras” tour — that didn’t last too long … because as we’ve seen over the past several months … Taylor has often had a drink on her for various occasions, especially when around Travis Kelce.
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We’ve seen Taylor pounding beers and other alcoholic beverages at various football games she’s been to while watching her boyfriend play … and that was definitely on display during the Super Bowl as well, where she was having the time of her life … with a cup in hand.
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Even during Taylor’s Bahamas vacay with Travis, she was in the water while holding a cocktail — and this past weekend at Coachella, folks noticed she appeared to be inebriated there too … with lip-readers saying they saw her apologizing to TK for being drunk.
At just about every big public event Taylor’s been to of late … she’s often seen drinking — including for all the Super Bowl after-parties, where she was raging with the team.
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“Drunk Taylor” was also trending during the 2023 VMAs after fans thought the singer had a buzz on at the awards show … so yeah, it’s definitely something people notice about her.
Interestingly enough, she also seems to be aware of it — although, in the song, she’s talking about being an “alcoholic” in the past tense … so, presumably, that means she used to drink even more … again, assuming this is meant to be interpreted down to the letter.
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Taylor has never looked too out of control, FWIW — while she certainly likes to have a good time, and even a boozy time here and there, there’s never been any outward signs that she doesn’t know how to control herself … or that this is actually a real issue.
עוֹד, fans have raised eyebrows over her new alcohol comment … and it’s got folks talking.