{"id":298425,"date":"2024-04-19T14:42:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-swift-calls-herself-a-functioning-alcoholic-in-new-song"},"modified":"2024-04-19T14:42:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T19:42:20","slug":"taylor-swift-calls-herself-a-functioning-alcoholic-in-new-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/taylor-swift-calls-herself-a-functioning-alcoholic-in-new-song","title":{"rendered":"Taylor Swift Calls Herself a 'Functioning Alcoholic' in New Track"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The singer dropped her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Friday, which details her breakups from Joe Alwyn<\/strong><\/a> and Matty Healy<\/strong><\/a>. 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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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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?”<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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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<\/strong><\/a> Magazine anyway.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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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.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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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<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Taylor Swift just chugged a beer when she was shown on the video board at the Super Bowl . pic.twitter.com\/LPn55wWDBc<\/a><\/p>\n

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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<\/strong><\/a> … and that was definitely on display during the Super Bowl as well, where she was having the time of her life<\/strong><\/a> … with a cup in hand.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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