Taylor Swift is very likely the most famous musician and performer in the history of music.
Now, Swift is in the middle of a record-breaking tour and just dropped her new album.
But this one lyric from her new album has Taylor Swift under fire from her devoted fans.
Swifties go crazy over 19th century lyric
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has once again proved herself the master at generating buzz and media hype by making the surprise announcement that her 11th studio album, ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’, would release at midnight on April 19.
Swift’s 31-track opus soon became a smash hit, becoming the first album in history to record more than 300 million streams on Spotify.
Billboard reported that ‘The Tortured Poet’s Department’ sold the equivalent of 1.6 million albums on just its first day.
But not all of Swift’s fans or critics were happy with her latest album.
Especially one track in particular.
Swift says she wants to live in the 1830s
A group of woke online lunatic Swifties zeroed in on the track “I Hate It Here”, where Swift made her nostalgic statement.
“My friends used to play a game where / We would pick a decade / We wished we could live in instead of this / I’d say the 1830s but without all the racists / And getting married off for the highest bid,” Swift sang.
Even though Swift condemned racism, brain-broken leftists complained the megastar was pining for the year 1830 when President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act and slavery was still legal.
Imagine wanting to go back to the 1830’s pic.twitter.com/wH18yPT9PD
— Jakob (@littlebillstwin) April 19, 2024
Critics pan album
The alternative music outlet NME blasted Swift’s new album, saying she produced this album just for the sake of producing content.
NME’s review focused on her rehashing of a familiar theme in many of her past albums: her displeasure with facing public criticism of her work.
“Swift seems to be in tireless pursuit for superstardom, yet the negative public opinion it can come with irks her, and it’s a tired theme now plaguing her discography and leaving little room for the poignant lyrical observations she excels at,” the review read.
“To a Melbourne audience of her Eras Tour, Swift said that The Tortured Poets Department came from a ‘need’ to write. It’s just that maybe we didn’t need to hear it,” the review continued.
Swift hinted she’ll try again with new album
When Swift accepted her Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for ‘Midnights’ at the February 4, 2024, Award Show, she told fans a new album was in the works.
“I’ve been working on Tortured Poets since right after I turned in Midnights,” Swift stated. “So, I started working on it immediately after that, and I’ve been working on it for about two years. I kept working on it throughout the U.S. tour, and when it was perfect in my opinion – when it was good enough for you – I finished it.”
Then, just days later, Swift released the new album’s track list on social media.
The clues continued and built up fan anticipation for the album.
And despite the sniping and attacks from the online outrage mob and the critics, it was her biggest smash hit to date.
