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Taylor Swift takes aim at Kim Kardashian and Matty Healy, sings about Travis Kelce as she drops SECOND surprise album
Two hours after The Tortured Poets Department was released, Taylor Swift shocked fans when she dropped another 15 tracks, completing the “anthology” and offering up tracks that took aim at Kim Kardashian and her family, as well as singing about her new love Travis Kelce.
“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” Taylor shared on social media. “I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs. And now the story isn’t mine anymore… it’s all yours.”
The extra 15 songs included four of the bonus tracks that were supposed to only be available on limited edition CDs and vinyls as well as 11 extra songs, one of which was called ‘thanK you aIMee’.
The capitalized words spelled out the name Kim and the lyrics hinted at Taylor’s long-running feud with the reality star and businesswoman.
“Everyone knows that my mother is a saintly woman, but she used to say she wished that you were dead, I pushed each boulder up the hill, your words are still just ringing in my head,” she sang in post-chorus before hitting back at rumors Kim has changed, singing: “And maybe you’ve reframed it, and in your mind you never beat my spirit black and blue, I don’t think you’ve changed much.”
She then goes on to add: “And one day, your kid comes home singin’ a song that only us two is gonna know is about you.”
In another song, also in the bonus album, she clearly references her new romance with Travis Kelce, singing: “You know how to ball, I know Aristotle, brand new, full throttle, touch me while your bros play Grand Theft Auto, it’s true, swear, scouts honor, you knew what you wanted, and, boy, you got her.”
The first 16 tracks on the album, produced by Taylor’s longtime collaborators Jack Antonoff and Aaron Dessner, focus – shockingly – mostly on her short-lived romance with Matty Healy which took place in April 2023.
The pair, who had been friends for years, dated for several weeks after it emerged Taylor had split from her partner of six years Joe Alwyn.