Taylor Swift says new album will have songs about love triangles and ‘dirty, dirty cheats of the world’
TAYLOR Swift’s once-colourful love life was the inspiration for the many hits she belted out on the opening night of her long-awaited Eras tour.
But the singer has made peace with the past and is reaping the rewards of ten albums full of her most personal feelings.
Taylor Swift took her fans on trip back down memory lane as she kicked off her new US tourCredit: Rex
Taylor is open that her former relationships have left an imprint on her musicCredit: Getty
She revealed: “My albums have characteristically been sort of excruciatingly autobiographical.
“When I put out an album it feels like getting a live-streamed public autopsy.”
Taylor’s ghosts of boyfriends past — including Harry Styles, Calvin Harris, John Mayer, Tom Hiddleston and Jake Gyllenhaal — still haunt her piercing lyrics.
Now happily loved-up with British actor Joe Alywn for seven years, Taylor told the 70,000 screaming Swifties at State Farm Stadium in Phoenix, Arizona, on Friday night to buckle up while she took them on a three-hour trip down her memory lane.
She said: “I’m really overwhelmed and trying to keep it together.
“We’re going on an adventure, one era at a time, exploring the last 17 years of music that I’ve been lucky enough for you to care about.
“We’ve got songs about break-ups, teenage love triangles, liars and dirty, dirty cheats of the world.”
Despite the raw words of her songs, energised and upbeat Taylor has clearly let go of any bitterness.
During the 44-song set, she playfully told fans: “A running, reoccurring theme in my music is that I love to explain to men how to apologise. I just love it.
“I like to tell them how simple it is to fix things, if you follow these easy steps. I love hearing men apologising.”
Taylor was thrilled to be back on stage performing again and thanked her fans for their devotionCredit: Getty Images – Getty
It may have been five years since Taylor performed a full live concert, but she has certainly caught up on her woke terminology — addressing her crowd as “guys, gals and non-binary pals”.
Taylor’s absence from the world stage was worth the wait as she unleashed powerful, unwavering vocals, 12 stunning costumes, an army of dancers, tight choreography, pyrotechnics, fireworks, light-up wristbands, a moving stage and multiple disappearing acts via sharp trap-door mastery.
The fans’ dedication didn’t go unnoticed either, as Taylor praised their many sartorial references to her songs Mirrorball, Willow — and a phrase from her UK No1 Anti-Hero.
She said: “I can see 17 different people dressed up as mirrorballs.
“I’ve seen really amazing specific, visual represent-ations of lyrics or weird online inside jokes that we have.
“I’ve seen someone dressed as a full entire willow tree and an alarming number of adults dressed as Sєxy babies.”
The concert was Taylor’s first live performance in five yearsCredit: Getty Images – Getty
Taylor’s relief at being reunited with her Swifties was evident — and she was self-deprecating as she reminisced about writing her album Folklore in lockdown.
She said: “I wrote this during the pandemic about how badly I craved the connection that I feel from the care you have directed my way.
“I’m gabbling. I’m trying to find an eloquent way to tell you I love you and I crave attention all the time.”
They clearly adore you just as much, Taylor.
