Taylor Swift Calls Herself a ‘Functioning Alcoholic’ in New Music

Taylor Swift suggests she had an issue with alcohol in one in all her new songs — despite the fact that, frankly, she’s no stranger to booze proper now … laborious to inform if she’s severe or not.

The singer dropped her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Friday, which particulars her breakups from Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy. Within the opening monitor “Fortnight,” followers picked up on a lyric that paints her (or whoever she’s singing as) as an alky throughout 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 would not present any extra perception into this on the track … consequently, we actually do not know if she’s being literal, or just metaphoric. What’s attention-grabbing … she notably give up ingesting within the months main as much as her “Eras” tour — that is what she informed TIME Journal anyway.

She beforehand informed TIME she needed to ditch her “frat guy” methods whereas on tour … selecting as a substitute to prioritize understanding and a sober life-style in order that she might be in tip-top form for her practically 4-hour live shows.

Whereas Taylor would possibly’ve not been boozing towards the start of her “Eras” tour — that did not final too lengthy … as a result of as we have seen over the previous a number of months … Taylor has typically had a drink on her for numerous events, particularly when round Travis Kelce.

We have seen Taylor pounding beers and different alcoholic drinks at numerous soccer video games she’s been to whereas watching her boyfriend play … and that was positively on show through the Tremendous Bowl as properly, the place she was having the time of her life … with a cup in hand.

Even throughout Taylor’s Bahamas vacay with Travis, she was within the water whereas holding a cocktail — and this previous weekend at Coachella, of us seen she gave the impression to be inebriated there too … with lip-readers saying they noticed her apologizing to TK for being drunk.

At nearly each large public occasion Taylor’s been to of late … she’s typically seen ingesting — together with for all of the Super Bowl after-parties, the place she was raging with the workforce.

“Drunk Taylor” was additionally trending during the 2023 VMAs after followers thought the singer had a buzz on on the awards present … so yeah, it is positively one thing folks discover about her.

Curiously sufficient, she additionally appears to pay attention to it — though, within the track, she’s speaking about being an “alcoholic” previously tense … so, presumably, meaning she used to drink much more … once more, assuming that is meant to be interpreted right down to the letter.

Taylor has by no means seemed too uncontrolled, FWIW — whereas she definitely likes to have an excellent time, and even a boozy time right here and there, there’s by no means been any outward indicators that she would not know find out how to management herself … or that that is truly an actual problem.