Taylor Swift Slams 'All This Bitching and Moaning' About Her Love Life with Searing Tortured Poets Lyrics
Taylor Swift discusses the public's interest in her personal life.
In her latest album The Tortured Poets Department, Swift, 34, explores heartfelt topics and addresses public reaction to her relationships in several tracks.
The Grammy-winning singer began dating The 1975 frontman Matty Healy in May 2023. Though they broke up by June, some of her fans were upset by Healy, 35,'s inflammatory statements on a podcast, which he later apologized for.
In the new song “But Daddy I Love Him,” Swift admits that her lover may be “crazy,” but she's content following her heart no matter what happens to her reputation.
“Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best / Clutching their pearls, sighing ‘What a mess’ / I just learned these people try and save you ‘cause they hate you,” she sings.
Later, she sings of disregarding “saboteurs” who want her love to “stay away from her,” saying she'd rather “burn my whole life down than listen to one more second of all this bitching and moaning.”
“I’ll tell you something about my good name / It’s mine alone to disgrace / I don’t cater to all these vipers dressed in empath’s clothing,” she sings.
God save the most judgmental creeps / Who profess they desire my best / Sanctimoniously reciting soliloquies I'll never see, thinking it can modify my heartbeat when he touches me and neutralize the chemistry.”
Swift says critics don't have to pray for her because her relationship is “just my choice,” and she's happy with her “wild boy.”
“Scandal does funny things to pride / But brings lovers closer,” she sings. "All the wine moms are holding out, but that's over."
Swift also responds to criticism on "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" by comparing herself to a circus animal and reflecting on how fame has hardened her.