After announcing the release of an 11th album at the Grammy Awards, Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department was a highly anticipated event for Swifties globally. When the album was finally released on April 19, people had a lot to say. CNN Entertainment reports that “Taylor Swift’s…‘The Tortured Poets Department’ is daggers wrapped in a lullaby,” referencing how often Swift calls out people from her past, which seems to be the album’s overall theme. For example, the song “thanK you aIMee,” spells out Kim in capital letters, alluding to Swift’s feud with Kim Kardashian. Many are applauding her for being so bold. A large majority of the album is also about her relationships, past and present. Specifically, Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy, and her current boyfriend, Travis Kelce. The song “The Alchemy” is clearly about Travis Kelce. According to fans, her lyrics,  “touch down, call the amateurs and cut ‘em from the team.” reference the football player. However, as if this album wasn’t thrilling enough for fans, Swift released a surprise addition at 2 AM called The Anthology, which included 15 more poignant songs that seemed more popular than the original release. Each song from the album is like its own poem made for someone who wronged Swift in some way; she really says it all. Although each song was good individually, the album as a whole lacked a spark. The additions of the Anthology songs are better than the original Tortured Poets Department. Despite that, at least for Taylor, it seems she felt like she needed to make this album. She told her fans in February, “It sort of reminded me of why songwriting is something that actually gets me through life and I’ve never had an album where I’ve needed songwriting more than I needed it on Tortured Poets.”