Revolutionary Taylor: Our take on the new Taylor Swift album through an American Revolution lens (Pt. 3)

Hey swifties, we’re back for day 3 of Revolutionary Taylor. After listening to this album fully again, I have to say it’s grown on me. This was my fourth favorite album after folklore, 1989, and Lover. But I have to say, it’s now second. This album is one of her most clever yet, and it has interesting references and lyrics everywhere. Let’s jump in to today’s song.

Track 6: But Daddy, I Love Him

In this song, Daddy is parliament, and the man who she loves, is the American liberty. He is controlling and not letting her being in love with who she wants, but is not allowed to. “No, I’m not coming to my senses/I know he’s crazy, but he’s the one I want” are the last two lines in the chorus. American liberty is an ideal that has been fought for a while and has been challenged, hence all the verses.

Track 7: Fresh Out The Slammer

This song is talking about what happens right after independence, the now what moment. They worked so hard but for what? Some people are having their regrets knowing that if they need help they can’t go to their former ally from 30 years ago. People are having feelings of regret, yet calmness. “Fresh out the slammer, I know who my first call will be to” So who do they go to for help? Who is their first call? France. That’s who aided them in the war and that’s who’s been by their side the entire time.

Track 8: Florida!!!

The track, Florida!!! Is a beloved one by many now. During the American Revolution, Florida was served as a place for those who didn’t want war, and had enslaved people, so loyalists with farms. Taylor is taking out her resentment with these loyalists in this song. In this line, “I need to forget, so take me to Florida/I’ve got some regrets, I’ll bury them in Florida” I need to forget, so take me to Florida. This is connecting back to Fresh Out The Slammer, with not knowing what’s happening after the war and the sense of uncertainty.