— taylor swift’s ‘the tortured poets department’ features a song called ‘but daddy i love him’ that seemingly responds to her fan criticism over her 2023 fling with matty healy.

— the song lyrics to but daddy i love him from taylor swift 's new album the tortured poets department leaked ahead of its official release.

— — ellie schnitt (@holy_schnitt) april 19, 2024.

I'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.

— the most popular opinion online has been that the song title ‘but daddy i love him’ was a quote from disney’s the little mermaid.

— in her song, swift hits back, declaring:

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I forget how the west was won.

I just learned these people only raise you to cage you.

I'm telling him to floor it through.

No, i'm not coming to my senses i know he's crazy, but he's the one i want i'll tell you something right now i'd rather burn my whole life down than listen to one more second of all this griping.

No, i'm not, but you should see your faces.

I just learned these people only raise you to cage you.

— the song’s true villain comes into full view around the bridge, when swift shifts the focus to everyone on the sidelines criticizing her love life:

Sarahs and hannahs in their sunday best, clutching.

Sarahs and hannahs in their.

Screamin', but, daddy, i love him.

— now i'm running with my dress unbuttoned.

— in the song’s most brutal verse, she sings, “i’ll tell you something right now / i’d rather burn my whole life down than listen to one more second of all this bitching and.

— in the song's chorus, swift sings, no, i’m not coming to my senses / i know it’s crazy / but he’s the one i want / i’ll tell you something right now / i’d rather burn my whole.

Screamin', but, daddy, i love him.

— the song’s title is a clear reference to the little mermaid, in which ariel famously protests when her dad, king triton, doesn’t allow her to swim to the surface to meet prince.

— her response is merciless:

— yet on but daddy i love him, she appears to be sending a warning signal, singing:

I forget how the west was won, i forget if this was ever fun.

As the song progresses, swift's feelings about these individuals who believe they know what's best for her become clear.

But daddy i love him.

Ariel exclaimed this to her father, king triton,.

[chorus] now i'm running with my dress unbuttoned.

I'd rather burn my whole life down than listen to one more second of all this bitchin' and.

But daddy i love him.

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but daddy i love him is the sixth track from taylor swift 's eleventh studio album, the tortured poets department, released on april 19, 2024.

I'm having his baby.

I'm having his baby.

But, daddy, i love him / i'm having his baby / no i'm.

The one thing i wanted.

I'd rather burn my whole life.

No, i'm not, but you should see your faces.

I forget if this was ever fun.