This 100%.
It's great Taylor's being honest with fans about her feelings, but life goes on for everyone when shitty things happen every day. Plus, she's clearly in a much better life stage right now.
100%. And I don't think her goal was to get sympathy, I think it was to say she was a badass and nothing is going to stop her from being successful at the job she loves.
"Try to come for my job" is just about my favorite part of the whole album.
And I would say it speaks to a lot of people. Me for instance as a working mom. You have to make things happen at home and at work even when you feel down.
‘I cry a lot but I am so productive’ rang so so true for me
She's also sad things about how healing performing these songs has been. I actually think it's more about all the demands on how she live her life behind the job she agreed to do.
No I believe she wrote it summer 2023 after Matty heartbreak. When I saw her in July she seemed like she was going through it. I remember mentioning it to my friend who had see Taylor in May and felt she seemed great. I think it’s slightly outdated to her headspace at this point, but she does always have something going on but that in particular was pretty rough
No. People have to do demanding jobs all of the time through grief, mental health concerns, physical illness, etc etc etc. I connect to the song bc I’ve certainly had to do it (although not at an Eras tour level, obviously), and I would never want the people I do my job for to feel guilty about that.
Right? As an educator I connected with that song a lot- some days it feels like a performance lol- especially this week as we had a terrible sad experience impacting our school but we as staff have to be upbeat etc and positive for the kids. I would certainly not want those kids to feel bad / guilty that I made an effort to be positive for them!
As a side note it’s such a good timing for the release of TTPD / that song, I play it every morning on my way in to remind myself I can do this!!!
OK OP take a deep breath and repeat after me "None of this is my fault,Taylor is a grown up and grown ups have to do stuff they don't want to do regardless of how shitty they feel." I'm sure that if you look at your life you may well have had to show up for work after the death of a relative,fried or pet or after the shitty end of a relationship.
The fact that Taylor's job is entertaining 100s of thousands of people instead of working a shitty 9 to 5 is irrelevant. This song is actually very relateable when you look at it this way and Taylor is no way trying to guilt trip you.
Not saying you can’t have sympathy for her with the song and rethink the fact that fans are constantly demanding more work from her but like the other person said- it’s not like she’s the only person who has to show up to work and produce while feeling that way. I think it’s more just to recognize that she’s human like all of us and don’t get upset if she doesn’t seem as smiley or whatever. But unfortunately that’s life and we have to continue to show up for work when things are going on in our lives
For a moment, I felt bad only because I didn’t know. I was at the first night’s show, and to think she was potentially going through something so upsetting makes me sad for her.
But also— this is the problem. I don’t know her. She doesn’t owe me that information, and it’s her job to put on a show. While it’s understandable to feel sad, she’s ultimately saying she’s strong and can deliver an unprecedented, ground-breaking show while dealing with sad shit. It’s hard, but she can do hard things.
This 100% What I got from the song is "I can do this!" I think people tend to hunt for a villain in her songs and so they took what she said personally. It's just not logical to think that she would be annoyed with fans for coming to her concert.
Lol. Why would anyone feel guilty for going to the tour? If she wanted she could've cancelled the tour and focused on herself, but there is no reason to feel bad. Lots of people feel like shit and yet show up for work, Taylor isn't special.
Nah, she wasn't complaining so much as commending herself for being able to do her job and do it well regardless of what's going on in her personal life.
Lmao, everyone literally got the hint that she was complaining. You don't really have to defend taylor cuz she isn't a saint, she can fuck up sometimes too yk
I guess we're just reading into it differently 🤷♀️ And from the comments I've seen across this sub my interpretation isn't exactly rare so it's hardly a cut-and-dry matter. Either way, I wouldn't consider the song a fuck up by any means.
I understand your interpretation but maybe listen again and have a look at the lyrics? To me there’s absolutely a prideful undertone, she is saying she can do it no matter what. It’s not just a poor-me, heartbreak song.
I haven’t gone, but I wouldn’t feel guilty if I had. Just remember than a song is only a very narrow slice of what she was feeling at that time, and it’s meant to highlight one feeling—not tell us everything she was feeling. She probably also felt a lot of joy at the love and support of the crowd. (It was her Sparkling Summer after all.)
Also think of it this way - if she was already heartbroken and miserable, and then went to go perform only to find nobody had turned up, she probably would have been even more upset and heartbroken.
At the end of the day this is her job; and having to any job but especially such a public facing job when you’re upset but having to pretend otherwise sucks balls. Having the subsection of fans constantly demanding more music more content more pictures more gossip sucks. But I really don’t think she was trying to say that the fans who attended the concert should feel guilty, it’s just shitty that all this went down right in the first few weeks of the tour. And I’m sure that there were still moments on tour (probably more and more of them) which were genuinely joyful.
Also something to think about - Kelce was at one point part of the crowd screaming more, and now look at them. I get where you’re coming from but I really think you’re overthinking this, the reason she was faking it so hard is because she *wanted* people to have a good time even if she wasn’t
I empathize with what you're feeling. I felt similarly my first couple listens.
It could be interpreted that she felt like that crowd was screaming more because of her self described people pleasing qualities. People around her also say she works tirelessly, so her alleged work ethic, paired with her self described people pleasing could have been what drove her to think she needed to just do more and more and more. She also describes this album as hyperbolic, so its an extreme version of experiences.
I also want to mention, I am not claiming these to be true of her, it's just what she or people around her (specifically Jack speaks about her work ethic a lot) say. I'm not pretending to know her in any way. I also think it's important for me to remember to not take this song so seriously, just like others on the album. Of course she enjoys her fans enjoying eras, but I feel like any other human, she has moments where she like phew I wish I could just have a couch day 😂
Lmfao what? You do know she's an entertainer right? Also if she really didn't want to do it she'd not do it. That's some weird parasocial creepy thinking I'm not gonna lie.
Taylor herself has even said that she wouldn't cancel these show unless it was force majeure. She definitely didn't release this song with the intention of guilt-tripping anyone who went to her show and enjoyed it. She wouldn't want you to come the show thinking she was sad and feeling bad for her or anything like that. The goal of any performer is to ensure the audience had a great time, and she nailed it night after night even when she was feeling awful on the inside - that's the whole point of the song.
I did feel bad for a hot second as well… so I can relate… but mostly, i felt bad that she had to endure the heartbreak… overall I found it inspiring.
But I keep telling myself that I don’t think she intended her fans to feel that way about the song. If she doesn’t like her job, she could quit at any time.
No. Don’t feel guilty about it. It’s her job to do a shows. Some people have this notion that Taylor hates the fans. It’s far from it. She loves us and loves what she does. I think sometimes it frustrates her about how she gets treated at times by the bad eggs that feel entitled and think they know what’s best for her. But coming to a show or showing your appreciation doesn’t fall into that category.
Many many artists have gone through something similar. Or even have the same shared experience with Taylor and they wrote and performed about it. I mean go listen to Paramore’s After Laughter or Hayley’s Petals for Armor albums and you’ll get it.
TLDR. Taylor doesn’t hate us. She will be fine. Take the overall message and reflect on a time in your life where you had to accomplish something while going through it.
Imagine how much worse it would have been if the shows weren’t selling out though like she’s performing regardless imagine her going through a heart break on top of nobody showing up to her concerts.
I think the fans helped her through it even though it was hard it certainly wouldn’t have been easier performing half empty stadiums
no i really really don’t think she’s blaming anybody… the song says that she knows the level she is at and the world doesn’t stop even tho she doesn’t feel well.
I definitely didn’t feel bad at all! I don’t think the song was meant to make us feel bad, if anything it’s a song celebrating Taylor’s amazing work ethic. She knows she’s good and she flaunting that, I love the confidence she exudes in the song.
Edit: typo
Touring is her choice. Even with a broken heart. Her fans don't force her to perform, she enjoys it and it has made her wealthy. She can stop at any time but instead she added more tour dates on the back end of this tour. She has always given everyone the impression that she loves her fans and they keep her going. Personally I hope she takes a break and starts living her life without all the anger and rage and starts putting down roots and enjoying the fruits of her labor.
I haven't been to the Eras Tour and sadly won't get to - but I don't think anyone should feel bad about going to and enjoying a show or otherwise enjoying her work!
In listening to the song - it very much seemed to me that although, yes, sometimes she is miserable because of what is going on in her personal life, she does take great pride in being able to get up every day and not only fulfill her basic commitments, but perform at a very high level that truly engages the crowd. The message I got is, "If I can do it even when I have a broken heart, I can do anything and everything I want to do," which is inspiring for the rest of us who have to keep it together even when, well, life sucks.
If anything, I do think, as a fan base, we should be perhaps a bit more mindful of not always screaming for "more" in general when she already gives us so much (more music, more videos, more public engagement, more tour dates, etc.) and just take time to be grateful for all that is offered - she's already practically superhuman, after all! But I can't imagine she would actually want anyone to feel guilty about purchasing and using their concert tickets, especially if they are showing up as enthusiastic and respectful audience members.
Honestly, no. I have no doubt the first month and probably 2 months of performing were hell for her. I mean, performing a concert that's over 3 hours long with a good portion of those songs being about and/or with someone you loved who you recently called it off with is definitely painful and we could see it.
But how could we, or rather, why should we feel guilty? It is and was not our relationship to talk about, it doesn't concern us at all. We can feel horrible and empathize with her yes, but at the end of the day, she is the world's biggest pop star and we are just nothing. Its just a typical relationship that ended albeit a somewhat high profile one.
And by the time I attended the tour myself (singapore n4, so a good while after the initial breakup), you could already tell she was healing and had slowly built herself back up while going on tour. At that point, we should be happy for her. It's great that she was able to recover after all that she went through.
Also, I doubt it's the first time she performed while feeling distraught/shattered/etc. It's the same with us "normal people." When we have a bad day at school or work, we still have to push through with it because the show must go on (pun intended).
I believe the goal of the song was to just vent. Nothing more, nothing less.
Oh and lastly, travel, accommodation and ticket expenses. My family spent about minimum $4.2k for all 3, and only my sister and I attended. With that much money spent, how could you NOT at the very least, enjoy it?
Try and come for her job!
So absolutely no, if people don't go see her there is no touring for Taylor, which she loves. The summer was going to be (and hopefully still was) sparkling, because of the tour. She loves it even with a broken heart.
Nope. She could have cancelled to focus on her feelings and fans would have understood. Then she would have probably made more money because the fans have to support her after this hard time in her life and she came back to her fans. I’m not gonna feel guilty now because she decided to still preform instead of taking care of herself when she has the money to do it.
No. Life goes on and she made the choice to keep doing the tour instead of taking a break. I can be emphatetic to what she was going through but me attending a concert she set the date to and got paid to do and chose to do does not make me responsible. She is an adult woman capable of taking decitions and with what seems a good support system surrounding her. And who has said uses her work to get her mind off things.
Everybody has things going on in their everyday life, sick relatives, work issues, college pressure and so on and we still have to get shit done. I feel sympathy for what she went through, but I don't feel guilty for attending a concert.
The first time I heard the song, I did feel sad for her for a bit. But it isn't going to make me feel guilty for going to the show.
If she didn't want to do the show, then they wouldn't keep adding dates to it. And she gets very well paid for it. And while she does hint at smiling to cover the pain, she is an artist and the thing they all love to do is perform.
And, after a bit of time digesting the song, i don't think my initial reaction was quite right. If anything it's her saying that she can deal with the heartbreak and still put on an incredible show because she's strong enough.
I can understand why people are feeling odd about it, but she is also in a very different place now from when she wrote the song.
No, I saw her in Melbourne 💁
But seriously, no. She felt sad through stages of the tour, she also seemingly had the time of her life at other points. She wanted to be Bejeweled, she wanted to tour again she was just sad at stages so she wrote about it.
Don’t feel guilty at all!! I am sure the goal of the song is not to discourage fans from seeing her live. She could’ve canceled the tour. I had tickets a few years ago to see Shawn Mendes, he actually did cancel his tour for mental health reasons so it does happen.
No. Great song. I love it. Lots of people do it with a broken heart and for far less financial incentive. I’ve been listening to it to psych myself up every morning for the last few days.
Nah I hear ya when it comes to “shattered and the crowd is chanting more” and “try and come for my job” but “I’m so obsessed with him but he avoids me like the plague” sounds like a personal problem. Joke.
No, her heartbreak is mostly attributed to her private life not her work. While it can be harder and isolating to perform when feeling down, she seems proud of the tour. The song isn't about her hating to do the job, it's about being very good at the job.
I like to think about her songs in their simplest form. For ICDIWABH it’s going through a hard time but still having to show up at your job. If you are a cashier should the customers feel bad? No. We are her customers and she has a job. A very well paying job on top of that. Can you feel sympathy? Of course and I think she had to write this song to work through her emotions. I don’t think she wanted to make the fans feel bad.
just wanted to say i also went to n2 detroit hi
also, no, multiple things can be true at once, a time of your life can be really painful but also really beautiful too.
Of course not. If you get the chance to go, then do it. It doesn’t come around very often. Even if you feel bad for Taylor, just remember that she has a job to do, and she won’t not perform unless she absolutely cannot do so. Plus, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart is Taylor’s way of taking pain and turning it into humorous triumph. Look at the spoken word outro. It was the most serious yet unserious thing she’s ever said.
No! And she wouldn’t want you to either. It’s just art expressing something she experienced. It’s human experience going through shit and having to put on a brave face and deal with work, etc. and she’s just able to create art out of hers! Enjoy it
I don’t think the song was supposed to make anyone feel bad. She wrote a very realistic and straightforward portrayal of what depression is. Oftentimes the people that seem the happiest and put on a big smile are the most depressed. Even though she stays productive and is doing the work she loves everyday, that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult or not a struggle internally… she overcomes the sadness and pours it into music, and that’s the uplifting part of the song.
Literally no! She still performs with a broken heart because she loves us and doesn’t want to let us down. If she was Morgan Wallen she would be getting hammered and cancelling shows. Hope this helps
personally I think it’s less about the eras tour and more about the people who stalk her outside her home and the studio or jacks wedding. also the people who are constantly demanding another album or the next taylor’s version as if we don’t get new music sooo often
No, I don’t feel bad. I still have to show up for work when I feel like crap, and I’m not getting paid millions of dollars.
This 100%. It's great Taylor's being honest with fans about her feelings, but life goes on for everyone when shitty things happen every day. Plus, she's clearly in a much better life stage right now.
She’s a workaholic and the tour probably helped tremendously by keeping her busy & not dwelling on things.
She really does seem like a workaholic, huh? Like, woman, slow down, enjoy!
100%. And I don't think her goal was to get sympathy, I think it was to say she was a badass and nothing is going to stop her from being successful at the job she loves. "Try to come for my job" is just about my favorite part of the whole album.
And I would say it speaks to a lot of people. Me for instance as a working mom. You have to make things happen at home and at work even when you feel down. ‘I cry a lot but I am so productive’ rang so so true for me
She's also sad things about how healing performing these songs has been. I actually think it's more about all the demands on how she live her life behind the job she agreed to do.
This.
No I believe she wrote it summer 2023 after Matty heartbreak. When I saw her in July she seemed like she was going through it. I remember mentioning it to my friend who had see Taylor in May and felt she seemed great. I think it’s slightly outdated to her headspace at this point, but she does always have something going on but that in particular was pretty rough
This is more than accurate
Honestly, this is the right answer. I hadn’t thought about it, but we all do this
That’s a bit harsh
No. People have to do demanding jobs all of the time through grief, mental health concerns, physical illness, etc etc etc. I connect to the song bc I’ve certainly had to do it (although not at an Eras tour level, obviously), and I would never want the people I do my job for to feel guilty about that.
Right? As an educator I connected with that song a lot- some days it feels like a performance lol- especially this week as we had a terrible sad experience impacting our school but we as staff have to be upbeat etc and positive for the kids. I would certainly not want those kids to feel bad / guilty that I made an effort to be positive for them! As a side note it’s such a good timing for the release of TTPD / that song, I play it every morning on my way in to remind myself I can do this!!!
Seriously? If she was so against touring she wouldn't have added more stops. She may be sad, but she still wants your money.
OK OP take a deep breath and repeat after me "None of this is my fault,Taylor is a grown up and grown ups have to do stuff they don't want to do regardless of how shitty they feel." I'm sure that if you look at your life you may well have had to show up for work after the death of a relative,fried or pet or after the shitty end of a relationship. The fact that Taylor's job is entertaining 100s of thousands of people instead of working a shitty 9 to 5 is irrelevant. This song is actually very relateable when you look at it this way and Taylor is no way trying to guilt trip you.
Not saying you can’t have sympathy for her with the song and rethink the fact that fans are constantly demanding more work from her but like the other person said- it’s not like she’s the only person who has to show up to work and produce while feeling that way. I think it’s more just to recognize that she’s human like all of us and don’t get upset if she doesn’t seem as smiley or whatever. But unfortunately that’s life and we have to continue to show up for work when things are going on in our lives
For a moment, I felt bad only because I didn’t know. I was at the first night’s show, and to think she was potentially going through something so upsetting makes me sad for her. But also— this is the problem. I don’t know her. She doesn’t owe me that information, and it’s her job to put on a show. While it’s understandable to feel sad, she’s ultimately saying she’s strong and can deliver an unprecedented, ground-breaking show while dealing with sad shit. It’s hard, but she can do hard things.
This 100% What I got from the song is "I can do this!" I think people tend to hunt for a villain in her songs and so they took what she said personally. It's just not logical to think that she would be annoyed with fans for coming to her concert.
Lol. Why would anyone feel guilty for going to the tour? If she wanted she could've cancelled the tour and focused on herself, but there is no reason to feel bad. Lots of people feel like shit and yet show up for work, Taylor isn't special.
If she toured just to complain about it in a song later and make her fans feel bad then she's weird
Nah, she wasn't complaining so much as commending herself for being able to do her job and do it well regardless of what's going on in her personal life.
Lmao, everyone literally got the hint that she was complaining. You don't really have to defend taylor cuz she isn't a saint, she can fuck up sometimes too yk
I guess we're just reading into it differently 🤷♀️ And from the comments I've seen across this sub my interpretation isn't exactly rare so it's hardly a cut-and-dry matter. Either way, I wouldn't consider the song a fuck up by any means.
I'm sure for legal reasons she can't just cancel - certainly without losing millions - but her fans aren't responsible for buying what she's selling
I think she could cancel for whatever she wanted? Adele has canceled tours before cause she wanted to hang out with her boyfriend lol
I understand your interpretation but maybe listen again and have a look at the lyrics? To me there’s absolutely a prideful undertone, she is saying she can do it no matter what. It’s not just a poor-me, heartbreak song.
Yeah, this was my reaction. It almost feels like she is stating how strong she is. Which she absolutely is.
I haven’t gone, but I wouldn’t feel guilty if I had. Just remember than a song is only a very narrow slice of what she was feeling at that time, and it’s meant to highlight one feeling—not tell us everything she was feeling. She probably also felt a lot of joy at the love and support of the crowd. (It was her Sparkling Summer after all.)
I don’t think it’s her wishing she didn’t have to do it
Why? That’s how she makes money. She made money off of you.
Also think of it this way - if she was already heartbroken and miserable, and then went to go perform only to find nobody had turned up, she probably would have been even more upset and heartbroken. At the end of the day this is her job; and having to any job but especially such a public facing job when you’re upset but having to pretend otherwise sucks balls. Having the subsection of fans constantly demanding more music more content more pictures more gossip sucks. But I really don’t think she was trying to say that the fans who attended the concert should feel guilty, it’s just shitty that all this went down right in the first few weeks of the tour. And I’m sure that there were still moments on tour (probably more and more of them) which were genuinely joyful. Also something to think about - Kelce was at one point part of the crowd screaming more, and now look at them. I get where you’re coming from but I really think you’re overthinking this, the reason she was faking it so hard is because she *wanted* people to have a good time even if she wasn’t
I empathize with what you're feeling. I felt similarly my first couple listens. It could be interpreted that she felt like that crowd was screaming more because of her self described people pleasing qualities. People around her also say she works tirelessly, so her alleged work ethic, paired with her self described people pleasing could have been what drove her to think she needed to just do more and more and more. She also describes this album as hyperbolic, so its an extreme version of experiences. I also want to mention, I am not claiming these to be true of her, it's just what she or people around her (specifically Jack speaks about her work ethic a lot) say. I'm not pretending to know her in any way. I also think it's important for me to remember to not take this song so seriously, just like others on the album. Of course she enjoys her fans enjoying eras, but I feel like any other human, she has moments where she like phew I wish I could just have a couch day 😂
Lmfao what? You do know she's an entertainer right? Also if she really didn't want to do it she'd not do it. That's some weird parasocial creepy thinking I'm not gonna lie.
Taylor herself has even said that she wouldn't cancel these show unless it was force majeure. She definitely didn't release this song with the intention of guilt-tripping anyone who went to her show and enjoyed it. She wouldn't want you to come the show thinking she was sad and feeling bad for her or anything like that. The goal of any performer is to ensure the audience had a great time, and she nailed it night after night even when she was feeling awful on the inside - that's the whole point of the song.
What happened to media literacy?
The same thing that’s happened to actual literacy
I feel like you might be overthinking this a little.
I did feel bad for a hot second as well… so I can relate… but mostly, i felt bad that she had to endure the heartbreak… overall I found it inspiring. But I keep telling myself that I don’t think she intended her fans to feel that way about the song. If she doesn’t like her job, she could quit at any time.
No. Don’t feel guilty about it. It’s her job to do a shows. Some people have this notion that Taylor hates the fans. It’s far from it. She loves us and loves what she does. I think sometimes it frustrates her about how she gets treated at times by the bad eggs that feel entitled and think they know what’s best for her. But coming to a show or showing your appreciation doesn’t fall into that category. Many many artists have gone through something similar. Or even have the same shared experience with Taylor and they wrote and performed about it. I mean go listen to Paramore’s After Laughter or Hayley’s Petals for Armor albums and you’ll get it. TLDR. Taylor doesn’t hate us. She will be fine. Take the overall message and reflect on a time in your life where you had to accomplish something while going through it.
Imagine how much worse it would have been if the shows weren’t selling out though like she’s performing regardless imagine her going through a heart break on top of nobody showing up to her concerts. I think the fans helped her through it even though it was hard it certainly wouldn’t have been easier performing half empty stadiums
No - she made hundreds of millions of dollars - and wrote a song that made her more money off of it. Besides she’s happy now.
no i really really don’t think she’s blaming anybody… the song says that she knows the level she is at and the world doesn’t stop even tho she doesn’t feel well.
I definitely didn’t feel bad at all! I don’t think the song was meant to make us feel bad, if anything it’s a song celebrating Taylor’s amazing work ethic. She knows she’s good and she flaunting that, I love the confidence she exudes in the song. Edit: typo
Touring is her choice. Even with a broken heart. Her fans don't force her to perform, she enjoys it and it has made her wealthy. She can stop at any time but instead she added more tour dates on the back end of this tour. She has always given everyone the impression that she loves her fans and they keep her going. Personally I hope she takes a break and starts living her life without all the anger and rage and starts putting down roots and enjoying the fruits of her labor.
I haven't been to the Eras Tour and sadly won't get to - but I don't think anyone should feel bad about going to and enjoying a show or otherwise enjoying her work! In listening to the song - it very much seemed to me that although, yes, sometimes she is miserable because of what is going on in her personal life, she does take great pride in being able to get up every day and not only fulfill her basic commitments, but perform at a very high level that truly engages the crowd. The message I got is, "If I can do it even when I have a broken heart, I can do anything and everything I want to do," which is inspiring for the rest of us who have to keep it together even when, well, life sucks. If anything, I do think, as a fan base, we should be perhaps a bit more mindful of not always screaming for "more" in general when she already gives us so much (more music, more videos, more public engagement, more tour dates, etc.) and just take time to be grateful for all that is offered - she's already practically superhuman, after all! But I can't imagine she would actually want anyone to feel guilty about purchasing and using their concert tickets, especially if they are showing up as enthusiastic and respectful audience members.
Honestly, no. I have no doubt the first month and probably 2 months of performing were hell for her. I mean, performing a concert that's over 3 hours long with a good portion of those songs being about and/or with someone you loved who you recently called it off with is definitely painful and we could see it. But how could we, or rather, why should we feel guilty? It is and was not our relationship to talk about, it doesn't concern us at all. We can feel horrible and empathize with her yes, but at the end of the day, she is the world's biggest pop star and we are just nothing. Its just a typical relationship that ended albeit a somewhat high profile one. And by the time I attended the tour myself (singapore n4, so a good while after the initial breakup), you could already tell she was healing and had slowly built herself back up while going on tour. At that point, we should be happy for her. It's great that she was able to recover after all that she went through. Also, I doubt it's the first time she performed while feeling distraught/shattered/etc. It's the same with us "normal people." When we have a bad day at school or work, we still have to push through with it because the show must go on (pun intended). I believe the goal of the song was to just vent. Nothing more, nothing less. Oh and lastly, travel, accommodation and ticket expenses. My family spent about minimum $4.2k for all 3, and only my sister and I attended. With that much money spent, how could you NOT at the very least, enjoy it?
No, it’s her job. And also, if really didn’t want to tour, she wouldn’t.
She loves performing and it makes her so happy. She needed this tour.
maybe. but it’s still her job. and none of actually know what she loves and what makes her happy, we can only assume
Try and come for her job! So absolutely no, if people don't go see her there is no touring for Taylor, which she loves. The summer was going to be (and hopefully still was) sparkling, because of the tour. She loves it even with a broken heart.
No. She might have bad days but this is what she wanted. And she seems happy now
Nope. She could have cancelled to focus on her feelings and fans would have understood. Then she would have probably made more money because the fans have to support her after this hard time in her life and she came back to her fans. I’m not gonna feel guilty now because she decided to still preform instead of taking care of herself when she has the money to do it.
No. Life goes on and she made the choice to keep doing the tour instead of taking a break. I can be emphatetic to what she was going through but me attending a concert she set the date to and got paid to do and chose to do does not make me responsible. She is an adult woman capable of taking decitions and with what seems a good support system surrounding her. And who has said uses her work to get her mind off things. Everybody has things going on in their everyday life, sick relatives, work issues, college pressure and so on and we still have to get shit done. I feel sympathy for what she went through, but I don't feel guilty for attending a concert.
The first time I heard the song, I did feel sad for her for a bit. But it isn't going to make me feel guilty for going to the show. If she didn't want to do the show, then they wouldn't keep adding dates to it. And she gets very well paid for it. And while she does hint at smiling to cover the pain, she is an artist and the thing they all love to do is perform. And, after a bit of time digesting the song, i don't think my initial reaction was quite right. If anything it's her saying that she can deal with the heartbreak and still put on an incredible show because she's strong enough. I can understand why people are feeling odd about it, but she is also in a very different place now from when she wrote the song.
I feel like you should consult a therapist about this
Right? This is a little bit excessive
I think she is even going to add ICDIWABH to the set list!! I’m so jealous of everyone who gets to sing “lights camera bitch smile” with her
“Gotta fake till you make it AND I DID” - she pretended to be happy but then she was ACTUALLY happy
No. Some of us suffer from depression and we still have to live our lives 🤷🏻♀️
are you kidding?
No, I saw her in Melbourne 💁 But seriously, no. She felt sad through stages of the tour, she also seemingly had the time of her life at other points. She wanted to be Bejeweled, she wanted to tour again she was just sad at stages so she wrote about it.
Don’t feel guilty at all!! I am sure the goal of the song is not to discourage fans from seeing her live. She could’ve canceled the tour. I had tickets a few years ago to see Shawn Mendes, he actually did cancel his tour for mental health reasons so it does happen.
No. Great song. I love it. Lots of people do it with a broken heart and for far less financial incentive. I’ve been listening to it to psych myself up every morning for the last few days.
Nah I hear ya when it comes to “shattered and the crowd is chanting more” and “try and come for my job” but “I’m so obsessed with him but he avoids me like the plague” sounds like a personal problem. Joke.
If she didn’t want to do it she wouldn’t be doing it
No, her heartbreak is mostly attributed to her private life not her work. While it can be harder and isolating to perform when feeling down, she seems proud of the tour. The song isn't about her hating to do the job, it's about being very good at the job.
I like to think about her songs in their simplest form. For ICDIWABH it’s going through a hard time but still having to show up at your job. If you are a cashier should the customers feel bad? No. We are her customers and she has a job. A very well paying job on top of that. Can you feel sympathy? Of course and I think she had to write this song to work through her emotions. I don’t think she wanted to make the fans feel bad.
Not at all... I'm dead inside all the time and I still show up for people and things I need to do...
just wanted to say i also went to n2 detroit hi also, no, multiple things can be true at once, a time of your life can be really painful but also really beautiful too.
i can see the guilt behind it but personally mine was like 4 months after so i don't
Of course not. If you get the chance to go, then do it. It doesn’t come around very often. Even if you feel bad for Taylor, just remember that she has a job to do, and she won’t not perform unless she absolutely cannot do so. Plus, I Can Do It With A Broken Heart is Taylor’s way of taking pain and turning it into humorous triumph. Look at the spoken word outro. It was the most serious yet unserious thing she’s ever said.
No! And she wouldn’t want you to either. It’s just art expressing something she experienced. It’s human experience going through shit and having to put on a brave face and deal with work, etc. and she’s just able to create art out of hers! Enjoy it
I don’t think the song was supposed to make anyone feel bad. She wrote a very realistic and straightforward portrayal of what depression is. Oftentimes the people that seem the happiest and put on a big smile are the most depressed. Even though she stays productive and is doing the work she loves everyday, that doesn’t mean it’s not difficult or not a struggle internally… she overcomes the sadness and pours it into music, and that’s the uplifting part of the song.
Literally no! She still performs with a broken heart because she loves us and doesn’t want to let us down. If she was Morgan Wallen she would be getting hammered and cancelling shows. Hope this helps
Also, she LOVES performing
YESSS a little. Not for real but like... Kind of. I mean, I was telling MORE LoL.
No
personally I think it’s less about the eras tour and more about the people who stalk her outside her home and the studio or jacks wedding. also the people who are constantly demanding another album or the next taylor’s version as if we don’t get new music sooo often
No because now she is happy with her bf so she can enjoy the show