The Tortured Poets Department Tracklist with ALL the Versions

Taylor has recently been putting out many different variations of the albums. Why? It's capitalism straight and simple. If artists put out different versions of the same album but with one or two song difference they can sell more copies. Target used to have a market on this, but Taylor realized she could do her own thing and put them out on her website. This time she had four different album variations with one song different on each. It is interesting to note that the cd does not come without one of these extra songs. "The Manuscript" is considered the standard track list and is not exclusive to any stores or sites.

Do I like Taylor? Yes. Will I buy all the collectors cd's and vinyls? Cd's yes, vinyls no. There are too many and I am not a fan of how the vinyls are produced. It is not good for the environment. But that aside here are all the different version of "The Tortured Poets Department" and how to get them.

Here is the track list for The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift edition "The Manuscript". This is the original track listing without any extras.The lyrics for "The Manuscript" are in the album booklet.

 

1. "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone), Lyrics 
2.  "The Tortured Poets Department, LyricsLyrics
3. "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys", Lyrics   
4. "Down Bad", Lyrics       
5. "So Long, London", Lyrics  
6. "But Daddy I Love Him", Lyrics      
7. "Fresh Out the Slammer", Lyrics       
8. "Florida!!!" (featuring Florence and the Machine), Lyrics     
9. "Guilty as Sin?", Lyrics     
10. "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?", Lyrics     
11. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)", Lyrics      
12. "Loml", Lyrics      
13. "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart", Lyrics      
14. "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived", Lyrics      
15. "The Alchemy", Lyrics       
16. "Clara Bow", Lyrics     

Bonus Tracks

1. The Manuscript", Lyrics 

Here is the track list for The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift edition "The Albatross". The lyrics for "The Albatross" are in the album booklet.

 

 

1. "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone), Lyrics 
2.  "The Tortured Poets Department, LyricsLyrics
3. "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys", Lyrics   
4. "Down Bad", Lyrics       
5. "So Long, London", Lyrics  
6. "But Daddy I Love Him", Lyrics      
7. "Fresh Out the Slammer", Lyrics       
8. "Florida!!!" (featuring Florence and the Machine), Lyrics     
9. "Guilty as Sin?", Lyrics     
10. "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?", Lyrics     
11. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)", Lyrics      
12. "Loml", Lyrics      
13. "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart", Lyrics      
14. "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived", Lyrics      
15. "The Alchemy", Lyrics       
16. "Clara Bow", Lyrics     

Bonus Tracks

1. "The Albatross", Lyrics       
   

Here is the track list for The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift edition "The Bolter". The lyrics for "The Bolter" are in the album booklet.

 

 

1. "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone), Lyrics 
2.  "The Tortured Poets Department, LyricsLyrics
3. "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys", Lyrics   
4. "Down Bad", Lyrics       
5. "So Long, London", Lyrics  
6. "But Daddy I Love Him", Lyrics      
7. "Fresh Out the Slammer", Lyrics       
8. "Florida!!!" (featuring Florence and the Machine), Lyrics     
9. "Guilty as Sin?", Lyrics     
10. "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?", Lyrics     
11. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)", Lyrics      
12. "Loml", Lyrics      
13. "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart", Lyrics      
14. "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived", Lyrics      
15. "The Alchemy", Lyrics       
16. "Clara Bow", Lyrics     

Bonus Tracks

1. "The Bolter", Lyrics 

Here is the track list for The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift edition "The Black Dog". The lyrics for "The Black Dog" are in the album booklet.

 

 

1. "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone), Lyrics 
2.  "The Tortured Poets Department, LyricsLyrics
3. "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys", Lyrics   
4. "Down Bad", Lyrics       
5. "So Long, London", Lyrics  
6. "But Daddy I Love Him", Lyrics      
7. "Fresh Out the Slammer", Lyrics       
8. "Florida!!!" (featuring Florence and the Machine), Lyrics     
9. "Guilty as Sin?", Lyrics     
10. "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?", Lyrics     
11. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)", Lyrics      
12. "Loml", Lyrics      
13. "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart", Lyrics      
14. "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived", Lyrics      
15. "The Alchemy", Lyrics       
16. "Clara Bow", Lyrics     

Bonus Tracks

1. "The Black Dog", Lyrics       
   

Here is the track list for The Tortured Poets Department Taylor Swift edition "The Anthology". Tracks 17-31 with the exception of already released tracks were released on April 19, 2024 at 2:00 am EST. There is no physical copy of this version of the album. It only exists digitally.

 

 

1. "Fortnight" (featuring Post Malone), Lyrics 
2.  "The Tortured Poets Department, LyricsLyrics
3. "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys", Lyrics   
4. "Down Bad", Lyrics       
5. "So Long, London", Lyrics  
6. "But Daddy I Love Him", Lyrics      
7. "Fresh Out the Slammer", Lyrics       
8. "Florida!!!" (featuring Florence and the Machine), Lyrics     
9. "Guilty as Sin?", Lyrics     
10. "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?", Lyrics     
11. "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)", Lyrics      
12. "Loml", Lyrics      
13. "I Can Do It with a Broken Heart", Lyrics      
14. "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived", Lyrics      
15. "The Alchemy", Lyrics       
16. "Clara Bow", Lyrics      
17. "The Black Dog", Lyrics      
18. "Imgonnagetyouback", LLyrics      
19. "The Albatross", Lyrics      
20. "Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus", Lyrics      
21. "How Did It End?", Lyrics    
22. "So High School", Lyrics      
23. "I Hate It Here", Lyrics      
24. "thanK you aIMee", Lyrics      
25. "I Look in People's Windows", Lyrics      
26. "The Prophecy", Lyrics       
27. "Cassandra",  Lyrics   
28. "Peter", Lyrics   
29. "The Bolter", Lyrics    
30. "Robin", Lyrics      
31.  "The Manuscript", Lyrics  

And finally to the Target editions, they have all the different versions of The Tortured Poets Department, "The Manuscript", "The Albatross", "The Bolter", and "The Black Dog". The last three come with a 2-sided poster with photo and handwritten lyrics. I did not buy these because I bought the collectors version on her website that had a magnet, 4 photo cards, a track patch, and a bookmark and an envelope that contained the extras with Taylor's handwriting (name and description written by her).

I hope this all makes sense. Let me know if you have any questions. There are a lot of variants.

"The Manuscript" Lyrics

"The Manuscript" Lyrics (The Tortured Poet’s Department: The Anthology)

Written by Taylor Swift

Now and then she rereads the manuscript
Of the entire torrid affair
They compared their licenses
He said, "I'm not a donor but
I'd give you my heart if you needed it"
She rolled her eyes and said
"You're a professional"
He said, "No, just a good samaritan"
He said that if the sex was half as good as the conversation was
Soon they'd be pushin' strollers
But soon it was over

In the age of him, she wished she was thirty
And made coffee every morning in a French press
Afterwards she only ate kids' cereal
And couldn't sleep unless it was in her mother's bed
Then she dated boys who were her own age
With dart boards on the backs of their doors
She thought about how he said since she was so wise beyond her years
Everything had been above board
She wasn't sure

And the years passed
Like scenes of a show
The Professor said to write what you know
Lookin' backwards
Might be the only way to move forward
Then the actors
Were hitting their marks
And the slow dance
Was alight with the sparks
And the tears fell
In synchronicity with the score
And at last
She knew what the agony had been for

The only thing that's left is the manuscript
One last souvenir from my trip to your shores
Now and then I reread the manuscript
But the story isn't mine anymore

"Robin" Lyrics

"Robin" Lyrics (The Tortured Poet’s Department: The Anthology)

Written by Taylor Swift and Aaron Dessner

Long may you reign
You're an animal
You are bloodthirsty
Out window panes talking utter nonsense
You have no idea

Strings tied to levers
Slowed-down clocks tethered
All this showmanship
To keep it for you
In sweetness
Way to go, tiger
Higher and higher
Wilder and lighter
For you

Long may you roar
At your dinosaurs
You're a just ruler
Covered in mud, you look ridiculous
And you have no idea

Buried down deep and out of your reach
The secret we all vowed
To keep it from you
In sweetness
Way to go, tiger
Higher and higher
Wilder and lighter
For you

You got the dragonflies above your bed
You have a favorite spot on the swing set
You have no room in your dreams for regrets
You have no idea
The time will arrive for the cruel and the mean
You'll learn to bounce back just like your trampoline
But now we'll curtail your curiosity
In sweetness

Way to go, tiger
Way to go, tiger
Higher and higher
Higher and higher
Wilder and lighter
For you