TTPD Is About IWTV
TTPD is about IWTV
(Part Five)
This is a thread connecting Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles to Taylor Swift’s most recent album, The Tortured Poet’s Department. Part One will be linked at the bottom, if you want to start from the beginning.
9.) Guilty As Sin?
My headcanon for the tv show is that the Devil’s Minion chapter has already happened by the time Daniel goes to Dubai to meet with Louis and Armand again.
This song tells the story of someone fantasizing about their crush, envisioning a life with them, dreaming about touching them - dreams so vivid that the narrator starts to question their sanity and morality because the make-believe is starting to feel real to them.
Let me set the scene: Older Daniel sees Rashid for the first time, and his heart starts racing. That’s odd. He starts thinking about the young man, obsessively. At first, he tells himself it’s because Rashid is a piece of Louis’ puzzle that doesn’t quite fit. But truthfully, he’s entranced by the man with big brown eyes and dark curls. Then, Daniel starts to dream of him. Is he losing his mind?
Maybe.
Or maybe… Daniel and Armand have spent more time together than Daniel can remember? Memory, you sly devil, you.
“I'm seeing visions”
“Am I bad or mad or wise?”
“I keep recalling things we never did”
“Without ever touchin' his skin”
“How can I be guilty as sin?”
A special bonus: here’s a video of them with “Guilty As Sin?” playing in the background. This isn’t my edit - I just took this one from YouTube (which is great - go watch it!) and slapped the song on top. It’s surprising how well it actually fits.
10.) Who’s Afraid Of Little Old Me?
This is Lestat de Lioncourt in song form. Simple as that.
"Who's afraid of little old me?"
“Well, you should be”
“You should be”
“So tell me everything is not about me, but what if it is?”
“So I leap from the gallows and I levitate down your street, crash the party like a record scratch as I scream”
Part One: https://www.tumblr.com/funtheysaid/749134183115456512/ttpd-is-about-iwtv
Part Six: https://www.tumblr.com/funtheysaid/749135507724877824/ttpd-is-about-iwtv
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TTPD is about IWTV
(Part Eight)
This is a thread connecting Anne Rice’s The Vampire Chronicles to Taylor Swift’s most recent album, The Tortured Poet’s Department. Part One will be linked at the bottom, if you want to start from the beginning.
15.) The Alchemy
Executive decision: This one is about Lestat and Louis finally getting their shit together and going back to each other.
“This happens once every few lifetimes”
“These chemicals hit me like white wine”
“What if I told you I'm back?”
“The hospital was a drag”
“Worst sleep that I ever had”
“These blokes warm the benches”
“We been on a winning streak”
“Cause the sign on your heart said it's still reserved for me”
“Honestly, who are we to fight the alchemy?”
16.) Clara Bow
This one is for all of ‘em. I like the idea of paralleling “fame” with being chosen to receive the Dark Gift. Just like a small town girl who never thought she’d see the big city, I think the vamps would never have imagined their lives to turn out the way they did.
The allegory of vampirism and fame is really interesting to me. Being chosen to receive a gift that so many desire and, yet, so few receive. A gift that feels more like a curse once you have it. Beauty and aesthetic being a cornerstone to your existence.
Are you seeing the vision?
Also, Lestat’s rockstar era fits nicely into the context of these lyrics as well.
“All your life, did you know you’d be picked like a rose”
“No one in my small town thought I'd see the lights of Manhattan”
“Promise to be dazzling”
“I'm not trying to exaggerate”
“But I think I might die if it happened, die if it happened to me”
"You look like Stevie Nicks in '75, the hair and lips”
“Crowd goes wild at her fingertips”
“You're the new god we're worshipping”
“It's hell on earth to be heavenly”
“... Dazzling”
Part One: https://www.tumblr.com/funtheysaid/749134183115456512/ttpd-is-about-iwtv
fin.
That must have been so fun to do as actors omg
More quotes from TV Guide here. We're eating well
Other media: Not everyone is gay!
Interview with the Vampire: Straight people are a myth