8 brutal moments of self-loathing on Taylor Swift's Midnights

In the 16 years Taylor Swift has been releasing music, she’s never left a single part of herself off the chopping block, but Midnights – her 10th album – may be the most brutally introspective one yet.

After sending fans on a fact-finding mission on TikTok, from song titles released via a bingo cage to potential clues hidden in vintage phones, she finally revealed on the eve of Midnights one of the motivations behind writing the album: self-loathing. Stars – they’re just like us.

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