Swiftie Accurately Depicts 'Journey' Fans Went Through Processing 'TTPD'

As any Taylor Swift fan knows, listening to The Tortured Poets Department (TTPD) isn't for the fainthearted. Whether you're listening to "Clara Bow" during your commute or blasting out "Florida!!!" in the kitchen, you're sure to experience all the emotions.

The album's 31 songs take listeners through heartbreak, anger, mourning and eventually learning to move on. This emotional journey is perfectly depicted by Morgan Cook, 28, who shared a hilarious Instagram Reel showing the many different stages that fans go through.

When the surprise album was released April 19, it broke records, with over 300 million streams in the first 24 hours. Upon first listen, Cook, who lives in Chicago, found it "raw, sad and powerful," she told Newsweek. While she initially liked it, she had no idea "the choke hold the album would end up having" until she went back and listened to it again.

"I knew I was going to have to go back and listen to each track to understand the story she was telling. During the first time, you have no idea what's coming, you're missing lyrics, and not stringing everything together yet," Cook said.

Once she'd processed the entire album, Cook found the music relatable and extremely cathartic to sing along to.

After experiencing all the "stages of listening to TTPD," Cook shared her thoughts on Instagram (@morganevelyncook), showing her initial confusion, which was followed by sadness, dancing alone to 'I Can Do It With a Broken Heart' and saying it has some of her "best work ever."

With more than 1.2 million views and over 68,300 likes on Instagram, the clip of her "reflecting on this journey" delighted plenty of Swifties, who recognized every stage.

"The anthology is a lot to process, and Taylor put her rawest emotions into this album, so there was no sugarcoating," Cook said. "I was kind of emotionally and mentally tired after the first listen, but each subsequent listen pulled me in a little bit more until I pretty much had it playing on repeat."

She continued: "One of the critiques the album got was that it was wordy and messy, and I agree with that, but I don't think it's a bad thing. This was not a clean, concise, pop-princess album made for everyone. This was her trying to cope with anger, losses and entering a new phase of life, which is filled with emotions. Based on the album's title, it's clear that she did that purposefully."

Two months since its release, Cook said it's hard to say whether it's her favorite Swift album, as each one is completely different. But it's firmly in her top three. Needless to say, Cook's in her tortured poet era now.

Her top songs include "Down Bad," "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived," "So High School" and "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" But she jests that these may "change tomorrow" when she goes through the emotions again.

She posted the video on Instagram because she thought it would be relatable for other Swifties out there, but she never expected it to generate so much attention.

"It got a lot of likes and laughs, and many people said they went through the same train of thought," she said. "I definitely didn't expect so many people to have had the same experience of going from skeptic to fan. It must be the narcotics in all her songs, I suppose."

The post has over 1,200 comments already, and many people resonated with the feelings that Cook expressed. Some even shared additional stages they went through.

One comment reads: "Omg I guess we all had the same reaction. I don't know how I ever thought they all sounded the same at first... but now I truly think this is her best album ever. I cannot stop listening to it."

Another Instagram user wrote: "Nothing I've seen that's more accurate. Literally the whole thing."

Another Swiftie joked: "FACTS! I'm very glad to not be the only person having this exact musical experience!"

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