The Real Meaning Behind Taylor Swift's 'Tis The Damn Season Lyrics

In typical Taylor Swift fashion, she revealed the title of this song before she even revealed her new album. In an Instagram Story, she posted a photo of herself from her photo shoot with Entertainment Weekly, with the caption (via Uproxx), "This outfit really screams 'TIS THE DAMN season."

Theories were swirling about what this song could be about before the album dropped. Some fans thought she could be releasing another original Christmas song to go with the already beloved "Christmas Tree Farm," which she wrote about the farm she grew up on in Wyomissing, Penn. (via Uproxx). Others were worried she was angry about the holiday season, because of the use of the word "damn."

When the album went live at midnight, Swift tweeted out a note, explaining the message behind a few of the songs, one of them being "'Tis the Damn Season". Of it she said, "Dorothea, the girl who left her small town to chase down Hollywood dreams – and what happens when she comes back for the holidays and rediscovers an old flame." This note also clarifies that the song "Dorothea" and "'Tis the Damn Season" are a clear intersection of stories, similar to the overlap of "Betty," "August," and "Cardigan" from her previous album.

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