Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department album arrives, and memes follow.

Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, was released on April 19.   

Within hours, Swifties had dedicated themselves to studying each verse for hidden meanings and elusive Easter eggs. Speculation about who the songs were about took over social media.  

While some fans expected the album to explore her mental state following the end of her six-year relationship with actor Joe Alwyn,  

many are now speculating if it will instead focus on her rumored contacts with Matty Healy, the leader of the art pop band 1975.  

The album has prompted a whirlwind of speculation on social media, with fans trying to figure out which tracks are about Joe, Matty, and even Taylor's current boyfriend Travis Kelce.  

Rumours of references to Kim Kardashian [remember the Kanye West-Taylor Swift feud?] are also spreading.Taylor Swift released her 16-track album on Friday  

which includes two duets with Post Malone and Florence + The Machine.  

Swift reflected on the album's emotional journey with a touching caption: "An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions, and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time - one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure."  

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