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TTPD is about IWTV
(Part Six)
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.
11.) I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
Loustat? Lesmand? Armaniel? This song could apply to all of them.
But, let’s dedicate this one to Loumand. My first instinct was to say that Louis would be the narrator of this song - needing to “fix” Armand’s gremlin, manipulative ways. But I actually think a more compelling take on this would be having Armand play the narrator, and Louis being the one in need of “fixing”.
Take, for instance, Louis’ mental breakdown after Claudia’s (and Lestat’s) death. He’s so numb and despondent that Armand starts acting increasingly more and more desperate to get his lover to feel something - to “fix” his depression.
Armand even admits to killing Claudia in an attempt to ignite something in Louis - to no avail, of course.
Armand then tells Louis that Lestat is actually alive in NOLA, hoping that’ll bring some light to Louis’ eyes. But, it doesn’t.
He continually tries to pull Louis from his anguished spiral, trying his best to “fix” Louis’ problems, but in the end he has to admit to himself that he can’t “fix” Louis.
You can also totally look at this through the lens of Louis thinking he can “fix” Armand - make him a better person, be his moral compass so to say.
“He had a halo of the highest grade, he just hadn’t met me yet”
“They shake their heads saying God help her when I tell ‘em he’s my man”
“I can fix him”
“No, really, I can”
“Woah, maybe I can’t”
12.) loml (aka loss of my life)
Nicki and Lestat, duh. I think Lestat would consider Nicki to be the greatest loss of his life. And so many of these lyrics fit them. The way Nicki grew to resent, and then hate Lestat is just so heartbreaking.
“If you know it in one glimpse, it's legendary”
“You said I'm the love of your life”
“When your impressionist paintings of heaven turned out to be fakes”
“Well, you took me to hell too”
“Our field of dreams engulfed in fire”
“Your arson's match, your somber eyes”
“You’re the loss of my life”
Part One: https://www.tumblr.com/funtheysaid/749134183115456512/ttpd-is-about-iwtv
Part Seven: https://www.tumblr.com/funtheysaid/749135905171832832/ttpd-is-about-iwtv
Loml - Taylor Swift x Anastasia (1997)
