Timeline of TTPD Tracks

I tried the experiment of listening to the tracks from The Manuscript backward to get a sense of the story in order.  It might have mostly worked, but here's the chronological order I would put them in based on lyrical cues.

• Some songs had a different time period in each verse.  I filed multi timeline songs w/first date.

Born Dec 13, 1989  to Young Childhood

Robin-
Track 30
T-age: Elementary (swing set)

2003. 14yo. TN move

The Bolter-
Track 29
T-Age: 1st verse child (curious child, selfish, helpless); then age she dated Harry (boat central park)

I Hate it Here-

Track 23

T-Age: 1st verse reading-age child (secret garden); 3rd verse folklore 2020 (to the moon and Saturn)

2006. 16yo. Debut

loml-

Track 12

T-Age: childhood (Debut songs)

2007. 17 years old

But Daddy I Love Him-

Track 6

T-Age: After Emily let go from band in 2007? Liz let go 2012. Matty 2023

The Manuscript-
Track 31
T-Age: Late teen early 20s (own age is dart boards)         

2008. 18yo. Fearless

Fresh Out the Slammer-

Track 7
T-Age: Childhood to Lover to Travis

2010. 20yo. Speak now

thanK you aIMee-

Track 24

T-Age: Living in TN & school age but making career steps (like Mean from Speak Now & hometown.  KIM is a red-herring)

2012. 22yo. Red

Clara Bow-

Track 16

T-Age: Segway to pop? 2014; Remembering trying to make it to Eras peak (2023-2024).

2013. 23 years old

I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)-
Track 11
T-Age: 2012-2014? (blank space reference; Series of 3mo bfs lastly Harry done Jan 2013; broken by Calvin in Feb 2015 w/yr+ relationship)

The Black Dog-
Track 17
T-Age: 1989 era (Dianna break-up April 2013; 10 mo later in Feb 2014 = Clean)

2014. 24yo. 1989

I Can Do It w/a Broken Heart-
Track 13
T-Age: 1989 era (Clean; YOYOK is move to NY April 2014)

Down Bad- (definition:  depressingly horny; desperate leading to embarrassing choices/behavior)

Track 4
T-Age: 2012-2020? (post-break-up:  Screamin color to Gold Rush)

So High School-

Track 22
T-Age: American pie released '99, GTA 1st released' 97. Later bc that makes TS 8-10y.o.

Middle/high school party games.

(Dec 2014 VSFS w/cheeks pink = vsfs gold rush?)

Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
track 10
T-Age: dec 2014-2020 (Kissgate 12/4/14, Snakegate, Betty references)

2015-2016. 25-26yo. Karma

Guilty as Sin?!

Track 9

T-Age: lost Karma album (2015?) to Lover 2019.

2016.

How Did It End?

Track 21

T-Age: Getaway Car breakup/s May 2016 was Met Gala

Cassandra-
Track 27
T-Age: (Snakegate 7/18/16 Kim's tweet)

2017. 27yo. Reputation

2018. 28yo

Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus-
track 20
T-Age: 2018 (Dianna married Marcus; Karlie married Josh)

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived-
Track 14
T-Age: 1st verse Matty 2023; 2nd verse June 2019; 3rd verse time under BMR (new label Nov 2018)

2019-june 30 2019. 29yo.  Lover-sparkle

My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys-

Track 3

T-Age: 2012-2020 (Kaylor break-up denial/bargaining)

I Look in People's Windows-
track 25
T-Age: post 2019 (Lover references)

July 2019. 29yo. Sad-lover

The Albatross-
track 19
T-Age: lover Era failed coming out 6/30/19

Fortnight-
Track 1
T-Age: July 2019-current (sad, black part of the lover Era)

Peter-
Track 28
T-Age: 2013-2016? (post splitting of authentic gay & brand; Dianna was 25 on 4/30/11 and Harry was 25 on 2/1/2019)

July 2020. 30 yo. Folklore

So Long, London-
Track 5
T-Age: (folkmore)

Dec 2020. 30-31yo.  Evermore

Florida-
Track 8
T-Age: (summer 2020 Karlie & Josh bought house in FL)

The Prophecy-
Track 26
T-Age: evermore era (willow)

Oct 2022. 33yo. Midnights

Imgonnagetyouback-

Track 18
T-Age: 2014/1989 era? (blank space-eske addressing Karlie and Joe, at least Nov '22 to Feb 23 were last times Toe confirmed together)

2023.

The Alchemy-

Track 15

T-Age: Current? Many Travis references (9/24/23 TS attends 1st KC FB game)

The Tortured Poets Department song-
Track 2
T-Age: Dec 22, 2023 left Electric Lady Studio in NYU shirt w/Matty (phoebe and Matty)

April 2024. 34yo. TTPD