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
