We all anticipated that Taylor Swift’s album Midnights, which was published in October 2022, would end up being one of the most widely shared albums of the year. And that’s exactly what happened: the album’s songs took the top spots for the week’s most streamed songs, and fans carefully scrutinized every line of lyrics (they began even before the album was released, through the lines that appeared on billboards throughout the world). Of course, her music also went viral on TikTok. It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me. This remark, which is well-liked by people who can identify with human fears, has been repeated a lot. The phrase is from the song “Anti-Hero,” and this article will examine its significance, and you’ll also find the complete lyrics at the end.
Taylor Swift : Anti-Hero, the lyrics & their meaning
The song “Anti-Hero” talks about insecurities in people. Taylor Swift explores all the ways she views herself in the song’s lyrics, revealing her flaws and darker sides. From this vantage point, the chorus, beginning with the passage that went viral on social media, functions as a type of confession.
It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me
At teatime, everybody agrees
I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
The singer doesn’t necessarily believe she is a nasty person when she sings, “I’m the problem.” Knowing and accepting our flaws is a sign of intellect, and this is what these songs are saying: Even though you all worship me, I’m not perfect. The song discusses despair, narcissism, ghosting, and insomnia—all indications that something in our psyches is out of balance—and I struggle in many ways, but I am aware that the issue is internal. I can be fearless and look at the sun without becoming nervous, but I get nervous when I see myself. (the mirror). I have a revelation for you because of this: I’m not a hero; you are worshiping an anti-hero, a character with numerous flaws.
A lot of people have quoted the line “It’s me, hi, I’m the problem, it’s me” in social media posts, both ironically (TikTok is full of women “training” their boyfriends to say those words and being prepared for when they will have to repeat them, in future misunderstandings) and seriously (by people who relate with Taylor Swift’s self-analysis and exposure of insecurities).
The entire song is noteworthy since Taylor Swift expressly states that her followers should not view her as a hero and describes her flaws using language from contemporary psychology. The music video up top, which Taylor Swift wrote and directed, is the ideal visualization of this message. The full lyrics are provided here.
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Taylor Swift : Anti-Hero –The complete lyrics
I have this thing where I get older, but just never wiser
Midnights become my afternoons
When my depression works the graveyard shift, all of the people
I’ve ghosted stand there in the room
I should not be left to my own devices
They come with prices and vices
I end up in crisis
(Tale as old as time)
I wake up screaming from dreaming
One day, I’ll watch as you’re leaving
‘Cause you got tired of my scheming
(For the last time)
It’s me, hi
I’m the problem, it’s me
At teatime, everybody agrees
I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
Sometimes, I feel like everybody is a sexy baby
And I’m a monster on the hill
Too big to hang out, slowly lurching toward your favorite city
Pierced through the heart, but never killed
Did you hear my covert narcissism I disguise as altruism
Like some kind of congressman?
(A tale as old as time)
I wake up screaming from dreaming
One day, I’ll watch as you’re leaving
And life will lose all its meaning
(For the last time)
It’s me, hi
I’m the problem, it’s me (I’m the problem, it’s me)
At teatime, everybody agrees
I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero
I have this dream my daughter-in-law kills me for the money
She thinks I left them in the will
The family gathers ’round and reads it and then someone screams out
“She’s laughing up at us from Hell”
It’s me, hi
I’m the problem, it’s me
It’s me, hi
I’m the problem, it’s me
It’s me, hi
Everybody agrees, everybody agrees
It’s me, hi (Hi)
I’m the problem, it’s me (I’m the problem, it’s me)
At teatime (Teatime), everybody agrees (Everybody agrees)
I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the mirror
It must be exhausting always rooting for the anti-hero