'Florida is one hell of a drug' & everything else Taylor Swift said about state in 'Tortured Poets Department'

The Florida Man and Florida Woman spirit lives in all of us. Even Taylor Swift. 

The Grammy Award-winning artist dropped her highly anticipated The Tortured Poets Department album on Friday, and even shocked the world with a 2 a.m. surprise release of 15 more songs. If you're keeping up with the math, that's 31 brand new Taylor Swift songs. 

The tracklist for the first part of the album was teased weeks ago on social media, and eagle-eyed fans from the Sunshine State were quick to realize there was a song called "Florida!!!" featuring Florence + The Machine. The song, written by Swift and frontwoman Florence Welch, was finally heard for the first time on Friday – and there's a lot to unpack. 

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"Florida!!!" is the eighth track on The Tortured Poets Department and has an eerie start to it and a haunted vibe throughout.  

"You can beat the heat if you beat the charges too / They said I was a cheat, I guess it must be true," the song starts out. 

Then, Swift begins to sing about Florida things that we know all too well. 

Apparently, all of Swift's friends "smell like weed or little babies." It could smell a lot stronger come November as Floridians vote on Amendment 3, which proposes the legalization of recreational marijuana in the state

Swift also calls out the subject of the song, saying they "work (their) life away just to pay for a timeshare down in Destin." As we all know, Destin is a popular spring break and beach destination for Florida tourists. Located in the Florida Panhandle, Destin borders the Gulf of Mexico, and is just about an hour south of the Florida-Alabama border. 

Next comes the chorus, where Swift sings that Florida is "one hell of a drug" and asks to use it. 

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It wouldn't be a song about Florida without a hurricane reference, and Swift and Welch did just that. 

"The hurricane was my name when it came / I got drunk and I dared it to wash me away / Barricaded in the bathroom with a bottle of wine," the song continues. 

Welch then reference Florida girls' "lace and crimes" and mention a cheating husband – only to follow up with "No one asks any questions here."

Swift then calls out the subject of the song – and Texas. 

"Little did you know your home's really only a town you'll get arrested / So you pack your life away just to wait out the s*** storm back in Texas," the song continues. 

According to Swift, the Sunshine State is the place where she goes to forget and bury her regrets.

"Florida, can you f*** me up?" Swift ends the song. 

Here's a look at the full song lyrics:

"Florida!!!" by Taylor Swift lyrics

You can beat the heat if you beat the charges too

They said I was a cheat, I guess it must be true

And my friends all smell like weed or little babies

And this city reeks of driving myself crazy

Little did you know your home's really only a town you're just a guest in

So you work your life away just to pay for a timeshare down in Destin

Florida is one hell of a drug

Florida, can I use you?

The hurricane was my name when it came

I got drunk and I dared it to wash me away

Barricaded in the bathroom with a bottle of wine

Well, me and my ghost, we had a hell of a time

Yes I'm haunted but I'm feeling just fine

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All my girls got their lace and their crimes and your cheating husband disappeared

Well, no one asks any questions here

So I did my best to lay to rest

All of the bodies that have ever been on my body and in my mind

They sink into the swamp

Is that a bad thing to say in a song?

Little did you know your home's really only a town you'll get arrested

So you pack your life away just to wait out the s*** storm back in Texas

Florida is one hell of a drug

Florida, can I use you?

I need to forget so take me to Florida

I've got some regrets I'll bury them in Florida

Tell me I'm despicable, say it's unforgivable

These dolls are beautiful

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F*** me up, Florida

I need to forget so take me to Florida

I've got some regrets I'll bury them in Florida

Tell me I'm despicable, say it's unforgivable

What a crash, what a rush, f*** me up, Florida

It's one hell of a drug

It's one hell of a drug

Love loves me like this

I don't want to resist

So take me to Florida

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Little did you know your home's really only a town you're just a guest in

So you work your life away just to pay for a timeshare down in Destin

Little did you know your home's really only a town you'll get arrested

So you pack your life away just to wait out the s*** storm back in Texas

Florida is one hell of a drug (take me to Florida)

Florida, can I use you up?

Florida is one hell of a drug

Florida, can you f*** me up?

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The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology tracklist

  1. Fortnight (feat. Post Malone)
  2. The Tortured Poets Department
  3. My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys
  4. Down Bad
  5. So Long, London
  6. But Daddy I Love Him
  7. Fresh Out The Slammer
  8. Florida!!! (feat. Florence + The Machine)
  9. Guilty as Sin?
  10. Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?
  11. I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)
  12. loml
  13. I Can Do It With a Broken Heart
  14. The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived
  15. The Alchemy
  16. Clara Boy
  17. The Black Dog
  18. imgonnagetyouback
  19. The Albatross
  20. Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
  21. How Did It End?
  22. So High School
  23. I Hate It Here
  24. thanK you aIMee
  25. I Look in People's Windows
  26. The Prophecy
  27. Cassandra
  28. Peter
  29. The Bolter
  30. Robin
  31. The Manuscript
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