‘Straight Up, a Hot Mess’—Allen Parr Calls Out Taylor Swift’s New Album as ‘Anti-Christian’

The song lyrics describe those within a church community who might warn against unhealthy and harmful behavior that goes against God’s best. “I just learned these people only raise you to cage you,” the song says. “Sarahs and Hannahs in their Sunday best / Clutching their pearls, sighing ‘What a mess’ / I just learned these people try and save you…cause they hate you.”

Parr explained that Swift addressed the hypocritical and judgmental people within the church. “They don’t want her to be happy, right?” Parr asked.

The song also says, “Now I’m running with my dress unbuttoned / Screaming ‘But Daddy I love him!’ I’m having his baby / No, I’m not, but you should see your faces.”

“I know he’s crazy, but he’s the one I want,” Swift sings.

Parr described the content as “straight up, a hot mess.”

‘Guilty as Sin’

“Guilty as Sin” is a song that depicts having “intense, sensual fantasies for someone” and being so “haunted by lustful fantasies” even without engaging in physical acts with that person.

The lyrics include, “How I long for our trysts / Without ever touching his skin / How can I be guilty as sin?”

Parr explained that the song describes sensual fantasies that are bound to happen in real life.

“These fatal fantasies / Giving way to labored breath / Taking all of me / We’ve already done it in my head,” the song continues.

Parr was adamantly against such lyrics. “We wonder why some of our young ladies—and young men—are so defiant,” he said. “They’re listening to this type of music that is encouraging them to follow their heart even if Mommy and Daddy tell them it’s not a good idea.”

‘Florida’

The song “Florida” includes the idea of taking a trip to Florida and “living it up.” The lyrics talk about abandoning real life in exchange for partying, smoking, and having a great time.

“Florida is like a drug that you can use to escape life’s realities and just go and party and live it up and have fun,” Parr said. “Because while you’re in Florida, you don’t need to worry about what’s going on in life. Just enjoy life and deal with reality later.”

“Okay, this one is really bad,” said Parr. The lyrics include, “So I did my best to lay to rest / All of the bodies that have ever been on my body.”

“Is this a message of chastity and abstinence and saving yourself for marriage? No, and that’s why I said this is anti-Christian,” explained Parr.

‘I Can Fix Him’

“I Can Fix Him” describes a woman in a relationship with a crude, obnoxious man and others looking on saying, “God help her.” The response in the lyrics includes, “But your good Lord doesn’t need to lift a finger / I can fix him, no, really I can / And only I can.”

Parr explained the premise of the song. He thinks the message is clear: “I don’t care what people say, and I’m resisting any sort of feedback or criticism.”

“It seems fun,” Parr explained. “This is just the tip of the iceberg of [the] type of anti-Christian message [from] people like Taylor Swift and a lot of other secular artists that our kids are listening to.”

Parr concluded, “As a Christian, the Bible says that we are to not have anything to do with the deeds of darkness but to expose them.”