She also opens up about her reaction to hearing “The Tortured Poets Department” for the first time.

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Well that’s oneTortured Poets Departmentmystery solved.

[Swift] actually texted me and asked for my approval."

Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California., Lucy Dacus attends the Los Angeles Premiere of “Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band” at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on October 21, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.

Taylor Swift; Lucy Dacus.Credit:Jon Kopaloff/WireImage; Kevin Winter/Getty

To PEOPLE, she also revealed her reaction to theThe Tortured Poets Departmentwhen she first heard it.

She continued: “So I was like, ‘This is really weird.

This voice that I’ve heard basically what feels like my whole waking life saying my name.'”

Lucy Dacus and Taylor Swift behind the scenes at The 66th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California

Lucy Dacus and Taylor Swift behind the scenes at The 66th Annual Grammy Awards.Francis Specker/CBS via Getty

“It was definitely an experience,” said Dacus.

“I sat down and I was like, ‘Huh.

The albums debut single, Ankles, was launched with a performance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonin January.

Taylor Swift performs onstage during “Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour” at La Defense on May 09, 2024 in Paris, France.

Taylor Swift on stage during the ‘Tortured Poets Department’ set of The Eras Tour.Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty

Dacus will also embark on the Forever Is A Feeling Tour beginning in Philadelphia on April 16.