Taylor Swift loves to fill each album with clues and puzzles — “Easter eggs,” as she and her fans call them — for her die-hard followers to decode over the ensuing weeks, months and years. Already, her new heartbreak-steeped album “” has led Swifties to attempt to connect the album’s lyrics to events in the singer’s personal life — a hunt for literalism that Swift does not exactly discourage.
Well, we can get into it. In the hours after the 31-track album dropped, we combed the new songs for references, allusions, tributes and more. We tried to keep our speculation grounded; there’s a whole internet where fans can run wild with their theories.
”: Listeners assume she’s talking about Boygenius member Lucy Dacus as well as her close friend and producer, Jack Antonoff.All the hints leading up to “Tortured Poets” led fans to speculate that Swift would be singing about heartbreak, namely her breakup with Alwyn, a British actor. The two confirmed their split last April after six years of dating, and while Swift doesn’t go into detail on this track, it’s not hard to guess her inspiration for singing about London.
The saboteurs protested too much/ … God save the most judgmental creeps/ Who say they want what’s best for me”: The northwest Florida beach is known for its clear water and white-sand beaches. The connection to Taylor? No one knows, but the tourism board is probably happy for the shout out anyway. Just watch out for those timeshare scams.”: An apparent Healy reference.
, a silent film star from the 1920s who was viciously scrutinized by the tabloids. Swift also gives a shout-out to Stevie Nicks, and ends the song referencing herself as she talks to a future star.
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