Fans of Taylor Swift are speculating that she aims to ex-boyfriend Matty Healy in her new album. Multiple songs on the album appear to reference their past relationship.
However, many fans believe several songs reference her brief relationship with The 1975 frontman, Matty Healy, whom she dated in 2023.
Swift’s past relationship with Healy
Swift, who is currently in a relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce, was previously romantically linked to Matty Healy, the star of the band 1975.
Swift and Healy first met in 2014 and their romance went public in May 2023, only to end a month later in June.
Fans believe that certain songs in the new album are aimed at Matty Healy, their ex-boyfriend.
In this track, Swift sings about having romantic feelings and ‘fatal fantasies’ for someone from her past while in a relationship with someone else.
Some fans insist the track sounds like a 1975 song and speculate that it’s about Healy.
The Black Dog
This song references a favored band of Healy’s, The Starting Line.
The 1975 covered the band’s 2002 song ‘The Best of Me’ in concert in April and May 2023, just days before Swift and Healy were first seen publicly holding hands.
Fresh Out the Slammer
In this song, Swift sings about feeling ready to dive into a new romance after ending a different relationship that was holding her back.
The lyrics hint at a new boyfriend who is not American.
The Tortured Poets Department
This track seems to reference Healy with a joke about a time when Healy brought a typewriter to her apartment.
Healy has previously admitted in a 2018 GQ interview that he ‘really likes’ typewriters.
Fans have been actively discussing the potential references to Healy in Swift’s new album.
Some have turned detective, while others have expressed surprise at Swift’s musical references. The speculation continues as fans delve deeper into the lyrics of “The Tortured Poets Department”.
One person said: She sings us her diary every couple of years and I find it refreshing and real. I've written poetry my whole life and think it's brave to put your heart on your sleeve and just out there.
A second wrote: This is her BEST ALBUM yet… omg I’m shook
While a third commented: We all feel the words. And yes bottom line we know there were things going on, they were engaged we know that was happening but we can all take these songs and feel them in our hearts that makes sense for us.
Someone else said: I remember he swore with a bible that if he ever breaks my heart, may his sister remain unmarried forever.
