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Taylor Swift fans speculate her songs are about Matty Healy and Joe Alwyn – who are the
Taylor Swift dropped her highly-anticipated “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday and at 2 a.m. the star surprised fans by dropping an additional 15 tracks, calling it a “double album.”
Fans furiously began dissecting the lyrics of the songs, trying to discern who they were about. Many speculate most songs are about her recent exes, Matt Healy and Joe Alwyn. Who are they?
Alwyn, a 33-year-old British actor, and Swift began dating in 2016 and broke up last year while she was on her Eras tour. He is known for films like the Oscar-nominated “The Favourite” and “Mary Queen of Scots.”
Swift, known for writing songs about her high-profile relationships and giving fans Easter eggs as to who they are about, has admitted to writing songs about Alwyn before. In 2022, she told Entertainment Tonight that the song “Lavender Haze” from her album “Midnights” is about wanting to stay in the “lavender haze” feeling you have when you’re in love – even when it’s made difficult.
“Like my relationship for six years, we’ve had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff and we just ignore it. This song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff,” she said.
Alwyn has even contributed to Swift’s albums before, under the pseudonym William Bowery, ET reports. He is credited in the track “Sweet Nothing” on “Midnights” as well as several songs on “Folklore and “Evermore,” her two 2020 albums.