The Tortured Poets Department

About The Tortured Poets Department

An alleged meaning of the song is Taylor's disillusionment with one of her relationships. Clues in the lyrics suggest the song is about Matty Healy, lead singer of The 1975, whom she had a brief fling with in mid-2023. In the end, it seems Taylor feels like the relationship was foolish from the start, and she ultimately came out of it in a better situation than him .

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About this song

Credited to

Taylor Swift

Album

THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT · Track 2 of 16 · Title track

Released

April 18, 2024

Duration

4:53

Playlists

In 1 public playlist: My Mix

On Last.fm

623,733 listeners on Last.fm

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From the album: THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT