Taking a look back at Taylor Swift’s alleged music about ex Joe Alwyn, some fans question if the singer ever felt comfortable in the six-year romance
Many of Taylor Swift’s recent albums initially portrayed a fairytale love story with ex Joe Alwyn, but a deeper look at some of the singer's lyrics hint that the relationship turned rocky long before their split.
“I had been thinking for years, like, ‘God, it would just be so great to have a song that people who are in love would want to dance to. Like, slow dance to,” Swift told The New York Times in 2019. “In my head I had just the last two people on a dance floor at 3 a.m., swaying.” Lover’s fifth track, “The Archer,” is mostly about Swift’s battle within herself, but touches on a sense of hope that she's found someone who will stick by her. However, she still phrases the lyrics as questions, not statements. “Who could ever leave me darling / But who could stay? / You could stay?” she asks in the chorus.
During their nearly six-year romance, Swift and Alwyn notoriously tried to remain out of the spotlight. The pair never walked a single red carpet together — even when attending the same events — and were often spotted running to their cars to avoid being photographed together. When Swift won Best Album at the Grammys for Folkore in 2021, Alwyn was not in the audience, despite being credited as a cowriter on multiple tracks.
Even 2022’s Midnights raises questions about Swift’s anxieties, as many of the songs — which are meant to depict 13 sleepless nights throughout her life — hint at relationships that are on the brink of failure. “Maroon” touches on a romance that someone can’t quite let go, while “Bejeweled” describes a partner who prefers to lay low while Swift wants to be seen.
“I glared at you with storms in my eyes / How can you say that you love someone you can’t tell is dying?” she asks in the first verse. “I sent you signals and bit my nails down to the quick / My face was gray, but you wouldn’t admit that we were sick.”
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