Fans think the story behind Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ track “Out Of The Woods” is about Harry Styles thanks to these clues.
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The 1989 track has connections to two other Swift songs, all of which are rumored to be about Harry Styles.
Taylor Swift is running “Out of the Woods” again. The release of 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is letting Swifties listen to the 2014 album like it’s the first time again and re-analyze fan favorites like “Out of the Woods,” which has one of Swift’s most intense and vivid bridges to date. And yes, the story behind it is just as scary as the lyrics sound.
Before 1989’s original release, Swift said “Out of the Woods” was “the greatest example of the sound of this album,” marking her transition from country music to full-blown pop. It proved to have a lasting impact, being referenced on two of Swift’s future songs.
On the Jack Antonoff-produced song, Swift reflects on a romance gone awry, recalling sweet moments like “moving furniture so we could dance” before going into a repetitive, rapid-paced chorus to signify her feelings of panic and anxiety.
It didn’t take long for fans to connect the dots back to Harry Styles, who Swift reportedly dated for a few months at the end of 2012, as the lyrics contain some distinct clues pointing to their romance.
In a 2014 interview with Rolling Stone, Swift said that “Out of the Woods” was about a relationship where “every day was a struggle.”
In typical Swift fashion, she wouldn’t name the ex, but she did affirm that Styles was the last person she had dated, remarking that the two were now “friends,” all but confirming that a few songs on 1989 were about him.
