Fans are furiously dissecting the lyrics of «The Tortured Poets Department,» with some speculating the tracks are about Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy, Travis Kelce and Kim Kardashian.
Taylor Swift dropped her 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?Who is Joe Alwyn?
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.
Swift confirmed in her documentary «Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions» that Alwyn was on those albums. He contributed to the songs «Exile,» «Betty,» «Champagne Problems,» «Coney Island» and «Evermore» and even won a Grammy for his work.
Alwyn lives in London, so fans speculate her track «So Long To London» on «The Tortured Poets Department» is about their breakup.
After her public feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West in 2016, Swift «moved to a foreign country,» she told Time Magazine during her «Person of the Year» cover interview last year.
