Sure, there are the same old suspects on the brand new Taylor Swift album, “The Tortured Poets Division.”
There are the exes: British actor Joe Alwyn, with whom the singer was in a six-year relationship till 2023, in addition to the 1975 frontman Matty Healy, who Swift briefly dated final yr.
And the 34-year-old famous person used her powerhouse pen to mark her territory on her gridiron man, Travis Kelce.
However along with her present beau, there’s one other man who will get large love from Swift on “TTPD,” which dropped on Friday.
That will be singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, who will get the final word co-sign from Swift on the title observe.
“You smoked and ate seven bars of chocolate / we declared Charlie Puth must be a much bigger artist / I scratch your head, you go to sleep / Like a tattooed Golden Retriever,” she sings.
The quote seemingly references her and Healy bonding over their mutual appreciation for the “See You Once more” singer throughout their romance.
Puth, for his half, seems to be a significant Swiftie. In 2022, a video of him enjoying her breakthrough hit “Teardrops on My Guitar” for a New York Metropolis crowd circulated on TikTok.
Healy, nevertheless, appears to be the goal of extra pen venom elsewhere on “The Tortured Poets Division.”
Healy — who, earlier than their summer time cut up, was a rebound romance for the pop famous person following her breakup with Alwyn — seems to be the topic of the vicious takedown “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”
“And I don’t even need oil again/If simply need to know/If rusting my glowing summer time was the purpose,” sings Swift, who caught some flak after Healy made some controversial feedback — together with racist remarks in regards to the singer’s now BFF Ice Spice.
“And I don’t miss what we had,” she continues. “However may somebody give a message/To the smallest man who ever lived.”
There are additionally hints that “I Can Repair Him” (No Actually I Can)” — gotta love that title — is perhaps in regards to the 35-year-old rocker: “The smoke cloud billows out his mouth/Like a freight prepare by way of a small city/The jokes that he instructed throughout the bar have been revolting/And much too loud/They shake their heads saying ‘God assist her’ after I inform ‘em he’s my man/However your good Lord doesn’t must/I can repair him/No, actually I can.”
However, after all, Healy additionally shares the ex assault with Alwyn.
There’s even one track referred to as “So Lengthy, London” — a goodbye to the town the place they as soon as lived collectively.
“Simply how low did you suppose I’d go/Earlier than I’d self implode,” Swift sings on the observe.
“Each breath feels just like the rarest air/Whenever you’re undecided if he needs to be there,” she provides
Alwyn can be rumored to determine within the album title, which seemingly places a snarky spin on the title of a gaggle chat, “The Tortured Man Membership,” that he had together with his fellow actors Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott.
Poetic justice, certainly.
