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Taylor Swift takes another dig at her exes in songs from her latest TTPD album yet the lyrics went without consequences, again. America’s lyrical sweetheart Taylor has a history of calling out her exes in her songs, often divulging details about their whirlwind relationship and eventual breakup that somehow slipped public notice. Considering these romance escapades mostly run high-profile, each lyrical revelation is tea served in its hottest form for gist-thirsty Swifties to savor.
TTPD Features Scathing Lyrics About Joe Alwyn and Matt Healy
Taylor Swift served more tea within the lyrics of two songs from her 2024 album, Tortured Poets Department. The music goddess, who describes the new album as a “dramatic, artistic, tragic kind of take on love and loss,” gave a glimpse into her failed romances in the tracks So Long, London, LOML, Guilty as Sin and I Can Fix Him. While Taylor Swift didn’t expressly name-drop any of her exes in the songs’ lyrics, fans were quick to figure out the relationships that inspired each track.
Despite the disparaging, mostly obvious lyrics targeting exes like Joe Alwyn and Matt Healy, neither of them has fired back. In fact, remaining mum in the face of Taylor Swift’s lyrical dig has become a pattern among her exes even before TTPD. Over the years, she’s targetted former lovers like Harry Styles, Tom Hiddleston, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer and Calvin Harris. However, save for a few offhanded remarks that get recalled immediately, neither of them have fired back at Taylor, or spoken out in their defence.
Taylor Swift Makes Exes Sign NDAs Says Lawyer
This unnatural silence from Taylor Swift’s exes has led to speculations that the crooner somehow ensures their cooperation before putting out her songs. British lawyer Emma Gill shared her take on the subject in a recent interview with DailyMail, saying,
“Taylor Swift has settled a number of scores in song, yet cleverly ensured her ex-lovers rarely become liabilities.”
One possible way she scores such immunity is by ensuring prospective partners sign NDAs preventing them from speaking about their relationship. The crooner may go as far as introducing binding clauses to delete pictures and control what they post on social media. Failure to comply could attract millions of dollars in lawsuits. Such iron-clad insurance against bitter exes is perhaps Taylor Swift’s leeway when it comes to getting away with her scathing song lyrics.
