is known for planting Easter eggs in everything she does, but did she leave Us a big one about her relationship with now-ex ? Swift, 34, dropped on
Apple music on Friday, April 5, all titled after different variants or songs. Each collection is based on one of the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. One playlist is titled “I Love You, It’s Ruining My Life” based on the song of the same name. ( drops on April 19.) “This is a list of songs about getting so caught up in the idea of something that you have a hard time seeing red flags, possibly resulting in moments of denial and maybe a little bit of delusion,” Swift quipped in a voice note shared via Apple Music. Included songs on the playlist are “Lavender Haze,” “Sweet Nothing,” “Lover,” “Betty,” “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince,” “False God,” “Style,” “Ours,” and “Bejeweled.” Many eagle-eyed Swifties that several of the tracks were either about Alwyn, 33, or co-written by him. (Under the pen name William Bowery, Alwyn notably helped Swift write the likes of “Sweet Nothing” and “Betty.”) Much of Swift’s album — featuring “Lover,” “Miss Americana and the Heartbreak Prince” and “False God” — were also penned about her romance with Alwyn. Swift and the alum dated between 2016 and 2023. (Since their breakup, Swift has moved on with NFL star .) “Taylor Swift putting all her sappiest love songs on a ‘denial’ playlist absolutely ruined my day,” writer wrote via X on Friday. Another fan noted, “Taylor Swift revealing that is about and that ‘Lover’ was a song written during the denial stage …This woman is really trying to kill me.” A third
Social Media pointed out that “Lover” falling into the “denial stage is so insane” They wrote via X, “Imagine the greatest love song ever made was a gaslight song? imagine all the weddings who played that? All the couple videos that was edited to??
Taylor Swift, you’re so funny.” Other Swifties noticed that “Lavender Haze,” a 2022 track from , was featured in the roundup. The single was also presumably penned about Alwyn. “I happened upon the phrase ‘lavender haze’ when I was watching . I looked it up because I thought it sounded cool,” Swift said in a previous
Instagram video of her musical inspirations. “And it turns out that it’s a common phrase used in the ’50s where they would describe being in love. If you’re in the ‘lavender haze,’ then that meant you were in that all-encompassing love glow. And I thought that was really beautiful.” The Grammy winner continued: “I guess, theoretically, when you’re in the ‘lavender haze,’ you’ll do anything to stay there. And not let people bring you down off of that cloud. I think that a lot of people have to deal with this now, not just like ‘public figures,’ because in the era of social media, and if the world finds out you’re in love with somebody they’re gonna weigh in on it.” Swift in May 2023, one month after news broke that she had split from Alwyn. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly Check our latest news in
Google News Check our latest news in Apple News “Taylor deleting the post explaining ‘Lavender Haze’ because she was just being in denial is so sad,” one social media user posited via X on Friday. Other Apple Music playlists include “You Don’t Get to Tell Me About Sad Songs,” “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” “Old Habits Die Screaming” and “Am I Allowed to Cry?” While none of her songs are currently included on the playlists, the album will drop in 13 days — Swift’s lucky number — and is a “fortnight” — a duet with — away. You have successfully subscribed. By signing up, I agree to the Terms and Privacy Policy and to receive emails from Us Weekly