Here's Proof ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Is About Matty Healy
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Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department is mostly about Matty Healy.
They publicly dated for about two months in 2023.
But there’s a ton of evidence that make it clear he was top of mind when writing these lyrics.
Surprise! The Tortured Poets Departmentis (1) a double album and (2) mostly about Matty Healy. Which means Joe Alwyn can sleep well!
Joe Alwyn breathing a sigh of relief tonight #TTPD pic.twitter.com/VBWIzpdi2Y
— Capital J (@ohcauseshesdead) April 19, 2024
While there might be some initial surprise that Taylor wrote so many songs about Matty—who she only publicly dated for about two months in 2023—there’s a ton of evidence that make it clear he was top of mind when writing these lyrics. Take the album’s title track, The Tortured Poets Department, where Tay randomly name-checks Charlie Puth:
You smokеd, then ate seven bars of chocolate
We declared Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist
I scratch your head, you fall asleep
Like a tattooed golden retriever
First of all, lol at Charlie waking up this morning to find himself trending:
CHARLIE PUTH mention is a Jumpscare
— astoria (@14peax) April 19, 2024
Charlie Puth when he wakes up in the morning & sees a ton of streams on his music pic.twitter.com/uJUvfux7fi
— rebecca. (@bigrapputation) April 19, 2024
charlie puth right now: pic.twitter.com/6L1qyxDNM7
— veronica⸆⸉ (@thisisvertrying) April 19, 2024
Charlie Puth rn pic.twitter.com/XZ3ATQIR2m
— Emily (@emilybernay) April 19, 2024
But about that very specific Charlie Puth reference. Turns out, Matty gave Charlie a shout-out back in 2018, and Charlie responded:
2018 pic.twitter.com/oarofnlfd2
— The 1975 TH (@the1975_thteam) April 18, 2024
Meanwhile, “Chocolate” is the name of a The 1975 song just in case you’re looking for more Matty Healy references to tie this whole thing together. And speaking of Matty, please be advised that Taylor dropped a Tortured Poets Department QR code at a LONDON brewery called “Truman Black.” And whomst goes by the alias Truman Black on Instagram? That’d be Matty.
the london qr code is on brick street at the former location of truman black brewery. I repeat. the london qr code is on brick street at the former location of truman black brewery. pic.twitter.com/fhndDhqVo9
— 𝒽ℯ𝒶𝓉𝒽ℯ𝓇 cries a lot but is so productive (@nobodycool1037) April 17, 2024
Anyway, tough day to be Matty Healy—who, reminder, went on a mid-show rant back in February and said, “Do not come for me. Trust me. You know who I’m talking to. Honestly, you know who you are. I’m as mental as I seem. I have the receipts. Don’t fuck with me. Trust me.”
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