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Taylor Swift<\/strong><\/a> and Joe Alwyn<\/strong><\/a> mostly kept their relationship out of the public eye before their split in 2023. However, the singer has seemingly given some insight into their breakup with her music. Fans have dissected how they think Taylor\u2019s 2022 album, Midnights<\/em>, and upcoming 2024 record, The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>, fit in with her and Joe\u2019s timeline.<\/p>\n Taylor and Joe began dating in 2017, but fans rarely got a glimpse of the couple. \u200bThey didn\u2019t even make their relationship Instagram official until a year later in 2018 when they both posted photos of the same cactus on their profiles. However, until then, Joe had kept his Instagram private and fans quickly picked up on the sly nod to Taylor. While the pair officially called things off in April 2023, fans have reason to believe Taylor and Joe \u200bactually split much earlier<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taylor\u2019s close friend Jack Antonoff<\/strong>, who has worked with the \u201cAll Too Well\u201d singer multiple times, revealed that Taylor wrote \u200bher May 2022 song \u201cYou\u2019re Losing Me<\/a>\u201d in December 2021. With lyrics like \u201cI sent you signals and bit my nails down to the quick\/My face was gray, but you wouldn\u2019t admit that we were sick,\u201d the tune seemed to be about her breakup with Joe. Fans started speculating that the exes had been having issues for quite some time before they actually ended things<\/a>.<\/p>\n Taylor began recording Midnights<\/em> after the 2021 Grammys, according to The \u200bNational\u2019s Aaron Dessner<\/strong>. Based on Jack\u2019s reveal about \u201cYou\u2019re Losing Me<\/a>,\u201d a Midnights<\/em> \u2018From the Vault\u2019 track, she finished \u200bthe record at the end of 2021, long before she called things off with Joe. When Taylor announced The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> during the 2024 Grammys, she revealed that she\u2019d been keeping the album a secret from fans for two years. Fans quickly deduced that meant that the conception of \u200bThe Tortured Poets Department<\/em> seemingly came at the beginning of 2022, right after Midnights<\/em> was completed.<\/p>\n As soon as Taylor announced the release of The Tortured Poets Department<\/em><\/a>, Swifties got to work uncovering clues. One fan discovered an interview Joe did with Paul Mescal<\/strong> for Variety<\/em> in December 2022 and many believe that the title of the album \u200bis a reference to something the Billy Lynn\u2019s Long Halftime Walk<\/em> star said in the Q&A.\u200b<\/p>\n In the interview, Joe and Paul revealed that \u200bthey were part of a group chat \u200bcalled The Tortured Man Club<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cIt hasn\u2019t had much use recently,\u201d Joe said, as Paul chimed in with, \u201cNo. I feel like we\u2019re less tortured now.\u201d<\/p>\n Fans immediately put the similar titles together and speculated that The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> would include songs referencing Joe and Taylor\u2019s relationship.<\/p>\n \u201cI knew that Taylor Swift\u2019s new album name sounded a little too familiar,\u201d one Swiftie wrote on X.<\/p>\n The \u201cSpeak Now\u201d singer also released the \u200btracklist for The Tortured Poets Department<\/em> and fans began theorizing \u200babout which songs \u200bmight reference Joe. The most obvious choice for most Swifties was the album\u2019s Track 5. Taylor has historically placed her most emotional and vulnerable songs in that spot on the album. The title \u201cSo Long, London\u201d\u200b gives fans a big clue that it\u2019s about Joe considering his British roots.<\/p>\n Fans also believe the track titled \u201cFlorida!!!\u201d will reference the couple\u2019s split because Taylor\u2019s first show after news of the breakup surfaced was in Tampa, Florida. Other telling track titles on the album include \u201cThe Smallest Man Who Ever Lived,\u201d \u201cloml,\u201d and \u201cI Can Do It With a Broken Heart.\u201d<\/p>\n Midnights<\/em>, the album Taylor released in \u200b2022, also seemed to reference the pop star\u2019s failing relationship with Joe. \u200bIn addition to \u201cYou\u2019re Losing Me,\u201d plenty of other songs on the album have been dissected by fans to see if they reference Joe and Taylor\u2019s split, including her song \u201cGlitch.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s been two-thousand one-hundred ninety days of our love blackout\/(Our love is blacking out)\/The system\u2019s breaking down,\u201d Taylor sings in the second verse.<\/p>\n Two thousand one hundred ninety days equals out to roughly six years, which was how long the couple dated. Fans believe the line \u201cthe system\u2019s breaking down\u201d is a sign that Taylor knew the relationship was on its last legs.<\/p>\n Fans have also speculated that the hit \u201cBejeweled\u201d may have been a warning song to Joe before Taylor officially pulled the plug on their relationship. The most telling lyric? \u201cWhen I meet the band, they ask \u2018Do you have a man?\u2019 I can still say, \u2018I don\u2019t remember.\u2019\u2019<\/p>\n While Joe and Taylor have remained tight-lipped about their split and the potential contents of The Tortured Poets Department<\/em>, a source exclusively revealed to Life and Styl<\/em>e<\/a> how Joe was feeling amid the album\u2019s announcement.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s safe to say that Joe is bracing himself for a lot of questions. No one is safe,\u201d a source close to Taylor shared. \u201cJoe should be worried about what she reveals.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nWhen Did Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn Split?<\/h2>\n
When Did Taylor Swift Record \u2018The Tortured Poets Department\u2019 and \u2018Midnights\u2019?<\/h2>\n
Why Do Taylor Swift Fans Think \u2018The Tortured Poets Department\u2019 Is About Her Split From Joe Alwyn?<\/h2>\n
Did Taylor Swift Reference Joe Alwyn on \u2018Midnights\u2019?<\/h2>\n
Has Joe Alwyn Addressed \u2018The Tortured Poets Department\u2019 Rumors?<\/h2>\n