All the Taylor Swift songs said to be about Joe Alwyn

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn’s relationship is a thing of the past, though the singer did offer several glimpses of their love story through her music over the years.

The two are said to have met at the 2016 Met Gala, and since the release of Swift’s 2017 album, ‘Reputation’, she has penned several songs about the English actor.

Some references are more apparent than others, while others have been uncovered by fans.

Here’s a look at the songs Taylor Swift is said to have written about, or referred to Tom Alwyn.

‘…Ready for It?’ - Reputation

The song looks at the beginning of their relationship, including how they took things slowly because Swift wanted it to last.

The music video features several Easter eggs, as one would expect from Swift, including Alwyn’s name in Chinese characters and his birth year.

‘End Game’ - Reputation

Swift once again talks about wanting to be with Alwyn for some time, with the music video, which is set in London, featuring Swift wearing a “J” necklace.

“I can’t let you go, your hand print’s on my soul / It’s like your eyes are liquor, it’s like your body is gold,” she sings.

‘Delicate’ - Reputation

“Dive bar on the East Side, where you at? / Phone lights up my nightstand in the black / Come here; you can meet me in the back,” Swift sings in a song about falling for someone when her reputation took a hit.

She also talks about her lover wearing “dark Jeans and Nikes”, while the lyric “oh damn, never seen that color blue” before is also said to be about Alwyn.

‘Gorgeous’ - Reputation

The song seemingly references Swift’s ex, Calvin Harris, after she states she has a boyfriend “in the club doing, I don’t know what.”

It’s believed the song is about how Swift fell for Alwyn after they first met at the 2016 Met Gala.

‘King of My Heart’ - Reputation

“‘Cause all the boys and their expensive cars / With their Range Rovers and their Jaguars / Never took me quite where you do” Swift sings, as she sings that her exes don’t matchup to Alwyn.

The song also references the king and queen in the song, a nod to Alwyn’s English roots, and she also alludes to keeping her relationship out of the limelight, something the couple did while together.

‘Dress’ - Reputation

The bridge of ‘Dress’ seems to confirm that Swift first met Alwyn at the 2016 Met Gala, as she talks about her bleached hair and his buzzcut, the hairstyles the two had at the event.

‘Call It What You Want’ - Reputation

In ‘Call It What You Want’, Swift notes that she trusts him like a brother and that she wants to “wear his initial on a chain round my neck.”

‘New Year’s Day’ - Reputation

Swift talks about her lasting love for Alwyn through the ups and downs with the lyrics: “I want your midnights / But I’ll be cleaning up bottles with you on New Year’s Day.”

‘Lover’ - Lover

In this song, Swift talks about finding her lover after several heartbreaks.

It also seems to confirm that the couple started dating in 2016, as Swift sings about loving her partner for three summers.

‘Cruel Summer’ - Lover

Fans believe this song talks about Swift having feelings for Alwyn while dating Tom Hiddleston.

“I’m drunk in the back of the car / And I cried like a baby coming home from the bar / Said, ‘I’m fine,’ but it wasn’t true / I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you,” she sings.

She also confesses her love for him with: “I screamed for whatever it’s worth / ‘I love you,’ ain’t that the worst thing you ever heard?”

‘I Think He Knows’ - Lover

“He got that boyish look that I like in a man,” she seemingly sings about Alwyn as she admits she is falling for him. She also mentions his “lyrical smile” and his “indigo eyes”.

‘Paper Rings’ - Lover

Swift confirms she wants to be with someone long-term in this song with the lyrics: “I like shiny things, but I’d marry you with paper rings.”

She also sheds some light on their relationship away from the public eye, like painting Alywn’s brother’s room.

‘Cornelia Street’ - Lover

“We were in the backseat, drunk on something stronger than the drinks in the bar/I rent a place on Cornelia Street, I say casually in the car ... " Swift sings when recollecting the early days of their relationship.

“Back when we were card sharks, playing games/ I thought you were leading me on/I packed my bags, left Cornelia Street/ Before you even knew I was gone/ But then you called, showed your hand/ I turned around before I hit the tunnel/ Sat on the roof, you and I,” she also states, seemingly referencing a time she wasn’t sure they would be together.

“I hope I never lose you, hope this never ends. I’d never walk Cornelia Street again,” she concludes.

‘London Boy’ - Lover

“You know I love a London boy,” Swift sings, while referring to his laugh, dimples and accent. She also talks about spending time in his hometown.

‘Daylight’ - Lover

“I once believed love would be burning red/ But it’s golden / Like daylight,” Swift sings on the final song from ‘Lover’, which talks about finding love.

‘All The Girls You Loved Before’ - Unreleased

On this unreleased track that was considered for ‘Lover’, Swift talks about being grateful for Alwyn’s former girlfriends, as they made him the man he is today.

‘Peace’ - Folklore

Swift has talked about how ‘Peace’ is about her personal life, and having to navigate her public and private persona as her relationship with Alwyn developed.

‘Invisible String’ - Folklore

Swift talks about her and Alwyn’s early life, and how they were led to each other by an invisible string: “And isn’t it just so pretty to think / All along there was some / Invisible string / Tying you to me?”

‘The Lakes’ - Folklore

This song focuses on Swift wanting to leave the spotlight and move to a lake to be with her “muse”, which many feel is a reference to Alwyn.

‘Long Story Short’ - Evermore

“No more keepin’ score now / I just keep you warm / No more tug of war now / I just know there’s more,” Swift sings, as she also touches on her past life before Alwyn and falling for the wrong guys before.

‘Lavender Haze’ - Midnights

Swift has said that this song was specifically about her relationship with Alwyn, and that she was inspired to write the track after watching ‘Mad Men’, referring to the “1950s s--- they put on me” in the song.

“All they keep asking me/ Is if I’m gonna be your bride/The only kinda girl they see (Only kinda girl they see)/Is a one-night or a wife,” she sings.

‘Snow on the Beach’ - Midnights

“The song is about falling in love with someone at the same time as they’re falling in love with you, in this sort of in this cataclysmic, faded moment where you realize someone feels exactly the same way that you feel, at the same moment,” Swift said about the song, which features Lana Del Rey, in an Instagram reel.

‘Labyrinth’ - Midnights

The song references her relationship with Alwyn, and the anxiety that comes with thinking that a relationship that is going well can’t last.

“You know how scared I am of elevators/ Never trust it if it rises fast/ It can’t last,” she sings.

‘Sweet Nothing’ - Midnights

“Outside they’re push and shoving/ You’re in the kitchen humming/ All that you ever wanted from me was sweet nothing,’ Swift sings on this song written with “William Bowery” (the alias used by Alwyn when he contributed to the album) which talks about a love that wants nothing from her when the world wants a lot.

‘Mastermind’ - Midnights

On the last ‘Midnight’s’ track, Swift reveals that she always had her eye on Alwyn from the start.

“So I told you none of it was accidental and the first night that you saw me nothing was gonna stop me/ I laid the groundwork and then saw a wide smirk on your face/ You knew the entire time,” she sings.