Swift confirmed that the first track on "Midnights," "Lavender Haze," is about Alwyn in an Instagram video she shared about the song, which addresses her frustration about all the speculation about her and Alwyn's relationship status. "Like my relationship for six years, we've had to dodge weird rumours, tabloid stuff, and we just ignore it," she said in the video. "And so this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff."
In typical Swift fashion, she expertly turned those feelings into song lyrics. "All they keep asking me is if I'm gonna be your bride," she sings. "The only kinda girl they see is a one-night or a wife."