Swift also provided some background context for "Snow on the Beach" on Instagram. "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 realise someone feels exactly the same way that you feel, at the same moment," she said. "And you're kind of looking around going, 'Wait, is this real? Is this a dream? Is this for real? Is it really happening?' Kinda like it would be if you were to see snow falling on a beach."
While she didn't clarify that the song is about Alwyn, given she wrote it during their relationship, fans think it is.