Taylor Swift Songs About Harry Styles
From "Maroon" to "Style," Why These 12 Taylor Swift Songs Might Be About Harry Styles
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The telling lyrics: "Midnight / You come and pick me up, no headlights," "You got that James Dean daydream look in your eye," "You got that long hair, slicked back, white t-shirt"
The secret message behind the song: "Her heart belonged to someone who couldn't stay."
Why it's about Harry Styles: The hit "1989" single, "Style," details a roller-coaster relationship, where the two people keep running around in circles, never really able to cut the ties for good. The chorus describes the male as a dreamy persona reminiscent of James Dean, and the long hair and slicked-back look she described strikingly resembled Styles' appearance at the time. The opening lines of the first verse also point to the secrecy of the relationship, which further hints Styles inspired this song. The two were the centre of a highly-publicized romance while they were and were often the subject of speculation by the tabloids. The song cleverly references One Direction projects, such as their song, "You & I," and their second studio album, "Take Me Home." Not to mention, the title track is as much a giveaway as its lyrics.
"'Style' is a song that I wrote about kind of observing fashion trends and cultural trends and seeing how there are certain things that are constant," Swift said in a Big Machine Radio commentary video while explaining the inception of the song, likening classic staples such as a little black dress or red lips to feelings that inspired the lyrics. "I started thinking about that in terms of feelings. There are certain feelings like that. There are certain people that float in and out of your life, sort of, like a trend that keeps coming back in style and never fully fades away."