Taylor Swift Reveals New Song “Lavender Haze” Is About Her Relationship with Joe Alwyn
Taylor Swift is debuting a new song, "Lavender Haze," about longtime boyfriend Joe Alwyn—finally giving fans a glimpse into their love story.
Swift has kept her relationship with the British actor incredibly private for six years now, and in a new video promoting her upcoming album, Midnights, she revealed exactly why.
The singer shared a clip on Instagram to discuss "Lavender Haze," the first track of her much-anticipated album.
"I happened upon the phrase 'Lavender Haze' when I was watching Mad Men, and I looked it up because I thought it sounded cool," Swift says in the video. "And it turns out that it's a common phrase used in the '50s, where they would just describe being in love."
She explains further, "If you were in the lavender haze, then that meant that you were in that all-encompassing love glow, and I thought that was really beautiful."
The singer adds that because of social media, a lot of people these days have to deal with scrutiny over their relationships. She and Alwyn, of course, are no exception.
"Like my relationship for six years, we've had to dodge weird rumors, tabloid stuff, and we just ignore it," Swift says. "And so, this song is sort of about the act of ignoring that stuff to protect the real stuff."
Though Swift rarely speaks of her personal life with her boyfriend, her 2019 album, Lover, was essentially an ode to him.
The singer announced the news of her upcoming album this August while accepting an award onstage at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. And over the past few weeks, she has been leaving clues about the album for her fans via her Midnights Mayhem with Me TikTok series. In each clip, she reveals the name of one of the songs on the album.
Midnights will be released on October 21.
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