Guessing Game: Which Celebrities Are the Surprising Stars of Taylor Swift’s Songs?
All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] (Red [Taylor’s Version], 2021)
Who was it about: Jake Gyllenhaal
Lyrics: “And I was never good at telling jokes, but the punch line goes… I’ll get older, but your lovers stay my age.”
Story behind the lyrics: Among the most striking lyrics of the extended version of “All Too Well” is a clever quip about growing older while her ex’s love interests don’t. With the wisdom of hindsight, Taylor looks back at her relationship with Jake, a romance marked by an age gap now more pronounced in the rearview mirror. She was a bright-eyed twenty-something then, a stark reminder that Jake’s pattern of dating younger post-breakup continued despite cutting off his relationship with Taylor due to their age difference.
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