Is Taylor Swift's "I Forgot That You Existed" About Calvin Harris?

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published 23 August 19

Taylor Swift fans think her new song "I Forgot That You Existed" is about her ex-boyfriend Calvin Harris.
Taylor just released her album Lover after it was leaked early.

Kay so Taylor Swift's new album Lover just dropped after being leaked yesterday, and the time has come to *rolls up sleeves, takes deep breath* analyze her lyrics. Every song on this album is worthy of a deep dive, but fans are especially frenzied at "I Forgot That You Existed," which is clearly the shadiest item on the list based on the title alone.

The song begins like so:

And honestly this could be about a million people who slighted Tay-Tay, but fans are convinced it's about her ex Calvin Harris:

THE ONLY SONGS CALVIN GOT WERE I DID SOMETHING BAD AND I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED LMFAO SUCKS TO BE HIM DSFLKJSDFLJKAugust 23, 2019

Apparently “I Forgot That You Existed” is about Calvin Harris & was supposed to be on reputation but it didn’t make the cut bc she wrote it so late... bc ya know... she forgot that he existed #LoverAugust 21, 2019

Of course some people think Taylor is having the last word in her ongoing feud with Kim Kardashian and Kanye West:

“I FORGOT THAT YOU EXISTED” mmmmm hello KANYE AND KIM HOW ARE YOU HONEYAugust 23, 2019

And some are just confused:

i forgot that you existed. what are we thinking. kanye? calvin?August 23, 2019

Honestly, either way let's just all agree that these lyrics are a shady mood:

LOVE THIS FOR HER.

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