Taylor Swift followers are satisfied that the singer has referred to as out Justin Bieber, the ex-boyfriend of her finest good friend Selena Gomez, in a observe from her album Midnights.
The album, Swift’s tenth, was launched again in October 2022 however followers have been in a frenzy over the lyrics to one of many songs this week due to a TikTok that sparked renewed curiosity within the observe.
Some social media customers are satisfied that Swift’s “Question…?”, the seventh tune on the Midnights album, is about Bieber and Gomez’s well-known on/off relationship.
The rumors concerning the origin of the tune started when the album was first launched however have been put again within the highlight within the midst of the revived drama surrounding Gomez, 30, Justin Bieber, 29, and his spouse, Hailey Bieber, 26.
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In a TikTok video, person @hey_itsruthy kicked off the brand new hypothesis about “Question…?” in a video that boasts the caption: “Y’all talking about the Selena/Hailey drama, forget [that] Taylor already wrote a song about it.”
In the clip, the social media person mouths alongside to the lyrics which embrace the traces: “Did you leave her house in the middle of the night? (Oh) / Did you wish you’d put up more of a fight? (Oh) / When she said it was too much / Do you wish you could still touch her? / It’s just a question.”
The tune continues: “Does it feel like everything’s just like second-best after that meteor strike? And what’s that, that I heard, that you’re still with her? / That’s nice, I’m sure that’s what’s suitable and right.”
Many followers commented on the publish, agreeing that they consider the lyrics to be in reference to Justin Bieber, and that the questions could possibly be interpreted as Swift, 33, confronting the “Peaches” singer over his therapy of his ex-girlfriend.
Justin Bieber and Gomez started courting after they had been youngsters and had been concerned in a extremely publicized on-and-off relationship. They referred to as issues off for good in 2018, months earlier than Hailey and Justin then tied the knot in September of that yr.
As of March 2, @hey_itsruthy’s video has been considered over 920,000 occasions and “liked” greater than 128,000 occasions, and the feedback are filled with TikTok customers reiterating her principle.
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“Does it feel like 2nd best? (Hailey—obviously) after THAT meteor strike (Selena). Meteor strike is a rare event. Get it, rare?” wrote one fan, referencing Gomez’s magnificence model, Rare.
Another commented: “The ‘IM SURE THATS MORE SUITABLE AND RIGHT’ is such a low key but HARD diss,” whereas one person agreed: “I IMMEDIATELY thought this was for Selena !!!!!”
Adding extra gas to the hearth for followers is the speculation that Gomez really seems on the observe herself.
Fans have been satisfied that they’ll hear the “Wolves” singer’s vocals within the background in the direction of the top of the tune.
“DOES ANYONE THINK SELENA IS ON THE BACKGROUND OR JUST ME?” requested one passionate fan beneath @hey_itsruthy’s video.
“It also sounds like Selena is singing in parts. Love it,” added one other.
Newsweek has contacted representatives for Swift for remark.
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Fans have been underneath the impression up to now that Swift was not the most important supporter of Gomez and Bieber’s romance.
Swift has by no means addressed this immediately however, on the 2013 Billboard Music Awards, she was caught on digicam pulling a face when she noticed Gomez and Justin, who had, on the time, just lately reunited, kissing in a hall backstage.
Gomez and the Biebers have been making headlines just lately as a result of fan hypothesis that the Only Murders within the Building actress and mannequin Hailey have been concerned in an internet feud.
Both events have denied rumors of stress between them up to now and final week, as followers started theorizing that Hailey and her good friend Kylie Jenner had been subtly posting about Gomez on-line, Gomez introduced she was taking a step again from social media.
On Thursday, February 23, the “Come and Get It” singer posted a TikTok Live clip, which was later shared to Twitter, saying that she is “too old” for the “silly” gossip.