Taylor Swift’s new song Fresh Out The Slammer from her eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, has a puzzling meaning that appears to narrate her short-term relationship with the English songwriter and producer Matty Healy.
Last year, after Taylor broke up with her six-year-long boyfriend, Joe Alwyn, she had a fling with musician Matty. Now, releasing the song Fresh Out The Slammer, she seems to be explaining her experiences from then.
Key Takeaways
- Taylor Swift released her new song Fresh Out The Slammer on April 19, 2024.
- The first verse of the song seems to be indicating her bad experiences she had with her ex Joe.
- Taylor also appears to explain her fling with musician Matty Healy through the song after she broke up with Joe.
Listen to Taylor Swift’s Fresh Out the Slammer song here:
“Now, pretty baby, I’m running back home to you. / Fresh out the Slammer, I know who my first call will be to.” The verse tends to indicate that her relationship with Joe was toxic. And soon after their breakup, she knew exactly who she could count on, referring to her fling at the time, Matty.
Likewise, as her second verse says, “Another summer taking cover/ Rolling thunder, he doesn’t understand me/ Splintered back in winter/ Silent dinner, bitter he was with her in dreams.” The meaning of this verse of Fresh Out the Slammer suggests Taylor’s loneliness in her previous relationship as she didn’t get an understanding partner.
The pop genre artist Taylor further sings, “Gray and blue and fights and tunnels, handcuffed to the spell I was under / For just one hour of sunshine / Years of labor, locks, and ceilings / In the shade of how he was feeling that while she was feeling isolated,”
Here, she shares her state of mind, in which she tries to understand her partner even when she is in the worst situation, hoping for one happy moment together, but sadly, she gets nothing but disappointment.
The pop singer’s last verse of Fresh Out the Slammer again referenced the toxicity she went through with her ex. “My friends tried, but wouldn’t hear it, watched me disappear daily for just one glimpse of his smile,” which refers to the phase where she lost herself to see her ex smile.
But now, since splitting from him, Taylor has found the one she can turn to, referencing Matty.
FAQs
Fresh Out the Slammer is Taylor Swift’s new song from her album Tortured Poets Department.
As reports stated, Taylor and Matty dated each other for about a month.
Yes. Since September 2023, Matty Healy has been dating a model, Gabbriette Bechtel.
