Every Song Taylor Swift Wrote About The Men In Her Life Explained

In 2010, Taylor Swift appeared as the featured guest on John Mayer's song "Half of My Heart."Later that same year, Swift released her third album, "Speak Now," which featured the highlight track "Dear John." The lyrics talk about a relationship with an older man (via Genius): "Don't you think I was too young to be

In 2010, Taylor Swift appeared as the featured guest on John Mayer's song "Half of My Heart." Later that same year, Swift released her third album, "Speak Now," which featured the highlight track "Dear John." The lyrics talk about a relationship with an older man (via Genius): "Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?" Besides the song title, fans were quick to note that Swift was likely talking about her brief relationship with Mayer. Though she never admitted Mayer was the subject of "Dear John," Swift told Yahoo! Music Blogs, "Everyone will know, so I don't really have to send out emails on this one."

In response to the song, Mayer told Rolling Stone he was "really humiliated," adding that he felt terrible after hearing the lyrics, partly because he felt he "never did anything to deserve that." In his mind, Swift releasing the song "was a really lousy thing for her to do." Hm. While "Dear John" quickly became a fan favorite and went on to become a regular part of her live shows, Mayer allegedly responded with his own song called "Paper Doll." Vanity Fair shared photos of various outfits worn by Swift over the years, which Mayer may have referenced in the song. Plus, his most direct lyric, "You're like 22 girls in one," came after Swift released her hit single, "22."

Later, after running into Mayer at the 2010 CMT Music Awards, Swift reportedly wrote "The Story of Us" about the elder musician, according to Genius.

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