There are many "Taylor's Version" tracks fans are looking forward to hearing when "Reputation (Taylor's Version)" is finally released, but one of the most anticipated has to be "Getaway Car." Taylor Swift wrote the track with her friend and collaborator Jack Antonoff; in fact, an iPhone video of them writing the bridge was featured in the 2020 documentary "Miss Americana" and became a meme in its own right. When Swift finally sang the song during the surprise set of her Eras tour in May, she brought out Antonoff to sing it with her (pictured), a sweet tribute to the song's genesis. But then there's the song itself, and who fans think it's about: namely, Swift's ex Tom Hiddleston.
The song's lyrics seem to not only reference Swift's relationship with Hiddleston — which made headlines in the summer and early fall of 2016 — but also her split from boyfriend Calvin Harris, whom she was with from about March 2015 to June 2016. When Swift was linked to Hiddleston just weeks after their split, Harris was not exactly pleased. And by the time "Reputation" and "Getaway Car" were released in 2017, Swift was in a new relationship with Joe Alwyn and had left Hiddleston in the rearview mirror, too.
Ahead, we break down the lyrics of the song and how they seem to reference the drama.
— Additional reporting by Victoria Edel