Taylor Swift’s ‘High Infidelity’ Lyrics—and That ‘April 29’ Line—Appear to Recount End of Calvin Harris Romance
Taylor Swift’s DJ ex Calvin Harris wasn’t spared on her Midnights album, it seems. Swift painted a brutal picture of the top of their relationship, suggesting she did indeed leave him for an additional man together with her “April 29” reference. Swift and Harris dated for somewhat over a yr and had a really public relationship.
On that date: On April 29, 2016, Swift and Harris’ song “This Is What You Got here For” was released, though on the time, Swift was credited under a songwriter pseudonym, adding fuel to some controversy later. As Genius users identified, Swift was in Latest York City that day, seen shopping before the Met Gala she would host three days later. On the Gala, she was spotted dancing with Tom Hiddleston, who she dated right after. The night before the Met Gala, Swift was photographed leaving a pre-gala dinner immediately after Hiddleston.
Taylor Swift and Calvin Harris in Latest York City on May 28, 2015.
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The lyrics paint a seemingly candid picture of the state of affairs between Swift and Harris during their last days as a pair. Here, take them in with contextual annotations, and take heed to the song below, too.
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Lock broken
Slur spoken
Wound open
Game token
I didn’t know you were keeping count
Rain soaking
Blind hoping
You said I used to be freeloading
I didn’t know you were keeping count
High infidelity
Placed on your records and regret me
I bent the reality too far tonight
I used to be dancing around, dancing around it
High infidelity
Placed on your headphones and burn my city
Your picket fence is sharp as knives
I used to be dancing around, dancing around it
On the time of Swift and Harris’ breakup, sources made it clear that Harris had trouble with Swift’s level of fame and larger profession—perhaps what “your picket fences is sharp as knives” references. Harris, in fact, was and is an completed DJ, but not quite an A-list celeb like Swift.
A source near Swift told E! that the singer had been upset in Harris’ lack of support of her. “[She] was really upset in Calvin and felt like he wasn’t there for her,” the source said. “The connection wasn’t progressing the best way she wanted it to. She felt like he wasn’t taking it seriously enough and wouldn’t come through for her when she needed him most.”
One other source told the outlet that Harris had been “bored” of her. “Adam [Harris’ real name] has been bored for some time and hoped the spark would come back nevertheless it hasn’t,” the source said. “Friends were even surprised it lasted this long due to lack of chemistry.” In an interview with People, a source near Harris said that he didn’t see their relationship “leading anywhere.” A friend of Swift, meanwhile, said Harris was intimidated by Swift’s success, “[Harris] said on multiple occasions that he was intimidated by Taylor, which is why he wouldn’t attend any events where she was being honored, or any award shows unless he was nominated,” the source said, adding, “Taylor is an independent young woman, and he or she realizes it’ll take a really secure man to handle her success.”
Do you actually need to know where I used to be April twenty ninth?
Do I actually need to chart the constellations in his eyes?
On April 29, 2016, Swift was in Latest York City relatively than with Harris promoting their song “This Is What You Got here For,” which had come out that day. It might have been an offense that Harris was “keeping count” of, although Swift, to be fair, wasn’t even known to be a songwriter on the time, and was about to host the Met Gala three days later.
While it’s unclear when exactly Swift met Hiddleston during Met Gala weekend (perhaps that night, as Swift lyrically suggests), Harris did eventually make his opinions about their romance known. Harris posted Instagram comments on June 24, 2016, about Swift moving on from him with Hiddleston, where he got here off as barely bitter. On how he felt about Hiddleston, Swift’s recent boyfriend on the time, Harris wrote, “not jealous, sir, FREE.” He notably agreed with one fan’s comment that “for all we all know Taylor broke up with him to be with one other man and that is sort of upsetting. I can be hurt by that too. He’s not being mean. He deserves to be happy while he’s single and never feel jealous.” He responded, “You’re the one smart one at this point.” The speculation that Swift left Harris for Hiddleston could be confirmed in her lyrics above.
Storm coming
Good husband
Bad omen
Dragged my feet right down the aisle
At the home lonely
Good money
I’d pay, for those who’d just know me
Appeared like the fitting thing on the time
You realize there’s many various ways you could kill the one you’re keen on
The slowest way is rarely loving them enough
Do you actually need to know where I used to be April twenty ninth?
Do I actually need to let you know how he brought me back to life?
Harris was bored in the connection (“The slowest way is rarely loving them enough”), as sources said above. People reported that he ended it. The breakup “wasn’t a shock” for Swift, a source said, noting their ongoing issues. “They arrive from very different worlds. Taylor is used to being treated a certain way.” Another reason why it could not have been a shock for Swift? She had been on the lookout for a way out. In Fame’s “Getaway Automotive,” believed to be about Hiddleston and the Met Gala, Swift sang about this explicitly: “The ties were black, the lies were white / In shades of grey in candlelight / I wanted to depart him / I needed a reason.”
High infidelity
Placed on your records and regret me
I bent the reality too far tonight
I used to be dancing around, dancing around it
High infidelity
Placed on your headphones and burn my city
Your picket fence is sharp as knives
I used to be dancing around, dancing around it
Do you actually need to know where I used to be April twenty ninth?
Do I actually need to chart the constellations in his eyes?
You realize there’s many various ways you could kill the one you’re keen on
The slowest way is rarely loving them enough
High infidelity
Placed on your records and regret meeting me
I bent the reality too far tonight
I used to be dancing around, dancing around it
High infidelity
Placed on your headphones and burn my city
Your picket fence is sharp as knives
I used to be dancing around, dancing around it
Oh, there’s many various ways you could kill the one you’re keen on
And it’s never enough, it’s never enough
Lock broken
Slur spoken
Wound open
Game token
I didn’t know you were keeping count
Rain soaking
Blind hoping
You said I used to be freeloading
I didn’t know you were keeping count
But, oh, you were keeping count
Alyssa Bailey is the senior news and strategy editor at ELLE.com, where she oversees coverage of celebrities and royals (particularly Meghan Markle and Kate Middleton). She previously held positions at InStyle and Cosmopolitan. When she’s not working, she loves running around Central Park, making people take #ootd pics of her, and exploring Latest York City.
