Taylor Swift Once Yelled 'But Daddy, I Love Him' at Her Dad During a 'Terror'

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By Vanessa Serna

A teenage Taylor Swift once shouted, “But Dad, I love him!” ” to his father, Scott, years before writing the title track of “The Tortured Poets Department.”

In a resurfaced 2008 interview with PopSugar, the “Lover” singer candidly recalled arguing with her father when he didn't approve of who she was dating.

“This song, I wrote it right after my epic teenage meltdown that I've never had in my entire life,” she said while sharing the inspiration behind “Love Story” from her second album , “Fearless.”

“And I remember shouting something like, 'But Dad, I love him!' and I ran out and burst into my room and slammed the door, and then I sat on the floor and wrote this song,” she added.

Nearly 16 years later, the Grammy-winning singer, now 34, released “TTPD” with the fan-favorite anthem.

On the song, she sings: “Now I'm running with my dress unbuttoned / Screaming 'But daddy, I love him!' / I'm having his baby / No, I'm not, but you should see your faces.

In the lyrics, Taylor describes having a forbidden love with a man with whom she has so much “chemistry” even though he is rejected by her parents and the “people in town”.

After the track's release, many fans thought the “Cruel Summer” singer was referring to her short fling with Matty Healy since she also sang about being a “wild child” to her “wild boy.”

The 1975 frontman – who dated the pop star for about a month last year – has been caught in several controversial moments, from locking lips with a security guard to appearing in an offensive podcast episode .

However, Swifties are convinced that Taylor is also referencing her whirlwind romance with Travis Kelce when she later sings about her loved ones approving of her beau near the end of the song.

“Now I'm dancing in my dress in the sun and / Even my daddy likes it / I'm his lady, and oh my God / You should see your faces,” she sings.

She seemingly confirmed fan speculation during her Eras Tour stop in Paris last month as she went from “But Dad, I Love It” to “So High School”, which is also presumed to concern the NFL star.

In the song, the music icon sings about an exciting teenage romance while alluding to football and attending Kansas City Chiefs games.

She also apparently praised Kelce, 34, on “The Alchemy.”

The couple went public with their romance in September 2023 after dating privately for a few months.