She additionally revealed that the Fearless observe “Endlessly & At all times” was a last-minute addition to the album that she had written in direction of the top of their failed relationship. The heartbreak anthem consists of the lyrics: “Was I out of line? / Did I say one thing approach too sincere, made you run and conceal / Like a scared little boy?”
A yr later, Joe seemingly responded to Taylor’s public feedback about their breakup when he launched the tune “A lot Higher” along with his and his brothers’ band, the Jonas Brothers. Aged 19, he appeared to throw shade at Taylor with the lyrics: “I get a rep for breakin’ hearts / Now I am completed with superstars / And all of the tears on her guitar / I’m not bitter.”
Whereas he didn’t explicitly say that the tune was about Taylor, it wasn’t tough for listeners to determine it out with the direct reference to her tune “Teardrops On My Guitar,” and if there was any doubt, Joe all-but-confirmed that he was taking purpose at his ex when he modified the lyrics to “completed with nation stars” throughout a dwell efficiency — an apparent jibe about Taylor’s nation music roots.
Taylor and Joe went on to take delicate swipes at one another over the following couple of years. Throughout Taylor’s 2009 Saturday Night time Dwell monologue, she famously sang: “That is my musical monologue! / You may assume I would deliver up Joe / That man who broke up with me on the cellphone / However I am not gonna point out him in my monologue.”
She then quipped: “Hey Joe, I am doing actual effectively, tonight I am internet hosting SNL however I am not gonna brag about that in my monologue.”
In the meantime, in 2013, Joe famously mentioned in an interview with SiriusXM: “The woman likes up to now” when requested about Taylor’s rising repute as a serial dater.