Jake gyllenhaal and taylor swift

Taylor Swift is reflecting on past heartbreaks with her new album The Tortured Poets Department, and the closing track “The Manuscript” is among the most poignant.

While much of the album seemingly recounts Swift’s previous relationships with actor Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy (as well as, on a happier note, her current relationship with Travis Kelce), fans believe “The Manuscript” may actually be about Jake Gyllenhaal, whom she dated briefly in 2010.

As fans have decoded the song, they have noted that the lyrics seem to reference various aspects of the autumn romance that Swifties have long felt inspired her hit breakup ballad “All Too Well.” (The singer has never confirmed who the breakup ballad was written about.)

Notably, the bridge seems to reference how Swift was able to find healing when she re-recorded the song for Red (Taylor’s jake gyllenhaal and taylor swift2 SYXAB