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Well, The Tortured Poets Department is finally here — and the Taylor Swift 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)' lyrics have got all of us talking.
Many fans were shocked to the core to discover that Swift's latest album isn't bursting at the seams with diss tracks about her ex Joe Alwyn, with whom she had a six year relationship. Instead, several of the songs seem to be about Matty Healy, frontman of The 1975, with whom she supposedly had a — let us check our notes — one month relationship.
Now, Swifties have been meticulously combing through the lyrics on the new album in search of clues, Easter eggs and references to make sense of each song — and they've already found a few interesting details about the 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)' lyrics.
First of all, here are the lyrics in question:
Taylor Swift 'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)' lyrics
The smoke cloud billows out his mouth
Like a freight train through a small town
The jokes that he told across the bar
Were revolting and far too loud
They shake their heads saying, "God help her"
When I tell them he's my man
But your good lord doesn't need to lift a finger
I can fix him, no, really I can
And only I can
The dopamine races through his brain
On a six lane Texas highway
His hands, so calloused from his pistol
Softly traces hearts on my face
And I could see it from a mile away
A perfect case for my certain skillset
He had a halo of the highest grade
He just hadn't met me yet
They shake their heads saying, "God help her"
When I tell them he's my man
But your good lord doesn't need to lift a finger
I can fix him, no, really, I can
And only I can
Good boy, that's right
Come close, I'll show you heaven
If you'll be an angel, all mine
Trust me, I can handle me a dangerous man
No, really I can
They shook their heads saying, "God help her"
When I tell them he's my man (I told them he's my man)
But your good lord didn't need to lift a finger
I can fix him, no, really I can (no, really I can)
Whoa, maybe I can't
Swifties have some thoughts.
'I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)' references
So, what does it all mean?
First of all, most fans seem to agree with the theory that this is a Matty Healy-inspired song.
A little backstory: Taylor Swift and Matty Healy appeared to date for about one month from May 3, 2023 until June 5, 2024 — at least, that's how long their public relationship lasted. Since the release of TTPD, many fans have speculated that Swift had actually harboured a crush on Healy since around 2013.
In a long thread detailing their relationship, one fan guessed that Swift and Healy had potentially even dated back in the day.
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So, what happened between Swift and Healy in 2023? Well, pretty much as soon as the pair were publicly linked, Swift's fans began making it very clear that they weren't on board with the relationship. In fact, on May 17, they began circulating an open letter to the pop star in which they claimed that Healy had been “involved in acts and controversies that deeply trouble us".
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Ok, so what does all of this have to do with the song?
Well, based on what we know about Swift's alleged long-standing crush on Healy and the public's reaction to his controversial comments and actions, it all seems to fit perfectly.
The first verse opens with the line: “The smoke cloud billows out his mouth/Like a freight train through a small town/The jokes that he told across the bar/Were revolting and far too loud.”
This seems to be a clear reference to Healy's controversial public comments that caused a huge public reaction — you know, kind of like a freight train through a small town.
Swift goes on: “They shake their heads saying, “God help her”/When I tell them he's my man/But your good lord doesn't need to lift a finger/I can fix him, no, really I can/And only I can”
It was worth the 5 am wake-up call.
This refers to the public's reaction to their relationship in light of his comments. It seems that Swift believed that she could “fix” Healy because she cared about him so much.
She then goes on to compare Healy to a western gunslinger — a “dangerous man” whose hands are calloused from his pistol.
Obviously, this is a metaphor that hints at Healy's “dangerous” comments.
Although the song is filled with fictionalised scenarios, most fans seem to agree to the Matty Healy theories:
