Taylor Lautner feels 'safe' but is 'praying for John' ahead of Taylor Swift's Speak Now rerelease
- 11 months ago
The album's track "Back to December" is reportedly about the end of Lautner and Swift's relationship. And a certain John may or may not have inspired another song…
Dear John: Taylor Lautner is praying for you as Taylor Swift gears up to release her rerecorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version).
The Twilight star joked on Tuesday that he was "praying for John" — a presumed nod to Swift's ex John Mayer — ahead of the release of Swift's rerecorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version), which arrives July 7. Many believe that Lautner and Mayer, who both dated Swift, had songs written about them on the original album: The break-up anthem "Back to December" is reportedly about Lautner, while Mayer is portrayed in a less-than-favorable light on "Dear John."
Lautner, who briefly dated Swift in 2009, was on the Today show with his wife to plug the duo's podcast, The Squeeze, when he was asked about the impending release of her third rerecorded LP.
"I think it's a great album. Yeah, I feel safe," Lautner said. "Praying for John."
He seemed to be referring to Mayer, who inspired the nearly seven-minute Speak Now track "Dear John." The slow, sad song includes damning lyrics such as: "I see it all now that you're gone / Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? / The girl in the dress wrote you a song / You should've known, you should've known."
By comparison, "Back to December" is a much sweeter track wherein Swift takes responsibility for her relationship ending and sings about wishing she could try again: "But this is me swallowin' my pride / Standin' in front of you sayin' I'm sorry for that night / And I go back to December all the time.
Dear John: Taylor Lautner is praying for you as Taylor Swift gears up to release her rerecorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version).
The Twilight star joked on Tuesday that he was "praying for John" — a presumed nod to Swift's ex John Mayer — ahead of the release of Swift's rerecorded album Speak Now (Taylor's Version), which arrives July 7. Many believe that Lautner and Mayer, who both dated Swift, had songs written about them on the original album: The break-up anthem "Back to December" is reportedly about Lautner, while Mayer is portrayed in a less-than-favorable light on "Dear John."
Lautner, who briefly dated Swift in 2009, was on the Today show with his wife to plug the duo's podcast, The Squeeze, when he was asked about the impending release of her third rerecorded LP.
"I think it's a great album. Yeah, I feel safe," Lautner said. "Praying for John."
He seemed to be referring to Mayer, who inspired the nearly seven-minute Speak Now track "Dear John." The slow, sad song includes damning lyrics such as: "I see it all now that you're gone / Don't you think I was too young to be messed with? / The girl in the dress wrote you a song / You should've known, you should've known."
By comparison, "Back to December" is a much sweeter track wherein Swift takes responsibility for her relationship ending and sings about wishing she could try again: "But this is me swallowin' my pride / Standin' in front of you sayin' I'm sorry for that night / And I go back to December all the time.