"Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" is the twentieth track from The Anthology edition of Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, released on April 19, 2024.
Background[]
"Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" is a track exclusive to the Anthology edition of The Tortured Poets Department. Along with the other Anthology edition tracks, the song was surprise-released at 2:00 AM EST on April 19.
The song is rumored to be about Matty Healy of the band The 1975.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Your hologram stumbled into my apartment
Hands in the hair of somebody in darkness
Named Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus
And I just watched it happen
As the decade would play us for fools
And you saw my bones out with somebody new
Who seemed like he would've bullied you in school
And you just watched it happen
[Chorus]
If you want to break my cold, cold heart
Just say, "I loved you the way that you were"
If you want to tear my world apart
Just say you've always wondered
[Verse 2]
You said some things that I can't unabsorb
You turned me into an idea of sorts
You needed me, but you needed drugs more
And I couldn't watch it happen
I changed into goddesses, villains, and fools
Changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules
All to outrun my desertion of you
And you just watched it
[Chorus]
If you want to break my cold, cold heart
Just say, "I loved you the way that you were"
If you want to tear my world apart
Just say you've always wondered
[Verse 3]
You said some things that I can't unabsorb
You turned me into an idea of sorts
You needed me, but you needed drugs more
And I couldn't watch it happen
I changed into goddesses, villains, and fools
Changed plans and lovers and outfits and rules
All to outrun my desertion of you
And you just watched it
[Chorus]
If you want to break my cold, cold heart
Just say, "I loved you the way that you were"
If you want to tear my world apart
Just say you've always wondered
[Bridge]
If the glint in my eye traced the depths of your sigh
Down that passage in time
Back to the moment I crashed into you
Like so many wrecks do
Too impaired by my youth
To know what to do
So if I sell my apartment
And you have some kids with an internet starlet
Will that make your memory fade from this scarlet maroon?
Like it never happened
Could it be enough to just float in your orbit?
Can we watch our phantoms like watching wild horses?
Cooler in theory, but not if you force it
To be, it just didn't happen
[Chorus]
So if you want to break my cold, cold heart
Say you loved me
And if you want to tear my world apart
Say you'll always wonder
[Outro]
'Cause I wonder
Will I always
Will I always wonder?
Audio[]
Live performances[]
"Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus" was performed live for the first time as a surprise song on The Eras Tour on June 3, 2024, in Lyon, France.
Trivia[]
- It is believed to be about Matty Healy due to the lyrics: "You needed me but you needed drugs more", which correlates to the song The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived "You tried to buy some pills from the friend of friends of mine", and "And you have some kids with an internet starlet", which might reference Matty's current partner.
| THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT | ||
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| "Fortnight" • "The Tortured Poets Department" • "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys" • "Down Bad" • "So Long, London" • "But Daddy I Love Him" • "Fresh Out The Slammer" • "Florida!!!" • "Guilty as Sin?" • "Who's Afraid of Little Old Me?" • "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" • "loml" • "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" • "The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived" • "The Alchemy" • "Clara Bow" | ||
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