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A definitive timeline of Taylor Swift's famous exes — and the songs she's written about them

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Cryptic lyrics, easter egg hunts and catchy pop melodies can only mean one thing: there’s a new Taylor Swift album coming out.

The award-winning musician announced the release of her new album — The Tortured Poets Department — at the Grammys back in February and now her loyal fans are bracing themselves for her hallmark lyrical clues, hidden messages, and a musical nod to her famous exes.

Ahead of the album’s release on April 19, we spoke to Arielle Steele, a dedicated Swiftie who writes a monthly newsletter called Swiftian Theory along with friends Natasha, Kate and Satu. “I’m genuinely a bit scared by what it will do to me,” she says of the new album. “I’ll be looking for clues and easter eggs (as Taylor calls them) that connect the dots between this album and some of her earlier music.”

Telling deep and meaningful stories through her lyrics is something that does expertly. Listeners come for the catchy beats and fun melodies, but

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