Sabrina Carpenter ’s sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet , has arrived, and fans have noticed a connection to Taylor Swift that goes beyond just serving iconic blonde pop girl energy. Prior to the record dropping on Friday, August 23, one fan took to X to share side-by-side screenshots of lyrics from Swift’s Tortured Poets Department song “But Daddy I Love Him” and Carpenter’s tune “Slim Pickins.” Swift’s lyrics read, “I’d rather burn my whole life down than listen to one more second of all this bitchin’ and moanin,” while Carpenter sings on her song, “I’ll just keep on moanin’ and bitchin.
’” The X user then pointed out that Jack Antonoff was a collaborator on both songs. “The fact that @jackantonoff worked on BOTH of these tracks 😭✋,” the user wrote. While the lyrical similarities may be a coincidence, Carpenter, 25, and Swift, 34, are close pals.
During an interview with Variety earlier this month, Carpenter opened up about their dynamic and shut down speculation that she had to ask for Swift’s permission to do an ad campaign for Skims, the clothing brand owned by Kim Kardashian . (Swift and Kardashian, 43, had a highly publicized feud in 2016 over Kanye West ’s song “Famous” and have never mended fences.) “No matter what people are saying, everything that I’ve ever seen her tackle, she’s done so with grace.
The posts about me having to ‘ask for her permission’ — no,” Carpenter said.” She’s one of my best.