Sabrina Carpenter dropped her sixth studio album, Short n’ Sweet , on Friday (Aug. 23), and fans already have theories about some of the songs — including a love triangle between herself, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello . See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It all started when Carpenter and Mendes were spotted spending time together in February 2023, a year after the “In My Blood” singer split from Cabello in November 2021.
Just two months later, Cabello and Mendes were spotted rekindling their romance at Coachella. Following the release of Short n’ Sweet , fans noticed that some of the lyrics on the album seemingly refer to the situation. “Your car drove itself from L.
A. to her thighs/ Palm Springs looks nice, but who’s by your side?/ Damn it, she looks kinda like the girl you outgrew/ Least that’s what you said,” she sings on “Coincidence.” A number of other songs also follow a story in which the guy she is interested in goes back to his ex-girlfriend.
“We never talk about how you/ Found God at your ex’s house, always/ Made sure that the phone was face-down/ Seems like overnight, I’m just the b—- you hate now,” she sings in “Sharpest Tool.” Then, came the music video for “Taste,” in which Carpenter follows the same theme when she sings, “I heard you’re back together and if that’s true/ You’ll just have to taste me when he’s kissin’ you.” The corresponding, Death Becomes Her -inspired vis.