The Real Meaning Behind Taylor Swift's Gold Rush Lyrics

As with every Taylor Swift album, fans are trying to connect her Evermore songs to people in her life — past and present — and "Gold Rush" isn't any different. The track's lyrics — especially the lines, "What must it be like to grow up that beautiful?" and "Everybody wants you / Everybody wonders what it would be like to love you" — are certainly reminiscent of the singer-songwriter's 2019 hit "Lover," which includes the line, "I'm highly suspicious that everybody who sees you wants you." So, who is this attractive, sought-after person Swift can't stop singing about? Though she could be singing about boyfriend Joe Alwyn, fans suspect "Gold Rush" is about Swift's ex Harry Styles. (Coincidently, the former One Direction singer released a song called "Golden" last year, off his album Fine Line.)

Meanwhile, the track also has a surprising connection to one of the pop star's ex-best friends, Karlie Kloss. (The two are rumored to have had a falling out after years of friendship.) In May 2019, the supermodel shared an Instagram post with the caption, "Gold Rush." Interesting, right? While this theory does seem a little far-fetched — even for Swift — her songwriting abilities know no bounds, so just about anything is possible.