Taylor Swift 'Sweet Nothing' Meaning: Lyrics Inspired By Another Iconic Couple

American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift's most recently liked tweet seemingly hinted at the inspiration for her song "Sweet Nothing."

In the tweet posted by @maccaarchive in October 2022 was an old quote from Beatles' Paul McCartney about his relationship with his previous wife of 29 years, Linda McCartney.

According to the quote, the English musician had a sweet tradition with his former wife in which he would come back home from a run with a poem to share with Linda. After listening to the poem Paul made, Linda would then respond with, "What a mind."

In Taylor's song "Sweet Nothing," a verse read, "On the way home / I wrote a poem / You say, 'What a mind' / This happens all the time."

By liking the tweet, Swifties -- Taylor's fans -- assumed the singer could have been inspired by the iconic couple when she wrote the song. 

"I love 'Sweet Nothing.' It's about how the simple and pure things mean the most. And I love being able to add this new context," one fan tweeted.

"So this account knew Taylor was referring to Paul McCartney hence the date they posted it (the week after 'Midnights' came out) and Taylor wants us to know that the line was inspired by this. It's really that simple," another one claimed.

Meanwhile, another X user unearthed an old post from Tumblr dissecting "Sweet Nothing" and its connection to Paul and Linda McCartney's love story.

The post also highlighted a place Taylor mentioned in her song, Wicklow. Per the Tumblr post, the McCartney family vacationed at the Luggala Estate in County Wicklow, Ireland, in the summer of 1971 after the Beatles split up.

A line from "Sweet Nothing" also read, "You're in the kitchen running." Per The Post, it could reference Linda's passion for cooking and the fact that she was also a singer who had recorded songs with his husband.

Aside from Paul and Linda's love story, Taylor may have allegedly referenced the Beatles breakup as a band and the public fight Paul had with John Lennon in the song, specifically in the lyrics, "Industry disruptors and soul deconstructors / And smooth-talking hucksters out glad-handing each other."