Some fans think that Sabrina Carpenter is singing about Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello on her newly released album Short n’ Sweet.
The “Espresso” hitmaker dropped the album on Friday (August 23), and fans have been quick to dissect its songs. They’ve highlighted lyrics across a few numbers that seem to relate to the former couple.
Keep reading to find out more…
Let’s start with some background information: If you forgot, Shawn and Camila dated between 2019 and 2021. They briefly rekindled their romance after reuniting at Coachella in 2023.
Shortly before the music festival, Shawn was spotted hanging out with Sabrina, which sparked romance rumors. At the time, he denied that they were an item.
Now, fans have noted a few songs on Sabrina‘s album that deal with a love triangle, and they’re wondering if they are about Shawn and Camila.
One of the songs is Sabrina‘s new single “Taste,” which just got a music video starring Jenna Ortega.
“I heard you’re back together and if that’s true / you’ll just have to taste me when he’s kissin’ you,” Sabrina sings on the song. In the accompanying video, Sabrina and Jenna battle it out over a man before ultimately kissing.
One fan on X (formerly Twitter) reposted a clip of the video, saying that Jenna was standing in for Camila and the “tasteless man” was Shawn.
“The music video really showed that the only one to blame is Shawn and not Camila and they would know,” they added.
Another song that’s attracted attention is “Coincidence.”
“Last week, you didn’t have any doubts / This week, you’re holding space for her tongue in your mouth / Now she’s sendin’ you some pictures wearin’ less and less / Tryna turn the past into the present tense, huh,” Sabrina sings on the track, with some wondering if it was about Camila and Shawn kissing at Coachella.
At the end of the song she sings, “Oh, wow, you just broke up again / What a coincidence.”
A TikTok user shared a video that drew comparisons between the lyrics of “Coincidence” and Camila‘s song “June Gloom.”
Another video on TikTok broke down the lyrics and pointed out ways that it could relate to the former couple.
Cosmopolitan noted that “Dumb & Poetic” is another song that some fans have mentioned as possibly being about Shawn.
Of course, this is all just speculation. However, some social media users have taken sides.
“I was today years old when I learned that Sabrina Carpenter and Shawn Mendes dated. Sabrina ate him up in Coincidence tho #ShortNSweet,” one fan wrote on X.
“new sabrina carpenter album is absolutely fantastic, but it’s so funny to think about how it’s literally about the love triangle between her, shawn mendes, and camila cabello ????,” another added.
“IM SO SORRY BUT SABRINA CARPENTER ATE SHAWN AND CAMILA UPPPPPPPPPPP OMGGGG,” yet another user wrote.
We’ll update you if we learn more.
This isn’t the first time that fans have been convinced that Sabrina was singing about a love triangle involving Shawn and Camila. They think that she also referenced the situation on her holiday song “cindy lou who” last year.
Speaking of Shawn and Camila, the couple reunited again at a soccer game in July. A few weeks later, the “I Luv It” singer told her fans that she was dealing with “heartache.”
She later stepped out wearing a shirt that shared her opinion about pop stars.
