Sabrina Carpenter is making quite the splash with her latest musical offering. Upon the August 29th release of her seventh studio album, titled "Man's Best Friend," fans eagerly dove into deciphering the cryptic messages embedded within its lyrics, with some pondering whether the album's standout track, "Go Go Juice," contained veiled references to her rumored former flames.
In the song's chorus, Sabrina croons, "I'm just drinking to call someone / Ain't nobody safe when I'm a little bit drunk." She continues, "Could be John or Larry, gosh, who's to say? Or the one that rhymes with 'villain' if I'm feelin' that way." One savvy user on X (formerly known as Twitter) floated a theory, suggesting that Sabrina strategically chose words that rhymed with the names of four rumored ex-partners. They speculated that "the one that rhymes with 'villain'" could subtly point to Dylan O'Brien, with whom Sabrina was rumored to have been linked in September 2022.
Furthermore, the user speculated that "John" could rhyme with Shawn, potentially standing in for Shawn Mendes, who denied rumors of dating Sabrina in March 2023. Meanwhile, "gosh" appeared to be a playful reference to Josh, more specifically Joshua Bassett, who was entangled in a rumored love triangle involving Sabrina and Olivia Rodrigo. As for "Larry," it was interpreted as a nod to Barry Keoghan, whom Sabrina dated from 2023 to 2024.
While Sabrina didn't explicitly name any of her past lovers in the album, she adopted a playful and mischievous tone as she reminisced about her past romances. In the song "Never Getting Laid," she sings about wishing the best for an ex, but with a hint of sarcasm. "Wish you a lifetime full of happiness," she belts out, "and a forever of never getting laid."
However, the album's closing track, "Goodbye," adopts a much more direct approach in severing ties with a former partner. Sabrina sings, "I'll say, 'Arrivederci, au revoir,'" adding, "Forgive my French, but, f--k you, ta-ta," in a blunt farewell.
Unfortunately for fans eager to uncover the identities behind Sabrina's lyrical musings, the Grammy-winner has expressed a preference for maintaining an aura of mystery around her songwriting. "I just wouldn't say," she told Gayle King in an interview with CBS Mornings that aired on August 29th. "It's more fun for people to imagine the person in their head than the one I picture in mine."
