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Olivia Rodrigo's fans are debating who inspired her new song 'Vampire' because two exes could fit the description

Callie Ahlgrim   

Olivia Rodrigo's fans are debating who inspired her new song 'Vampire' because two exes could fit the description
  • Olivia Rodrigo released her new single, "Vampire," on Friday.
  • In the song, Rodrigo skewers an older man she dated, calling him a "bloodsucker" and "fame-fucker."

Olivia Rodrigo launched a new era on Friday with "Vampire," the lead single from her forthcoming sophomore album "Guts."

The power ballad starts slow, opening with gentle piano chords before building to a gothic crescendo. Rodrigo's vocals soar as she skewers an older man she used to love.

"You said it was true love, but wouldn't that be hard? / You can't love anyone 'cause that would mean you had a heart," she sings in the show-stopping bridge.

Rodrigo stacks accusations throughout the song: "you sold me for parts," "sunk your teeth into me," "you lie without flinching." As they pile up, a silhouette takes shape of a calculated, cruel man who took advantage of her youth and naivety: "Went for me and not her / 'Cause girls your age know better."

As on "Sour," her celebrated debut album, Rodrigo's lyrics sparkle with specificity. And though she has repeatedly declined to name names, the personal nature of her songwriting tends to invite speculation.

Naturally, upon the release of "Vampire," social media was set ablaze with theories about the song's inspiration, whom Rodrigo memorably describes as a "fame-fucker."

To the public's knowledge, Rodrigo had two notable relationships between the release of "Sour" in May 2021 and last December, when she wrote "Vampire."

On June 29, 2021, when she was 18 years old, Rodrigo attended the "Space Jam 2" release party with Adam Faze, a 24-year-old film producer and podcaster. An anonymous source told E! News the next day that she publicly introduced Faze as her "boyfriend." (Perhaps notably, "Vampire" was released on the two-year anniversary of that date.)

Rodrigo and Faze were spotted kissing and getting cozy several times before breakup rumors swirled around New Year's Eve, which they apparently spent apart.

Their split was officially reported in February 2022, although a source told People they had already "been over for a bit."

Then, in spring 2022, Rodrigo (19 at the time) was spotted out and about with Zack Bia, an occasional DJ and former nightclub promoter (25 at the time).

Though he lacks Rodrigo's name recognition, Bia gained notoriety by rubbing elbows with A-list stars, including Drake and Kaia Gerber. He has also been linked to Madison Beer; many fans speculate that her 2020 hit "Selfish" was inspired by their relationship.

Rodrigo and Bia reportedly began dating around the time of the Super Bowl and split six months later in August.

In "Vampire," Rodrigo sings about "six months of torture you sold as some forbidden paradise." She also alludes to warnings from her ex's exes in the second verse: "Every girl I ever talked to told me you were bad, bad news / You called them crazy, God, I hate the way I called them crazy too."

Based on the scarce details we have, either man could make sense as the subject of "Vampire." However, an anonymous source told People on Friday, "The song isn't about Adam Faze."

A representative for Rodrigo didn't immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.



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