Are Sabrina Carpenter's 'Taste' Lyrics About Camila Cabello? The Meaning Explained

25 August 2024, 17:35 | Updated: 26 August 2024, 09:07

By Sam Prance

Fans think Sabrina Carpenter's 'Taste' lyrics are inspired by her alleged love triangle with Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello.

Oh she leaves quite an impression! Sabrina Carpenter is back with another pop classic but what are her 'Taste' lyrics about?

How do you follow up two smash hit singles? In Sabrina Carpenter's case you make a whole album of them. After the huge success of 'Espresso' and 'Please Please Please' this summer, Sabrina's sixth studio album 'Short n' Sweet' is finally here and it's overflowing with bops. From 'Bed Chem' to 'Slim Pickins', there's something for everyone on the new project.

However, it's Sabrina's new single 'Taste' that's truly captured everyone's attention. Not only does the music video star the one and only Jenna Ortega but the meaning behind the song is hilarious and fans think it could be inspired by Sabrina's alleged love triangle with Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello. Here's a full breakdown of the 'Taste' lyrics.

• Read more: Did Sabrina Carpenter Date Shawn Mendes? Their Relationship Timeline Explained

Who are Sabrina Carpenter's 'Taste' lyrics about?

Jenna Ortega star in Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Taste’ video trailer

In 'Taste', Sabrina taunts an ex boyfriend's new girlfriend about how she will always be present in their relationship. Sabrina sings: Oh, I leave quite an impression / Five feet to be exact / You're wonderin' why half his clothes went missin' / My body's where they're at / Now I'm gone, but you're still layin' / Next to me, one degree of separation.

To add insult to injury, Sabrina tells them in the chorus that they will taste her when they kiss him. She adds: I heard you're back together and if that's true / You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you / If you want forever, I bet you do / Just know you'll taste me too.

Based on Shawn Mendes getting back together with Camila Cabello shortly after he allegedly dated Sabrina, fans think that the song could be inspired by their rumoured love triangle. However, neither Sabrina, Shawn nor Camila has ever publicly commented on that.

Sabrina Carpenter - Taste (Official Video)

This wouldn't be a Sabrina bop without some horny lyrics either. In the second verse, she sings: He pins you down on the carpet / Makes paintings with his tongue / Hе's funny, now all his jokes hit different / Guеss who he learned that from.

The video plays into the messiness of the song with Sabrina paying homage to Death Becomes Her and fighting Jenna Ortega over a man. Could Jenna represent Camila?

As it stands, Sabrina is yet to discuss what inspired her to write the song. We'll update you if and when she does.

Sabrina Carpenter - 'Taste' lyrics

VERSE 1
Oh, I leave quite an impression
Five feet to be exact
You're wonderin' why half his clothes went missin'
My body's where they're at

PRE-CHORUS
Now I'm gone, but you're still layin'
Next to me, one degree of separation

CHORUS
I heard you're back together and if that's true
You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you
If you want forever, I bet you do
Just know you'll taste me too

POST-CHORUS
Uh-huh

VERSE 2
He pins you down on the carpet
Makes paintings with his tongue (La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
Hе's funny, now all his jokes hit different
Guеss who he learned that from

PRE-CHORUS
Now I'm gone, but you're still layin'
Next to me, one degree of separation

CHORUS
I heard you're back together and if that's true
You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you
If you want forever, I bet you do (I bet you do)
Just know you'll taste me too

POST-CHORUS
La-la-la-la-la-la-la

BRIDGE
Every time you close your eyes
And feel his lips, you're feelin' mine
And every time you breathe his air
Just know I was already there
You can have him if you like
I've been there, done that once or twice
And singin' 'bout it don't mean I care
Yeah, I know I've been known to share

CHORUS
Well, I heard you're back together and if that's true
You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you
If you want forever, I bet you do (I bet you do)
Just know you'll taste me too

POST-CHORUS
Taste me too (Ow)
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you
You, no, yeah, uh-uh
(La-la-la-la-la-la-la)
You'll just have to taste me when he's kissin' you

Read more about Sabrina Carpenter here:

• Barry Keoghan Fans Think He "Manifested" Dating Sabrina Carpenter After Old Posts Resurface
• Sabrina Carpenter Reveals Mistake In 'Nonsense' Lyrics That She Didn't Spot For Two Years
• Sabrina Carpenter Doesn't Consider Her First Four Albums Part Of Her Discography
• Sabrina Carpenter Short n' Sweet Tour: Ticket Prices, Presale Codes, Dates And Setlist
• Tangled's Mandy Moore Wants Sabrina Carpenter To Play Live-Action Rapunzel

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