Throughout her musical journey, Taylor has woven intricate references to Blake and Ryan’s trio of daughters, adding a touch of familial depth to her lyrics.

Gotham / GC ImagesADVERTISEMENTThe trio have been incredibly good friends for years, to the extent that Ryan literally loaned Taylor his actual Deadpool costume for Halloween 2016.

Blake also gave up their lakeside home in New York for Taylor to shoot her All Too Well short film last year, and Blake recently directed the music video for Taylor’s song “I Bet You Think

Taylor often honors Blake and Ryan’s children in her music, including sampling their then-2-year-old daughter James on her 2017 song “Gorgeous.”

According to People magazine, Taylor shared the unreleased song with her friends during one of their visits. After the personal performance, James became captivated by the word “gorgeous,” prompting Taylor to record her saying the word as an introduction to the track.

“In fact, I’m not making this up. We are having a Taylor Swift Midnights dance party in, uh, right after this. It’s Sunday. We’re headed straight to the porch where we’re doing a full dance number set to Midnights… swear words included.”

Ryan recently admitted that he is prepared to accept the title of “the ultimate girl dad” as he shared his hope that his and Blake’s fourth child is another girl.