While sitting down with the New York Times for a new interview about songwriting, Swift explained that she was heavily impacted by the lyricism in emomusic. She specifically mentioned Chris Carrabba, the lead singer and primary songwriter for Dashboard Confessional, who has now responded to Swift's comments.
Carrabba reposted a clip from Swift's interview on X (formerly Twitter) to say, "Swift has been "so kind to me over the years."
.@taylorswift13 has been so kind to me over the years. To hear her express how my songs affected her was a lovely surprise. Everything is connected. I feel fortunate to be a link in the chain. pic.twitter.com/aTI5kdcS5T
— Dashboard Confessional (@dashboardmusic) May 1, 2026Swift went on to praise "how they take a common phrase and then they just twist the knife of it." She quoted some of the lyrics of Fall Out Boy's "Sugar, We're Going Down" and Dashboard Confessional's "Hand's Down," as examples.
"I would read the lyrics to those songs...and I'd just finish reading a line and just go, 'Oh my God!"
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