Taylor Swift just revealed that her song Father Figure was inspired from the series, Succession.
During an appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, the 14-time Grammy winner discussed several of her songs from her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl.
The 35-year-old megastar said that the fourth track of the album, "Father Figure," had influences from Succession and the relationship between the ruthless, fictitious patriarch Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his children.
"It's like, protégé-mentor, and the relationship between the two, right?" Swift explained, adding, "And the power dynamics and idea that power could flip and somebody could betray somebody — that's so fun to write."
"And this is written from the perspective of the mentor to the protégé,” she further mentioned, as she got into the pop culture inspiration, which is a scene that belongs to the fourth season of Succession.
"I kept thinking about that scene in Succession when Logan looks at his kids and says, 'I love you but you are not serious people.' And I think about that scene constantly. I just think it's one of the coolest scenes ever," Swift gushed.
The Lover crooner mentioned that she wanted to write a song that "has that energy" of Logan telling his kids "You bit the hand that fed you.," "You do not possess the vernacular to be doing this," she added.
Swift continued, "But I also really have completely related to the protégé perspective in so many of these situations, right? Like, I relate to the younger one, like when I'm listening to this song, like, even though its from the perspective of the father figure character. That's why I like this song so much."
Fallon acknowledged that the Blank Space singer "always finds a way" to make fans react, "wait...did she just say that?"
"That's entertainment," Taylor Swift concluded.