On her next album, Guts, Olivia Rodrigo didn’t hold again. “Vampire,” the first one, is a scathing track about a callous ex (or, if you imagine the rumors, possibly Taylor Swift). After the song’s release on June 30, many followers speculated the lyrics were a reference to Zack Bia, Rodrigo’s ex. But in a Sept. 18 profile for GQ, Bia resolved the rumors that “Vampire” was about him — and the DJ wasn’t certain he was the song’s inspiration.

Just about right away soon after “Vampire” arrived out, lovers pointed out that some of the lyrics lined up beautifully with Rodrigo and Bia’s romance. For just one, Rodrigo sings about “six months of torture” — Bia and Rodrigo reportedly dated for six months in 2022. She also sings about an age gap in the song. Bia is 27, when Rodrigo is 20. Even Madison Beer, one more a person of Bia’s exes, appeared to think “Vampire” was a reference to their shared ex. Soon after the track’s release, Beer’s very own song “Selfish” (also speculated to be about Bia) went up in the charts. Beer shared the accomplishment, composing, “Thank you pass up olivia <3.”

Despite the speculation, Bia told GQ he didn’t think the song was inspired by their relationship. “I don’t think it’s really about me. I think the internet just ran with it,” he said. However, Bia admitted that their relationship could have played some role in creating an imagined vampiric character. “Look, I’m in the industry so I know how a song gets made,” he said before explaining that their romance wouldn’t be worthy of a breakup bop. “We hung out, we’re both busy, and we ended up not furthering our relationship. There was never any drama, you know?”

TBH, no one would want to claim to be the “bloodsucker, famef*cker” Rodrigo is singing about. In “Vampire,” she retells the traumatic story of a someone taking advantage of her naiveté: “The way you sold me for parts / As you sunk your teeth into me, oh / Bloodsucker, famef*cker / Bleedin’ me dry, like a goddamn vampire.” According to the song, this particular ex didn’t have many redeeming qualities. She sings, “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.”

During the GQ interview, however, Bia didn’t seem to be holding onto any hard feelings toward Rodrigo. “The song’s so big and so awesome,” he said about “Vampire,” adding that “a heartbreak song for the summertime” was an “undefeated formula.”

Bia also explained why he hadn’t put a stop to the rumors earlier. “Look, the momentum of a song is so special,” he said. “I think Olivia is a generational songwriter. I think she’s a generational talent. I’m always just proud of her continued accomplishments.”