Shawn Mendes once said that “all” of his songs are about Camila Cabello, and honestly, who’s shocked? Not us! We totally saw it coming—it’s basically written all over his discography.
Fast forward to now, Shawn just dropped his new album, Shawn, and while he’s branching out with songs that scream existential crisis vibes and even some Sabrina Carpenter-inspired tracks, let’s be real—there’s still plenty of Camila in there.
Like, can you even imagine a Shawn album without a Camila moment? It’s practically his brand at this point.
But here’s the tea we’re dying to spill: Which tracks on Shawn are giving “Camila throwback,” and which are serving “Sabrina Carpenter situationship”?
Because let’s not forget, this love triangle has been the drama of the year. Sabrina and Camila have both dropped songs giving their POVs on what went down with Shawn, and now it’s his turn to tell his side of the story, TheyGossip.com reports.
Let’s not forget, Shawn’s emotional vulnerability is what makes his music so relatable. He’s always been an open book, whether it’s singing about love, heartbreak, or the chaos of trying to figure life out.
And with this album, it feels like he’s finally addressing the what-went-wrong moments from his relationships with Camila and Sabrina.
So, grab your headphones and get ready—we’re about to decode all the Camila and Sabrina moments in Shawn Mendes’ latest masterpiece.
Shawn Mendes’ Songs About Camila Cabello
That’s The Dream
Shawn doesn’t waste time hitting us with Shawmila nostalgia right in the opening line: “It’s been this way since 17.” If you know, you know.
The Shawn-and-Camila saga dates back to their teen years in the mid-2010s, and this lyric screams their history.
As the song unfolds, Shawn reflects on their rollercoaster relationship, singing, “The highs and lows and in-betweens, my love / We said forever ever since.”
If that doesn’t perfectly sum up their break-up, make-up, break-up again vibes, I don’t know what does.
The chorus brings the heartbreak home “ I know we made our promises/ But promises are hard to keep/ I don’t know if it’s meant to be / But, ooh, ooh, ooh, that’s the dream.”
Honestly, same. These two have had “meant-to-be” energy since I Know What You Did Last Summer dropped in 2015, and deep down, we’re all still rooting for their endgame.
That’ll Be The Day
Okay, this one? Peak Shwamila drama. Shwan goes all in with lyrics like “You could move away / Build a home with somebody I don’t know.” He’s clearly picturing Camila moving on, but the twist is, he knows their love will always linger.
“It’s not ever gonna change, you can fight the truth / ‘Til your face turns blue, this love is here to stay.” Like, sir, that’s some Notebook-level romance.
The song reaches its emotional peak with, “But there will be a day when I don’t hear a sound/ I’ll be six feet underground/And that’ll be the day I lose you”, Whew. The intensity! It’s giving eternal love vibes, even if things don’t work out IRL.
These two have been musically penning love letters to each other for almost a decade now.
Nobody Knows
This one’s pretty straightforward—and let’s be real, it’s about Camila. Shawn croons about a love so intense it feels like their souls touch, but even that’s not enough: “When you’re so in love / And your souls touch / But it’s still not enough / Where does it go?”
The frustration and longing are palpable, and when he concludes, “Nobody knows / Where the love goes,” it’s like… Shawn, we do know.
It goes into literally all your songs and a bunch of Camila’s too. These two have turned their love story into an entire shared discography, and honestly, we’re not complaining.
Songs Shawn Wrote About Sabrina Carpenter
That’ll Be The Day
This track is peak Camila Cabello angst, but there’s a sprinkle of Sabrina Carpenter feels too. Shawn opens the second verse with a brutal admission.
“I could pretend that I have a chance / At another romance, but, honey, in the end / Even if I tried, I’ll be wastin’ breath / I’ll be fakin’ sex ’cause you’ll be on my mind.”
The Camila addiction is real, folks. He’s out here confessing that every other relationship feels like a placeholder.
In Between
If situationship energy were a song, Shawn Mendes nailed it with “In Between.” This track feels like it was ripped straight from his time with Sabrina Carpenter.
Shawn dives into the emotional complexity—or, let’s be real, emotional avoidance—of casual intimacy: “If it doesn’t end with a ring, is it just sex? / If it isn’t black and white, then it’s onto the next.”
Um, ouch. That first verse alone screams, “I wasn’t ready to commit, but don’t make me the bad guy here!”
The chorus keeps that energy rolling with, “What about the in-betweens? / You layin’ your head on me / Livin’ for the next time that we touch / Isn’t that enough?”
Spoiler alert: Sabrina—or most people—would likely say no, it’s not enough. Shawn seems to miss the memo that the “in-betweens” might be fun for one person, but devastating for the other.
The second verse gets even more personal, where Shawn sings: “You were saying, ‘Guess I’ll see you never,’ with tears in your eyes. It’s so like you to get clever when you don’t wanna cry.”
If you’re a Sabrina fan, you probably caught the connection: the word “clever” feels very Sabrina-coded.
And when Shawn adds, “The way you hold a pen could make me fall in love / But I’m not there yet, so to you, it doesn’t mean too much,” it’s hard not to picture Sabrina’s pen game—she’s a lyrical queen, after all.
