— but what about Father Figure? Tay Tay came for blood! One fan on X (Twitter) said:“Taylor Swift’s song father figure is 100% about her meeting Olivia Rodrigo, being her mentor and their eventual fallout. But maybe the most popular theory among the Swifties with the deepest lore? Father Figure is about Big Machine Records founder Scott Borchetta — the one who sold her masters to Scooter in the first place.