Carly Simon appears to take aim at her ex-husband James Taylor with a five-word bombshell: "Maybe I never loved you."The Grammy-winning singer seems to turn the wreckage of their decade-long marriage into a song on her new album, "Comes in Waves.""Maybe I never loved you / But anyway, I thought I did," Simon sings on the album’s second track."I married you, we had a kid / That counts for something."‘YOU’RE SO VAIN’ SINGER CARLY SIMON SAYS PARKINSON’S AND CANCER DIAGNOSES KEPT HER FROM PUBLIC EYEJames Taylor and Carly Simon circa 1979 in New York City.
(Robin Platzer/Images/Getty Images)She immediately undercuts her own certainty, wondering whether she did love her former husband — and whether he ever truly loved her."Maybe I never loved you / Yes, and maybe I did," she sings."And maybe you never loved me / Although God knows, you said you did."Taylor is never identified by name.Simon was married to the "Fire and Rain" singer from 1972 to 1983.
Their relationship was rocky and remained in the public eye for decades."You came for me those times I hid / I’m so glad you did that," she sings."And maybe it’s wrong to wonder how everything kind became forbidden."Carly Simon returns after an 18-year hiatus with song lyrics seemingly directed at her ex, James Taylor.
(Richard E.Aaron / Redferns)The song eventually concludes with what sounds like a final attempt at closure."And maybe it’s best to bury whatever it was we had our fill of," she sings.
"Maybe I never loved you / Maybe I always will."Fox News Digital has reached out to both Simon and Taylor for comment.In a 2015 interview with People, Simon said she and Taylor had not spoken in more than a decade."I still want to heal him, I still want to make him all right," she said."And I love him so much."Simon said Taylor's treatment of her had been deeply painful, but writing her memoir helped her understand something about herself and about unrequited love.IN MEMOIR, CARLY SIMON REVEALS SHE USED 'SPAN...