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Since its initial release in 2010, fans speculated that "Better Than Revenge" may have taken jabs at actress Camilla Belle. There is nothing I do better than revenge (Revenge), ha She should keep in mind, she should keep in mind On the playground won't make you many friends Soon, she's gonna find stealing other people's toys She's not a saint and she's not what you think For "Better Than Revenge," the secret message was "You thought I would forget." Chock-full of angst that can only come from an 18-year-old, the song breaks down the emotions of a young woman scorned after someone suddenly "stole" her former lover from her. In the original lyric booklet for Speak Now, Taylor planted Easter eggs and secret messages with capitalized letters sprinkled throughout the lyrics of each song. She underestimated just who she was stealin' from She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum I underestimated just who I was dealing with (Oh) I never saw it coming, wouldn't have suspected it She took him faster than you can say "Sabotage" She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause I had it all, I had him right there where I wanted him The story starts when it was hot and it was summer, and The iconic opening line of the track pokes fun at the idea of reprimanding someone for doing something wrong (and TBH, makes for a savage Instagram caption). Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did (Haha) Then you grow up and realize no one can take someone from you if they don't want to leave."Īhead, find our full lyric breakdown of "Better Than Revenge (Taylor's Version)" and what may have inspired the track when it was originally written. That's the age you are when you think someone can actually take your boyfriend. In a 2014 interview with The Guardian, 25-year-old Taylor opened up about the track she penned as a teen, saying, "I was 18 when I wrote that. Taylor, who is now 33, dropped the mattress line for " He was a moth to the flame / She was holding the matches, woah." The theory was proven correct when fans received their vinyl ahead of the album's July 7 release and checked the lyric sheets that were included. Leading up to Speak Now's re-release, listeners speculated that Taylor might change the controversial lyric, which hasn't particularly aged well. The original lyric from the 2010 track muses, "She's not a saint, and she's not what you think / She's an actress, woah / She's better known for the things that she does on the mattress." Originally released 13 years ago, "Better Than Revenge" faced criticism because of a misogynistic lyric that dissed a subject that reportedly scooped up the singer's love interest at the time (á la Paramore's "Misery Business"). Speak Now is full of romance, whimsy, and, of course, teen angst that hits its peak on its tenth track, "Better Than Revenge." Stacked with hits like "Mine," "Enchanted," and "The Story of Us," the album is the first that the pop culture phenomenon wrote entirely on her own after critics allegedly doubted her songwriting capabilities. Speak Nowhive, rise - the re-release of Taylor Swift's third studio album is finally upon us, which means we get to revisit the achingly beautiful heartbreak anthems, go-to karaoke bangers, and savage lyricism through the lens of 18 to 20-year-old T.
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