This song is Swift's response to the negative reputation the media has given her.
"I can make the bad guys good for a weekend" - the bad guys are the paparazzi to Swift, but are good to the "player" since association with Swift immediately gives publicity. Any publicity is good publicity and Swift knows this.
"You can tell me when it's over" - the tabloids rumor relationships are over before the couple announces it officially.
With this song Swift is portraying the way she is portrayed by the media.
It is a sarcastic jab at how she views herself and how her "ex-lovers" only wanted to be with her to increase their fame.
I applaud the brilliance in writing about how you always write about relationships.
It is expected so Swift is giving the media what they want and profiting off the attention.
JUST WHEN I THOUGHT MY WORK WAS DONE
YOU HAD TO GO AND PULL IT
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOUR LUCK HAD WON
I'VE GOT ANOTHER BULLET
MY HANDS ARE TIRED BUT I'VE GOT STRENGTH TO FIRE
AND EVERY TIME I WATCH THE TV. NEWS
I SHARPEN MY SWORD
AND EVERYTIME I’M WATCHING VIDEOS
THE LIST GROWS SOME MORE
BUT I'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS TO DO
I'LL LIGHT THE SPARK TAKE THE WORLD FROM THE DARK
EACH LAUGH IS ANOTHER BRUISE
EACH REMARK IS ANOTHER NOOSE
I'M GETTING PISSED NOW AND YOU MADE THE LIST
THINK OF ALL THE CEO'S THAT FORTUNE SMILED UPON
500 LITTLE MAGGOTS MAKE THE LIST A BIT TOO LONG
IN MY MIND I KNOW ALL THINGS IN GOOD TIME
TIME HAS COME AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO START
I'VE GOT SO MANY NAMES BUT THAN YOU'RE SUCH AN EASY MARK
WHEN SUNDOWN COMES THE LIST WILL SHRINK BY ONE
I'LL LAY THE FART, TEAR THIS WHOLE WORLD APART
YOU HAD TO GO AND PULL IT
JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOUR LUCK HAD WON
I'VE GOT ANOTHER BULLET
MY HANDS ARE TIRED BUT I'VE GOT STRENGTH TO FIRE
AND EVERY TIME I WATCH THE TV. NEWS
I SHARPEN MY SWORD
AND EVERYTIME I’M WATCHING VIDEOS
THE LIST GROWS SOME MORE
BUT I'VE GOT SO MANY THINGS TO DO
I'LL LIGHT THE SPARK TAKE THE WORLD FROM THE DARK
EACH LAUGH IS ANOTHER BRUISE
EACH REMARK IS ANOTHER NOOSE
I'M GETTING PISSED NOW AND YOU MADE THE LIST
THINK OF ALL THE CEO'S THAT FORTUNE SMILED UPON
500 LITTLE MAGGOTS MAKE THE LIST A BIT TOO LONG
IN MY MIND I KNOW ALL THINGS IN GOOD TIME
TIME HAS COME AND I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHERE TO START
I'VE GOT SO MANY NAMES BUT THAN YOU'RE SUCH AN EASY MARK
WHEN SUNDOWN COMES THE LIST WILL SHRINK BY ONE
I'LL LAY THE FART, TEAR THIS WHOLE WORLD APART
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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