When a girl was so in love with a guy then another girl also liked him so she "took him away" from the girl that was the girlfriend to the guy....
Now go stand in the corner and think about what you did
Ha, time for a little revenge
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer
And, I had it all I had him right there where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you could say sabotage
I never saw it coming, nor would I have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind,
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling
And, she thinks I'm psycho
'Cause I like to rhyme her name with things, but
Sophistication isn't what you wear, or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh they didn't teach you that in prep school
So it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity
(Think about what you did)
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind,
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey
You might have him, but I'll always get the last word
Whoa
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind,
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
And do you still feel like you know what you're doing,
'Cause I don't think you do, oh
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing
I don't think you do, I don't think you do
Let's hear the applause
C'mon show me how much better you are
See you deserve some applause
'Cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you could say sabotage
Ha, time for a little revenge
The story starts when it was hot and it was summer
And, I had it all I had him right there where I wanted him
She came along, got him alone, and let's hear the applause
She took him faster than you could say sabotage
I never saw it coming, nor would I have suspected it
I underestimated just who I was dealing with
She had to know the pain was beating on me like a drum
She underestimated just who she was stealing from
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind,
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
She looks at life like it's a party and she's on the list
She looks at me like I'm a trend and she's so over it
I think her ever present frown is a little troubling
And, she thinks I'm psycho
'Cause I like to rhyme her name with things, but
Sophistication isn't what you wear, or who you know
Or pushing people down to get you where you wanna go
Oh they didn't teach you that in prep school
So it's up to me
But no amount of vintage dresses gives you dignity
(Think about what you did)
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind,
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey
You might have him, but haven't you heard
I'm just another thing for you to roll your eyes at honey
You might have him, but I'll always get the last word
Whoa
She's not a saint and she's not what you think
She's an actress, whoa
She's better known for the things that she does
On the mattress, whoa
Soon she's gonna find
Stealing other people's toys on the playground
Won't make you many friends
She should keep in mind,
She should keep in mind
There is nothing I do better than revenge, ha
And do you still feel like you know what you're doing,
'Cause I don't think you do, oh
Do you still feel like you know what you're doing
I don't think you do, I don't think you do
Let's hear the applause
C'mon show me how much better you are
See you deserve some applause
'Cause you're so much better
She took him faster than you could say sabotage
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Stupid Joe.
at first listen, it actually reminded me of Hayley Williams. it reminds me of Misery business.
but seriously, Taylor's new album is so amazing and every song is original. i love it. <3
In this particular song, Taylor spelled out 'YOUTHOUGHTIWOULDFORGET'... You thought I would Forget... No we didn't Taylor, you never do =). She is talking about Camilla Belle. Camilla 'stole' Joe Jonas (Target of at least 2 of Swift's songs now) from Taylor, and she's obviously furious.
This song could cause her to loose quite a big audiance to strict parents. She went a bit far in the quote 'She's an actress, WhOa, but she's better known for the things that she does on the mattress, WhOa' Kind of un-called for, yet, if that's what she feels, let it out Taylor.
She could possibly (This is part of my interpretation) be harassing Joe by saying 'WhOa' and emphasizing it. Joe was dating AJ Michalka (From Aly and AJ) and they broke up... Aly and Aj have a song called 'Like Whoa' where they emphasize the Whoa (Obviously).
Do you agree? Comment, and read my interpretations from her album Speak Now.
"Stealing other peoples' toys on the playground"??? Because men are our possessions, and this boy belonged to Taylor, and had no say in leaving her for this other girl. That's not sexist at all. If she loves this guy? Why doesn't she respect him enough to realize that it was his decision to break up with her, not the other girl's?
"She's better known for the things that she does on a mattress"? That's mature. Your boyfriend dumps you for another girl; obviously she is a slut who sleeps with everything in sight. Again, doesn't she respect the guy enough to know that he can draw his own conclusions about this girl?
"Better than revenge"? Lovely. Teenage girls: If your boyfriend breaks up with you, it's not his fault. Another girl is controlling his actions, he only thinks that he doesn't love you, and you should get your revenge on the girl.
This just sends an awful message, as do several of the songs on her new album. I miss her old songs.
And this doesnt mean she thinks he has no control over himself. To make a good song, sometimes you have to fo outside the box a little. It wouldn't be as funny if she focused on him. Teenage girls never see it the way youre talking anyway. They see it as the other girl...stealing...their boyfriend.the other for is always the bad guy. Never the boyfriend.
So...relax. It's a song. Don't take it so seriously. Or literal.
At first, I thought this song was great, but now that I've read the lyrics, I think that its not setting the example that i want to see people running around with. I'm not sure how many Taylor Swift songs do.