In an interview with Global News, Swift stated that she wrote this song from the perspective of a character she created based on claims made about her by the media. The character combines the various portrayals of her dating persona — being overly attached, dating just for publicity etc. In “Blank Space” she has spotted a bad boy and although she knows he is trouble she still wants to pursue him and have fun. She simply cannot resist a bad boy.
In an interview with Global News, Swift stated that she wrote this song from the perspective of a character she created based on claims made about her by the media. The character combines the various portrayals of her dating persona — being overly attached, dating just for publicity etc. In “Blank Space” she has spotted a bad boy and although she knows he is trouble she still wants to pursue him and have fun. She simply cannot resist a bad boy.