Swift uses this song to reference her battle over her album masters. This is where Swift means business. With the lyrics, “What did you think I’d say to that? Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?”, Swift is here to stand here ground and fight back. This is the powerful piano ballad we are looking for and the rage anthem we come to expect with a hit Swift song. This is a song that Swift sings through gritted teeth. “mad woman” shows how Swift is portrayed like she is mad by the men in her life, but she will not sit by and let the words thrown at her keep her down for long.
Swift uses this song to reference her battle over her album masters. This is where Swift means business. With the lyrics, “What did you think I’d say to that? Does a scorpion sting when fighting back?”, Swift is here to stand here ground and fight back. This is the powerful piano ballad we are looking for and the rage anthem we come to expect with a hit Swift song. This is a song that Swift sings through gritted teeth. “mad woman” shows how Swift is portrayed like she is mad by the men in her life, but she will not sit by and let the words thrown at her keep her down for long.