Taylor Swift has returned with a new song, persona and a few scores to settle.
“Look What You Made Me Do,” co-written by frequent collaborator Jack Antonoff, is
the lead single off of Swift’s upcoming album ‘Reputation’ which is due November 10th.
This single is much darker than what we’ve come to expect from Taylor and it REALLY seems
like she’s ready to address the many, many beefs swirling around.
First up?
Kanye and Kim.
Remember Kanye’s floating stage during his Life of Pablo Tour?!
It could also be about Katy Perry’s Grammy stage, but we’ll get to her jabs later.
Next, Taylor reignites the controversy around “Famous.”
The ‘crime’ in question refers to Kanye’s use of the word “bitch” to describe Taylor Swift
Now, West claimed in a tweet that he cleared this bar with Taylor herself.
But the two couldn’t agree on what happened and so… they just continued taking snipes
at each other.
Buuuut, Kim is a master in this game and had her man's back with the receipts.
This video was a major blow to Swift’s ‘reputation’
and she went on to call it quote “character assassination.”
So, this could be the “perfect crime” that Swift is alluding to.
Kanye and Kim won the battle, but the war would continue.
Also, TMZ reported early Friday morning that this song was quote “meant purely for Kanye
West and Kim Kardashian.”
While that does hold weight, many lines seem to allude to fellow pop star Katy Perry.
This is a straight up reference to the burn book used by the 2004 film 'Mean Girls’ character Regina George
and could also be Taylor accepting a 2014 Perry tweet that appeared to be aimed
at her.
And there is more - could this be a response to Perry’s “Swish Swish”?
Swift’s lyric video also contains an Ouroboros - an ancient Egyptian symbol of a snake eating
its own tail - which could mean Swift is accepting the label of ‘snake’ that was thrusted
upon her and that this drama can keep feeding itself
Both Perry and Swift believe that the other
will get what’s coming to them.
Perry included the word “karma” on the cover for “Swish Swish”.
But this is also an interpolation from a Blackout era Britney Spears track called “Piece of
Me” where the pop star alluded to the drama that would continually follow her-
Good Morning America released
a preview for the upcoming video to “Look What You Made Me Do.”
The full video will be released at the MTV VMAs this Sunday which will be hosted by Katy Perry.
Yea...Swift is playing 3-D chess.
And this isn’t the first time Swift has used her music to settle scores.
In 2010, she released “Dear John” which was aimed at guitarist John Mayer.
And 2015’s “Bad Blood” where she went after Katy Perry.
While much of “Look What You Made Me Do” can be interpreted as slights towards West,
Kardashian and Perry, it could also be seen as an ode to her symbolic 1 dollar lawsuit
victory against a DJ who groped her.
And don’t bother asking for the old Taylor Swift, because she’s not coming back -
I’m Jacques Morel with Genius news bringing you the meaning and knowledge behind the music.
Peace!